Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	657	589	448
Slaughter cattle	530	488	203
Replacement cattle	127	101	245

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows and bulls unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good. Quality average to attractive. A total of 657 cows and bulls sold with 50 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
819–985	862	85-90%	83	24.00–39.00	$32.28	$278	-11.39
815–975	891	85-90%	9	40.00–50.00	$45.22	$403	+1.55
1009–1087	1026	85-90%	33	41.00–51.00	$44.91	$461	—
1001–1137	1032	85-90%	21	34.00–38.00	$34.72	$358	—
1010–1214	1147	85-90%	57	53.00–62.00	$59.58	$683	+12.46

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–995	971	80-85%	12	40.50–51.00	$42.73	$415	—
1055–1075	1074	80-85%	23	46.00–48.00	$46.09	$495	—
1020–1305	1098	80-85%	21	51.00–56.00	$53.94	$592	—
1020–1445	1164	80-85%	65	61.50–68.50	$65.06	$757	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1625	1345	75-80%	30	61.00–70.00	$66.61	$896	—
1445–1750	1573	75-80%	12	72.00–79.50	$76.05	$1,196	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1275	1230	2	55.00–70.00	$62.23	$765	—
1355–1785	1560	5	74.00–78.00	$76.31	$1,190	—
1380–2035	1617	13	82.00–89.50	$85.78	$1,387	+0.04
1610–2190	1824	7	91.10–95.00	$93.30	$1,702	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–1375	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	845.00–950.00	$874.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
958–1276	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	600.00–775.00	$728.27
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1520	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,094.69
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.