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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 12, 2023

878 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 878 1,000 418
Slaughter cattle 703 840 334
Replacement cattle 175 160 84

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good for stocker cow's

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–950 908 80-85% 6 62.00–65.00 $63.50 $577 -7.90
895–995 954 80-85% 6 67.00–71.00 $68.64 $655 —
1000–1243 1076 80-85% 26 61.00–66.50 $64.56 $695 -7.26
1010–1655 1153 80-85% 55 67.00–73.00 $70.21 $810 —
1080–1900 1266 80-85% 57 74.00–77.50 $75.67 $958 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–925 801 85-90% 10 38.00–48.00 $44.98 $360 —
805–990 924 85-90% 17 58.00–60.00 $59.04 $546 -3.57
915–930 925 85-90% 3 56.00 $56.00 $518 -6.61
880–995 937 85-90% 9 50.00–54.00 $51.55 $483 -11.06
1010–1030 1022 85-90% 3 51.00–52.00 $51.34 $525 —
1025 1025 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $564 —
1000–1100 1056 85-90% 4 57.00–60.00 $58.27 $615 +3.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,151 -1.69
1060–1900 1393 75-80% 23 78.00–83.00 $79.55 $1,108 -6.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,050 —
1325–1785 1501 8 80.00–86.00 $83.89 $1,259 —
1340–1830 1547 13 88.00–99.00 $92.56 $1,432 +12.56
1510–2300 1883 21 99.50–109.00 $106.40 $2,004 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755–945 857 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 750.00–1,225.00 $924.66
885–1030 937 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,165.08
683–1215 942 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 775.00–1,375.00 $1,173.66
775–1030 942 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 750.00–1,100.00 $963.16
803–1350 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 21 900.00–1,400.00 $1,149.51
805–1420 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 51 750.00–1,425.00 $1,155.41
1100–1205 1153 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–975.00 $948.86
1165–1345 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,100.00 $1,018.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 +125.00
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
920–1475 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 21 825.00–1,625.00 $1,311.11 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 -50.00

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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.