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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 26, 2023

5,829 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.25/cwt +0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,812/hd at 736 lb · 488 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $242.62/cwt -0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,082/hd at 858 lb · 265 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $236.50/cwt +2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,157/hd at 912 lb · 252 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,829 7,746 6,610
Feeder cattle 5,829 7,746 6,610

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers traded 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good for feeders. Steer and heifer calves sold 3.00-6.00 lower, few trades of reputation and/or thinner fleshed cattle sold steady. Demand moderate for calves. Farmers are in full swing for drilling wheat. Quality mostly plain to average, few attractive.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 thin fleshed 371 65 347.50 $347.50 $1,289
409–434 422 15 310.00–325.00 $318.22 $1,343 +3.46
476 476 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,333
497 thin fleshed 497 100 277.50 $277.50 $1,379
524–529 unweaned 526 28 260.00–265.00 $261.80 $1,377 -5.10
538–544 fancy 543 15 285.00 $285.00 $1,548
575–594 582 88 270.00–282.50 $274.49 $1,598 -5.51
566–597 unweaned 586 78 242.50–260.00 $255.82 $1,499 -9.90
586 fancy 586 26 285.00 $285.00 $1,670
614–629 619 99 262.50–264.50 $263.73 $1,632 -2.96
650–680 thin fleshed 656 121 263.00–275.00 $273.20 $1,792
684 684 52 263.00 $263.00 $1,799 -5.33
717 unweaned 717 36 240.00 $240.00 $1,721 -10.00
709–735 731 61 257.00–258.00 $257.84 $1,885 -4.84
751 unweaned 751 31 250.00 $250.00 $1,878
754–799 785 206 248.00–256.00 $253.70 $1,992 -0.95
838–846 843 55 242.00–248.00 $245.50 $2,070 -5.22
851–865 858 265 241.25–244.00 $242.62 $2,082 -0.26
905–933 912 252 235.50–237.50 $236.50 $2,157 +2.37
961 961 50 231.00 $231.00 $2,220
1029 1029 47 214.00 $214.00 $2,202 +1.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 10 302.50 $302.50 $835
333 unweaned 333 2 290.00 $290.00 $966
347–349 347 31 290.00–295.00 $290.97 $1,010
465 unweaned 465 30 250.00 $250.00 $1,162 -10.00
547 unweaned 547 29 240.00 $240.00 $1,313 -14.00
563–590 unweaned 574 28 230.00–250.00 $241.92 $1,389 +3.94
608 608 56 257.00 $257.00 $1,563
667 unweaned 667 9 246.00 $246.00 $1,641 +6.00
655–693 687 101 255.00–264.00 $262.88 $1,806 +20.48
729 unweaned 729 18 222.50 $222.50 $1,622 -5.50
707–745 736 470 242.00–258.00 $247.16 $1,819 -6.14
770 770 61 243.00 $243.00 $1,871 +4.34
842 842 48 240.00–245.50 $243.55 $2,051 +4.55
861–896 875 43 231.00–233.00 $232.19 $2,032 -1.81
915 915 31 232.00 $232.00 $2,123 +1.81
1031 1031 17 207.00 $207.00 $2,134
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 unweaned 539 21 217.50 $217.50 $1,172
632 unweaned 632 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,422
713–724 718 66 228.00–230.00 $228.89 $1,643 -6.57
881 unweaned 881 28 214.00 $214.00 $1,885
880–899 885 44 191.00–228.00 $200.40 $1,774 -25.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
794 794 21 205.00 $205.00 $1,628

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 thin fleshed 365 46 275.00 $275.00 $1,004
434 unweaned 434 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,172 +12.50
458–475 464 122 255.00–267.50 $262.49 $1,218 +1.98
464 thin fleshed 464 18 262.50 $262.50 $1,218
508–548 unweaned 526 121 225.00–260.00 $242.40 $1,275 -9.45
548 548 34 242.00 $242.00 $1,326
558 558 12 242.50 $242.50 $1,353 -7.73
592 unweaned 592 18 232.50 $232.50 $1,376 -7.50
613–632 616 42 260.00–265.00 $264.27 $1,628 +4.63
616 fancy 616 35 265.00 $265.00 $1,632
632 thin fleshed 632 75 266.00 $266.00 $1,681
655–695 676 128 241.00–254.00 $249.34 $1,686 -1.56
686 unweaned 686 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,509 -10.00
720 fancy 720 128 251.75 $251.75 $1,813
717–739 730 103 230.00–245.00 $240.83 $1,758 -3.68
756–761 759 47 231.00–242.00 $234.96 $1,783 -0.79
823–829 828 37 220.00 $220.00 $1,822 -6.00
862 862 9 218.00 $218.00 $1,879 +3.00
939 939 23 209.00 $209.00 $1,963
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 13 260.00 $260.00 $751
371 371 24 250.00 $250.00 $928
429 429 50 251.00 $251.00 $1,077
446 unweaned 446 4 246.50 $246.50 $1,099 +16.50
553 unweaned 553 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,161
607 607 245 241.00 $241.00 $1,463 +21.00
674 674 14 230.00 $230.00 $1,550 +1.24
687 unweaned 687 17 219.00 $219.00 $1,505
723 723 28 225.00 $225.00 $1,627 -9.52
756–798 776 109 210.00–228.50 $216.52 $1,680
824–830 828 47 200.00–214.00 $208.66 $1,728 -14.84
862 862 34 206.00 $206.00 $1,776
910 910 21 205.00 $205.00 $1,866
1049 1049 26 192.00 $192.00 $2,014
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 unweaned 449 14 218.00 $218.00 $979
560 unweaned 560 17 215.00 $215.00 $1,204
734 734 36 220.00 $220.00 $1,615

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 thin fleshed 377 11 315.00 $315.00 $1,188
405–435 424 11 280.00–295.00 $285.21 $1,209 -29.79
480 480 25 260.00 $260.00 $1,248 -15.00
533 533 34 270.00 $270.00 $1,439
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 unweaned 668 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,516

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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.