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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

6,464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.06/cwt +6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 777 lb · 451 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $138.63/cwt -0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 823 lb · 327 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.86/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 679 lb · 296 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,464 11,749 7,218
Feeder cattle 6,464 11,749 7,218

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final report *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 1.00-3.00 higher. Demand good Steer and heifer calves sold 2.00-4.00 lower, with exception of truly long weaned cattle selling fully steady. Demand light to moderate as a heavy snow storm came across the trade area over the weekend and all day Tuesday keeping buyers interested in long weaned cattle with multipole rounds of shots.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–371 364 38 192.50–202.50 $200.67 $730 -1.80
380 fancy 380 35 210.00 $210.00 $798 —
401–440 416 48 180.00–195.00 $188.32 $783 -2.23
439 fancy 439 48 202.50 $202.50 $889 —
456–464 458 104 171.00–190.00 $185.00 $847 +3.70
504–519 511 48 161.00–170.00 $166.93 $853 +2.51
501–544 unweaned 512 27 151.00–155.00 $153.90 $788 -4.31
557–573 561 98 145.00–153.50 $152.07 $853 -5.45
588–599 unweaned 597 42 130.00–141.00 $131.81 $787 -18.19
602–649 unweaned 619 121 130.00–141.00 $136.16 $843 -2.70
624–645 633 80 134.00–139.50 $137.73 $872 -2.60
672 unweaned 672 9 133.00 $133.00 $894 +1.52
658–695 679 287 134.00–144.00 $140.07 $951 +0.67
708–742 720 59 131.50–143.50 $137.97 $993 +0.66
752–798 772 328 132.00–142.00 $139.96 $1,080 +5.51
789 thin fleshed 789 123 144.00 $144.00 $1,136 —
805–839 823 327 130.00–143.75 $138.63 $1,141 -0.60
880 880 29 133.50 $133.50 $1,175 +1.23
910 910 16 132.50 $132.50 $1,206 +6.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 6 162.50 $162.50 $533 -7.50
392 392 10 170.00 $170.00 $666 -2.62
467 unweaned 467 18 175.00 $175.00 $817 —
457–496 474 85 160.00–174.00 $169.32 $803 +8.23
501–549 520 58 140.00–155.00 $145.75 $758 -13.05
520–549 unweaned 536 28 135.00–149.00 $140.23 $752 +13.23
588 unweaned 588 7 139.00 $139.00 $817 -2.34
599 599 22 142.00 $142.00 $851 -5.51
615 615 9 138.50 $138.50 $852 -4.18
601–638 unweaned 628 38 126.00–138.00 $133.74 $840 -1.44
676 unweaned 676 20 125.00 $125.00 $845 -7.59
678 678 33 134.00 $134.00 $909 -0.90
713–732 722 123 128.50–131.50 $130.28 $941 +0.39
755–776 764 54 129.00–132.00 $130.49 $997 -0.58
779 unweaned 779 7 124.00 $124.00 $966 -0.14
817 thin fleshed 817 8 126.00 $126.00 $1,029 —
855–862 859 25 120.00–130.00 $123.98 $1,065 —
984 thin fleshed 984 123 130.00 $130.00 $1,279 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 15 160.00 $160.00 $506 —
383 383 53 177.50 $177.50 $680 —
443 unweaned 443 7 157.00 $157.00 $696 —
448 448 12 130.00 $130.00 $582 —
554–556 unweaned 555 14 117.00–125.00 $120.99 $671 —
556 556 8 127.00 $127.00 $706 —
602 unweaned 602 8 121.00 $121.00 $728 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
763 763 15 100.00 $100.00 $763 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–377 366 23 162.50–170.00 $166.30 $609 -0.61
406–433 429 73 152.50–159.00 $158.19 $679 +4.19
452 unweaned 452 6 134.00 $134.00 $606 —
512–531 523 102 127.00–130.00 $128.70 $673 -9.12
556–598 unweaned 583 46 126.00–130.00 $129.01 $752 -0.74
572–594 585 96 129.00–137.00 $131.58 $770 -0.18
600–611 unweaned 604 28 120.00–128.00 $125.44 $758 -1.09
616–647 638 198 126.00–134.00 $132.68 $846 +4.18
676–697 689 191 126.50–132.75 $131.22 $904 +0.85
704–728 714 159 125.00–132.00 $130.07 $929 +1.91
754–798 769 116 125.00–131.00 $128.79 $990 +7.79
830 830 8 128.50 $128.50 $1,067 +2.44
872–893 885 25 112.00–116.00 $114.42 $1,013 -5.73
905–913 908 28 106.00–117.00 $112.84 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–375 373 23 148.00–155.00 $151.37 $565 +3.70
407–415 410 38 130.00–139.00 $136.12 $558 -6.62
410–435 unweaned 423 38 121.00–138.00 $130.21 $551 -2.05
450–497 462 56 125.00–143.00 $132.13 $610 -2.56
474–499 unweaned 482 22 121.00–125.00 $123.68 $596 -8.44
488 488 25 128.00 $128.00 $625 -6.69
517 517 8 122.00 $122.00 $631 -6.97
524–544 526 72 121.00–131.00 $129.59 $682 +0.62
509–548 unweaned 535 91 120.00–129.00 $125.39 $671 +0.07
574 574 34 121.00 $121.00 $695 -8.27
556–596 unweaned 576 65 125.00–130.00 $127.32 $733 +2.11
602–643 628 83 115.00–129.00 $123.85 $778 -3.43
605–641 unweaned 632 159 117.00–129.50 $123.25 $779 +1.85
663–683 unweaned 672 32 115.00–127.50 $123.28 $828 +2.83
669–676 674 20 121.00–122.00 $121.75 $821 -6.01
708–744 725 34 115.00–127.50 $122.68 $889 +0.81
783 783 11 110.00 $110.00 $861 -13.71
802 802 7 120.00 $120.00 $962 +1.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 7 135.00 $135.00 $431 —
361 361 7 142.00 $142.00 $513 +7.00
419 419 14 121.00 $121.00 $507 -3.00
421 421 26 136.00 $136.00 $573 +12.00
438 unweaned 438 13 124.00 $124.00 $543 —
487 487 15 131.00 $131.00 $638 +13.00
529 unweaned 529 16 111.00 $111.00 $587 +6.74
624 unweaned 624 6 112.00 $112.00 $699 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 10 140.00 $140.00 $491 —
471 unweaned 471 17 159.00 $159.00 $749 —
493 493 15 139.00 $139.00 $685 —
541 unweaned 541 5 131.00 $131.00 $709 -2.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–468 unweaned 460 30 135.00 $135.00 $621 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 5 175.00 $175.00 $842 +4.82

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 139 110.00 $110.00 $305 —
350 350 119 110.00 $110.00 $385 —
647 647 30 75.00 $75.00 $485 —
827 827 15 60.00 $60.00 $496 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 32 97.50 $97.50 $268 —
315–349 325 45 85.00–95.00 $88.10 $286 —

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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.