Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 2, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	388	386	224
Slaughter cattle	273	286	130
Replacement cattle	115	100	94

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bull steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality average to attractive. A total of 388 cows and bulls sold with 78 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
851–975	932	80-85%	4	46.00–62.00	$54.78	$511	+1.78
1015–1180	1099	80-85%	8	58.00–65.00	$62.53	$687	—
1015–1575	1233	80-85%	23	66.00–71.00	$68.68	$847	+0.07
1145–1595	1322	80-85%	9	73.00–75.00	$73.89	$977	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–945	883	85-90%	8	40.00–48.00	$43.54	$384	—
850–965	919	85-90%	8	46.00–53.00	$50.14	$461	-0.95
860–985	950	85-90%	6	54.00–57.00	$55.34	$526	—
1015–1340	1145	85-90%	4	49.00–57.00	$54.24	$621	-9.30
1005–1555	1171	85-90%	8	59.00–66.00	$62.26	$729	—
1005–1470	1238	85-90%	2	41.00–44.00	$42.78	$530	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	75-80%	1	77.00	$77.00	$654	—
970	970	75-80%	1	81.00	$81.00	$786	—
1165–1425	1285	75-80%	10	69.00–73.00	$71.29	$916	-4.21
1190–1680	1333	75-80%	12	75.00–84.00	$77.65	$1,035	—
1195–1575	1385	75-80%	2	68.00	$68.00	$942	-2.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	1	81.00	$81.00	$960	—
1430–1575	1493	3	66.00–85.00	$78.74	$1,176	-3.12
1575–1660	1608	3	89.00–91.00	$90.31	$1,452	—
1645–1905	1753	5	92.50–96.50	$94.32	$1,653	-2.36

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–1205	976	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	525.00–875.00	$739.35
920–1095	1019	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	600.00–900.00	$780.13
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
980–1640	1273	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,118.70
1210–1460	1318	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,083.11
1315–1460	1388	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,097.39

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1035–1365	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	825.00–975.00	$915.82
905–1320	1171	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	825.00–1,000.00	$922.29

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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
1550	1550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.