Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	270	377	425
Slaughter cattle	205	282	375
Replacement cattle	65	95	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. There were a few yield grade 1 bulls not in the trend with the average dressings slaughter bulls. Quality average to attractive. Demand very good.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–925	883	85-90%	2	120.00–131.00	$125.24	$1,106	—
890	890	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,015	—
960	960	85-90%	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,123	-26.00
1015–1150	1063	85-90%	3	103.00–110.00	$107.77	$1,146	-24.38
1075–1180	1109	85-90%	19	130.00–136.00	$132.12	$1,465	-9.07
1055–1176	1124	85-90%	29	119.00–127.00	$120.73	$1,357	-11.92
995–1190	1132	85-90%	10	138.00–145.00	$139.17	$1,575	+18.56

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1161–1365	1219	80-85%	20	128.00–136.00	$134.36	$1,638	—
1225–1390	1283	80-85%	3	147.00–149.00	$147.64	$1,894	+18.02
1200–1335	1300	80-85%	20	136.00–143.00	$138.60	$1,802	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395	1395	75-80%	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,939	—
1425	1425	75-80%	2	151.00	$151.00	$2,152	—
1375–1620	1463	75-80%	10	139.00–147.00	$143.69	$2,102	+3.37
1310–1648	1537	75-80%	5	129.00–135.00	$132.99	$2,044	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1007–1030	1010	8	125.00–130.00	$125.64	$1,269	—
1355–1545	1478	4	143.00–171.00	$155.49	$2,298	—
1410–1910	1623	5	143.00–151.00	$148.00	$2,402	—
1400–1860	1638	8	154.00–161.00	$158.26	$2,592	—
1515–2195	1806	4	168.00–174.00	$170.59	$3,081	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1910	1685	3	185.00–193.50	$188.40	$3,175	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–1020	983	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	140.00–150.00	$146.54	$1,440
1150–1283	1237	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	140.00–150.00	$145.03	$1,794

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–930	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	188.00–190.00	$188.89	$1,587
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,548

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
928–933	931	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,625.00–1,700.00	$1,662.40
1035	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1238–1520	1379	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,700.00–2,150.00	$1,948.01
1487	1487	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,365.00	$1,365.00
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,385.00	$1,385.00
1198	1198	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,415.00	$1,415.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,850.00	$1,850.00
820–865	843	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,648.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,910.00	$1,910.00	+400.00
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—

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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.