Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	326	327	241
Slaughter cattle	251	246	191
Replacement cattle	75	81	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate to good. Quality average to attractive. A total of 326 cows and bulls sold with 72 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
835–895	850	80-85%	4	76.00	$76.00	$646	—
975	975	80-85%	1	62.00	$62.00	$604	-2.00
1020–1355	1176	80-85%	8	60.00–69.00	$66.78	$785	-6.50
1020–1445	1194	80-85%	62	72.00–80.00	$76.08	$908	+2.80
1090–1365	1202	80-85%	7	81.00–83.00	$81.96	$985	+15.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–960	837	85-90%	6	44.00–56.00	$49.20	$412	+4.34
812–995	887	85-90%	20	60.00–66.00	$60.98	$541	—
885–995	943	85-90%	5	51.00–59.00	$55.17	$520	-6.72
955	955	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$668	+1.16
1005–1070	1038	85-90%	2	48.00–48.50	$48.26	$501	-9.61
1010–1130	1077	85-90%	13	62.00–66.50	$63.08	$679	—
1025–1135	1085	85-90%	4	50.00–59.50	$55.78	$605	—
1080–1145	1132	85-90%	5	69.00–74.00	$69.95	$792	+24.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	75-80%	4	87.00	$87.00	$835	—
1210–1485	1312	75-80%	14	84.00–87.00	$84.82	$1,113	+8.80
1270–1443	1386	75-80%	6	88.00–92.50	$91.20	$1,264	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1860	1629	6	100.50–106.00	$103.39	$1,684	—
1410–2020	1651	7	81.00–97.50	$91.92	$1,518	+1.59
1760–1890	1843	3	109.00–115.00	$112.58	$2,075	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–1345	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	700.00–1,100.00	$1,010.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1013	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1005	957	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–675.00	$644.79

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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
800–995	822	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	950.00–1,000.00	$972.95	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	660.00	$660.00	—
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00	—
700–913	842	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	575.00–675.00	$647.29	—

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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.