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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

11,485 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $125.48/cwt -7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 876 lb · 651 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.06/cwt -7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 776 lb · 526 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $133.69/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 776 lb · 511 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,485 8,428 9,493
Feeder cattle 11,485 8,428 9,493

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers weighing under 850 lbs traded 3.00-6.00 lower, over 850 lbs 7.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-7.00 lower. Demand light to moderate. Lower fat cattle trade early in the week and corn continuing rise has feed yards weary. Steer calves traded 1.00-4.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher with exception of calves over 500 lbs mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 15 205.00 $205.00 $644 —
315 thin fleshed 315 10 215.00 $215.00 $677 -5.00
350–363 354 66 180.00–200.00 $194.83 $690 +4.11
409 thin fleshed 409 15 200.00 $200.00 $818 —
408–438 421 25 181.00–192.00 $186.37 $785 +1.83
451 thin fleshed 451 16 195.00 $195.00 $879 —
458–492 479 151 170.00–190.00 $177.30 $849 +2.53
507–519 fancy 517 91 179.00–180.00 $179.17 $926 —
502–546 526 146 167.00–176.00 $171.17 $900 -2.26
557–599 579 224 145.00–161.00 $155.66 $901 +1.99
556–592 thin fleshed 585 39 166.00–170.00 $166.78 $976 —
602–636 620 170 140.00–153.50 $149.26 $925 +7.07
611–649 unweaned 642 35 135.00–140.00 $136.34 $875 —
647 thin fleshed 647 26 154.00 $154.00 $996 —
650–671 unweaned 658 14 132.00–134.00 $132.73 $873 +1.01
654–699 681 202 131.00–140.50 $136.76 $931 -0.98
702–747 725 346 129.50–140.50 $135.20 $980 -4.09
774 774 5 121.00 $121.00 $937 -15.08
750–798 776 506 129.50–140.00 $133.82 $1,038 -2.26
805 fancy 805 65 141.50 $141.50 $1,139 —
801–846 822 238 126.50–137.00 $133.72 $1,099 -2.36
854 fancy 854 10 134.00 $134.00 $1,144 —
851–856 855 47 123.50–125.00 $123.94 $1,060 -9.23
850–890 878 594 123.50–130.50 $125.46 $1,102 -7.71
911–942 921 145 122.00–125.00 $124.04 $1,142 -6.79
954–982 967 143 117.50–127.00 $123.13 $1,191 -3.13
1004 1004 21 118.00 $118.00 $1,185 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 7 187.50 $187.50 $705 +7.50
414–448 435 16 150.00–163.00 $154.64 $673 -11.28
508–535 524 10 151.00–159.00 $155.90 $817 +1.84
530 unweaned 530 45 146.00 $146.00 $774 +8.55
594 594 7 140.00 $140.00 $832 -2.86
606 unweaned 606 4 139.00 $139.00 $842 +18.37
633–648 642 87 127.00–140.00 $135.49 $870 +0.59
658–698 679 109 124.00–135.00 $129.46 $879 -1.23
675–698 unweaned 685 22 124.00–129.00 $126.31 $865 —
702–744 721 142 124.00–133.00 $128.76 $928 -0.03
757–798 774 277 122.00–134.00 $126.30 $978 -4.98
802–846 836 218 122.00–126.00 $125.18 $1,047 -2.58
861–887 879 63 124.00 $124.00 $1,090 -2.53
902–935 909 67 118.00–124.00 $121.66 $1,106 —
978–997 988 24 115.00–118.50 $116.77 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 unweaned 453 12 125.00 $125.00 $566 —
839 839 19 121.00 $121.00 $1,015 —
938 938 6 109.00 $109.00 $1,022 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 6 172.50 $172.50 $419 -7.50
333 333 15 157.50 $157.50 $524 +0.69
339 thin fleshed 339 28 180.00 $180.00 $610 —
356–369 366 20 157.00–167.50 $165.46 $606 +5.25
