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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 5, 2023

6,691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $270.38/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,674/hd at 619 lb · 449 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.98/cwt +4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 582 lb · 377 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $242.59/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,085/hd at 859 lb · 364 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,691 9,574 6,746
Feeder cattle 6,691 9,574 6,746

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sols mostly steady to 1.00 higher with exception of cattle over 900 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded fully steady. Demand moderate to good. Steer and heifer calves that were weaned sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand moderate. Bulk of the supply was un-weaned or short weaned bawling calves.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–318 317 16 320.00–345.00 $340.38 $1,079
384 384 11 315.00 $315.00 $1,210 -13.10
454–498 unweaned 484 49 284.00–295.00 $286.28 $1,386
524–535 528 37 290.00–292.50 $291.54 $1,539 -0.96
586 586 76 272.50 $272.50 $1,597 -4.47
603 unweaned 603 19 248.00 $248.00 $1,495
600–637 618 354 265.00–274.00 $268.44 $1,659 -3.47
628 fancy 628 76 285.00 $285.00 $1,790
672–681 unweaned 677 44 245.00–256.00 $249.32 $1,688 -5.68
685–691 687 129 257.00–260.00 $257.89 $1,772 -4.27
716–728 722 310 260.00–263.00 $261.52 $1,888 +4.60
755–778 765 267 247.50–254.50 $251.04 $1,920 +1.39
818–841 827 344 247.00–253.00 $249.30 $2,062 +1.41
851–872 856 314 238.00–245.00 $243.64 $2,086 +1.11
880 880 50 236.00 $236.00 $2,077 -6.53
906–918 914 47 231.00–239.00 $233.53 $2,134
950–998 992 294 222.00–227.00 $222.98 $2,212 -6.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,034
352–360 unweaned 357 44 290.00–300.00 $296.42 $1,058
396 396 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,188
429 unweaned 429 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,180
449 449 22 290.00 $290.00 $1,302
453–478 unweaned 462 65 280.00–287.50 $284.75 $1,316 +12.25
498 498 9 275.00 $275.00 $1,370
508–540 unweaned 526 25 257.50–277.50 $266.00 $1,399 +4.87
558 unweaned 558 19 254.00 $254.00 $1,417 -1.60
625 625 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,531 -10.00
619–642 unweaned 633 17 247.50–256.00 $252.57 $1,599 +25.07
675–696 686 78 244.00–252.00 $248.76 $1,706 -7.01
743 743 19 251.00 $251.00 $1,865 +2.20
750–794 762 213 235.00–245.00 $240.94 $1,836 -0.04
830–847 841 353 225.00–244.00 $241.83 $2,034 +4.06
873 873 119 233.50–236.00 $234.82 $2,050 +1.68
971 971 9 217.00 $217.00 $2,107 +1.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 9 290.00 $290.00 $1,131
541 unweaned 541 22 231.00 $231.00 $1,250 -10.29
561 561 13 250.00 $250.00 $1,402
648 648 143 233.00 $233.00 $1,510
729–741 735 107 229.00–244.00 $234.71 $1,725
799 799 8 226.00 $226.00 $1,806
812 812 53 215.00 $215.00 $1,746 -5.00
860 860 13 217.00 $217.00 $1,866

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 387 18 290.00–295.00 $291.64 $1,129 +1.25
403–449 unweaned 424 62 262.00–265.00 $263.56 $1,117 +8.56
461–483 unweaned 471 38 235.00–250.00 $243.74 $1,148 -11.03
500–541 unweaned 512 65 236.00–240.00 $238.43 $1,221 -9.87
528 528 30 269.00 $269.00 $1,420 +3.27
554–586 563 98 252.00–256.00 $254.85 $1,435 -9.40
623 unweaned 623 16 230.00 $230.00 $1,433 -3.60
602–634 624 76 236.00–246.00 $240.30 $1,499 -12.39
656–692 673 76 238.00–248.00 $244.05 $1,642 +3.78
705–733 715 90 231.00–245.00 $241.67 $1,728 +3.99
765–780 775 99 224.00–231.00 $226.30 $1,754 -6.00
818–840 822 220 222.00–225.50 $224.16 $1,843 -0.92
857–865 862 33 216.00–222.00 $220.01 $1,896 -2.53
923 923 29 210.00 $210.00 $1,938
972 972 24 204.00 $204.00 $1,983
1071 1071 15 195.00 $195.00 $2,088
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 unweaned 382 23 252.50 $252.50 $965
428–446 unweaned 433 23 245.00–265.00 $251.26 $1,088
413–444 439 61 255.00–260.00 $255.77 $1,123 -9.23
459–485 unweaned 465 34 230.00–242.50 $233.07 $1,084 -14.43
509 509 10 221.00 $221.00 $1,125 -28.75
517–526 unweaned 522 16 235.00 $235.00 $1,227 -1.02
575–588 582 362 245.00–270.00 $246.10 $1,432
582 unweaned 582 15 243.00 $243.00 $1,414 +1.61
609 609 68 221.00 $221.00 $1,346 -12.00
661–693 682 18 221.00–231.00 $227.77 $1,553
701–742 714 66 221.00–231.50 $229.72 $1,640
796 796 28 221.50 $221.50 $1,763 -5.50
837 837 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,800
898 898 17 205.00 $205.00 $1,841 -12.00
928 928 27 213.00 $213.00 $1,977 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 24 250.00 $250.00 $852 -13.21
365 365 31 252.50 $252.50 $922
435 unweaned 435 27 236.00 $236.00 $1,027
446 446 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,026
471 471 8 237.50 $237.50 $1,119
716 716 71 210.00 $210.00 $1,504
1006 1006 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,710

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 11 272.50 $272.50 $1,030
403 unweaned 403 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,088 -2.50
458 458 10 265.00 $265.00 $1,214
520 unweaned 520 29 251.00 $251.00 $1,305 -0.20
599 unweaned 599 11 242.50 $242.50 $1,453 +2.50
694 unweaned 694 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,631 +4.14
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–370 361 16 290.00–310.00 $296.40 $1,070 -28.60
417 417 22 310.00 $310.00 $1,293 +20.00

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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.