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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 15, 2023

8,261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.91/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,773/hd at 768 lb · 718 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.38/cwt +0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 620 lb · 625 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $251.71/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 774 lb · 554 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,261 6,893 8,419
Feeder cattle 8,261 6,893 8,419

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady with heavier weights 1.00 higher. Demand moderate for feeders. Quality plain to average, few attractive. Steers and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Much cooler temperatures has swept across the trade area bring much needed relief from triple digits as well as rainfall.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 330.00 $330.00 $980 -15.00
313 fancy 313 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,096
381 381 15 337.50 $337.50 $1,286 +5.60
416 fancy 416 11 337.50 $337.50 $1,404
431–433 432 21 315.00–320.00 $318.57 $1,376 -0.60
469 unweaned 469 47 289.00 $289.00 $1,355
488 488 11 317.50 $317.50 $1,549 +14.22
512–527 518 53 285.00–307.50 $291.36 $1,509 -0.61
568–569 569 40 275.00–287.50 $278.43 $1,584 -2.42
604–625 613 26 262.50–270.00 $267.37 $1,639 -1.74
634 fancy 634 80 284.50 $284.50 $1,804
614–645 unweaned 635 39 247.50–258.00 $250.34 $1,590
657–677 unweaned 668 47 246.00–254.00 $250.57 $1,674
656–699 685 156 255.00–267.00 $261.94 $1,794 -2.43
711–719 unweaned 716 32 250.00–254.00 $251.74 $1,802
702–739 721 20 255.00–257.00 $256.03 $1,846 -4.11
757 thin fleshed 757 285 261.50 $261.50 $1,980
762–781 unweaned 779 54 231.00–235.00 $234.64 $1,828
770–799 796 215 242.75–245.00 $243.01 $1,934 -8.13
802–844 825 470 238.00–246.00 $242.49 $2,001 -3.06
858–886 869 223 238.00–240.00 $238.45 $2,072 +0.48
906–924 922 129 238.00–240.00 $238.20 $2,196 -1.80
967–980 976 254 223.00–234.50 $226.50 $2,211 -10.78
986 986 150 210.00 $210.00 $2,071 -13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–446 443 11 240.00–295.00 $265.18 $1,175 -17.13
474–499 485 14 263.00–290.00 $274.91 $1,333 -4.25
531–536 532 22 256.00–270.00 $259.84 $1,382 -15.66
575 unweaned 575 12 260.00 $260.00 $1,495
590 590 22 263.00 $263.00 $1,552 -4.50
630 630 16 257.50 $257.50 $1,622 -5.46
645 unweaned 645 13 245.00 $245.00 $1,580 +20.00
653 unweaned 653 9 236.00 $236.00 $1,541
693–698 696 58 240.00–249.00 $243.04 $1,692 -0.20
718 unweaned 718 10 242.00 $242.00 $1,738
738–747 745 212 242.00–247.00 $243.30 $1,813 +0.39
750–781 763 22 230.00–240.00 $235.81 $1,799 -10.19
834 834 11 220.00 $220.00 $1,835 -17.18
825–849 841 147 236.50–239.50 $237.64 $1,999 +0.46
886–895 894 132 226.00–230.50 $229.99 $2,056 -0.23
919–947 939 282 225.50–235.00 $227.96 $2,141 +0.07
956–987 965 456 217.00–224.50 $220.67 $2,129 -4.05
1028–1043 1034 92 206.00–216.00 $211.73 $2,189
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 18 255.00 $255.00 $1,160
585 unweaned 585 11 234.00 $234.00 $1,369
823 823 15 222.00 $222.00 $1,827
915–932 931 127 212.00–220.00 $219.32 $2,042 -0.68
990 990 22 209.00 $209.00 $2,069 -7.11

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 9 292.50 $292.50 $1,082 -5.14
449 unweaned 449 40 286.00 $286.00 $1,284
455–490 483 47 264.00–280.00 $274.35 $1,325 +7.97
500 thin fleshed 500 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,360
516–545 524 24 257.00–267.50 $260.22 $1,364 +8.08
547 unweaned 547 13 248.00 $248.00 $1,357
565 thin fleshed 565 11 265.00 $265.00 $1,497
562–596 567 105 263.00–264.00 $263.85 $1,496 +9.61
563–599 unweaned 589 21 240.00–242.50 $241.82 $1,424
601–648 620 574 239.00–256.75 $250.65 $1,554 +2.60
615–647 unweaned 623 51 235.00–257.00 $247.35 $1,541
662–678 666 42 234.00–249.00 $244.15 $1,626 +3.79
667 unweaned 667 11 227.00 $227.00 $1,514
707–741 721 158 233.50–239.00 $237.01 $1,709 -3.74
742–745 unweaned 744 51 220.00–222.50 $220.44 $1,640
746 746 9 231.00 $231.00 $1,723 -9.75
750–795 768 718 224.00–243.50 $230.91 $1,773 +1.13
811–845 818 89 222.50–228.25 $226.11 $1,850
862–899 872 84 217.00–224.50 $221.72 $1,933 +2.72
966 966 30 206.50 $206.50 $1,995
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
239 239 11 290.00 $290.00 $693 ±0.00
485 485 36 240.00–252.50 $242.08 $1,174 -2.53
491 unweaned 491 6 244.00 $244.00 $1,198
519–533 522 32 232.00–247.00 $238.23 $1,244 -0.39
563–572 566 16 235.00–242.00 $239.35 $1,355 -1.78
568–598 unweaned 585 19 228.00–237.00 $233.32 $1,365
620 unweaned 620 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,395
602–640 624 78 233.00–239.00 $237.13 $1,480 +6.09
673–698 687 11 229.00 $229.00 $1,573 -0.62
703–732 720 115 220.00–235.50 $230.96 $1,663 +8.04
778–792 790 190 215.25–220.00 $215.77 $1,705 -7.23
899 899 58 214.00 $214.00 $1,924 +0.26
947 947 15 199.00 $199.00 $1,885
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 10 235.00 $235.00 $884
764 764 99 211.50 $211.50 $1,616 +1.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 6 272.50 $272.50 $1,431 +7.50
541 unweaned 541 7 252.00 $252.00 $1,363
615 615 13 248.00 $248.00 $1,525 +0.50
613–628 unweaned 621 24 236.00–252.50 $244.57 $1,519
805 unweaned 805 5 207.50 $207.50 $1,670
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,390
645 unweaned 645 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,574
713 unweaned 713 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,569
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 unweaned 494 6 217.50 $217.50 $1,074
510 unweaned 510 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,148
765 765 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,660

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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.