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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

7,057 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $250.79/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,940/hd at 773 lb · 985 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $269.97/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,671/hd at 619 lb · 343 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $240.00/cwt +1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,174/hd at 906 lb · 318 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,057 8,261 6,581
Feeder cattle 7,057 8,261 6,581

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold fully steady to firm. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good especially for cattle in thinner flesh condition. Steer and heifer calves that were weaned sold fully steady. Un-weaned calves sold with light demand. Triple digit temperatures are in the forecast for the rest of the week hampering livestock movement.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,092
373 373 9 307.50 $307.50 $1,147 -30.00
400–421 406 17 315.00–325.00 $318.05 $1,291 -0.52
476 476 14 305.00 $305.00 $1,452 -12.50
522 unweaned 522 18 282.50 $282.50 $1,475
541–546 542 40 290.00–297.50 $296.18 $1,605 +4.82
551–576 567 27 275.00 $275.00 $1,559 -3.43
583 unweaned 583 8 266.00 $266.00 $1,551
608–617 unweaned 611 53 250.00–259.00 $256.62 $1,568 +6.28
614 thin fleshed 614 160 278.00 $278.00 $1,707
616–648 628 130 262.50–275.00 $265.52 $1,667 -1.85
651–686 661 40 257.00–260.00 $259.14 $1,713 -2.80
661 unweaned 661 18 250.00 $250.00 $1,652 -0.57
681 thin fleshed 681 185 269.00 $269.00 $1,832
706–718 712 57 252.00–258.00 $255.01 $1,816 -1.02
759–777 thin fleshed 765 507 252.00–255.00 $253.35 $1,938 -8.15
773 unweaned 773 20 235.00 $235.00 $1,817 +0.36
756–793 780 206 243.00–249.50 $246.90 $1,926 +3.89
764–789 fancy 785 252 250.00–250.50 $250.08 $1,963
803 803 37 248.50 $248.50 $1,995 +6.01
860–878 868 232 241.00–246.00 $242.27 $2,103 +3.82
906 906 318 240.00 $240.00 $2,174 +1.80
978 978 32 226.00 $226.00 $2,210 -0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 9 275.00 $275.00 $1,001
414 414 19 290.00 $290.00 $1,201 +24.82
455–494 unweaned 484 34 270.00–288.00 $279.75 $1,354
487–495 491 29 282.50–290.00 $286.41 $1,406 +11.50
504 504 6 277.50 $277.50 $1,399 +17.66
513 unweaned 513 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,308
560–583 unweaned 577 76 244.00–265.00 $259.64 $1,498 -0.36
626–630 629 48 251.00–253.00 $252.71 $1,590 -4.79
682–693 685 29 235.00–242.00 $239.80 $1,643 -3.24
740 unweaned 740 11 235.00 $235.00 $1,739 -7.00
737–749 742 190 249.50–250.50 $249.83 $1,854 +6.53
758 758 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,796 +1.19
828–837 835 162 227.00–234.00 $232.20 $1,939 +12.20
861–888 877 299 221.00–230.50 $228.20 $2,001 -1.79
925–935 931 315 221.50–225.00 $223.74 $2,083 -4.22
996 996 34 214.00 $214.00 $2,131 -6.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 unweaned 472 18 250.00 $250.00 $1,180
828 828 36 213.00 $213.00 $1,764 -9.00
922 922 74 219.50 $219.50 $2,024 +0.18
964–969 967 108 211.00–218.50 $214.53 $2,075 +5.53
1115 1115 43 194.00 $194.00 $2,163

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297–299 298 13 302.50–305.00 $304.04 $906
331–341 338 29 295.00–305.00 $298.04 $1,007
362–374 366 27 272.50–290.00 $279.12 $1,022 -13.38
453–491 unweaned 471 64 255.00–262.50 $258.73 $1,219
485–494 490 14 270.00–274.50 $272.27 $1,334 -2.08
503 thin fleshed 503 45 276.00 $276.00 $1,388 +4.00
507–543 522 113 258.00–270.00 $263.90 $1,378 +3.68
553–593 569 142 255.00–267.50 $261.08 $1,486 -2.77
571–573 unweaned 573 42 250.00–258.00 $251.33 $1,440 +9.51
601–630 615 49 239.00–247.00 $242.54 $1,492 -8.11
624 fancy 624 75 267.00 $267.00 $1,666
668 unweaned 668 13 222.00 $222.00 $1,483 -5.00
670 thin fleshed 670 22 250.00 $250.00 $1,675
678–692 688 56 233.00–238.00 $233.70 $1,608 -10.45
710–749 738 273 228.00–239.00 $236.88 $1,748 +5.88
759–784 768 206 224.00–227.00 $225.51 $1,732 -5.40
774–776 unweaned 775 31 214.00–217.00 $216.22 $1,676
909–946 924 17 208.00–212.00 $210.31 $1,943
951 951 11 209.50 $209.50 $1,992 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 7 250.00 $250.00 $725
346 346 14 285.00 $285.00 $986
387–388 387 13 250.00–262.00 $253.70 $982
413–443 unweaned 430 48 245.50–255.00 $253.79 $1,091
411–447 438 88 250.00–272.50 $263.74 $1,155
473–493 487 19 252.50–254.00 $252.96 $1,232 +10.88
495 unweaned 495 10 245.00 $245.00 $1,213 +1.00
516 unweaned 516 19 225.00 $225.00 $1,161
548 548 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,343 +6.77
569–594 unweaned 585 34 238.00–245.00 $241.97 $1,416 +8.65
595 595 18 225.00 $225.00 $1,339 -14.35
604 unweaned 604 15 229.00 $229.00 $1,383 +4.00
721 unweaned 721 23 209.00 $209.00 $1,507
703–749 728 36 224.00–227.00 $226.02 $1,645 -4.94
768–787 776 34 214.00–216.00 $214.74 $1,666 -1.03
831 831 12 218.00 $218.00 $1,812
861–891 878 29 209.50–219.00 $213.92 $1,878 -0.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
224 224 7 230.00 $230.00 $515
280 280 6 260.00 $260.00 $728
358–382 370 23 250.00–260.00 $255.26 $944 +20.26
897 897 12 193.00 $193.00 $1,731
982 982 10 189.00 $189.00 $1,856

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 270.00 $270.00 $999
415 unweaned 415 8 230.00 $230.00 $954
499 unweaned 499 22 235.00 $235.00 $1,173 +17.50
558 558 35 244.00 $244.00 $1,362
784 unweaned 784 35 190.00 $190.00 $1,490
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256 256 9 300.00 $300.00 $768
393 393 5 273.00 $273.00 $1,073
406–425 unweaned 413 14 252.50–275.00 $266.73 $1,102
454–456 unweaned 455 56 275.00 $275.00 $1,251
631 unweaned 631 10 250.00 $250.00 $1,578 +6.00
679 unweaned 679 10 210.00 $210.00 $1,426
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–338 325 23 309.00–320.00 $315.46 $1,025
503 503 22 265.00 $265.00 $1,333 -7.50
611 611 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,619 +17.00

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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.