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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

5,207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $148.91/cwt +1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 870 lb · 632 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.46/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 778 lb · 560 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.31/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,272/hd at 814 lb · 293 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,207 7,412 8,114
Feeder cattle 5,207 7,412 8,114

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand good for all classes of feeder cattle. Steer and heifer calves that were long weaned and ready to turn out to graze sold steady, new crop or un-weaned calves sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand moderate. Quality average to attractive. Storms are in the forecast for middle of the week bringing chances of hail and tornadoes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 31 237.50 $237.50 $582 —
314 314 30 210.00 $210.00 $659 -19.18
365–388 377 6 215.00–222.50 $218.86 $825 -11.14
400–443 415 23 200.00–212.00 $205.22 $852 -9.49
464–498 472 56 200.00–205.00 $202.92 $958 -5.02
503–544 524 18 192.00–194.00 $192.96 $1,011 -3.19
558–594 573 59 190.00–197.00 $193.25 $1,107 +2.09
603–632 619 116 173.00–184.00 $177.59 $1,099 -1.97
655–693 675 68 169.00–171.00 $169.82 $1,146 -0.74
718–746 736 151 157.00–168.00 $162.85 $1,199 +1.34
766 766 24 144.50 $144.50 $1,107 -13.38
754–794 779 536 153.00–165.50 $160.13 $1,247 +2.25
802–830 814 293 152.00–157.00 $156.31 $1,272 +0.57
851–896 870 632 145.50–150.50 $148.91 $1,296 +1.57
907–939 929 167 143.50–146.75 $145.08 $1,348 -0.52
965 thin fleshed 965 103 145.50–145.85 $145.68 $1,406 —
1056 1056 22 134.00 $134.00 $1,415 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
211 211 10 212.50 $212.50 $448 —
347 347 43 197.50 $197.50 $685 -8.00
417–447 433 55 197.00–197.50 $197.23 $854 —
503–538 523 61 173.00–183.00 $176.66 $924 —
573–584 581 25 165.50–172.50 $167.43 $973 —
610–628 620 84 160.00–181.00 $170.63 $1,058 +3.13
717 717 13 161.00 $161.00 $1,154 +3.00
773 thin fleshed 773 126 157.25 $157.25 $1,216 —
772–795 781 28 148.00–152.50 $149.80 $1,170 —
847 847 116 148.00–149.00 $148.48 $1,258 —
869 869 22 143.00 $143.00 $1,243 -0.72
905 905 28 140.00 $140.00 $1,267 +3.18
952–967 958 65 129.00–136.00 $131.72 $1,262 -1.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 7 146.00 $146.00 $797 —
576 576 7 141.00 $141.00 $812 —
758 758 19 146.50 $146.50 $1,110 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 10 202.50 $202.50 $782 +10.00
419–431 425 71 180.50–187.50 $184.94 $786 +2.44
453 thin fleshed 453 18 185.00 $185.00 $838 —
454–499 474 98 164.00–175.00 $171.37 $812 -3.49
520 fancy 520 23 174.00 $174.00 $905 —
529 529 13 164.00 $164.00 $868 -4.52
564 564 13 163.00 $163.00 $919 -1.09
632 632 76 158.00 $158.00 $999 +0.98
654–698 676 208 152.00–160.00 $156.19 $1,056 +5.45
716–730 723 124 149.00–151.25 $150.08 $1,085 +3.29
761 761 104 145.00 $145.00 $1,103 +3.37
793 fancy 793 74 163.50 $163.50 $1,297 —
804–816 810 132 141.25–142.50 $141.91 $1,149 +8.41
868–893 882 153 136.00–139.50 $137.46 $1,212 +3.94
940 940 54 137.00 $137.00 $1,288 +6.00
953 953 15 130.00 $130.00 $1,239 +3.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 21 155.50 $155.50 $849 —
573 573 8 159.00 $159.00 $911 +8.00
605 605 16 147.00 $147.00 $889 +0.25
640 unweaned 640 7 140.00 $140.00 $896 —
674 674 23 153.00 $153.00 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 19 141.00 $141.00 $823 —
805 805 8 114.00 $114.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 7 134.00 $134.00 $591 —
487 487 6 132.00 $132.00 $643 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 21 200.00 $200.00 $668 —
363 363 14 187.50 $187.50 $681 —
446 446 16 195.00 $195.00 $870 —
561 561 9 167.50 $167.50 $940 —

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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.