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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 26, 2021

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 386 541 508
Slaughter cattle 286 400 264
Replacement cattle 100 141 244

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Several offerings of attractive high dressing cows traded. Demand moderate to good. Quality average to attractive. A total of 386 cows and bulls sold with 69 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 80-85% 1 41.00 $41.00 $357 —
900 900 80-85% 1 53.00 $53.00 $477 -14.78
935–995 976 80-85% 5 64.00–67.00 $65.20 $636 +6.48
1070–1410 1144 80-85% 12 74.00–79.50 $78.23 $895 +16.26
1160 1160 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $603 -15.70
1030–1325 1178 80-85% 8 62.00–65.00 $64.14 $756 -3.56
1005–1600 1214 80-85% 38 66.00–72.50 $68.61 $833 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1020 931 85-90% 4 49.00–54.00 $51.09 $476 —
1000–1155 1065 85-90% 7 54.00–57.00 $55.82 $594 —
1055–1100 1078 85-90% 2 46.00–48.00 $46.98 $506 —
1010–1290 1105 85-90% 20 59.00–62.00 $60.56 $669 —
1020–1225 1139 85-90% 9 63.00–64.00 $63.54 $724 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1535 1268 75-80% 11 74.00–78.00 $75.50 $957 —
1020–1775 1393 75-80% 27 66.00–73.00 $70.99 $989 -5.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,042 +2.35
1380–1585 1483 2 80.00–84.00 $81.86 $1,214 +0.13
1615–1800 1711 7 85.00–92.00 $88.35 $1,512 —
1570–2005 1788 2 95.00–98.00 $96.68 $1,729 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
885–1520 1199 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 35 1,000.00–1,320.00 $1,087.07
1195–1565 1353 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,225.00 $1,140.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1345 1086 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 18 800.00–950.00 $873.80
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1045–1168 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 800.00–975.00 $928.58
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1176 1176 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–935 871 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 450.00–775.00 $677.87
880 880 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
950–1020 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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.