Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	627	832	478
Slaughter cattle	529	730	413
Replacement cattle	98	102	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, except Breaker cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Packer demand moderate to good. Demand very good for heavy weight, fleshy cows.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
847–995	925	85-90%	40	45.00–53.00	$48.41	$448	-15.66
844–989	929	85-90%	34	26.00–45.00	$36.31	$337	-27.76
943	943	85-90%	6	61.50	$61.50	$580	-2.57
835–990	950	85-90%	13	54.00–59.50	$55.54	$528	+17.12
1006–1119	1052	85-90%	31	43.00–48.00	$47.16	$496	-7.96
1056	1056	85-90%	19	60.00	$60.00	$634	+4.88
1000–1290	1071	85-90%	60	50.00–57.00	$52.98	$567	+13.55
1000–1340	1107	85-90%	108	58.00–63.00	$61.65	$682	—
1136	1136	85-90%	18	66.00	$66.00	$750	—
1060–1285	1153	85-90%	12	64.00–68.00	$65.49	$755	+1.76

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1255	1139	80-85%	9	56.00–62.00	$59.49	$678	—
1065–1500	1239	80-85%	74	64.00–69.00	$66.68	$826	-2.08
1190–1590	1355	80-85%	6	71.50–79.00	$75.60	$1,024	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1510	1335	75-80%	8	68.00–70.00	$68.37	$913	—
1315–1565	1401	75-80%	24	71.00–77.50	$75.29	$1,055	+1.51
1285–1725	1477	75-80%	13	78.00–88.50	$79.42	$1,173	-3.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1238	1230	3	84.00–86.00	$85.34	$1,050	—
1550–1790	1675	4	98.00–104.00	$101.11	$1,694	—
1410–2335	1719	10	76.00–89.00	$85.10	$1,463	—
1445–2215	1787	3	91.00–97.00	$95.07	$1,699	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065–1150	1129	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	84.00–85.00	$84.76	$957

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1155	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$854.87
1141	1141	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	855.00	$855.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1050–1263	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	925.00–960.00	$952.41

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	810.00	$810.00	—

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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.