Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 25, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	443	443	239
Slaughter cattle	383	368	222
Replacement cattle	60	75	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Cows and Bulls steady , demand was good on replacement cows.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975	975	80-85%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,004	—
970–995	983	80-85%	4	96.00–98.00	$97.00	$954	—
1000–1265	1108	80-85%	30	94.00–98.00	$95.40	$1,057	+0.14
1005–1515	1202	80-85%	57	97.00–104.00	$101.30	$1,218	+0.19
1040–1635	1321	80-85%	31	105.00–107.00	$105.83	$1,398	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–925	892	85-90%	5	75.00–79.00	$76.40	$681	—
870–995	924	85-90%	23	80.00–88.00	$83.90	$775	-2.10
860–985	939	85-90%	6	89.00–91.00	$89.85	$844	+0.14
865–985	946	85-90%	14	91.00–93.50	$92.83	$878	+3.12
1020	1020	85-90%	1	77.50	$77.50	$790	-0.50
1010–1250	1068	85-90%	25	88.50–91.00	$89.88	$960	-1.77
1010–1155	1073	85-90%	6	82.00–87.00	$85.33	$916	-6.32
1000–1570	1080	85-90%	17	91.00–93.00	$92.21	$996	+0.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1850	1419	75-80%	20	108.00–110.00	$109.09	$1,548	—
1185–1660	1468	75-80%	4	111.00–113.00	$111.68	$1,639	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1320	1138	4	93.00–102.00	$97.42	$1,109	—
1415–1775	1571	8	100.00–118.00	$114.53	$1,799	—
1340–2165	1707	14	112.00–125.00	$121.06	$2,066	-0.48
1845–2330	2006	4	126.00–131.00	$128.16	$2,571	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–1185	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	950.00–1,500.00	$1,200.75
950–1030	987	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,161.06
925–1090	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	900.00–1,275.00	$1,034.05
960–1165	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,056.69
995–1135	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,223.36
940–1225	1096	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	950.00–1,475.00	$1,166.16

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
760–1300	978	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,500.00	$1,264.22	—
875–1145	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,400.00	$1,280.88	+5.88
1075–1150	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00–1,650.00	$1,541.29	—

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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.