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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

10,259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.12/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 719 lb · 362 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.17/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 620 lb · 356 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.53/cwt -1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 625 lb · 328 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,259 11,788 9,566
Feeder cattle 10,259 11,788 9,566

*** Final *** Compared to the the last sale two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand light to moderate, good for heavier weights that can be put against the April CME contract as it has a 4.00-5.00 positive basis over all other trading months. Steer and heifer calves sold 4.00-9.00 higher. Demand good to very good as recent rains have wheat pastures in good condition for grazing. Quality average to attractive with several lots of cattle being in very good condition.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 5 207.50 $207.50 $508
287 thin fleshed 287 8 225.00 $225.00 $646
320 320 8 200.00 $200.00 $640 -3.51
350 thin fleshed 350 12 207.00 $207.00 $724 -6.00
364–395 369 29 189.00–195.00 $193.60 $714 -1.90
404–438 thin fleshed 411 32 198.00–202.50 $200.82 $825
406–448 429 148 177.50–197.00 $187.47 $804 +8.94
439 unweaned 439 12 156.00 $156.00 $685
453–493 466 73 174.00–187.50 $180.06 $839 +5.89
488 thin fleshed 488 19 177.00 $177.00 $864
494 494 44 170.00 $170.00 $840 -4.17
501–543 522 271 160.00–175.00 $166.49 $869 -1.29
517–535 unweaned 522 26 157.00–165.00 $161.04 $841 +5.35
552–596 561 167 153.00–164.00 $160.72 $902 +6.02
583 583 27 155.00 $155.00 $904 +0.30
602–649 unweaned 619 127 139.00–143.00 $140.85 $872 +3.30
600–638 620 229 141.00–150.50 $146.01 $905 +0.30
656–688 670 223 135.00–148.00 $140.91 $944 -0.76
651–697 unweaned 676 97 130.50–140.00 $135.93 $919 -0.38
716 unweaned 716 21 127.00 $127.00 $909 +0.67
700–746 723 301 132.00–139.00 $136.57 $987 -3.26
759 unweaned 759 7 129.00 $129.00 $979
768 768 21 129.00 $129.00 $991 -10.01
760–799 771 201 130.50–145.00 $134.87 $1,040 -4.14
802–844 820 229 129.00–136.50 $134.00 $1,099 -0.56
856–867 862 113 123.00–135.00 $132.31 $1,141 -2.22
918 918 78 131.75 $131.75 $1,209
1073 1073 100 127.00 $127.00 $1,363
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 6 200.00 $200.00 $494
337 337 6 167.50 $167.50 $564
381 381 44 166.00 $166.00 $632 -10.41
403–439 424 40 152.00–175.00 $166.03 $704 +10.10
441 unweaned 441 13 165.00 $165.00 $728
452–498 482 55 162.00–172.50 $165.95 $800 +7.63
504–533 510 143 152.00–167.00 $155.77 $794 +5.41
540 unweaned 540 57 149.00 $149.00 $805 +19.29
555–561 unweaned 557 47 131.00–158.00 $147.59 $822 +9.15
560–589 572 28 141.00–146.00 $143.37 $820 -0.99
559–589 576 135 140.00–158.50 $150.27 $866 +5.91
600–646 622 198 137.00–146.00 $140.26 $872 +2.48
614–638 unweaned 628 71 136.00–147.00 $139.01 $873 +0.80
650–693 667 219 129.00–139.00 $136.94 $913 +1.65
661–691 unweaned 678 71 125.00–135.00 $130.58 $885 +2.17
702–749 726 96 130.00–136.50 $133.01 $966 +2.35
752–781 762 169 127.00–136.50 $133.92 $1,020 +5.09
802–827 818 35 129.00–130.00 $129.34 $1,058 -4.11
821 821 12 125.00 $125.00 $1,026 -8.45
850 850 64 129.00 $129.00 $1,096 -5.00
905 905 35 128.50 $128.50 $1,163
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 8 137.00 $137.00 $704
614–649 633 52 123.00–134.00 $128.73 $815
646 thin fleshed 646 14 131.00 $131.00 $846
677–684 683 45 125.00–135.00 $133.02 $909
718–747 743 46 120.00–129.00 $124.74 $927
764–794 782 20 123.00–128.00 $124.95 $977
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 8 107.00 $107.00 $418
499 499 17 105.50 $105.50 $526

