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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 9, 2023

313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 313 412 327
Slaughter cattle 233 347 246
Replacement cattle 80 65 81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
981 981 80-85% 4 93.50 $93.50 $917 -41.50
1005–1358 1161 80-85% 33 91.00–93.00 $92.10 $1,069 —
1020–1690 1269 80-85% 69 93.50–99.00 $96.12 $1,220 -1.58
1140–1495 1323 80-85% 6 100.00–102.00 $101.00 $1,336 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–905 848 85-90% 2 81.00–82.00 $81.53 $691 +12.66
875–983 943 85-90% 21 71.00–80.00 $77.00 $726 -13.67
905–988 960 85-90% 3 88.00–90.00 $88.63 $851 —
965 965 85-90% 1 87.00 $87.00 $840 —
1002 1002 85-90% 3 87.00 $87.00 $872 —
1045–1095 1070 85-90% 2 90.00 $90.00 $963 +5.42
1020–1295 1073 85-90% 18 81.00–84.00 $81.86 $878 -2.72
1160 1160 85-90% 1 71.00 $71.00 $824 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1103–1960 1429 75-80% 7 102.50–106.00 $104.41 $1,492 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1277 1277 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,520 —
1450–1835 1706 4 103.00–108.00 $106.54 $1,818 —
1485–2050 1764 7 111.00–118.50 $115.85 $2,044 -7.93
1880–2090 1982 3 126.50–132.00 $128.41 $2,545 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1097 1051 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–1,275.00 $1,048.20
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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.