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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 22, 2021

472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 472 391 245
Slaughter cattle 287 177 79
Replacement cattle 185 214 166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Demand light to moderate. Total of 472 cows and bulls sold with 61percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 67.50 $67.50 $554 —
745–960 853 85-90% 2 49.00–55.00 $52.38 $447 -1.75
780–970 887 85-90% 6 55.00–60.00 $57.28 $508 +3.15
830–980 905 85-90% 10 61.00–66.00 $64.10 $580 +5.36
1020–1040 1030 85-90% 2 59.00–60.50 $59.74 $615 —
1000–1130 1052 85-90% 5 64.50–67.00 $65.21 $686 -2.17
1070 1070 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $374 -32.38
1010–1360 1172 85-90% 7 63.00–66.00 $64.77 $759 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–945 853 75-80% 2 79.00–86.00 $82.12 $700 —
825–970 894 75-80% 4 69.00–71.00 $69.80 $624 —
1050–1275 1162 75-80% 7 68.50–71.00 $69.63 $809 —
1035–1565 1189 75-80% 12 73.00–81.00 $75.21 $894 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–905 880 80-85% 2 64.00–68.50 $66.19 $582 —
905 905 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $634 —
790–950 909 80-85% 5 67.00–69.00 $68.08 $619 —
1115–1230 1176 80-85% 5 70.00–75.00 $71.84 $845 +5.92
1030–1360 1189 80-85% 9 66.00–69.00 $68.07 $809 +2.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1225 1187 3 81.00–83.50 $82.53 $980 —
1110–1240 1188 4 64.00–78.50 $73.02 $867 —
1165–1945 1523 26 81.00–91.00 $86.33 $1,315 —
1340–2145 1610 3 69.00–79.00 $72.20 $1,162 -19.80
1345–2285 1764 13 92.50–103.00 $95.08 $1,677 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1360 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 850.00–925.00 $896.26
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1080–1305 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 825.00–1,150.00 $948.97
1070–1405 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 825.00–1,050.00 $932.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1065 978 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–1,050.00 $924.81
995 995 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 771.00 $771.00
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1010–1070 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–750.00 $737.86
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1030 1030 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1045–1113 1099 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
1045–1390 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 1,050.00–1,450.00 $1,285.24 —
1125–1195 1172 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 950.00–1,150.00 $1,085.99 —
1180–1275 1259 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,303.14 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 775.00 $775.00 —
870 870 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00 +190.00
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 ±0.00
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -51.92
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -51.92
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.