Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	209	261	214
Slaughter cattle	171	221	164
Replacement cattle	38	40	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand very good as packers compete for lighter numbers. Demand very good for replacement cows.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	80-85%	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,386	—
1043–1307	1218	80-85%	33	134.00–137.00	$135.87	$1,655	+2.62
1305–1369	1357	80-85%	26	140.00–147.00	$141.11	$1,915	+20.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
787	787	85-90%	6	114.00	$114.00	$897	—
885	885	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$885	—
780–913	890	85-90%	12	115.00–126.00	$120.58	$1,073	—
950–960	955	85-90%	2	122.00–131.00	$126.48	$1,208	—
1057–1070	1059	85-90%	6	119.00	$119.00	$1,260	+0.54
1085	1085	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,085	-6.00
1085	1085	85-90%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,204	+5.00
1360	1360	85-90%	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,782	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1585	1497	75-80%	12	136.00–138.00	$137.15	$2,053	—
1760	1760	75-80%	1	131.00	$131.00	$2,306	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1925	1723	10	153.00–159.00	$156.27	$2,693	—
1520–1835	1743	5	162.00–168.00	$164.72	$2,871	—
1630–2190	1882	3	145.00–150.00	$146.62	$2,759	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–2035	1822	3	172.00–177.00	$174.17	$3,173	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2450	2450	1	148.00	$148.00	$3,626	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,533

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
895–1045	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,915.47
1337–1410	1383	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,108.79
1486	1486	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,020.00	$2,020.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,575.00	$1,575.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
848	848	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,225.00	$1,225.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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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.