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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 23, 2023

9,307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $204.16/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 807 lb · 621 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.60/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 674 lb · 560 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $193.70/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,502/hd at 775 lb · 549 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,307 6,214 6,264
Feeder cattle 9,307 6,214 6,264

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Demand good to very good for yearlings. Quality average to attractive for feeders. Steer and heifer calves sold sharply higher with instances as much as 15.00 higher. Demand very good for calves and stocker cattle. Much cooler than average temperatures and moisture has swept across the trade area over the weekend and early in the week.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–246 241 16 355.00–360.00 $357.13 $861
329 329 31 330.00 $330.00 $1,086 +22.03
353–397 385 102 289.00–304.00 $299.77 $1,154 +24.77
407–445 424 64 295.00–307.50 $300.03 $1,272 +12.53
455–494 472 51 272.50–305.00 $288.79 $1,363 +13.55
473 thin fleshed 473 20 310.00 $310.00 $1,466
510–537 523 104 270.00–284.00 $272.35 $1,424 +8.51
569 569 24 280.00 $280.00 $1,593 +21.29
610 610 13 260.00 $260.00 $1,586 +8.12
611 unweaned 611 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,515
654–688 673 195 217.00–244.00 $221.89 $1,493
726–746 739 66 212.00–223.00 $218.08 $1,612 +4.89
755–791 778 120 211.00–218.00 $212.45 $1,653 +2.16
800–839 807 621 201.00–213.00 $204.16 $1,648 +1.87
850 fancy 850 62 206.50 $206.50 $1,755
857–894 874 355 194.00–205.00 $200.49 $1,752 +8.12
906–946 928 481 190.00–199.50 $193.87 $1,799 +3.41
954–987 973 144 186.00–189.00 $187.66 $1,826 +0.52
1004–1044 1033 72 179.00–180.50 $179.41 $1,853 +0.52
1050–1093 1057 531 167.00–180.00 $175.16 $1,851
1130 1130 14 165.50 $165.50 $1,870 -2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 13 265.00 $265.00 $996 +25.00
403–421 408 38 277.00–277.50 $277.14 $1,131
472–479 475 20 261.00–262.50 $261.82 $1,244 -8.18
513 513 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,359 +26.26
559–588 581 123 236.00–260.00 $243.77 $1,416 +14.21
603–618 615 103 230.00–234.00 $233.28 $1,435
681 681 13 229.00 $229.00 $1,559 +5.50
745 745 62 206.00 $206.00 $1,535 -7.43
764–799 789 159 196.50–208.50 $204.31 $1,612 +5.84
823 823 10 182.00 $182.00 $1,498 -10.31
873–886 883 107 185.00–190.00 $187.25 $1,653 -1.21
933–938 937 218 188.00 $188.00 $1,762 +4.00
988 988 86 178.00 $178.00 $1,759 -0.50
1048 1048 5 173.00 $173.00 $1,813
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 9 231.00 $231.00 $989
591 591 14 235.00 $235.00 $1,389
645 645 18 222.00 $222.00 $1,432
671 671 42 180.00 $180.00 $1,208

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 10 315.00 $315.00 $929
324–345 332 22 275.00–295.00 $287.43 $954 +17.43
385 thin fleshed 385 12 280.00 $280.00 $1,078 -25.00
360–396 387 42 257.50–270.00 $260.36 $1,008 +24.74
403–445 422 27 262.50–275.00 $268.36 $1,132 +8.36
470–485 479 59 262.50–275.00 $267.64 $1,282 +30.29
503–507 505 54 241.00–245.00 $243.08 $1,228 +3.74
564 unweaned 564 21 230.00 $230.00 $1,297
552–598 581 134 235.00–245.00 $236.86 $1,376 +9.36
608 fancy 608 94 244.00 $244.00 $1,484
602–640 619 277 216.00–239.00 $225.62 $1,397 +12.96
650–697 674 560 200.00–215.00 $207.60 $1,399 +5.72
713–746 722 304 197.00–205.00 $200.97 $1,451 -0.30
762 fancy 762 58 207.25 $207.25 $1,579
753–798 777 491 187.00–199.00 $192.10 $1,493 ±0.00
805–843 818 466 181.00–191.00 $187.79 $1,536 +3.23
857–898 882 230 177.50–183.50 $180.28 $1,590 +0.81
924–934 931 82 176.00–178.00 $176.61 $1,644
908–945 934 42 165.00–171.00 $166.81 $1,558
988 988 10 170.00 $170.00 $1,680
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 thin fleshed 329 10 290.00 $290.00 $954
389 389 18 250.00 $250.00 $972 +25.00
402–449 431 87 224.00–255.00 $242.26 $1,044 +13.02
451–491 478 70 220.00–241.00 $235.56 $1,126 +8.64
506–543 523 129 221.00–229.00 $225.38 $1,179 +6.75
560 unweaned 560 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,176
566 566 9 214.00 $214.00 $1,211 +6.60
588 588 26 229.00 $229.00 $1,347 +21.60
606 thin fleshed 606 24 202.00 $202.00 $1,224
614–648 622 72 188.00–214.00 $207.98 $1,294 +5.73
703–747 723 187 190.00–196.00 $194.12 $1,403
799 799 22 183.50 $183.50 $1,466
812 812 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,421
868–898 873 64 175.00–176.00 $175.41 $1,531 +0.41
952 952 7 168.00 $168.00 $1,599
1000 1000 5 152.50 $152.50 $1,525
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 8 210.00 $210.00 $674
572 572 21 208.00 $208.00 $1,190
869 869 12 150.00 $150.00 $1,304
903 903 11 152.00 $152.00 $1,373

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 11 260.00 $260.00 $1,037
416 416 14 255.00 $255.00 $1,061
461–491 481 28 230.00–245.00 $234.62 $1,129
534–545 unweaned 537 52 228.00–232.50 $229.32 $1,231
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 16 290.00 $290.00 $1,105

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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.