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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 31, 2023

244 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 244 479 962
Slaughter cattle 163 371 790
Replacement cattle 81 108 172

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows lightly tested and mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Packer demand good.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–850 843 85-90% 2 80.00–83.00 $81.51 $687 —
920–960 940 85-90% 2 82.00–91.00 $86.60 $814 +8.65
966–986 977 85-90% 13 69.00–74.00 $71.28 $696 -17.71
1011 1011 85-90% 4 100.00 $100.00 $1,011 —
1054–1093 1069 85-90% 8 71.00–73.00 $72.23 $772 -17.96
1064–1130 1099 85-90% 18 96.00–98.50 $97.87 $1,076 +7.68
1010–1225 1125 85-90% 10 81.00–88.00 $85.52 $962 +4.29
1080–1235 1158 85-90% 3 88.00–90.00 $88.98 $1,030 —
1060–1383 1211 85-90% 20 89.00–95.00 $93.04 $1,127 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 80-85% 1 77.00 $77.00 $685 —
1045–1383 1215 80-85% 17 88.00–93.50 $92.25 $1,121 —
1145–1332 1259 80-85% 18 94.00–97.00 $95.47 $1,202 +6.74
1164–1455 1272 80-85% 24 100.00–105.00 $103.10 $1,311 +14.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1410 1287 75-80% 3 96.00–99.00 $97.44 $1,254 —
1225–1415 1355 75-80% 11 106.00–109.50 $108.61 $1,472 —
1465–1555 1510 75-80% 2 112.00–118.00 $114.91 $1,735 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,336 +6.00
1290 1290 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,367 —
1600 1600 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,840 +8.76
1710–1765 1738 2 105.50–112.00 $108.70 $1,889 —
2105 2105 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,694 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
998 998 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1065 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–1,085.00 $1,014.35
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1287 1287 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1490 1490 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,735.00 $1,735.00 —

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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.