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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 15, 2025

115 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 115 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 80-85% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,193 +17.43
960 960 80-85% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,402 —
1125 1125 80-85% 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,541 —
1045–1515 1331 80-85% 33 140.00–147.00 $143.48 $1,910 -10.24
1275–1460 1368 80-85% 2 150.00–151.00 $150.47 $2,058 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1319–1395 1325 75-80% 13 153.00–154.00 $153.92 $2,039 —
1295–1715 1504 75-80% 6 142.00–151.00 $146.27 $2,200 —
1625–1785 1711 75-80% 4 138.00–141.00 $139.51 $2,387 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,094 -20.00
975 975 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,365 +6.00
1075–1365 1156 85-90% 9 140.00–144.00 $142.82 $1,651 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,304 —
1330–1590 1476 5 148.00–169.00 $161.39 $2,382 —
1485–1915 1719 8 175.00–183.00 $178.73 $3,072 —
1675–2280 1875 6 188.00–195.00 $192.39 $3,607 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2300 2300 1 202.50 $202.50 $4,658 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020–1125 1087 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 200.00–212.00 $207.90 $2,260

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175–1437 1387 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 2,225.00–2,700.00 $2,538.19
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,585.00 $1,585.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.