Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 24, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	479	871	864
Slaughter cattle	371	672	758
Replacement cattle	108	199	106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. Packer demand moderate. Bred cows and pairs were limited. Bulk of the replacement numbers were young open cows or heifers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–953	898	85-90%	22	44.00–72.00	$59.74	$536	-14.76
850–1065	944	85-90%	11	72.00–84.00	$77.95	$736	-7.19
940–990	978	85-90%	4	86.00–90.00	$88.99	$870	+7.08
1010–1180	1054	85-90%	12	49.00–74.00	$68.90	$726	-1.20
1003–1410	1078	85-90%	116	88.00–93.00	$90.19	$972	+20.09
1026–1290	1105	85-90%	34	75.00–87.00	$81.23	$898	-4.78
1140–1385	1284	85-90%	10	95.00–103.00	$98.67	$1,267	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–990	953	80-85%	2	90.00–91.00	$90.52	$863	+9.52
1045–1415	1290	80-85%	5	77.00–91.00	$88.73	$1,145	-2.39
1177–1705	1302	80-85%	21	100.00–114.00	$102.73	$1,338	—
1145–1558	1316	80-85%	30	93.00–99.00	$94.54	$1,244	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1351	1345	75-80%	6	90.00–98.00	$96.70	$1,301	—
1415–1915	1583	75-80%	13	103.00–110.00	$108.75	$1,722	—
1545–1750	1648	75-80%	2	114.00–116.00	$115.06	$1,896	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,295	—
1493–1785	1569	7	125.00–129.00	$125.81	$1,974	—
1480–1835	1628	6	97.00–114.00	$106.24	$1,730	-1.92
1335–2145	1666	7	117.00–123.00	$119.35	$1,988	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
933	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,335.00	$1,335.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1025–1075	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,525.00	$1,358.63

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.