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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 4, 2021

292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 292 261 131
Slaughter cattle 120 113 76
Replacement cattle 172 148 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Demand good. Quality average to good. A total of 292 cows and bulls sold with 41 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–955 897 85-90% 5 39.00–43.00 $40.62 $364 -1.44
950–965 955 85-90% 3 51.00–60.00 $54.32 $519 +0.30
910–990 960 85-90% 7 44.00–49.00 $46.99 $451 -7.03
1050 1050 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $609 —
1020–1160 1080 85-90% 13 40.00–46.00 $44.29 $478 —
1030–1198 1142 85-90% 3 49.00–51.00 $49.60 $566 -1.95
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1220 1120 80-85% 3 53.00–54.00 $53.70 $601 -4.80
1040–1275 1176 80-85% 10 55.00–58.00 $56.89 $669 —
1275 1275 80-85% 2 61.00–64.00 $62.50 $797 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1395 1375 75-80% 3 61.00–65.00 $62.68 $862 —
1345–1585 1451 75-80% 5 58.00–60.00 $59.23 $859 -3.89
1405–1675 1545 75-80% 5 55.00–57.00 $55.98 $865 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1830 1552 12 69.00–79.00 $74.99 $1,164 —
1555–1660 1608 2 90.00–93.00 $91.45 $1,471 —
1435–2035 1713 9 80.00–88.00 $84.46 $1,447 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1395 1116 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 22 600.00–976.00 $730.96
900–1303 1127 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 720.00–995.00 $820.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 542.00 $542.00
785–1055 921 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 322.00–576.00 $460.01

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1355 1118 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,106.10
1055–1215 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,325.00 $1,290.14
1050–1273 1201 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,125.00–1,325.00 $1,285.54
1120–1490 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,075.00–1,375.00 $1,189.12
1103–1543 1278 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,095.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1260 1177 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 725.00–975.00 $828.91
1025–1325 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 700.00–950.00 $803.09
950–1595 1273 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 713.00–988.00 $836.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
865–1160 1016 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 500.00–650.00 $594.13
985–1050 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 472.00–482.00 $476.84
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 619.00 $619.00
1098 1098 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 636.00 $636.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690–980 835 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 375.00–600.00 $507.04

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650 650 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00
570–790 676 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 575.00–800.00 $682.95
780–940 860 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–975.00 $872.97

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 +500.00
840–1000 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 950.00–1,025.00 $990.76 —
1040–1305 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 1,000.00–1,325.00 $1,175.36 —
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.