Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 20, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	425	290	216
Slaughter cattle	375	226	191
Replacement cattle	50	64	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Demand good for all classes. Several nice High-Dressing cows and bulls sold. Quality average to attractive.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–995	804	85-90%	8	64.00–82.00	$76.43	$614	—
800–976	916	85-90%	28	72.00–87.00	$79.66	$730	-3.38
735–999	958	85-90%	26	90.00–99.50	$96.00	$920	+6.00
1030–1075	1037	85-90%	19	78.00–88.00	$86.05	$892	—
1017–1220	1077	85-90%	48	92.50–100.00	$96.32	$1,037	+3.81
1016–1305	1083	85-90%	15	101.00–102.50	$102.07	$1,105	+28.08

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1013–1710	1235	80-85%	97	103.00–108.00	$105.76	$1,306	—
1175–1610	1377	80-85%	5	110.00–117.00	$112.70	$1,552	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1354–1675	1389	75-80%	33	108.50–112.50	$110.20	$1,531	—
1400–1755	1565	75-80%	20	114.25–121.00	$116.71	$1,827	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,412	—
1420–1790	1559	4	104.00–113.00	$106.64	$1,663	—
1380–2045	1699	9	116.00–126.00	$122.12	$2,075	+2.29
1520–2230	1947	6	127.00–130.00	$128.83	$2,508	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00
978–1560	1129	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,250.00–1,550.00	$1,414.53
1153	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,260.00	$1,260.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1020	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,053.97

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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
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.