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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 13, 2023

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 487 442 636
Slaughter cattle 297 282 343
Replacement cattle 190 160 293

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last week :Slaughter cow's and bull's steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows had a very strong demand .

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–925 913 80-85% 2 89.00–98.00 $93.44 $853 +3.44
878–995 940 80-85% 10 88.00–93.00 $90.57 $851 +0.57
1000–1290 1087 80-85% 17 87.50–94.00 $90.76 $987 -7.50
1010–1385 1136 80-85% 21 94.00–102.00 $95.94 $1,090 —
1015–1500 1234 80-85% 30 97.00–104.00 $101.37 $1,251 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–965 898 85-90% 10 70.00–74.00 $71.89 $646 -10.48
850–985 909 85-90% 13 75.00–79.00 $77.46 $704 -9.57
880–980 932 85-90% 16 80.00–86.00 $83.55 $779 -3.48
855–995 941 85-90% 7 86.00–88.00 $87.01 $819 -0.02
1005–1065 1038 85-90% 6 75.00–79.00 $77.83 $808 -2.17
1005–1195 1090 85-90% 13 85.00–89.00 $86.90 $947 +1.34
1000–1250 1123 85-90% 4 80.00–84.00 $82.78 $930 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1760 1376 75-80% 10 104.50–110.50 $107.11 $1,474 —
1415–1795 1601 75-80% 5 95.00–104.00 $99.26 $1,589 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1275 1228 2 97.00–100.00 $98.44 $1,209 —
1155–1305 1255 3 104.00–113.00 $107.47 $1,349 —
1405–1830 1548 3 93.00–102.00 $98.49 $1,525 —
1435–2070 1663 14 103.00–118.00 $112.15 $1,865 -3.37
1595–2285 1942 8 119.00–128.00 $123.82 $2,405 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–970 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 825.00–875.00 $857.32
815–1000 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 900.00–1,500.00 $1,129.46
720–1295 926 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 800.00–1,375.00 $1,031.99
850–1285 966 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 950.00–1,500.00 $1,242.05
710–1400 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 825.00–1,575.00 $1,261.49
870–1375 1119 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 800.00–1,575.00 $1,269.57
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 +478.62
780–1190 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 975.00–1,700.00 $1,474.74 —
810–1400 1062 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 1,000.00–1,750.00 $1,457.84 —

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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.