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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 20, 2025

150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 150 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 80-85% 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,469 +1.00
975 975 80-85% 2 136.00–141.00 $138.50 $1,350 -13.50
1100–1315 1208 80-85% 2 140.00–146.00 $142.73 $1,724 -2.89
1080–1475 1215 80-85% 16 155.00–163.00 $157.75 $1,917 +12.13
1135–1298 1244 80-85% 37 147.50–153.00 $149.08 $1,855 +15.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 75-80% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,442 —
1295–1585 1401 75-80% 22 150.00–160.00 $154.44 $2,164 +17.90
1465 1465 75-80% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,417 —
1125–1835 1556 75-80% 6 143.00–149.00 $146.52 $2,280 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
848 848 85-90% 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,128 —
790–1130 877 85-90% 13 125.00–135.00 $133.61 $1,172 —
895 895 85-90% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,334 —
945 945 85-90% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,058 -11.25
1000–1120 1050 85-90% 3 142.00–143.00 $142.33 $1,494 —
1115 1115 85-90% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,572 -4.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,966 —
1350–1505 1421 4 151.00–168.00 $160.95 $2,287 —
1510–1885 1701 4 174.00–185.00 $178.41 $3,035 +0.06
1770–1950 1866 5 187.00–204.00 $195.56 $3,649 -1.36

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1148 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 1,735.00 $1,735.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1280 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,950.00–2,350.00 $2,172.61
1135–1390 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,110.00–2,120.00 $2,116.20
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,970.00 $1,970.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
893 893 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,430.00 $1,430.00
898 898 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,555.00 $1,555.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1020 1010 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,150.00–2,250.00 $2,200.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
857 thin fleshed 857 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —

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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.