Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 22, 2022

315 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle report →

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 315 315 181
Slaughter cattle 270 205 88
Replacement cattle 45 110 93

Compared to last week's light test: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher, Demand Moderate to good. Quality average to attractive. Very few Bred Cows offered. Some moisture and cooler weather is predicted for most of the region the during middle of the week. A total of 315 cows and bulls sold with 88 percent going to packers.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 80-85% 1 76.00 $76.00 $650
780–988 904 80-85% 6 74.00–81.00 $77.95 $705
956 956 80-85% 4 68.00 $68.00 $650
1022–1245 1111 80-85% 11 67.00–76.00 $69.95 $777
1030–1545 1175 80-85% 68 74.50–84.00 $79.21 $931
1235–1304 1293 80-85% 6 86.00–86.50 $86.42 $1,117 +4.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645–990 857 85-90% 11 34.00–46.00 $41.83 $358
775–940 877 85-90% 5 57.00–62.00 $58.96 $517
895 895 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $653
925 925 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $564
880–985 970 85-90% 19 66.00–73.00 $70.98 $689 +14.56
890–1250 1047 85-90% 27 65.00–73.00 $69.70 $730
1020–1245 1123 85-90% 3 44.00–54.00 $49.70 $558 +10.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053–1580 1307 75-80% 38 85.00–89.00 $87.79 $1,147
1060–1630 1321 75-80% 5 90.00–94.00 $91.17 $1,204
1323–1415 1363 75-80% 4 83.00–84.50 $83.39 $1,137 +4.88

↑ Back to top

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1248 1248 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,223
1325–1740 1500 5 67.00–94.50 $86.45 $1,297
1270–2220 1749 4 95.00–105.00 $97.83 $1,711
1450–2135 1798 10 105.00–120.00 $113.25 $2,036

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1050 981 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 785.00–925.00 $878.34

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 -60.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
920 920 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00
850–1050 933 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 860.00–1,060.00 $936.43

↑ Back to top

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.