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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

134 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 134 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–995 968 80-85% 3 141.00–158.00 $150.83 $1,460 —
1040–1167 1143 80-85% 9 113.00–137.00 $133.10 $1,521 -15.07
1015–1222 1206 80-85% 41 138.00–147.00 $142.93 $1,724 -11.54
1040–1545 1267 80-85% 15 151.00–162.00 $154.20 $1,954 +34.20
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1321–1515 1363 75-80% 14 148.00–155.00 $149.91 $2,043 —
1485 1485 75-80% 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,079 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 4 104.00 $104.00 $915 -15.56
1215 1215 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,883 —
1315 1315 85-90% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,828 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–2070 1828 4 169.00–178.00 $175.65 $3,211 —
1345–2160 1860 7 184.00–209.00 $193.37 $3,597 +8.81

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1280–1312 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,850.00–2,385.00 $2,194.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,035.00 $2,035.00
1258 1258 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1510 1510 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1145 1048 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,175.00–2,375.00 $2,280.01
1083 1083 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,830.00 $1,830.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,175.00 $2,175.00
850–935 893 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,050.00–2,225.00 $2,141.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 -50.00
1340 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —

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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.