Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 14, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	594	476	627
Slaughter cattle	390	465	529
Replacement cattle	204	11	98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Packer demand light to moderate with several lots of open cows returning to the country.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
742–940	881	85-90%	57	52.00–70.00	$65.57	$578	—
888–975	926	85-90%	14	68.00–80.00	$75.15	$696	—
970	970	85-90%	1	88.00	$88.00	$854	+18.00
1008	1008	85-90%	4	63.00	$63.00	$635	—
1015–1395	1082	85-90%	42	74.00–84.00	$79.71	$862	+8.41
1045–1465	1151	85-90%	44	85.00–92.00	$87.49	$1,007	-10.58
1050–1450	1302	85-90%	3	95.00–104.00	$98.91	$1,288	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
881	881	80-85%	5	74.00	$74.00	$652	—
1115–1395	1202	80-85%	39	97.00–108.00	$97.79	$1,175	—
1100–1560	1206	80-85%	27	78.00–89.00	$85.01	$1,025	—
1093–1430	1251	80-85%	26	90.00–96.50	$94.71	$1,185	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1093–1635	1294	75-80%	6	86.00–96.00	$90.72	$1,174	—
1475–1555	1520	75-80%	3	103.00–106.00	$104.31	$1,586	+4.31
1310–1744	1538	75-80%	14	97.00–102.00	$98.97	$1,522	-1.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1246	1212	7	93.00–104.00	$96.68	$1,172	—
1390–1950	1621	10	112.00–116.00	$113.48	$1,840	—
1380–2440	1731	10	96.00–111.00	$104.39	$1,807	—
1680–2060	1868	4	120.00–124.00	$122.14	$2,282	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
857 thin fleshed	857	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	135.00	$135.00	$1,157

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135–1290	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,400.00–2,300.00	$1,899.30
1241	1241	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1015	1013	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,200.00	$1,075.31
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,480.00	$1,480.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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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.