Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 29, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	194	472	299
Slaughter cattle	91	287	81
Replacement cattle	103	185	218

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All classes on a light a test. Quality good. Demand good for all classes. A total of 194 cows and bulls sold with 47 percent going to packers. Heavy rain moved across the trade area on Tuesday and Wednesday limiting livestock movement.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–950	857	85-90%	3	58.00–60.00	$58.88	$505	+6.50
835–980	927	85-90%	3	51.00–55.00	$52.91	$490	-11.19
935–995	967	85-90%	3	62.00–65.50	$63.70	$616	—
1045–1135	1078	85-90%	3	63.00–63.50	$63.32	$683	+28.32
1030–1165	1089	85-90%	7	64.00–66.50	$65.36	$712	+30.36
1050–1130	1094	85-90%	4	67.00–67.50	$67.37	$737	+32.37

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1190	1125	80-85%	11	67.50–71.50	$69.94	$787	—
1075–1188	1142	80-85%	6	72.00–74.50	$73.20	$836	—
1065–1385	1220	80-85%	3	63.00–64.50	$63.87	$779	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1540	1321	75-80%	7	73.50–76.00	$74.81	$988	—
1205–1540	1361	75-80%	5	70.00–71.50	$70.61	$961	—
1360–1830	1562	75-80%	7	60.00–68.00	$66.24	$1,035	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1620	1500	3	95.00–95.50	$95.18	$1,428	+8.85
1450–2035	1748	9	97.00–101.00	$98.76	$1,726	—
1405–1975	1777	3	89.00–92.00	$91.21	$1,621	-3.87

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1150	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	603.00–966.00	$864.16
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	770.00	$770.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	429.00	$429.00
985	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	482.00	$482.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165–1205	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,049.16
1180–1210	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,101.26
1080–1575	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	1,025.00–1,175.00	$1,091.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
870–1005	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–900.00	$818.80
930–950	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	810.00–875.00	$842.85
935–1205	1062	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	725.00–850.00	$795.89
945–1210	1104	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	775.00–900.00	$843.63
1385	1385	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
975	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	624.00	$624.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
815–838	830	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–950.00	$884.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
590–745	668	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–650.00	$583.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
850–1320	1082	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,243.88	—

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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.