Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 30, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	278	297	378
Slaughter cattle	197	237	284
Replacement cattle	81	60	94

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, except Breakers cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, however a few very high dressing bulls once again surpassed the previous week's record of 200.00 and sold for 203.00. Packer demand moderate to good.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	80-85%	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,396	—
955	955	80-85%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,242	—
960	960	80-85%	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,363	—
1165–1420	1276	80-85%	15	145.00–156.00	$150.69	$1,923	+17.61
1050–1570	1320	80-85%	23	138.00–144.00	$140.80	$1,859	—
1105–1785	1372	80-85%	9	129.00–136.00	$133.22	$1,828	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	85-90%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,019	+44.33
815–830	823	85-90%	2	70.00–85.00	$77.43	$637	-3.24
940	940	85-90%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,137	-1.29
1003–1400	1053	85-90%	21	119.00–127.00	$122.51	$1,290	-12.30
1080–1300	1189	85-90%	6	136.00–142.00	$138.95	$1,652	-5.05
1100–1370	1198	85-90%	8	128.00–134.00	$130.29	$1,561	-13.71
1150–1325	1212	85-90%	3	110.00–114.00	$111.91	$1,356	—
1100–1385	1243	85-90%	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,728	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1680	1448	75-80%	5	134.00–140.00	$137.18	$1,986	—
1235–1860	1514	75-80%	7	143.00–153.00	$147.60	$2,235	+8.28
1665	1665	75-80%	1	164.00	$164.00	$2,731	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,812	-14.00
1505–2255	1761	8	135.00–158.00	$151.23	$2,663	-31.77
1605–2075	1782	7	160.00–169.00	$163.93	$2,921	-19.07
1880–2000	1940	2	175.00–177.00	$176.03	$3,415	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1760–1945	1872	3	183.00–203.00	$196.20	$3,673	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1195–1370	1253	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,810.00–1,950.00	$1,861.01
1280–1485	1392	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	2,030.00–2,270.00	$2,131.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1027	1027	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,660.00	$1,660.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1190–1290	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,935.00	$1,726.27
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,135.00	$2,135.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00	—
920–1200	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,325.00–2,500.00	$2,400.94	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,425.00	$2,425.00	—

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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.