Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 20, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	192	168	242
Slaughter cattle	153	126	202
Replacement cattle	39	42	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand very good as packers compete for lighter numbers. Demand very good for replacement cows, though quality and numbers of available bred cows and pairs has dropped off.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595–940	768	85-90%	2	68.00–78.00	$74.12	$569	—
895	895	85-90%	1	92.00	$92.00	$823	—
830–953	900	85-90%	19	80.00–89.00	$85.38	$768	-14.62
990	990	85-90%	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,079	—
1001	1001	85-90%	4	89.00	$89.00	$891	—
1015–1150	1101	85-90%	4	97.00–103.00	$100.11	$1,102	-6.85
1130	1130	85-90%	1	84.00	$84.00	$949	-22.96
1165–1215	1183	85-90%	5	108.00–110.00	$109.39	$1,294	+13.98

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1594	1217	80-85%	28	104.00–113.00	$108.17	$1,316	+2.44
1160–1540	1281	80-85%	8	114.00–125.00	$118.00	$1,512	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1545	1495	75-80%	2	109.00	$109.00	$1,630	—
1365–1755	1519	75-80%	13	110.00–116.00	$114.53	$1,740	-0.47
1630–1720	1675	75-80%	2	117.00–118.00	$117.51	$1,968	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1235	1153	3	100.00–108.00	$104.48	$1,205	—
1330	1330	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,623	—
1640–1740	1690	2	134.00–136.00	$134.97	$2,281	—
1515–1870	1723	6	104.00–120.00	$113.68	$1,959	+4.70
1570–2325	1918	7	124.00–129.00	$126.81	$2,432	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2050–2185	2118	2	147.00–148.00	$147.48	$3,124	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,625.00	$1,625.00
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
950–1005	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,900.00	$1,681.52
965–1055	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,556.68
1187	1187	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,235.00	$1,235.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1035	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,825.00–1,925.00	$1,870.09
1300–1360	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,635.00–1,875.00	$1,792.58

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
962	962	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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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.