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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 27, 2023

263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 263 425 441
Slaughter cattle 242 375 308
Replacement cattle 21 50 133

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Quality was average.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–925 861 85-90% 5 91.00–92.50 $91.83 $791 —
765–986 916 85-90% 26 70.00–89.00 $83.48 $765 +3.82
860–980 939 85-90% 11 94.00–101.00 $96.22 $904 +16.56
1048–1120 1074 85-90% 6 91.00–93.00 $92.00 $988 -4.32
1025–1430 1078 85-90% 26 82.00–89.00 $87.74 $946 -8.58
1010–1311 1142 85-90% 35 94.00–102.00 $98.41 $1,124 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 80-85% 1 109.00 $109.00 $834 —
1055–1435 1204 80-85% 9 103.00–104.50 $103.52 $1,246 -2.24
1015–1535 1277 80-85% 54 105.00–112.00 $108.08 $1,380 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1412–1605 1477 75-80% 3 117.00–118.00 $117.68 $1,738 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1760 1662 3 112.00–120.00 $116.42 $1,935 —
1518–2110 1719 8 130.00–136.00 $132.21 $2,273 —
1510–2460 1918 5 123.00–129.00 $124.82 $2,394 -4.01

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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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.