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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 26, 2022

509 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 509 672 334
Slaughter cattle 400 410 279
Replacement cattle 109 262 55

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality average.

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1555 997 80-85% 8 62.00–70.00 $64.64 $644 +2.64
1070–1675 1237 80-85% 211 60.00–70.00 $66.78 $826 +5.03
1305 1305 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $783 -6.62
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–949 866 85-90% 12 45.00–49.00 $47.16 $408 +6.47
830–933 884 85-90% 4 32.00–39.00 $37.10 $328 -3.59
738–991 954 85-90% 28 51.50–58.00 $53.85 $514 -4.38
1060 1060 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $392
1015–1525 1128 85-90% 69 51.00–59.50 $56.87 $641 +3.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $620
1040–1580 1304 75-80% 54 71.00–75.00 $71.54 $933
1310–1630 1481 75-80% 5 76.00–77.00 $76.20 $1,129 +6.40

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,012
1625–2300 1942 3 82.50–85.00 $83.65 $1,624
1765–2355 2010 4 89.00–101.50 $96.46 $1,939

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
808–1102 956 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 19 635.00–1,010.00 $812.42
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1295 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 925.00–1,025.00 $969.66

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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.