Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 22, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	539	378	479
Slaughter cattle	323	257	371
Replacement cattle	216	121	108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Packer demand moderate. The drought continues and several light fleshed cattle coming to market.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	85-90%	1	98.00	$98.00	$813	—
920	920	85-90%	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,030	—
880–970	933	85-90%	3	70.00–87.00	$79.03	$737	—
975	975	85-90%	3	104.00–106.00	$104.67	$1,021	-11.33
1008–1075	1025	85-90%	4	71.00–80.00	$73.22	$751	—
1030	1030	85-90%	7	102.00	$102.00	$1,051	—
1015–1088	1064	85-90%	3	118.00–120.00	$119.36	$1,270	+19.77
1011–1285	1093	85-90%	91	107.00–119.00	$114.95	$1,256	+29.95
1030–1140	1095	85-90%	9	90.00–104.00	$93.69	$1,026	+8.69
1010–1310	1132	85-90%	47	107.00–112.00	$110.94	$1,256	+0.67
1060–1430	1190	85-90%	12	115.00–120.00	$117.64	$1,400	+1.92

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
943	943	80-85%	2	94.00	$94.00	$886	—
990–995	993	80-85%	2	110.00–116.00	$113.01	$1,122	—
1075	1075	80-85%	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,322	—
1082–1465	1185	80-85%	62	114.00–119.50	$117.65	$1,394	+2.54
1123–1355	1217	80-85%	5	111.00–114.00	$112.81	$1,373	-7.52
1130–1325	1243	80-85%	20	121.00–122.00	$121.14	$1,506	+0.81
1158–1358	1258	80-85%	4	118.00–122.00	$120.16	$1,512	-7.51
1268	1268	80-85%	17	117.50	$117.50	$1,490	-10.17

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1625	1299	75-80%	10	105.00–116.00	$110.04	$1,429	—
1125–1660	1421	75-80%	30	117.00–123.00	$119.75	$1,702	—
1435–1760	1595	75-80%	3	125.00–131.00	$127.90	$2,040	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,974	—
1355–1735	1534	7	121.00–139.00	$133.68	$2,051	—
1560–1640	1600	2	144.00–146.00	$145.03	$2,320	—
1725–1820	1773	2	165.00–167.00	$165.97	$2,943	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
901	901	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	109.50	$109.50	$987
979	979	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	126.00	$126.00	$1,234
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	118.00	$118.00	$1,274

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1067–1267	1134	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	166.00–199.00	$186.71	$2,117
895–1373	1164	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	125.00–143.00	$131.78	$1,534

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1216	1216	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,435.00	$1,435.00
1261	1261	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,725.00	$1,725.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1365	1365	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,610.00	$1,610.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1145	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,900.00	$1,780.11

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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
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—

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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.