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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

6,016 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $122.90/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 924 lb · 449 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $118.93/cwt -5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,164/hd at 979 lb · 429 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $123.51/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 871 lb · 365 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,016 6,388 13,300
Feeder cattle 6,016 6,388 13,300

*** Final report *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand light to moderate. Steer and heifer calves were to lightly tested for an accurate trend, however a lower undertone was noted. Demand moderate. Several days of the CME Live and Feeder Cattle contracts being in the red has buyers being cautious.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 6 202.50 $202.50 $543
326 326 14 195.00 $195.00 $636
409 thin fleshed 409 26 188.00 $188.00 $769
423 423 10 180.00 $180.00 $761 +7.00
463–475 468 11 169.00–172.00 $170.38 $797 -0.73
508 thin fleshed 508 6 173.00 $173.00 $879
506–530 526 109 167.00–171.00 $170.49 $897 +1.86
562 thin fleshed 562 13 167.00 $167.00 $939
562 562 19 166.00 $166.00 $933 +3.92
603–620 613 79 142.50–153.00 $147.79 $906 -3.07
652–662 655 18 142.00–145.00 $144.16 $944 -1.91
713 thin fleshed 713 17 144.00 $144.00 $1,027
704–746 729 149 133.00–137.00 $134.47 $980 -5.25
766–767 thin fleshed 767 79 140.50–144.25 $142.55 $1,093
754–798 769 134 129.00–138.50 $135.10 $1,039 +1.41
800–823 thin fleshed 813 143 140.50–142.50 $141.63 $1,151
800–842 825 149 123.00–132.50 $128.55 $1,061 -1.12
850–889 871 365 120.00–129.00 $123.51 $1,076 -3.86
910–942 924 449 120.00–125.50 $122.90 $1,136 -1.96
969 969 13 115.00 $115.00 $1,114 -9.62
955–999 979 416 114.50–122.00 $119.05 $1,165 -5.57
1002 1002 69 113.25 $113.25 $1,135 -3.95
1080 1080 63 116.50 $116.50 $1,258
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 4 175.00 $175.00 $490
305 305 6 162.50 $162.50 $496 -8.50
401 401 7 160.00 $160.00 $642 -5.56
482 482 8 157.00 $157.00 $757 -9.74
550 550 10 140.00 $140.00 $770
629–646 638 41 138.50–146.00 $141.32 $902 +8.90
743–747 745 49 121.00–132.00 $129.00 $961 -6.97
759 thin fleshed 759 27 130.00 $130.00 $987
790 790 17 122.50 $122.50 $968 -10.51
866 866 268 119.50 $119.50 $1,035 -2.54
932 932 33 115.00 $115.00 $1,072 -3.70
988 988 11 109.50 $109.50 $1,082 -8.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 9 150.00 $150.00 $594
860 860 32 114.00 $114.00 $980

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 152.00 $152.00 $529
406 thin fleshed 406 10 167.50 $167.50 $680 +6.50
430 430 15 150.00 $150.00 $645 -4.76
463–493 482 17 140.00–141.00 $140.34 $676 -8.39
530 530 50 138.00 $138.00 $731 -5.52
531 fancy 531 21 146.00 $146.00 $775
562–599 576 50 137.00–139.00 $137.97 $795 -2.94
606–641 621 102 130.00–136.00 $133.47 $829 -2.38
628 thin fleshed 628 16 138.00 $138.00 $867
657–699 669 300 123.00–137.00 $132.41 $886 +2.57
701–741 720 135 120.00–126.75 $122.81 $884 -4.10
751–795 779 111 119.50–122.00 $120.23 $937 -3.13
810–824 817 144 119.00–122.25 $122.09 $997 +9.09
810–835 823 21 118.25–118.50 $118.37 $974 -3.65
863–867 866 90 115.00–115.25 $115.18 $997 -3.48
870 870 13 112.50 $112.50 $979 -6.16
918–933 921 55 111.00–112.75 $112.36 $1,035 -3.84
954 954 8 112.00 $112.00 $1,068
1056 1056 8 109.00 $109.00 $1,151
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 9 148.00 $148.00 $425
326 326 8 148.00 $148.00 $482 +6.00
405 405 5 140.00 $140.00 $567
488 488 4 139.00 $139.00 $678 -7.00
569–596 579 31 127.50–135.00 $129.33 $749 +2.33
618–645 644 164 125.00–134.00 $133.68 $861 +7.13
658 thin fleshed 658 29 124.00 $124.00 $816
663–680 675 31 120.00–121.00 $120.74 $815 -0.48
710–745 736 58 112.00–121.00 $119.01 $876 -2.99
751–794 786 278 114.75–118.50 $115.73 $910
805–842 828 317 114.50–118.60 $117.73 $975 -0.27
925 925 121 112.00 $112.00 $1,036 +3.50
957 957 9 112.00 $112.00 $1,072 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 13 128.00 $128.00 $632
604 604 13 117.00 $117.00 $707
716 716 7 105.00 $105.00 $752

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 10 160.00 $160.00 $715
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 5 130.00 $130.00 $525

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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.