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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 216 282 261
Slaughter cattle 191 197 196
Replacement cattle 25 85 65

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-300 higher. Demand was moderate to good.

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–945 858 85-90% 3 59.00–69.00 $65.41 $561
1070 1070 85-90% 13 69.00 $69.00 $738
1005–1195 1155 85-90% 47 74.00–76.50 $76.18 $880 +4.31
1020–1360 1158 85-90% 7 77.00–79.50 $78.65 $911 +6.78
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $644
1005–1078 1064 80-85% 18 80.00–83.00 $81.38 $866
1015–1640 1184 80-85% 23 84.00–88.00 $86.32 $1,022 -3.19
1025–1695 1269 80-85% 19 89.00–92.00 $90.59 $1,150 -6.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,214
1100–1665 1282 75-80% 26 92.00–94.00 $93.21 $1,195

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1905 1616 7 100.00–114.00 $107.94 $1,744
1440–2090 1799 5 94.00–97.00 $95.07 $1,710
1693–2200 1885 7 115.00–120.00 $118.16 $2,227

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–1220 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–1,000.00 $901.74
1370 1370 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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.