Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

1,062 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,062	1,055	443
Slaughter cattle	895	950	293
Replacement cattle	167	105	150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Packer demand moderate. Many middle aged, bred cows sold to slaughter accounts. Also supply included several young open heifers and many in thin conditions.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
661–992	912	85-90%	127	20.00–38.00	$34.71	$317	+1.13
825–995	949	85-90%	16	52.00–58.00	$54.96	$522	+12.50
936–993	958	85-90%	13	60.00–65.00	$63.01	$604	—
893–983	960	85-90%	76	40.00–50.00	$44.28	$425	—
1030–1095	1050	85-90%	11	37.00–43.00	$40.80	$428	+1.02
1004–1445	1069	85-90%	27	47.00–55.00	$52.48	$561	+12.70
1003–1395	1104	85-90%	181	56.00–62.00	$59.34	$655	+9.79
1250–1285	1259	85-90%	4	65.00–67.50	$65.64	$826	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	80-85%	1	57.00	$57.00	$522	—
1040–1385	1199	80-85%	61	54.50–60.00	$58.87	$706	—
1075–1513	1258	80-85%	104	61.00–67.00	$63.32	$797	-1.88
1155–1500	1354	80-85%	32	68.00–82.00	$70.37	$953	-4.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1346–1430	1366	75-80%	10	65.00–69.00	$66.51	$909	—
1295–1650	1533	75-80%	17	70.00–73.50	$71.29	$1,093	—
1473–1820	1594	75-80%	10	79.00–89.50	$82.93	$1,322	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	1	76.00	$76.00	$931	-25.00
1258	1258	3	84.00	$84.00	$1,057	—
1330–1595	1478	8	70.00–84.50	$78.07	$1,154	—
1390–2340	1799	7	86.00–93.00	$90.71	$1,632	-0.83
1395–2210	1898	12	97.00–102.50	$99.15	$1,882	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2073–2135	2094	3	108.50–111.00	$109.35	$2,290	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	92.00–103.00	$95.03	$736

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
716	716	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	87.00	$87.00	$623
743–948 thin fleshed	857	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	63.00–66.00	$64.55	$553

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–806 thin fleshed	788	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	50.00–52.00	$51.57	$406

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
938	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	885.00	$885.00
1303	1303	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	845.00	$845.00
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1073	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
1162	1162	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,020.00	$1,020.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1006	1006	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,085.00	$1,085.00	—
1100–1150	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,010.00	$1,005.11	—
1232	1232	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
1075–1250	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00	$975.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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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.