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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 26, 2023

452 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 452 586 1,008
Slaughter cattle 392 506 883
Replacement cattle 60 80 125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week . Slaughter Cows steady to 1.00 lower . Slaughter Bulls steady . Rain in the area made 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
855–990 912 80-85% 10 89.00–92.00 $90.41 $825 -0.78
900–980 940 80-85% 2 93.00–95.00 $93.96 $883 +2.77
1005–1265 1106 80-85% 27 88.00–92.00 $90.26 $998 —
1000–1480 1166 80-85% 38 92.00–95.00 $94.20 $1,098 —
1060–1390 1225 80-85% 94 96.00–102.00 $98.78 $1,210 +6.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–910 810 85-90% 3 70.00–75.00 $73.08 $592 +2.95
785–940 862 85-90% 6 77.00–79.00 $77.99 $672 -0.17
805–975 883 85-90% 10 85.00–87.00 $85.83 $758 +7.67
720–995 891 85-90% 15 80.00–84.00 $81.15 $723 +2.99
1005–1020 1015 85-90% 3 78.00–79.00 $78.67 $799 —
1010–1120 1060 85-90% 9 85.00–87.00 $85.67 $908 —
1060 1060 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $795 —
1030–1150 1090 85-90% 4 80.00–84.00 $83.05 $905 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1560 1381 75-80% 19 102.00–107.00 $103.98 $1,436 +0.02
1350–1655 1413 75-80% 15 108.00–113.00 $109.40 $1,546 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1395 1160 5 89.00–111.00 $95.09 $1,103 —
1270 1270 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,486 +18.87
1295–1380 1348 4 108.00–114.00 $111.06 $1,497 —
1405–1580 1499 4 92.00–104.00 $98.83 $1,481 —
1490–1745 1573 9 110.00–115.00 $113.19 $1,780 —
1375–2095 1636 9 117.50–124.00 $120.99 $1,979 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–920 890 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,225.00–1,250.00 $1,237.92
820–1100 951 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 800.00–1,125.00 $1,037.09
1000–1205 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,250.00–1,650.00 $1,454.82
1030–1130 1093 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,250.00 $1,183.77
825–1385 1106 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 800.00–1,725.00 $1,431.50
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
940–1310 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,525.00 $1,437.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 -462.94

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.