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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 266 367 304
Slaughter cattle 246 342 143
Replacement cattle 20 25 161

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All classes lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00-10.00 lower, Breaker cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $651 —
915–950 931 80-85% 4 75.00–80.00 $76.23 $710 —
1005–1235 1091 80-85% 7 64.00–72.00 $67.68 $738 —
1035–1615 1205 80-85% 33 75.00–84.00 $79.21 $954 —
1025–1425 1240 80-85% 11 86.00–88.00 $87.26 $1,082 —
1390 1390 80-85% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,209 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–935 865 85-90% 2 60.00–67.00 $63.78 $552 +16.78
780–975 885 85-90% 5 41.00–52.00 $47.71 $422 +0.71
865–985 929 85-90% 4 54.00–58.00 $55.31 $514 -9.55
1070 1070 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $492 -40.46
1003–1205 1071 85-90% 6 62.00–67.00 $64.04 $686 -22.42
1015–1180 1078 85-90% 5 55.00–59.00 $56.37 $608 -30.09
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1335 1224 75-80% 8 88.00–94.50 $91.94 $1,125 —
1590 1590 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,352 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1290 1273 2 94.00–95.00 $94.51 $1,203 —
1310 1310 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,127 —
1555–1930 1688 3 96.00–100.00 $98.45 $1,662 —
1525–2225 1763 5 108.00–117.00 $110.88 $1,955 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–965 923 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 700.00–885.00 $797.37
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1155 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,225.00 $1,163.32

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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.