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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 27, 2023

509 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 509 466 721
Slaughter cattle 384 392 447
Replacement cattle 125 74 274

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week . Slaughter cows steady with lean cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher . Bulls steady . Good rains in the area over last two days.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–995 963 80-85% 4 91.00–91.50 $91.13 $878 —
985 985 80-85% 1 94.00 $94.00 $926 —
1035–1320 1126 80-85% 19 90.00–93.50 $91.94 $1,035 +1.42
1000–1345 1161 80-85% 15 94.00–95.00 $94.50 $1,097 —
1015–1480 1189 80-85% 45 96.00–100.00 $98.14 $1,167 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–881 881 85-90% 8 77.00–77.50 $77.44 $682 +1.34
820–965 885 85-90% 11 78.00–83.00 $80.27 $710 +4.17
830–995 913 85-90% 17 81.00–87.00 $84.81 $774 +2.74
920–985 963 85-90% 17 87.00–89.00 $88.83 $855 —
1005–1350 1106 85-90% 20 86.00–89.00 $88.15 $975 —
1065–1170 1110 85-90% 4 85.00–89.00 $86.49 $960 —
1190 1190 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $940 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1495 1246 75-80% 15 100.00–107.00 $103.05 $1,284 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1345 1188 3 100.00–101.00 $100.30 $1,192 —
1100–1375 1222 5 106.00–115.50 $111.31 $1,360 —
1425–1540 1488 3 102.00–103.00 $102.68 $1,528 —
1400–2015 1734 5 119.00–124.00 $120.30 $2,086 —
1460–2485 1773 14 104.00–116.00 $111.18 $1,971 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–920 784 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 700.00–1,100.00 $894.28
810–880 853 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,125.00 $1,100.10
690–1180 909 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 775.00–1,400.00 $1,104.09
750–1150 934 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 700.00–1,200.00 $975.45
650–1465 1009 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 48 700.00–1,475.00 $1,132.20
870–1195 1047 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,050.00–1,475.00 $1,166.70
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
750–1000 893 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,400.00 $1,172.85 -106.18

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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.