Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 5, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	279	558	1,006
Slaughter cattle	263	407	997
Replacement cattle	16	151	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	85-90%	1	71.00	$71.00	$611	+18.88
937–970	956	85-90%	9	61.00–68.00	$63.47	$607	-9.67
893–999	969	85-90%	7	84.00–88.00	$86.95	$843	+13.81
860–997	979	85-90%	11	77.00–85.00	$79.56	$779	-1.44
1005–1075	1037	85-90%	23	61.00–70.00	$66.08	$685	+11.78
1013–1140	1067	85-90%	29	72.00–83.50	$81.00	$864	+2.00
1005–1355	1148	85-90%	19	81.00–89.00	$86.21	$990	-7.42
1405	1405	85-90%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,293	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1580	1199	80-85%	45	89.50–96.00	$93.07	$1,116	—
1130–1240	1213	80-85%	4	99.00–100.00	$99.77	$1,210	+11.83
1345–1415	1375	80-85%	3	87.00–89.00	$87.69	$1,206	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–2045	1530	75-80%	20	97.00–104.00	$99.21	$1,518	-4.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–2435	1798	12	112.00–122.00	$116.81	$2,100	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1755	1595	3	90.00–96.00	$92.20	$1,471	—
1595–1885	1748	3	103.00–110.00	$106.47	$1,861	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530	1530	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,469	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1013–1130	1072	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,175.00–1,425.00	$1,293.18
1077–1235	1117	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,325.00–1,410.00	$1,386.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
806	806	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	900.00	$900.00

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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.