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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 25, 2023

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 330 315 291
Slaughter cattle 300 229 265
Replacement cattle 30 86 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls are steady to 1.00 higher. Quality was average. Demand moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–985 900 80-85% 3 91.00–99.00 $95.81 $862 —
1065–1405 1247 80-85% 80 94.00–99.50 $96.20 $1,200 -1.11
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
742–971 884 85-90% 27 71.00–81.50 $77.04 $681 —
895–985 946 85-90% 4 84.00–86.00 $85.27 $807 +10.31
1000–1305 1101 85-90% 19 87.50–92.50 $89.97 $991 +4.30
1005–1238 1102 85-90% 12 70.00–81.00 $78.14 $861 -7.53
1064–1355 1122 85-90% 10 82.00–88.00 $84.19 $945 -1.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,199 —
1127–1995 1390 75-80% 19 101.50–107.50 $103.24 $1,435 —
1355–1408 1390 75-80% 6 98.00–98.50 $98.34 $1,367 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–2285 1724 5 105.00–110.00 $107.02 $1,845 —
1390–2645 1824 9 114.00–119.50 $116.32 $2,122 -8.31
1595–2203 1862 10 121.00–143.50 $126.81 $2,361 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1187 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,150.00–1,500.00 $1,397.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
900 900 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
895–1090 993 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 935.00–975.00 $953.04

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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.