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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

12,614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $164.69/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,370/hd at 832 lb · 919 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $164.00/cwt -3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 726 lb · 874 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.88/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 777 lb · 660 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 12,614 13,769 6,464
Feeder cattle 12,614 13,769 6,464

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 8.00-10.00 lower after last week's higher market. Demand light to moderate for feeders. Steer and heifer calves under 450 lbs traded instances up to as much as 20.00 lower, 450-600 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher remainder of the calves steady. Demand moderate for heavier cattle, light for lighter weights. All cattle marked value added are part of the Oklahoma Quality Beef Network program and are weaned a minimum of 45 days and 2 rounds of shots.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 8 227.50 $227.50 $619 -0.94
348 348 15 217.50 $217.50 $757
353–385 371 52 192.50–212.50 $201.75 $748 -23.15
378–395 value added 382 24 222.00–225.00 $222.65 $851
399 fancy 399 30 222.50 $222.50 $888
419 fancy 419 14 200.00 $200.00 $838 -36.30
432 unweaned 432 23 185.00 $185.00 $799
442–446 444 21 195.00–198.00 $196.86 $874 -21.68
452–469 fancy 463 55 202.50–222.50 $215.40 $997
459–496 478 107 179.00–196.00 $192.01 $918 -0.44
487 value added 487 47 203.00 $203.00 $989
501–541 fancy 518 103 190.00–196.00 $195.21 $1,011
509–548 526 269 172.00–188.00 $178.18 $937 -4.03
526 unweaned 526 9 170.00 $170.00 $894 -0.69
524–542 value added 538 25 184.00–187.00 $184.58 $993
551 fancy 551 49 183.00 $183.00 $1,008 -43.00
562 value added 562 9 177.00 $177.00 $995
564 unweaned 564 5 161.00 $161.00 $908 -3.86
550–590 571 288 161.00–175.00 $165.81 $947 -7.01
602–643 value added 625 25 158.00–168.00 $162.29 $1,014
602–641 627 403 155.00–171.00 $163.57 $1,026 -1.37
615–647 unweaned 640 42 157.00–161.00 $157.82 $1,010 -0.07
652–697 668 256 155.00–166.00 $161.94 $1,082 -2.00
673–688 unweaned 678 62 151.00–157.00 $152.96 $1,037 -0.10
685 value added 685 11 163.00 $163.00 $1,117
701–742 726 855 155.00–169.50 $164.16 $1,192 -3.38
740 value added 740 19 157.00 $157.00 $1,162
753–757 755 119 167.75–168.00 $167.88 $1,267 +0.60
766–786 773 34 155.00–157.00 $155.72 $1,204 -11.56
805–841 832 919 155.00–166.00 $164.69 $1,370 +0.13
855–868 860 159 154.00–168.00 $159.69 $1,373 -7.26
910 910 215 160.50 $160.50 $1,461 +4.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 7 180.00 $180.00 $711 -11.75
406–436 421 47 175.00–181.00 $178.83 $753 -5.91
424 unweaned 424 24 174.00 $174.00 $738 +1.50
468–487 476 34 172.00–180.00 $175.04 $833 -1.86
480 unweaned 480 10 152.50 $152.50 $732 -0.50
480 value added 480 4 156.00 $156.00 $749
508–542 523 74 152.00–174.00 $166.01 $868 -5.02
523 523 6 151.00 $151.00 $790 -20.03
554–587 572 76 155.00–162.00 $159.68 $913 -5.17
581–594 unweaned 588 41 150.00–154.00 $152.27 $895 -6.74
628 unweaned 628 12 150.00 $150.00 $942 -5.05
603–638 631 93 145.00–158.00 $155.92 $984 -4.47
639 639 7 150.00 $150.00 $958 -10.39
650–692 664 163 150.00–155.00 $153.57 $1,020 -4.84
702–740 719 384 145.00–155.00 $152.49 $1,096 -2.07
774 thin fleshed 774 18 159.00 $159.00 $1,231
757–799 777 642 148.00–159.00 $154.76 $1,202 -7.24
838 838 37 153.00 $153.00 $1,282 -5.72
842 842 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,221 -13.72
862 862 385 148.50 $148.50 $1,280 -2.30
891 891 27 145.00 $145.00 $1,292 -5.80
906 906 19 143.50 $143.50 $1,300 -1.50
1180 1180 47 123.00 $123.00 $1,451
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 16 121.00 $121.00 $396
402 unweaned 402 9 137.00 $137.00 $551
451 451 23 157.00 $157.00 $708
510 unweaned 510 10 133.00 $133.00 $678 +3.00
608 608 22 150.00 $150.00 $912 +6.63
669 value added 669 15 138.00 $138.00 $923
748 748 44 130.50 $130.50 $976
751 751 30 140.00 $140.00 $1,051 -3.00
964 964 83 131.00 $131.00 $1,263

