Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	348	382	545
Slaughter cattle	285	342	319
Replacement cattle	63	40	226

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Quality mostly average. Several nice Cow-Calf pairs offered.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–985	881	85-90%	16	33.00–63.00	$52.77	$465	—
835–986	914	85-90%	6	65.00–72.00	$67.85	$620	-3.72
843–985	935	85-90%	14	74.50–77.00	$74.82	$700	+14.27
1011–1180	1074	85-90%	29	65.50–73.00	$69.16	$743	+13.18
1030–1290	1084	85-90%	9	44.00–63.00	$53.72	$582	-2.26
1060–1205	1125	85-90%	7	73.50–76.00	$74.66	$840	-3.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
923	923	75-80%	4	84.50	$84.50	$780	—
1210–1390	1272	75-80%	3	87.50–92.00	$89.14	$1,134	-3.08
1152–1600	1321	75-80%	30	83.50–87.00	$85.05	$1,124	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1462	1130	80-85%	26	80.00–83.00	$82.22	$929	—
1060–1233	1208	80-85%	7	78.00–79.50	$79.31	$958	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1950	1610	3	94.00–98.00	$95.82	$1,543	+1.51
1350–2230	1815	11	103.50–110.00	$107.62	$1,953	—
1685–2330	2060	9	111.00–122.00	$116.97	$2,410	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1103	1026	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	685.00–875.00	$806.85
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–735	728	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	460.00–500.00	$479.79
760–810	777	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	500.00–610.00	$538.24
923	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	585.00	$585.00
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
908–1370	1147	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,360.00	$1,176.32

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–1100	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	600.00–1,185.00	$984.43	—
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00	—
900–1000	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	760.00–900.00	$833.68	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
850–1100	958	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,135.00–1,532.00	$1,360.07	—
1000–1100	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	810.00–1,185.00	$1,006.43	—

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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.