379 thin fleshed 379 15 177.00 $177.00 $671 —
418–448 430 34 143.00–158.00 $153.52 $660 +9.55
460 unweaned 460 28 143.00 $143.00 $658 +9.00
452–498 466 197 142.00–156.00 $148.24 $691 +5.84
483 fancy 483 76 146.00 $146.00 $705 —
502–543 522 361 133.00–148.00 $137.40 $717 +0.38
541 unweaned 541 5 124.00 $124.00 $671 +3.00
552–558 557 105 130.00–143.00 $131.84 $734 -2.10
579 thin fleshed 579 12 155.00 $155.00 $897 —
589 unweaned 589 59 126.50 $126.50 $745 —
597 597 9 123.00 $123.00 $734 -2.00
603–644 625 93 124.00–128.00 $126.55 $791 -1.12
670 unweaned 670 5 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
654–697 674 237 124.00–128.00 $125.79 $848 -3.13
712–749 733 132 120.75–123.50 $122.02 $894 -6.84
751–794 774 431 119.00–124.00 $120.40 $932 -6.91
787 787 95 118.50 $118.50 $933 -8.81
800–834 826 46 119.00–125.00 $123.61 $1,021 -2.78
861 861 16 119.50 $119.50 $1,029 +0.50
902–923 916 32 110.00–124.00 $118.12 $1,082 —
993 993 23 116.50 $116.50 $1,157 +4.50
1018–1048 1025 18 108.00–109.00 $108.23 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254 254 8 150.00 $150.00 $381 —
307 307 10 140.00 $140.00 $430 -10.00
403–424 417 20 144.00–173.00 $153.82 $641 +14.45
458–493 481 84 125.00–139.00 $132.79 $639 +2.11
503–543 528 65 124.00–161.00 $132.16 $698 +5.26
572 unweaned 572 14 120.00 $120.00 $686 ±0.00
571–598 583 120 117.00–129.00 $121.38 $708 -9.40
600–647 629 98 116.00–121.00 $119.48 $752 -5.16
665 665 19 115.00 $115.00 $765 -7.89
702 702 5 110.00 $110.00 $772 -11.78
729–743 738 25 119.50–121.00 $120.03 $886 -1.75
750–774 761 64 117.50–119.75 $118.70 $903 +0.16
823 823 8 113.00 $113.00 $930 +3.00
889 889 7 114.00 $114.00 $1,013 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 8 122.00 $122.00 $481 —
491 491 11 116.00 $116.00 $570 —
590 590 11 100.00 $100.00 $590 —
605 605 6 110.00 $110.00 $666 —
701–731 715 30 104.00–106.00 $105.05 $751 —
815 815 14 102.00 $102.00 $831 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 9 137.00 $137.00 $759 ±0.00
689 unweaned 689 15 119.00 $119.00 $820 —
690 690 12 114.00 $114.00 $787 —
799 799 35 113.00 $113.00 $903 —
951 951 32 107.00 $107.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 8 177.50 $177.50 $852 —
537 537 12 155.00 $155.00 $832 -1.00
618–619 618 11 128.00–137.00 $132.91 $821 —
643 unweaned 643 5 133.00 $133.00 $855 —
717 717 5 126.00 $126.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 6 136.00 $136.00 $528 +11.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 156 127.50 $127.50 $309 —
301 301 125 150.00 $150.00 $452 —
445 445 63 105.00 $105.00 $467 —
588 588 127 101.00 $101.00 $594 —
772 772 270 75.00 $75.00 $579 —
852 852 11 50.00 $50.00 $426 —
910 910 262 73.50 $73.50 $669 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
767 767 75 123.50 $123.50 $947 —
982 982 161 116.50 $116.50 $1,144 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 7 102.50 $102.50 $252 —
323 323 6 137.50 $137.50 $444 —
535 535 23 82.50 $82.50 $441 —
596 596 16 122.50 $122.50 $730 —
694 694 51 87.00 $87.00 $604 —
833 833 79 84.00 $84.00 $700 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
213 213 7 62.50 $62.50 $133 —
441 441 20 30.00 $30.00 $132 —
569 569 34 30.00 $30.00 $171 —
744 744 44 56.50 $56.50 $420 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
244 244 16 70.00 $70.00 $171 —
272 272 12 70.00 $70.00 $190 —
309 309 15 77.50 $77.50 $239 —

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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.