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 10 180.00 $180.00 $511 +5.00
306 306 6 180.00 $180.00 $551
355–391 379 31 166.00–172.00 $168.06 $637 +9.85
404–438 427 76 154.00–163.00 $157.63 $673 +3.06
465 fancy 465 49 166.00 $166.00 $772 +11.00
474–483 477 37 133.00–139.00 $135.62 $647 -13.85
454–496 480 150 145.00–154.50 $151.43 $727 +1.96
499 unweaned 499 15 140.00 $140.00 $699
507 unweaned 507 10 137.00 $137.00 $695 +0.73
504–548 530 163 133.00–144.00 $138.28 $733 -5.89
550 550 49 130.00 $130.00 $715 -7.99
576 unweaned 576 10 129.00 $129.00 $743 +2.00
588 588 6 127.00 $127.00 $747 -10.99
601–623 608 59 127.00–133.50 $131.14 $797 -6.68
611 thin fleshed 611 9 144.00 $144.00 $880
609–631 unweaned 612 65 116.00–124.00 $122.86 $752 +1.41
608–637 619 141 132.00–143.00 $134.59 $833 -3.23
656–675 667 174 127.00–136.25 $131.92 $880 -1.57
661–673 unweaned 668 12 120.00–128.00 $124.70 $833 -0.74
713 713 10 115.00 $115.00 $820 -17.15
702–739 717 316 124.50–136.25 $129.93 $932 -2.22
735 fancy 735 36 136.00 $136.00 $1,000
757–793 773 104 121.50–129.25 $126.88 $981 -2.93
806–843 824 89 123.00–128.50 $126.57 $1,043 -1.73
866 866 10 111.00 $111.00 $961
918–924 921 42 115.00–116.00 $115.45 $1,063 +9.45
968 968 6 111.00 $111.00 $1,074 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 15 158.00 $158.00 $517
386–396 394 20 136.00–140.00 $136.98 $540 -9.02
402 unweaned 402 8 131.00 $131.00 $527
410 410 27 140.00 $140.00 $574 +3.00
409–446 424 52 135.00–140.00 $137.48 $583 +0.48
455–499 483 207 129.00–145.00 $135.02 $652 -10.98
504–544 unweaned 523 124 122.00–128.00 $126.28 $660 +3.73
510–537 528 44 125.00–147.00 $137.28 $725 +12.28
551–577 560 33 126.00 $126.00 $706 -4.99
551–596 573 209 121.00–138.50 $133.90 $767 +2.91
574–582 unweaned 580 61 121.00–125.00 $121.84 $707 -0.03
600–647 624 145 123.00–138.00 $128.29 $801 +2.90
615–648 unweaned 625 178 117.00–127.00 $121.62 $760 -2.73
626 626 5 119.00 $119.00 $745 -6.39
675 675 9 118.00 $118.00 $796 -8.42
667–697 686 108 121.00–127.00 $122.97 $844 -3.45
719 719 10 119.00 $119.00 $856 +3.00
718–742 unweaned 730 45 117.50–123.50 $120.48 $880 +1.45
761 761 10 115.00 $115.00 $875 -11.55
768 unweaned 768 12 110.00 $110.00 $845
750–794 778 112 119.00–130.00 $120.41 $937 -6.14
818–831 828 16 111.00–115.00 $114.01 $944 -5.95
828–829 829 50 122.00–127.00 $125.50 $1,040 +5.54
900 900 29 111.00 $111.00 $999
963 963 7 110.00 $110.00 $1,059
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 10 137.00 $137.00 $390
346–348 347 47 127.00–140.00 $136.20 $473
375 375 7 125.00 $125.00 $469 -9.38
462 unweaned 462 20 117.50 $117.50 $543
464 464 19 107.50 $107.50 $499 -13.06
497 497 10 119.00 $119.00 $591 -1.56
521 521 17 136.00 $136.00 $709 +16.66
636 636 14 121.00 $121.00 $770 +10.08
659–695 673 51 111.00–119.00 $114.67 $772 -11.33
735 unweaned 735 6 105.00 $105.00 $772
742 742 9 109.00 $109.00 $809 +3.18

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 7 172.50 $172.50 $764
498 498 28 151.00 $151.00 $752 -9.12
516–543 533 30 147.00–156.00 $154.15 $822
599 unweaned 599 8 127.00 $127.00 $761
603 unweaned 603 21 133.50 $133.50 $805 +3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 177.50 $177.50 $669 -2.50
504–519 510 23 156.00–158.00 $157.47 $803 +6.47
531 531 9 149.00 $149.00 $791 -2.00
611–639 unweaned 617 19 135.00–141.00 $139.69 $862 +12.69
622 622 16 139.50 $139.50 $868 +16.50

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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.