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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

11,749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.75/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 519 lb · 580 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.50/cwt -0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 673 lb · 530 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $139.17/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 828 lb · 520 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,749 10,259 10,291
Feeder cattle 11,749 10,259 10,291

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final report *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 1.00-2.00 lower with exception of 800-900 lb steers 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand moderate. Steer calves under 500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Heifer calves traded steady. Demand moderate, good for light weight steers. Much warmer than usual temperatures are in the forecast for the next few days

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 6 230.00 $230.00 $557 +22.50
258 258 8 232.50 $232.50 $600 —
334 fancy 334 11 225.00 $225.00 $752 —
323–348 338 25 207.50–217.50 $212.83 $719 +12.83
371–383 380 29 197.50–204.00 $202.47 $769 +8.87
404–445 432 370 180.00–200.00 $190.55 $823 +3.08
458–478 466 116 174.00–189.00 $181.30 $845 +1.24
473–499 unweaned 486 41 165.00–178.00 $171.77 $835 —
502–545 517 517 160.00–176.00 $164.42 $850 -2.07
516–542 unweaned 539 63 158.00–160.00 $158.21 $853 -2.83
550–582 565 309 152.00–161.00 $157.52 $890 -3.20
591 unweaned 591 15 150.00 $150.00 $886 —
614–648 unweaned 631 65 131.00–144.00 $138.86 $876 -1.99
605–648 634 331 133.00–145.00 $140.33 $890 -5.68
661–671 unweaned 668 60 130.00–136.00 $131.48 $878 -4.45
657–698 674 470 134.50–145.00 $139.40 $940 -1.51
708 thin fleshed 708 25 149.00 $149.00 $1,055 —
711–741 724 345 131.00–143.00 $137.31 $994 +0.74
753–799 776 397 130.00–139.00 $134.45 $1,043 -0.42
781–784 unweaned 783 14 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $1,010 ±0.00
808 thin fleshed 808 35 142.00 $142.00 $1,147 —
804–848 829 477 132.00–142.50 $139.23 $1,154 +5.23
846 846 8 123.00 $123.00 $1,041 -11.00
854–870 863 184 129.00–134.50 $132.27 $1,141 -0.04
908–947 922 72 120.00–128.00 $126.21 $1,164 -5.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 9 175.00 $175.00 $506 —
344 344 5 170.00 $170.00 $585 +2.50
362–371 366 40 171.00–175.00 $172.62 $632 +6.62
428 428 4 174.00 $174.00 $745 +7.97
430 thin fleshed 430 23 194.00 $194.00 $834 —
466–499 484 75 154.00–177.00 $161.09 $780 -4.86
511 unweaned 511 15 125.00–130.00 $127.00 $649 -22.00
511–548 533 81 153.00–160.00 $158.80 $846 +3.03
552–594 574 286 138.50–151.50 $147.51 $847 -2.76
568–592 unweaned 578 103 126.00–148.00 $141.34 $817 -6.25
613–632 622 51 139.00–146.00 $142.68 $887 +2.42
608–649 unweaned 636 126 125.00–142.50 $135.18 $860 -3.83
654–690 661 206 133.50–141.00 $134.90 $892 -2.04
683–699 unweaned 690 85 124.00–142.00 $132.59 $915 +2.01
718 unweaned 718 18 115.00 $115.00 $826 —
712–743 732 122 129.50–130.00 $129.89 $951 -3.12
753–778 unweaned 764 27 116.00–129.00 $124.14 $948 —
784 thin fleshed 784 11 133.00 $133.00 $1,043 —
754–799 787 127 130.00–133.50 $131.07 $1,032 -2.85
806–847 814 106 120.00–131.00 $128.59 $1,047 -0.75
963 963 32 121.00 $121.00 $1,165 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 unweaned 484 10 132.00 $132.00 $639 —
505 unweaned 505 4 126.00 $126.00 $636 —
514–532 529 41 136.50–144.00 $137.57 $728 +0.57
