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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 8, 2022

108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 108 370 168
Slaughter cattle 87 298 63
Replacement cattle 21 72 105

Compared to last week: All classes lightly tested. Demand extremely good for the light receipts. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, Lean cows 12.00-13.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. As the most recent cattle inventory showed, cow numbers have declined and then coupled with winter weather causing lower numbers at auctions this is helping to improve demand. A total of 108 cows and bulls sold with 80 percent going to packers.

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–970 930 85-90% 7 50.00–58.00 $51.76 $481 +0.33
945 945 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $614 +13.57
1060 1060 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $594 -6.83
1000–1200 1088 85-90% 24 64.00–73.00 $69.34 $754 +6.51
1063–1295 1135 85-90% 6 73.00–78.00 $75.54 $857 +32.13
1005–1440 1232 85-90% 8 79.50–88.50 $82.78 $1,020
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $552
1063–1205 1130 80-85% 4 76.00–78.00 $76.76 $867 +9.77
1250–1270 1254 80-85% 5 74.00 $74.00 $928
1215–1545 1422 80-85% 3 84.00–87.00 $85.44 $1,215
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,166
1305–1680 1485 75-80% 4 83.00–87.00 $83.95 $1,247 -1.08
1590 1590 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,272

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1433–2155 1602 12 103.00–109.50 $107.46 $1,722 +10.46
1590–2105 1848 2 115.00–119.00 $117.28 $2,167

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1118 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 860.00 $860.00
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.