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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

5,914 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $132.13/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,213/hd at 918 lb · 739 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.92/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 673 lb · 305 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.63/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 771 lb · 267 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,914 6,433 6,372
Feeder cattle 5,914 6,433 6,372

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand good to very good for all classes. Steer calves sold 4.00-8.00 higher, with exception of 300-400 lb calves sharply higher instances of up to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves traded 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand very good as several new buyers were in the stands as grazing season is right around the corner.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254–284 269 14 205.00–220.00 $212.08 $570 —
325 fancy 325 6 217.50 $217.50 $707 —
366–372 fancy 369 19 220.00–225.00 $222.61 $821 —
393 393 6 210.00 $210.00 $825 —
412–415 414 10 185.00–192.00 $189.91 $786 +2.69
404–431 thin fleshed 421 25 202.00–209.00 $204.42 $861 —
461 thin fleshed 461 7 202.00 $202.00 $931 —
462–482 471 123 182.00–198.00 $189.87 $894 +4.87
509–548 522 28 170.00–185.00 $180.37 $942 +7.90
560–573 564 106 163.00–169.00 $165.86 $935 +10.36
606–649 629 105 148.50–161.00 $152.83 $961 -0.86
655–680 671 51 150.25–154.00 $151.47 $1,016 +1.24
705–748 741 164 140.50–147.00 $144.92 $1,074 +4.83
761–778 767 89 139.50–141.00 $140.41 $1,077 +2.87
802–836 818 229 136.50–143.00 $140.58 $1,150 +7.23
874 874 20 130.00 $130.00 $1,136 -1.24
855–899 880 139 132.50–135.50 $134.19 $1,181 +2.95
905–940 918 739 128.25–134.00 $132.13 $1,213 +3.73
953–984 956 162 124.00–132.00 $130.58 $1,248 +5.49
1004–1022 1007 137 121.00–125.50 $124.59 $1,255 +3.59
1094 1094 9 119.00 $119.00 $1,302 —
1103–1126 1117 22 116.00–118.50 $117.01 $1,307 -2.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 11 181.00 $181.00 $762 +13.00
470–496 481 27 171.00–185.00 $181.86 $875 +1.76
529–546 540 35 163.00–173.00 $168.88 $912 —
579–598 583 88 157.00 $157.00 $915 +7.00
603–643 624 86 148.00–154.50 $151.03 $942 +6.67
681–698 685 44 143.00–149.00 $146.46 $1,003 +5.75
709 709 8 138.00 $138.00 $978 +2.00
775–792 778 46 131.00–135.00 $134.19 $1,044 +1.43
880–894 882 49 125.00–129.00 $125.58 $1,108 -2.52
901–930 909 49 123.50–127.50 $126.33 $1,148 —
1048 1048 8 118.50 $118.50 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 14 155.00 $155.00 $849 -0.48
634 634 8 128.00 $128.00 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 177.50 $177.50 $595 —
386 386 9 165.00 $165.00 $637 -2.50
397 thin fleshed 397 7 182.00 $182.00 $723 —
410–441 428 38 164.00–171.00 $167.41 $717 -4.34
480–493 487 10 160.00–165.00 $162.47 $791 +4.82
501–539 524 122 149.00–159.00 $153.50 $804 +5.10
550–599 575 111 138.00–151.50 $145.67 $838 +6.72
601–645 618 91 137.00–141.50 $139.15 $860 +5.23
657 fancy 657 80 148.50 $148.50 $976 —
660–699 679 225 132.00–140.00 $136.87 $929 +1.63
701–743 714 210 130.00–139.50 $135.71 $969 +4.67
750–790 771 267 125.50–134.50 $129.63 $999 +0.68
803–843 827 111 124.50–128.50 $126.21 $1,044 -0.26
863–882 871 68 121.00–128.00 $124.69 $1,086 +1.98
881 881 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,057 -2.71
928–939 934 46 116.50–118.50 $117.31 $1,096 +7.31
1015–1047 1024 21 102.00–114.00 $107.74 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–338 334 58 150.00–157.50 $155.45 $519 —
353–397 378 57 159.00–163.00 $160.55 $607 -8.45
420–448 439 90 145.00–155.00 $152.29 $669 +2.94
461–477 469 17 157.50–158.00 $157.73 $740 +22.73
530 thin fleshed 530 21 145.00 $145.00 $768 —
504–548 541 85 140.00–150.00 $142.69 $772 +5.58
554–585 570 38 128.00–144.00 $132.68 $756 +2.14
607–629 615 20 131.00–132.00 $131.36 $808 +5.36
685–696 692 39 125.00–131.00 $128.91 $892 +0.57
700–744 716 33 124.50–126.00 $125.07 $896 +10.07
786 786 5 124.00 $124.00 $975 +3.42
803 803 10 115.00 $115.00 $923 -4.74
831–846 844 63 120.00–125.00 $123.45 $1,042 +3.71
978 978 6 97.00 $97.00 $949 -16.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 14 155.00 $155.00 $456 —
372–390 377 32 129.00–137.50 $131.47 $496 —
416 416 15 147.00 $147.00 $612 -0.50
860 860 7 111.00 $111.00 $955 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 8 177.50 $177.50 $754 +10.50
457–471 466 27 175.00–178.00 $177.02 $825 -4.98
551 551 11 164.00 $164.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
802–821 808 24 114.00–117.00 $115.02 $929 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
617 617 11 144.00 $144.00 $888 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 24 90.00 $90.00 $214 —
294 294 39 93.00 $93.00 $273 —
343 343 16 95.00 $95.00 $326 —
Medium 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 14 75.00 $75.00 $200 —

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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.