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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 7, 2023

553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 553 275 244
Slaughter cattle 425 250 186
Replacement cattle 128 25 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher. Numbers for lean cows shortened up causing a very good demand for lean meat. Over all demand was light to moderate. Quality was average to a few attractive.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–973 835 85-90% 39 74.00–85.00 $80.99 $676 —
790–948 895 85-90% 3 63.00–69.00 $64.76 $580 —
890–990 939 85-90% 5 93.00–94.00 $93.60 $879 +33.60
845–995 946 85-90% 74 82.00–91.00 $83.50 $790 -3.27
1000–1350 1083 85-90% 70 84.00–91.00 $86.36 $935 +5.49
1010–1245 1090 85-90% 16 77.00–83.00 $80.39 $876 -0.48
1000–1310 1139 85-90% 23 92.00–100.00 $92.79 $1,057 —
1085–1435 1192 85-90% 5 66.00–71.00 $69.31 $826 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1649 1179 75-80% 36 96.00–101.00 $97.90 $1,154 —
1135–1810 1500 75-80% 14 102.00–109.00 $103.56 $1,553 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 80-85% 2 84.00 $84.00 $832 —
1040–1550 1161 80-85% 16 94.00–97.50 $95.45 $1,108 —
1018–1430 1215 80-85% 10 88.00–93.00 $90.53 $1,100 -7.43
1340–1360 1350 80-85% 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,161 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,035 —
1150–1285 1218 2 110.00–114.00 $112.11 $1,365 —
1305–1700 1541 9 98.00–107.50 $104.60 $1,612 —
1315–2040 1614 11 109.00–118.50 $115.20 $1,859 +3.75
1680–2445 2010 15 120.00–134.00 $126.88 $2,550 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
670–828 749 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–760.00 $710.80
973 973 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 810.00 $810.00
990–1035 1013 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–925.00 $912.22
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1005–1270 1111 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,250.00–1,475.00 $1,366.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–840 838 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00–1,000.00 $955.13
894 894 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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.