Monday, June 2, 2025
The 2025 Oklahoma wheat harvest is officially underway in several areas, with multiple locations reporting deliveries over the past weekend. Although harvest is starting about a week later than usual in southwest Oklahoma, earlier-maturing varieties appear ready for cutting — weather and field conditions permitting. All regions mentioned in this report are considered to be just getting a solid start.
*Some test cutting began last week over Memorial Day weekend, but no grain was reported at elevator locations until this past weekend. It appears that a broader region of the state will be ready to harvest once fields become accessible. Producers and elevator operators are increasingly concerned about forecasted rainfall, expected to begin tonight and continue throughout the week.
Early harvest reports from all locations show the following trends:
- Test weights: Ranging from 58.5 to 64 lbs. per bushel, with most loads coming in at 60 lbs. or higher
- Protein content: Early samples are averaging between 11.0% and 11.5%
- Yields: Generally ranging from 25 to 45 bushels per acre, with higher yields (in the mid-50s) reported on intensively managed or smaller fields
It should be noted that several acres in southern Oklahoma originally expected to be harvested will not see a combine. Early county reports indicate up to half of the wheat acreage has been lost due to severe flooding and lodging. Additionally, many producers across the state have opted to cut their wheat for hay, which will affect the state’s overall yield.
Southwest and western Oklahoma
Grandfield/Devol/Chattanooga
- Test weights: 58.5–61 lbs. per bushel
- Yields: Mid-20s to mid-40s, with isolated fields in the low 50s
- Protein: 11.0% to 11.5%
Walters/Lawton
- Test weights: 58.0–60.5 lbs. per bushel (limited cuttings)
- Yields: Mid-20s to mid-40s
- No protein data reported yet
Frederick/Davidson
- Test weights: 58–63 lbs. per bushel
- Yields: Generally in the mid-30s to mid-40s
- Protein: 11.0% to 11.2%
Brinkman/Altus/Lone Wolf
- First load received at Brinkman on Saturday; Altus and Lone Wolf received grain on Sunday
- Test weights: 62–64 lbs. per bushel
- No yield or protein data reported yet
Apache & Cordell
- No wheat deliveries reported at either location as of early Monday morning
Central Oklahoma
Greenfield
- One truckload received over the weekend at 12.8% moisture
- Test weight: 60 lbs. per bushel
- One 40-acre field reported a yield just over 50 bushels/acre
- No protein data reported yet
Okarche/Kingfisher/Lomega
- Test weights: 60–63 lbs. per bushel
- Yields: Generally in the mid-40s; intensively managed fields reaching the mid-50s
- No protein data reported yet
Below, see the 7-day forecast from the Oklahoma Mesonet, as well as the 5-day precipitation outlook and storm potential for Monday and Tuesday.
NWS Days 1-5 Precipitation Forecast
The Days 1-5 Precipitation Forecast is produced by the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center
Photos courtesy of Brent McIntyre, taken from Hwy. 70 south of Temple, east of Randlett. Variety: Showdown:
