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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

7,128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.18/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,439/hd at 871 lb · 343 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $173.71/cwt +5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 561 lb · 303 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $182.29/cwt -2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,351/hd at 741 lb · 297 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,128 6,581 6,578
Feeder cattle 7,128 6,581 6,578

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady to 1.00 higher. Demand moderate. Steer calves that were long weaned with multiple rounds of shots traded mostly steady, weaned heifers were 2.00-3.00 lower. Un-weaned bawling steer and heifer calves sold sharply lower instances to 10.00-12.00 lower. Demand moderate for weaned cattle, light for bawling calves

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 thin fleshed 305 18 255.00 $255.00 $778 —
321–343 335 41 215.00–232.50 $220.72 $739 -21.95
358–397 378 46 200.00–220.00 $215.46 $814 +1.15
419 unweaned 419 25 191.00 $191.00 $800 —
411–440 431 95 200.00–218.00 $210.37 $907 -10.30
459–485 479 44 194.00–213.00 $207.78 $995 +3.82
507–544 519 163 190.00–199.00 $193.38 $1,004 +1.88
539 unweaned 539 25 182.00 $182.00 $981 —
556–564 562 23 190.00–196.00 $194.45 $1,093 -9.17
606–646 624 167 182.00–191.00 $187.06 $1,167 -0.49
627 unweaned 627 10 181.00 $181.00 $1,135 —
641 thin fleshed 641 27 197.00 $197.00 $1,263 —
665–699 683 236 184.50–186.25 $185.23 $1,265 -4.77
715–749 741 297 180.00–183.50 $182.29 $1,351 -2.97
754–796 771 183 174.00–183.50 $180.77 $1,394 -1.53
809–846 823 257 174.50–179.50 $176.57 $1,453 -3.03
852–876 863 118 178.00–179.00 $178.54 $1,541 +0.35
1010 1010 54 158.00 $158.00 $1,596 +4.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–347 329 27 190.00 $190.00 $625 -25.97
490 490 8 190.00 $190.00 $931 +9.63
499 unweaned 499 17 179.00 $179.00 $893 —
541 541 20 176.00 $176.00 $952 -9.45
561 unweaned 561 28 181.00 $181.00 $1,015 +3.00
552–589 573 161 181.00–188.50 $185.95 $1,065 +4.06
621–629 626 19 170.00–176.00 $173.81 $1,088 -6.19
628 unweaned 628 20 167.00 $167.00 $1,049 -2.00
665–685 unweaned 671 39 167.50–175.00 $173.70 $1,166 —
688–693 689 129 170.00–174.00 $173.44 $1,195 -11.89
711–736 729 116 171.00–178.00 $173.07 $1,262 —
752 unweaned 752 18 169.00 $169.00 $1,271 —
761–798 784 181 174.50–180.00 $177.52 $1,392 +6.13
809 unweaned 809 47 155.50 $155.50 $1,258 —
814–844 832 181 167.00–174.50 $171.66 $1,428 —
850–896 871 343 160.75–172.00 $165.18 $1,439 -2.82
915–945 932 82 163.00–166.50 $165.03 $1,538 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 48 153.00 $153.00 $1,063 —
751 751 21 169.00 $169.00 $1,269 —
874–894 887 64 151.00–153.00 $151.97 $1,348 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
906 906 17 141.00 $141.00 $1,277 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 thin fleshed 359 6 200.00 $200.00 $718 —
389 389 29 191.00 $191.00 $743 -4.29
407 407 16 182.00 $182.00 $741 -5.43
469–498 484 112 172.00–185.00 $180.62 $874 -1.73
510–536 519 142 174.00–184.00 $178.63 $927 +0.33
560–591 574 170 172.00–182.00 $176.26 $1,012 -0.85
614–643 631 116 174.00–182.50 $177.58 $1,121 -3.43
651–698 665 274 168.00–178.50 $173.98 $1,157 +1.28
702–731 716 247 168.00–175.00 $171.61 $1,229 +1.59
786–787 787 143 165.00–169.75 $167.89 $1,321 +0.26
809–833 820 45 163.50–166.50 $165.03 $1,353 +1.03
826 fancy 826 72 170.00 $170.00 $1,404 —
856–882 870 33 161.00–164.50 $162.56 $1,414 —
905 fancy 905 13 164.00 $164.00 $1,484 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–335 319 38 165.00–166.00 $165.47 $528 -17.03
343 343 6 180.00 $180.00 $617 —
378 unweaned 378 22 150.00 $150.00 $567 —
358–398 388 81 175.00–183.00 $178.78 $694 -2.21
452–472 466 31 164.00–167.50 $165.10 $769 -8.34
489 thin fleshed 489 143 179.50 $179.50 $878 +2.50
513 unweaned 513 9 155.00 $155.00 $795 —
535–544 542 84 158.00–164.00 $160.79 $871 -7.22
554 thin fleshed 554 240 177.50 $177.50 $983 —
586–598 588 63 156.00–169.00 $159.27 $937 -8.55
604 unweaned 604 11 151.00 $151.00 $912 —
626–647 636 44 169.00–173.00 $171.53 $1,091 -0.08
661 661 23 156.00 $156.00 $1,031 -12.36
699 unweaned 699 18 150.00 $150.00 $1,048 —
729 729 25 153.00–162.00 $159.84 $1,165 -6.09
815 815 11 159.00 $159.00 $1,296 +4.00
892 892 10 155.00 $155.00 $1,383 +4.00
1077 1077 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,411 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
219 219 24 167.00 $167.00 $366 —
334 334 12 157.00 $157.00 $524 —
353–359 357 24 150.00–155.00 $153.35 $547 —
522 522 43 169.00 $169.00 $882 —
586 586 12 158.00 $158.00 $926 -2.00
631 631 34 156.50 $156.50 $988 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 25 192.50 $192.50 $520 —
419 unweaned 419 13 175.00 $175.00 $733 —
446 446 7 175.00 $175.00 $780 —
490 490 7 180.00 $180.00 $882 —
505–535 514 34 168.00–172.00 $169.22 $870 —
553 553 30 169.00 $169.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–382 382 25 200.00–232.00 $205.11 $784 -20.89
442 442 32 195.00 $195.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 unweaned 442 14 155.00 $155.00 $685 —

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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.