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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 16, 2021

574 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 574 692 313
Slaughter cattle 424 435 112
Replacement cattle 150 257 201

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 10.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good to high. Quality average to attractive.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
854 854 85-90% 14 88.00 $88.00 $752 +54.27
755–975 870 85-90% 6 60.00–68.00 $63.25 $550 +29.52
500–995 872 85-90% 25 47.00–58.00 $52.63 $459 +18.90
640–995 882 85-90% 44 30.00–46.00 $38.92 $343 +5.19
1000–1440 1086 85-90% 26 33.00–49.00 $44.93 $488 -0.36
1000–1510 1144 85-90% 60 50.00–62.50 $57.38 $656 +0.88
1020–1565 1206 85-90% 59 63.00–71.00 $66.32 $800 —
1065–1670 1317 85-90% 3 73.00–78.00 $76.46 $1,007 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1630 1469 75-80% 11 67.00–74.00 $71.38 $1,049 —
1615 1615 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,244 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $569 —
1233 1233 80-85% 2 68.00 $68.00 $838 +2.27
1215–1410 1300 80-85% 4 70.00–76.00 $73.55 $956 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 90.00 $90.00 $914 —
1080–1220 1153 4 60.00–76.00 $71.67 $826 —
1375–1515 1425 5 60.00–83.00 $74.77 $1,065 —
1530–2100 1741 12 85.00–93.00 $88.52 $1,541 —
1625–2120 1860 5 95.00–98.00 $96.87 $1,802 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655 655 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
755 755 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
730–875 795 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 500.00–725.00 $623.62
870–1010 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 560.00–600.00 $578.51
595–1139 966 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 41 525.00–750.00 $679.70
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
795–1415 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 800.00–975.00 $894.04
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1536 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 1,000.00–1,350.00 $1,129.59

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
745 745 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 725.00 $725.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.