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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

6,893 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.78/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 771 lb · 531 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.75/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,743/hd at 724 lb · 367 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $245.55/cwt +3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,038/hd at 830 lb · 359 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,893 5,100 9,686
Feeder cattle 6,893 5,100 9,686

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand good for feeders. Steer and heifer calves traded with a higher undertone on limited comparable sales. Demand moderate to good. Quality average to attractive.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 4 345.00 $345.00 $935
331 331 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,109 +12.99
366–382 375 11 325.00–345.00 $331.90 $1,245 +3.85
405–422 418 16 300.00–325.00 $319.17 $1,334 +1.67
455–481 472 29 295.00–312.50 $303.28 $1,431
507–539 520 89 282.50–298.00 $291.97 $1,518 +5.32
556 thin fleshed 556 11 300.00 $300.00 $1,668
550–595 563 49 275.00–287.00 $280.85 $1,581 +7.19
600–645 621 156 262.00–276.00 $269.11 $1,671 -2.39
653–699 666 81 255.00–272.00 $264.37 $1,761
706 thin fleshed 706 32 268.00 $268.00 $1,892
703–743 727 270 256.00–264.50 $260.14 $1,891 +4.07
754–789 776 310 242.50–254.00 $251.14 $1,949
805–849 830 359 240.00–252.50 $245.55 $2,038 +3.60
878–897 890 359 234.50–239.00 $237.97 $2,118 -0.56
903–948 930 333 237.50–245.50 $240.00 $2,232 +1.50
956–983 972 104 233.00–239.00 $237.28 $2,306 +1.83
983 983 115 223.00 $223.00 $2,192 -12.45
1059 1059 17 228.50 $228.50 $2,420
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 325.00 $325.00 $887
308 308 2 275.00 $275.00 $847
363–389 381 12 275.00–305.00 $296.23 $1,129
426–448 437 12 275.00–290.00 $282.31 $1,234 -12.69
478–495 485 11 272.50–285.00 $279.16 $1,354 -0.17
527–548 544 30 267.50–277.50 $275.50 $1,499 +20.50
593 593 5 267.50 $267.50 $1,586 +10.68
600–647 625 73 257.00–268.00 $262.96 $1,644 +2.96
642 unweaned 642 16 225.00 $225.00 $1,444
675–695 692 38 243.00–252.50 $243.24 $1,683
721–746 729 109 242.00–248.00 $242.91 $1,771 +1.99
798 798 26 246.00 $246.00 $1,963 +8.53
830–849 843 348 228.00–239.50 $237.18 $1,999 +3.72
855–897 886 344 225.00–234.00 $230.22 $2,040 +6.11
919–941 922 146 221.00–237.00 $227.89 $2,101 +1.34
988–991 990 33 220.00–233.00 $224.72 $2,225 +8.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 4 255.00 $255.00 $997
550 550 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,430
638 638 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,340
650–685 668 2 202.50–210.00 $206.35 $1,378
727–745 729 11 230.00–232.00 $230.19 $1,678
780–794 793 17 211.00–218.00 $217.60 $1,726
934 934 30 220.00 $220.00 $2,055
964–969 966 43 215.00–217.00 $216.11 $2,088 +0.43

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 43 300.00–315.00 $306.54 $981 +30.56
362–385 365 24 280.00–305.00 $297.64 $1,086 +30.14
368 thin fleshed 368 53 317.50 $317.50 $1,168
411–439 432 39 280.00–300.00 $288.03 $1,244 +10.53
462–493 474 67 260.00–280.00 $266.38 $1,263 +2.67
505–540 521 51 247.50–262.50 $252.14 $1,314 -1.31
552–595 573 52 251.00–257.50 $254.24 $1,457 -1.84
610 thin fleshed 610 32 266.00 $266.00 $1,623
601–645 632 318 241.00–257.50 $248.05 $1,568 +3.05
657–699 677 141 230.00–248.00 $240.36 $1,627 -3.58
701–744 724 367 235.00–245.00 $240.75 $1,743 +3.30
750–795 771 531 220.00–240.00 $229.78 $1,772 +2.28
874 874 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,914 ±0.00
903 903 18 216.50 $216.50 $1,955 +1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 290.00 $290.00 $696
279 279 5 290.00 $290.00 $809
352–396 381 22 265.00–275.00 $269.57 $1,027
400–440 426 20 237.50–280.00 $256.37 $1,092
453–465 460 7 242.50–247.50 $244.61 $1,125
516–546 530 55 225.00–251.00 $238.62 $1,265 -6.95
555–596 583 51 227.50–247.50 $241.13 $1,406 -1.55
600–638 610 75 220.00–241.00 $231.04 $1,409
651–695 675 131 220.00–238.00 $229.62 $1,550 -5.13
726–740 733 21 212.00–233.50 $222.92 $1,634
795 795 10 223.00 $223.00 $1,773 +1.00
819–838 829 183 210.00–223.00 $219.29 $1,818
868–881 875 44 209.00–218.00 $213.74 $1,870
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 3 245.00–290.00 $268.13 $885
540 540 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,296
590 590 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,180
736–740 736 16 210.00–222.50 $210.79 $1,551
774 774 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,625
978 978 20 189.00 $189.00 $1,848

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
213 213 2 300.00 $300.00 $639
290 290 7 310.00 $310.00 $899
333 333 3 295.00 $295.00 $982
371 thin fleshed 371 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,243
355–395 385 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,174
403–440 435 49 283.00–310.00 $285.74 $1,243 -22.94
452–455 453 6 287.50–290.00 $289.58 $1,312
540 540 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,431
575–579 577 16 252.50–255.00 $253.75 $1,464
634–637 635 8 247.50 $247.50 $1,572
683 683 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,605
705 705 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,657
755 755 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,736
855 855 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,796
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–478 463 14 257.50–260.00 $259.63 $1,202
715 715 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,698
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,238
595 595 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,443
665 665 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,247

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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.