Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 1, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	962	864	377
Slaughter cattle	790	758	335
Replacement cattle	172	106	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Quality average to attractive. Several nice Bred-Cows traded. Moisture and cooler temperatures impacted most of the region over the past week, with more in the forecast for the upcoming weekend.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
723–980	841	85-90%	13	59.00–69.00	$65.15	$548	—
509–990	887	85-90%	88	31.00–48.50	$41.81	$371	—
880–973	944	85-90%	14	49.00–56.50	$54.32	$513	+19.21
1040–1107	1074	85-90%	13	46.00–49.00	$47.42	$509	-4.72
1000–1350	1147	85-90%	131	59.50–67.00	$62.95	$722	-0.68
1005–1333	1169	85-90%	200	50.00–59.00	$55.54	$649	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1685	1281	80-85%	83	68.00–75.00	$70.62	$905	+3.74
1160–1595	1390	80-85%	5	78.00–89.00	$82.75	$1,150	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1515	1367	75-80%	24	72.00–78.50	$73.36	$1,003	-3.08
1530–1700	1589	75-80%	7	84.00–91.00	$88.18	$1,401	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315	1315	3	82.50	$82.50	$1,085	—
1330	1330	1	92.50	$92.50	$1,230	—
1375–1835	1536	10	74.00–85.50	$80.92	$1,243	—
1395–1995	1606	13	86.00–95.50	$91.07	$1,463	—
1730–2060	1916	8	96.50–106.00	$101.86	$1,952	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1273	1273	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1185–1338	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,075.00–1,225.00	$1,178.00
1390	1390	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
932–1115	969	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	850.00–900.00	$881.47
1015–1110	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	835.00–875.00	$855.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
793	793	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	670.00	$670.00
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	710.00	$710.00
930–1060	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–710.00	$705.33
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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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
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.