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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 22, 2022

367 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 367 157 153
Slaughter cattle 342 127 69
Replacement cattle 25 30 84

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Lean cows 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Quality average to attractive.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 2 47.00 $47.00 $414 —
932–990 947 85-90% 4 56.00–68.00 $64.86 $614 —
950–990 973 85-90% 4 75.00–80.00 $76.98 $749 +6.98
1018–1125 1054 85-90% 28 67.00–76.00 $70.63 $744 +19.32
1030–1069 1065 85-90% 11 86.00–86.50 $86.46 $921 +35.15
1005–1251 1130 85-90% 52 77.00–84.50 $80.28 $907 +14.69
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1111–1330 1178 80-85% 31 81.50–88.00 $85.33 $1,005 —
1341 1341 80-85% 9 65.00 $65.00 $872 —
1325–1470 1441 80-85% 5 76.00–80.50 $79.67 $1,148 +10.05
1180–1845 1457 80-85% 3 88.50–89.00 $88.65 $1,292 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1202–1910 1387 75-80% 31 85.50–92.00 $87.24 $1,210 -10.08
1425–1640 1533 75-80% 2 83.00–84.00 $83.46 $1,279 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1645 1495 7 80.00–93.50 $88.59 $1,324 —
1360–1985 1555 7 98.00–111.00 $104.28 $1,622 —
1845–2820 2387 3 115.00–123.00 $119.44 $2,851 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1178 1178 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.