Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report, Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	307	467	309
Slaughter cattle	224	266	170
Replacement cattle	83	201	139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Packer demand moderate to good.

▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–995	924	85-90%	7	97.00–110.00	$103.49	$956	—
845–985	934	85-90%	9	74.00–92.50	$82.87	$774	—
968	968	85-90%	3	126.00	$126.00	$1,220	+13.00
1015–1080	1040	85-90%	3	90.00–96.00	$93.27	$970	-16.73
1000–1155	1090	85-90%	13	100.00–112.00	$105.52	$1,150	-0.40
1030–1238	1137	85-90%	18	112.00–125.00	$121.27	$1,379	-8.81
1154	1154	85-90%	7	112.00	$112.00	$1,292	-22.00

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	80-85%	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,533	+5.00
1020–1368	1183	80-85%	15	113.00–122.00	$116.75	$1,381	-7.20
1190–1191	1191	80-85%	5	119.00–124.00	$120.00	$1,429	-45.00
955–1390	1205	80-85%	4	139.00–146.00	$141.98	$1,711	+9.34
1035–1345	1209	80-85%	9	124.00–135.00	$129.95	$1,571	-2.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1585	1355	75-80%	10	116.00–125.00	$120.68	$1,635	—
1235–1605	1413	75-80%	6	135.00–144.00	$138.46	$1,956	+4.78
1215–1700	1465	75-80%	17	125.00–133.00	$128.81	$1,887	+1.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,202	—
1170–1495	1361	8	154.00–170.00	$165.35	$2,250	—
1110–2045	1578	2	194.00–195.00	$194.35	$3,067	—
1505–2235	1864	8	173.00–188.00	$178.94	$3,335	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
948–961	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	174.00–182.00	$177.67	$1,697

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,145
965–1068	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	200.00–263.00	$229.79	$2,374

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1135	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	180.00–200.00	$188.33	$1,832

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1128	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,645.00	$1,645.00
985–1485	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,800.00–1,885.00	$1,851.10
1220–1320	1249	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,560.00–1,755.00	$1,618.90
1065–1915	1490	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,900.00–1,950.00	$1,932.13

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1025–1135	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,525.00	$2,252.14
1105–1120	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,350.00	$2,232.28
1160–1270	1203	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,357.36

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1430	1430	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

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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.