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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

672 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 672 655 280
Slaughter cattle 410 599 240
Replacement cattle 262 56 40

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows and Bulls 10.00 - 13.00 lower. Demand moderate. High heat and very dry conditions is worsening the drought across the state and this is bringing many cows to town.

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 80-85% 3 69.00 $69.00 $597
865–990 885 80-85% 11 63.00–67.00 $64.07 $567
965 965 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $598
1040–1810 1216 80-85% 35 60.00–62.50 $61.75 $751 -6.75
1105–1735 1304 80-85% 148 63.00–69.00 $66.62 $869
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–908 876 85-90% 8 39.00–49.00 $40.69 $356 -14.03
700–990 931 85-90% 17 49.00–51.00 $49.57 $461 +6.19
890–997 970 85-90% 4 58.00–59.00 $58.23 $565 -10.02
1045–1319 1112 85-90% 22 40.00–53.00 $43.33 $482 -19.01
1058–1146 1122 85-90% 30 52.00–54.00 $53.87 $604 -8.47
1050–1595 1178 85-90% 57 55.00–61.50 $57.86 $682 -13.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1450 1278 75-80% 4 73.00–79.00 $75.52 $965
1185–1690 1463 75-80% 20 69.00–72.00 $69.80 $1,021

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 84.00 $84.00 $949
1345–1935 1575 11 60.00–82.00 $75.34 $1,187 -7.66
1350–1930 1583 4 83.00–90.50 $86.95 $1,376 +3.95
1695–2010 1888 5 91.00–95.00 $92.86 $1,753

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
952–1299 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 635.00–910.00 $808.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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.