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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

5,740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.03/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 788 lb · 471 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.53/cwt +2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,285/hd at 821 lb · 300 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $149.44/cwt -0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 865 lb · 245 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,740 7,413 5,164
Feeder cattle 5,740 7,413 5,164

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final report *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Steer calves not enough comparable sales for a trend. Heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate. Quality plain to average. Much needed rain is in the forecast for later in the week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–367 367 21 174.00–175.00 $174.38 $640 +4.38
361–379 thin fleshed 370 32 194.00–197.50 $195.71 $724 —
467–468 467 36 177.00–178.00 $177.58 $829 -3.42
530 unweaned 530 15 161.00 $161.00 $853 —
541 541 15 161.50 $161.50 $874 -8.70
550–556 552 95 161.00–162.00 $161.63 $892 +1.89
573–575 unweaned 574 37 150.00–153.00 $151.54 $870 +1.54
615–643 unweaned 633 50 149.00–152.00 $150.83 $955 -2.37
640 640 9 163.00 $163.00 $1,043 +2.62
660–665 662 25 156.00–158.00 $156.72 $1,037 -4.46
673 unweaned 673 23 142.00 $142.00 $956 —
713–748 723 225 153.00–163.50 $157.07 $1,136 +1.28
755–797 778 216 154.00–158.50 $156.73 $1,219 -1.96
811–841 821 300 153.50–158.00 $156.53 $1,285 +2.43
854–893 865 245 145.00–153.50 $149.44 $1,293 -0.46
913–932 922 43 147.00–148.50 $147.71 $1,362 -2.55
981 981 11 142.50 $142.50 $1,398 +7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 21 159.00 $159.00 $626 —
439 439 8 156.00 $156.00 $685 -4.00
451–488 467 58 165.00–167.00 $165.67 $774 +3.51
478 unweaned 478 67 142.00 $142.00 $679 —
536–538 537 34 161.00–162.00 $161.44 $867 +6.54
555–595 586 83 143.00–154.50 $150.17 $880 -4.44
631 631 11 155.00 $155.00 $978 —
621–645 unweaned 634 39 134.00–145.00 $140.46 $891 -4.54
655–692 683 65 151.00–160.00 $157.06 $1,073 +4.07
705 unweaned 705 12 146.50 $146.50 $1,033 +10.44
732–740 733 95 142.00–150.00 $148.81 $1,091 +1.37
751–792 774 126 145.00–154.00 $149.98 $1,161 -0.74
829 829 62 147.50 $147.50 $1,223 -0.12
859–880 873 141 145.00–145.25 $145.16 $1,267 +8.16
922–925 922 146 143.00–145.80 $145.43 $1,341 +3.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 unweaned 459 6 151.00 $151.00 $693 —
533 533 8 129.00 $129.00 $688 -13.33
598 598 7 130.00 $130.00 $777 —
766–795 779 24 134.00–138.00 $136.13 $1,060 —
807 807 42 140.00 $140.00 $1,130 —
1027 1027 23 124.00 $124.00 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 10 121.00 $121.00 $460 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 10 150.00 $150.00 $484 -10.00
373–377 376 27 142.00–151.00 $144.65 $544 -8.35
415–431 425 15 143.00–150.00 $145.74 $619 -0.42
453–475 466 79 146.00–156.00 $147.00 $685 -0.60
476–487 fancy 479 26 168.00–173.00 $171.44 $821 +13.44
524 unweaned 524 8 130.00 $130.00 $681 -5.24
503–548 536 71 151.00–155.00 $153.00 $820 +4.76
555 unweaned 555 6 135.00 $135.00 $749 —
564–568 566 60 150.00–154.50 $151.81 $859 +7.45
599 thin fleshed 599 15 162.00 $162.00 $970 —
610–625 618 31 149.00–158.00 $153.10 $946 +5.83
621 unweaned 621 28 130.00 $130.00 $807 -7.67
631 thin fleshed 631 45 160.00 $160.00 $1,010 —
671 671 6 143.00 $143.00 $960 -2.49
655–699 679 122 150.00–151.00 $150.63 $1,023 +5.14
673–696 unweaned 687 16 137.00 $137.00 $941 -2.00
710–746 735 172 146.60–148.50 $147.57 $1,085 +0.81
764 thin fleshed 764 41 153.50 $153.50 $1,173 —
768–794 790 430 143.00–145.20 $144.22 $1,139 +0.10
854–888 865 192 131.00–137.40 $135.61 $1,173 +0.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–371 365 36 132.00–141.00 $136.58 $499 -8.35
405–448 431 85 132.00–139.00 $136.26 $587 —
459–484 473 105 135.00–138.00 $137.04 $648 +12.04
541 541 25 136.50 $136.50 $738 +1.12
543 543 17 131.00 $131.00 $711 -4.38
561 561 65 137.00 $137.00 $769 +4.00
614–628 unweaned 620 15 125.00–126.00 $125.41 $778 —
687 unweaned 687 19 122.00 $122.00 $838 -6.00
703–738 724 15 136.50–141.00 $138.25 $1,001 -1.79
731 unweaned 731 8 126.00 $126.00 $921 —
782–799 795 37 126.00–137.00 $128.34 $1,020 -9.16
893 893 39 133.00 $133.00 $1,188 —
968 968 5 112.00 $112.00 $1,084 —
1009–1022 1015 17 110.00 $110.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 7 130.00 $130.00 $398 —
394 394 18 121.00 $121.00 $477 —
435 435 14 121.00 $121.00 $526 —
453 453 6 123.00 $123.00 $557 -11.00
576 576 27 128.00 $128.00 $737 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 16 210.00 $210.00 $590 —
607 unweaned 607 13 141.50 $141.50 $859 —
650 unweaned 650 12 134.50 $134.50 $874 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 8 159.00 $159.00 $727 +19.00
523 523 9 149.00 $149.00 $779 +4.00
563 unweaned 563 8 134.00 $134.00 $754 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 9 120.00 $120.00 $430 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
203 203 52 75.00 $75.00 $152 —
295 295 11 85.00 $85.00 $251 —
912 912 10 50.00 $50.00 $456 —

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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.