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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

10,427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $183.02/cwt +8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 781 lb · 576 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $180.34/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 716 lb · 515 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $175.79/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,467/hd at 835 lb · 466 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,427 9,698 13,769
Feeder cattle 10,427 9,698 13,769

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Demand good for feeders. Steer calves sold 8.00-12.00 higher, instances to as much as 15.00 higher. Heifer calves traded 6.00-10 higher. Demand very good again this week for light weight cattle suitable for grazing.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–295 278 20 250.00 $250.00 $695 —
336–344 341 15 220.00–247.50 $230.85 $787 +0.85
355–396 373 68 225.00–245.00 $239.66 $894 +8.13
382–387 fancy 385 58 248.00–252.00 $249.57 $961 —
401–447 419 178 203.00–232.50 $219.88 $921 +15.66
426 unweaned 426 47 189.00 $189.00 $805 —
431–438 fancy 436 27 240.00–247.50 $242.47 $1,057 +4.97
459 unweaned 459 10 188.00 $188.00 $863 —
453–470 fancy 463 31 229.00–235.00 $231.75 $1,073 -6.90
461–490 477 60 217.50–222.00 $220.14 $1,050 +4.31
503–518 fancy 509 103 223.00–226.00 $224.31 $1,142 +12.31
511–547 532 283 199.00–219.00 $212.95 $1,133 +10.66
550–560 550 124 197.00–219.00 $207.90 $1,143 +15.33
608–627 unweaned 619 82 180.00–183.00 $182.05 $1,127 +14.94
602–636 621 382 181.00–202.50 $191.27 $1,188 -0.11
661 unweaned 661 8 178.00 $178.00 $1,177 +8.75
651–696 674 396 180.50–197.50 $185.41 $1,250 +5.58
700–735 715 482 175.00–189.00 $180.02 $1,287 +11.52
733 unweaned 733 12 170.00 $170.00 $1,246 +2.00
738 thin fleshed 738 21 193.50 $193.50 $1,428 —
763 fancy 763 221 189.50 $189.50 $1,446 —
773–794 793 355 167.00–179.50 $178.98 $1,419 +5.35
832 fancy 832 62 186.50 $186.50 $1,552 +6.00
815–849 835 404 171.00–175.50 $174.15 $1,454 +0.28
920 920 105 169.50 $169.50 $1,559 +1.52
1025 1025 52 156.00 $156.00 $1,599 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76 76 12 169.00 $169.00 $128 —
393–395 395 15 207.00–220.00 $216.61 $856 +2.86
438 438 20 195.00 $195.00 $854 +5.00
451–494 480 58 183.00–202.00 $195.34 $938 +5.34
515 515 25 180.00 $180.00 $927 -1.68
545 unweaned 545 16 177.00 $177.00 $965 —
560–595 574 211 177.00–197.00 $188.83 $1,084 +11.20
599 unweaned 599 29 188.00 $188.00 $1,126 +17.53
603–641 625 138 167.00–182.00 $177.67 $1,110 +7.15
671–691 681 128 163.00–179.00 $175.30 $1,194 +4.49
697 unweaned 697 12 165.00 $165.00 $1,150 —
713–723 721 92 169.00–176.00 $173.27 $1,249 +5.94
751–776 762 128 169.00–170.00 $169.79 $1,294 -0.28
800–835 816 45 154.00–170.00 $166.83 $1,361 -3.00
943 943 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,537 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 19 175.00 $175.00 $359 —
580 580 12 149.00 $149.00 $864 —
772 772 20 158.00 $158.00 $1,220 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 fancy 287 12 227.50 $227.50 $653 —
321–346 335 35 190.00–210.00 $198.79 $666 —
366 fancy 366 24 215.00 $215.00 $787 -1.89
366–397 388 60 195.00–210.00 $202.56 $786 +32.56
407 thin fleshed 407 40 210.00 $210.00 $855 —
403–438 425 96 189.00–204.00 $192.64 $819 +7.53
428 unweaned 428 60 180.00 $180.00 $770 —
457–489 477 257 177.00–194.50 $186.71 $891 +2.39
511–548 534 304 169.00–181.00 $175.45 $937 +3.88
575–593 584 285 169.00–189.00 $177.74 $1,038 +9.01
604–644 621 342 168.00–178.50 $172.44 $1,071 +3.44
606–641 unweaned 626 42 161.00–163.00 $161.74 $1,012 +5.74
651–686 669 240 165.00–175.00 $169.68 $1,135 +1.85
711–731 723 76 164.00–167.00 $165.60 $1,197 +0.56
772–781 774 122 165.50–168.00 $167.14 $1,294 -0.65
801–835 818 148 159.50–165.00 $162.52 $1,329 +1.77
898 898 14 159.00 $159.00 $1,428 —
918 918 12 153.00 $153.00 $1,405 -6.61
972 972 14 141.00 $141.00 $1,371 -3.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–396 359 64 170.00–178.00 $175.59 $630 +0.35
449 449 21 170.00–190.00 $181.43 $815 +13.37
461–499 485 112 168.00–176.00 $173.49 $841 +10.98
506–549 536 203 150.00–165.00 $160.36 $860 +1.38
568–584 578 94 157.00–168.00 $163.25 $944 +7.25
605–638 unweaned 616 52 149.00–155.00 $153.96 $948 +3.96
624 624 12 159.00 $159.00 $992 -3.93
653–689 662 145 161.50–166.75 $165.56 $1,096 +5.56
704–748 717 47 156.00–161.00 $158.33 $1,135 +1.33
790–794 792 71 157.00–161.00 $159.12 $1,260 +0.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 3 175.00 $175.00 $555 —
422 422 5 160.00 $160.00 $675 —
465 465 17 154.00 $154.00 $716 —
573 573 19 143.00 $143.00 $819 —
618 618 12 151.00 $151.00 $933 —
695 695 12 154.00 $154.00 $1,070 —
791 791 7 143.00 $143.00 $1,131 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 12 222.50 $222.50 $701 —
358 358 11 215.00 $215.00 $770 -2.32
402–404 403 22 216.00–221.00 $219.40 $884 +19.37
463 463 14 200.00 $200.00 $926 —
501 501 5 187.00 $187.00 $937 -1.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553–591 558 28 155.00–278.00 $259.40 $1,447 —
643 unweaned 643 10 163.00 $163.00 $1,048 —
706 unweaned 706 13 154.00 $154.00 $1,087 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 unweaned 518 20 149.00 $149.00 $772 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 81 120.00 $120.00 $497 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 23 80.00 $80.00 $216 —
405 405 11 80.00 $80.00 $324 —

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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.