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 17 160.00 $160.00 $515
348 fancy 348 66 188.00 $188.00 $654
375–397 390 39 163.00–164.00 $163.32 $637 -15.51
410–446 value added 416 43 157.00–165.00 $163.60 $681
412–429 419 92 157.00–168.00 $165.38 $693 -14.34
455–497 472 138 150.00–167.00 $156.16 $737 -4.58
499 unweaned 499 10 159.00 $159.00 $793 +18.00
508 unweaned 508 8 145.00 $145.00 $737 -2.72
501–535 521 300 147.00–159.00 $150.67 $785 -2.77
555 value added 555 28 145.00 $145.00 $805
553–593 573 114 142.00–156.00 $145.16 $832 -5.83
557–591 unweaned 573 96 138.00–145.00 $141.89 $813 -10.61
600–635 611 202 140.00–151.00 $145.27 $888 -8.42
606–637 unweaned 614 41 137.00–145.50 $143.14 $879 -1.36
615–648 value added 631 35 137.00–144.50 $140.76 $888
653 value added 653 23 151.00 $151.00 $986
656 unweaned 656 5 135.00 $135.00 $886 -8.00
655–699 680 233 145.00–157.00 $148.16 $1,007 -6.96
705–742 727 172 143.00–152.00 $146.81 $1,067 -10.21
766–798 779 472 144.50–147.00 $145.12 $1,130 -11.66
846 846 7 135.00 $135.00 $1,142 ±0.00
904–936 911 93 132.00–135.50 $134.55 $1,226
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–381 379 14 150.00–155.00 $152.48 $578 +2.35
403 unweaned 403 10 127.00 $127.00 $512
415 415 14 137.50 $137.50 $571 -17.04
423 value added 423 14 141.00 $141.00 $596
401–445 435 43 147.50–157.00 $151.57 $659 -2.97
473–496 489 88 140.00–147.00 $141.35 $691 -11.27
526 value added 526 11 134.00–147.00 $141.09 $742
511–548 538 72 140.00–144.00 $142.37 $766 -5.57
562–594 583 138 135.00–144.00 $140.09 $817 -2.68
587–589 unweaned 588 29 134.00–141.00 $138.35 $813 +7.61
621–637 unweaned 626 49 129.00–146.50 $138.71 $868 -1.91
622–649 633 200 134.00–150.00 $141.86 $898 -2.35
652–683 664 210 135.00–146.00 $138.29 $918 +1.74
668 668 35 138.00 $138.00 $922 +1.45
661–679 unweaned 669 29 129.00–133.00 $130.82 $875 +6.82
743–746 745 28 127.00–136.00 $131.49 $980 -8.51
767–799 775 162 135.00–144.00 $142.35 $1,103
886 886 16 135.00 $135.00 $1,196 -3.00
971 971 40 130.00 $130.00 $1,262 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 21 142.00 $142.00 $463
354 354 11 157.50 $157.50 $558 +22.77
410–443 434 53 125.00–150.00 $134.14 $582
448 unweaned 448 58 133.50 $133.50 $598
531–538 537 91 137.00–140.00 $137.33 $737 +3.94
552–570 564 42 130.00–147.00 $141.05 $796
618 618 23 120.00 $120.00 $742 -10.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–430 410 23 162.50–195.00 $172.88 $709
453–481 466 26 176.00–180.00 $178.09 $830
516 unweaned 516 7 155.00 $155.00 $800
552 552 15 162.00 $162.00 $894 -2.97
644 unweaned 644 7 134.00 $134.00 $863 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 unweaned 419 7 175.00 $175.00 $733
580 unweaned 580 15 140.00 $140.00 $812
603 603 8 139.00 $139.00 $838
667 unweaned 667 5 133.00 $133.00 $887
773 unweaned 773 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,005

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
171–190 181 125 35.00 $35.00 $63
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 17 182.00 $182.00 $914

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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.