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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 20, 2023

466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 466 487 449
Slaughter cattle 392 297 341
Replacement cattle 74 190 108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Slaughter cows steady to weaker in spots . Bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher . Very good demand for replacement cows.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 80-85% 1 97.00 $97.00 $873 +3.56
900–990 946 80-85% 7 87.00–93.00 $89.11 $843 -1.46
1000–1585 1139 80-85% 35 86.00–93.50 $90.52 $1,031 -5.42
1045–1775 1253 80-85% 14 94.00–95.00 $94.67 $1,186 —
1025–1560 1266 80-85% 23 94.00–101.00 $97.90 $1,239 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–975 887 85-90% 16 74.00–78.00 $76.10 $675 +4.21
835–985 916 85-90% 16 79.00–85.00 $82.07 $752 +4.61
810–1065 919 85-90% 6 61.00–72.00 $68.43 $629 -9.03
925–955 940 85-90% 2 85.00–86.00 $85.49 $804 -1.52
890–1080 1001 85-90% 7 80.00–85.00 $82.82 $829 —
1025–1030 1028 85-90% 2 85.00–85.50 $85.25 $876 +7.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1920 1391 75-80% 7 102.00–105.50 $103.43 $1,439 -3.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1380 1269 4 104.00–113.00 $108.23 $1,373 +0.76
1515–1645 1580 2 101.00–102.00 $101.52 $1,604 —
1400–2015 1620 25 104.00–121.00 $113.42 $1,837 —
1620–2080 1868 7 120.00–131.00 $125.31 $2,341 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–985 914 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 900.00–1,275.00 $1,085.50
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
790–1000 918 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 850.00–1,175.00 $987.35
835–1190 963 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 900.00–1,350.00 $1,114.19
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
955–1320 1122 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 975.00–1,375.00 $1,215.89
730–1410 1129 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 800.00–1,625.00 $1,282.74

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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
750–955 848 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 850.00–1,200.00 $1,088.90 —
830–900 865 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,071.97 -603.03
765–1075 899 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 925.00–1,625.00 $1,279.03 -395.97
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
750–1100 917 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,400.00–1,575.00 $1,504.09 —
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
880–985 933 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.