Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 3, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	432	462	279
Slaughter cattle	412	447	263
Replacement cattle	20	15	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady to firm on a light test. Demand good.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
973	973	85-90%	8	97.50	$97.50	$949	—
1053–1090	1060	85-90%	5	124.00–129.00	$127.97	$1,356	—
1115–1118	1117	85-90%	7	92.00	$92.00	$1,028	-14.08
1085–1370	1160	85-90%	82	102.00–113.50	$107.73	$1,250	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1221–1352	1281	80-85%	8	120.00–125.00	$123.17	$1,578	-0.66
1161–1438	1315	80-85%	52	110.00–118.00	$112.65	$1,481	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1204–1620	1318	75-80%	9	125.00–131.00	$129.30	$1,704	—
1413–1756	1452	75-80%	14	117.00–123.00	$121.16	$1,759	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565–2250	1848	5	143.00–154.00	$146.81	$2,713	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1755–2100	1855	4	156.00–166.50	$160.17	$2,971	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2305	2305	1	134.00	$134.00	$3,089	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185–1518	1352	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,843.84

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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
1200–1300	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,275.00–2,675.00	$2,375.00	—

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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.