Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 28, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	498	793	137
Slaughter cattle	298	489	45
Replacement cattle	200	304	92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Quality average to attractive. Demand moderate to good. Several nice Bred Cows offered. Supply included a total of 624 cows and bulls with 80% going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–885	852	85-90%	3	53.00–60.00	$57.79	$492	—
785–995	908	85-90%	6	31.00–39.00	$34.40	$312	-1.02
855–980	942	85-90%	7	41.00–47.00	$45.19	$426	-9.81
1000–1185	1053	85-90%	24	40.00–50.00	$44.25	$466	+4.70
1030–1120	1065	85-90%	4	39.00–40.00	$39.74	$423	+0.19
1015–1245	1105	85-90%	32	51.00–60.00	$55.87	$617	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1330	1201	80-85%	20	49.00–59.00	$55.39	$665	—
1050–1335	1215	80-85%	41	60.00–68.00	$62.29	$757	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1670	1355	75-80%	33	63.00–68.00	$64.66	$876	—
1620	1620	75-80%	1	72.50	$72.50	$1,174	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1555	1494	4	65.00–79.00	$74.37	$1,111	-2.43
1355–2165	1662	18	81.00–92.00	$86.62	$1,440	—
1880–1940	1910	2	93.00–94.00	$93.49	$1,786	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1055	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	875.00–900.00	$882.23
830–1140	1021	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–925.00	$866.38
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
960–1480	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	800.00–975.00	$881.08
1024–1287	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	850.00–950.00	$892.92

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1018–1300	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	1,000.00–1,120.00	$1,041.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–860	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00–700.00	$688.03
700–1075	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	550.00–700.00	$626.90
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
684–1272	1108	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	625.00–775.00	$740.42
1192	1192	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	750.00	$750.00

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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
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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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.