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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 8, 2025

40 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 40

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 80-85% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,097
705–985 845 80-85% 2 110.00–135.00 $124.57 $1,053
1095 1095 80-85% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,478
1170–1260 1213 80-85% 3 138.00–144.00 $142.07 $1,723 +10.60
1140–1605 1309 80-85% 6 151.00–157.00 $153.72 $2,012
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565 1565 75-80% 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,222 -6.56
1355–1740 1578 75-80% 8 144.50–149.00 $145.76 $2,300 -2.80
1600 1600 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,480 +6.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 85-90% 1 107.00 $107.00 $776
975 975 85-90% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,306 +27.37
1075 1075 85-90% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,312 -24.85

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1755 1582 5 170.00–175.00 $173.08 $2,738
1650 1650 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,788
1645–2020 1825 5 176.00–193.00 $181.76 $3,317 +11.52

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,270.00 $2,270.00

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Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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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.