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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 735 557 468
Slaughter cattle 529 470 397
Replacement cattle 206 87 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand were moderate to good.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–980 920 85-90% 7 47.00–59.00 $54.19 $499 -9.25
840–980 927 85-90% 14 70.00–76.00 $72.47 $672 +9.03
860–999 961 85-90% 40 61.00–69.00 $65.86 $633 —
1010–1220 1094 85-90% 78 60.00–70.50 $67.50 $738 +34.00
1005–1238 1124 85-90% 60 71.00–78.50 $74.52 $838 +0.50
1078–1235 1146 85-90% 6 79.00–83.00 $80.67 $924 +13.93
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1400 1251 80-85% 41 78.00–85.00 $81.07 $1,014 -1.16
1254–1275 1258 80-85% 5 86.00–88.00 $86.41 $1,087 +4.18
1100–1361 1262 80-85% 35 71.50–77.00 $73.24 $924 -8.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1635 1519 75-80% 32 80.00–87.50 $84.15 $1,278 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 2 93.00 $93.00 $1,000 —
1310–1750 1482 13 76.00–89.00 $85.65 $1,269 -1.32
1390–2045 1605 9 91.00–100.00 $95.59 $1,534 —
1530–1980 1833 4 104.00–111.50 $108.19 $1,983 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
950–1003 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 875.00–925.00 $908.93
1039 1039 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 950.00 $950.00
1063 1063 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 950.00 $950.00
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,075.00 $1,050.00
1104 1104 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 660.00 $660.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 985.00 $985.00 —

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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.