Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	244	245	255
Slaughter cattle	186	200	129
Replacement cattle	58	45	126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-6.00 lower, except Breaker cows sold steady. Demand was moderate. A total of 244 cows and bulls sold with 85 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
724	724	80-85%	1	88.00	$88.00	$637	—
745–981	911	80-85%	7	50.00–55.00	$53.34	$486	—
873–990	932	80-85%	9	77.00–81.00	$79.76	$743	—
945–950	948	80-85%	2	70.00–72.00	$71.00	$673	—
1003–1455	1143	80-85%	72	78.00–86.00	$83.18	$951	—
1028–1790	1237	80-85%	35	87.00–89.50	$88.16	$1,091	-21.78
1090–1420	1273	80-85%	5	72.00–77.00	$75.16	$957	-11.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–981	809	85-90%	12	44.00–58.50	$50.85	$411	—
725–967	907	85-90%	4	65.00–69.50	$68.60	$622	+25.88
965	965	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$772	+7.55
1090	1090	85-90%	1	42.00	$42.00	$458	-42.24
1005–1133	1092	85-90%	7	56.00–67.50	$64.78	$707	-19.46
1020–1135	1094	85-90%	9	70.00–74.50	$70.94	$776	-13.30
1005–1285	1110	85-90%	5	79.00–80.00	$79.39	$881	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1435	1285	75-80%	19	89.00–92.00	$90.84	$1,167	-7.16
1545–1730	1612	75-80%	5	94.00–104.00	$95.92	$1,546	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545–1580	1563	2	88.00–91.00	$89.52	$1,399	—
1520–1875	1691	4	97.00–104.00	$101.35	$1,714	—
1535–2280	1925	10	111.00–125.00	$115.85	$2,230	-5.87

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	985.00	$985.00
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00
890–1343	1112	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	750.00–1,200.00	$918.85

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.