606 unweaned 606 6 121.00 $121.00 $733 —
689 unweaned 689 8 110.00 $110.00 $758 —
717–733 726 32 110.00–125.00 $116.48 $846 -8.26
912 912 41 118.00 $118.00 $1,076 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 thin fleshed 266 8 195.00 $195.00 $519 —
333 333 15 176.00 $176.00 $586 -4.00
358–391 377 94 161.00–172.50 $166.91 $629 -1.15
430 430 16 154.00 $154.00 $662 -3.63
465–478 471 32 132.00–143.00 $137.35 $647 +1.73
450–499 480 231 141.00–159.00 $145.99 $701 -5.44
500–533 unweaned 510 53 132.00–136.00 $134.85 $688 -2.15
501–537 513 313 130.00–142.00 $137.82 $707 -0.46
566 566 18 128.00 $128.00 $724 -2.00
551–587 574 125 129.00–133.00 $131.76 $756 +4.76
578–595 unweaned 587 83 124.00–132.50 $129.75 $762 +0.75
601–640 unweaned 612 138 124.50–130.00 $126.53 $774 +3.67
601–637 620 161 126.00–136.00 $129.48 $803 -5.11
632 632 25 128.50 $128.50 $812 -6.09
661 unweaned 661 8 117.00 $117.00 $773 -7.70
650–689 665 432 123.00–134.50 $130.37 $867 -1.55
701–747 714 272 124.50–132.25 $128.16 $915 +13.16
728 728 8 122.50 $122.50 $892 -7.43
766 unweaned 766 14 128.50 $128.50 $984 —
772 772 10 121.00 $121.00 $934 -5.88
806 806 4 110.00 $110.00 $887 -16.57
810–837 822 56 125.00–128.00 $126.06 $1,036 -0.51
879–890 881 41 120.00–121.00 $120.15 $1,059 +9.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–324 313 18 150.00–155.00 $151.15 $473 -6.85
382–387 385 32 142.00–155.00 $147.67 $569 +10.69
381–393 unweaned 387 18 140.00–159.00 $149.35 $578 —
414–431 unweaned 424 21 131.00–134.00 $132.26 $561 +1.26
400–440 thin fleshed 429 29 144.00–153.00 $146.32 $628 —
413–449 430 95 136.00–146.00 $142.74 $614 +5.26
451–494 473 101 129.00–141.00 $134.69 $637 -0.33
466–489 unweaned 477 90 128.00–137.00 $132.12 $630 —
501–545 524 149 126.00–135.00 $128.97 $676 -8.31
531–547 unweaned 540 25 124.00–126.00 $125.32 $677 -0.96
559 559 5 120.00 $120.00 $671 -6.00
555–587 571 140 121.00–135.00 $129.27 $738 -4.63
566–595 unweaned 588 48 124.00–127.00 $125.21 $736 +3.37
607–647 629 153 125.00–130.00 $127.28 $801 +8.28
604–647 unweaned 631 68 115.00–128.00 $121.40 $766 -0.22
654–699 670 101 120.00–133.50 $127.76 $856 +9.76
657–682 unweaned 672 17 110.00–127.50 $120.45 $809 —
692 692 13 110.00 $110.00 $761 -12.97
704–708 unweaned 706 27 113.00–118.00 $114.82 $811 -5.66
720–746 731 69 119.00–125.00 $121.87 $891 +2.87
750–779 757 106 115.00–127.00 $123.71 $936 +8.71
801–805 804 35 117.00–121.00 $118.02 $949 +4.01
862 862 13 111.00 $111.00 $957 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 26 135.00 $135.00 $533 +10.00
429 429 8 124.00 $124.00 $532 —
473 473 4 118.00 $118.00 $558 +10.50
543–546 unweaned 544 20 101.00–114.00 $104.26 $567 —
676 unweaned 676 5 110.00 $110.00 $744 —
711 unweaned 711 8 101.00 $101.00 $718 -4.00
808–827 820 20 111.00–112.00 $111.66 $916 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 10 159.00 $159.00 $714 -13.50
521–549 unweaned 541 29 120.00–139.00 $133.95 $725 —
574 unweaned 574 5 141.00 $141.00 $809 +14.00
581–598 587 16 135.00–151.00 $144.89 $851 —
652 unweaned 652 15 126.00 $126.00 $822 —
656 656 4 126.00 $126.00 $827 —
788 unweaned 788 6 108.00 $108.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 6 210.00 $210.00 $472 —
461–484 473 15 167.00–174.00 $170.18 $805 —
520 unweaned 520 5 131.00 $131.00 $681 —
652 unweaned 652 10 124.00 $124.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 11 118.00 $118.00 $762 —
679 unweaned 679 6 119.00 $119.00 $808 —
695 695 7 110.00 $110.00 $764 —

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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.