Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 1, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	378	337	721
Slaughter cattle	284	337	562
Replacement cattle	94	—	159

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00-9.00 higher. Packer demand very good. Demand still good for replacement cows.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	80-85%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,127	—
1075–1180	1178	80-85%	67	102.00–106.00	$105.50	$1,243	—
1151–1296	1197	80-85%	37	108.50–113.50	$111.99	$1,341	—
1000–1515	1261	80-85%	20	114.00–122.00	$117.51	$1,482	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–950	899	85-90%	9	100.00–103.50	$101.41	$912	-5.35
865–980	923	85-90%	2	76.00–80.00	$78.12	$721	-19.70
825–980	975	85-90%	33	89.00–97.00	$89.66	$874	—
1110	1110	85-90%	16	97.50	$97.50	$1,082	—
1010–1300	1131	85-90%	43	103.50–108.00	$106.07	$1,200	—
1010–1248	1175	85-90%	4	111.00–114.00	$112.82	$1,326	+8.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1450	1384	75-80%	8	104.00–112.00	$110.90	$1,535	-2.21
1285–1615	1430	75-80%	8	114.00–118.00	$116.54	$1,667	—
1245–1920	1497	75-80%	3	122.00–128.00	$124.20	$1,859	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,667	—
1515–1705	1593	4	104.00–122.00	$115.64	$1,842	—
1451–2118	1689	18	126.00–130.00	$128.00	$2,162	+4.47
1440–2130	1891	8	131.00–141.00	$135.42	$2,561	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1365	1273	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,450.00–1,625.00	$1,550.79
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,410.00	$1,410.00

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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
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,535.00	$1,535.00	—
1130–1350	1256	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,685.00–1,725.00	$1,709.57	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,610.00	$1,610.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—

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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.