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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 3, 2023

5,653 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $249.44/cwt -3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,945/hd at 780 lb · 293 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.93/cwt +10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 527 lb · 240 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $246.69/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,027/hd at 822 lb · 203 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,653 5,829 7,084
Feeder cattle 5,653 5,829 7,084

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-12.00 lower. Sharp declines on both the CME Feeder and Live cattle contracts has made for moderate to light demand on feeders. Weaned steer and heifer calves sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand good for calves as rain is in the forecast early in the week. Quality plain to average few attractive, several un-weaned calves on offer again this week.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 15 370.00 $370.00 $1,051
372–399 376 43 315.00–335.00 $327.63 $1,232
400 fancy 400 13 340.00 $340.00 $1,360
415–439 424 39 305.00–320.00 $312.90 $1,327 -5.32
457–470 fancy 466 43 292.50–295.00 $293.24 $1,366
472–488 479 65 285.00–299.00 $290.96 $1,394 +10.96
508 fancy 508 58 317.50 $317.50 $1,613 +32.50
507–519 511 11 282.50–290.00 $285.27 $1,458
511 unweaned 511 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,380 +8.20
562 thin fleshed 562 32 275.00 $275.00 $1,546
557–567 565 69 270.00–274.00 $272.73 $1,541 -1.76
561–589 unweaned 577 91 257.00–265.00 $258.50 $1,492 +2.68
600–634 unweaned 608 110 231.00–260.00 $247.19 $1,503
608–626 617 55 262.50–268.00 $265.47 $1,638 +1.74
650–659 unweaned 651 44 255.00–260.00 $259.31 $1,688
689 689 80 253.50 $253.50 $1,747 -9.50
706–721 unweaned 710 69 236.00–240.00 $237.18 $1,684 -2.82
719–730 724 132 238.00–255.00 $251.05 $1,818 -6.79
765 unweaned 765 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,836 -10.00
757–793 780 287 245.00–256.00 $249.64 $1,947 -4.06
812–829 821 87 236.00–245.00 $240.52 $1,975 -4.98
815–830 fancy 822 116 250.00–252.50 $251.32 $2,066
852–854 853 163 237.00–238.00 $237.25 $2,024 -5.37
914 914 32 229.00 $229.00 $2,093 -7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 15 290.00 $290.00 $969 -0.97
434 unweaned 434 42 260.00 $260.00 $1,128
526 unweaned 526 77 234.00 $234.00 $1,231 -6.00
560–580 unweaned 578 65 250.00–265.00 $251.57 $1,454 +9.65
601 601 12 260.00 $260.00 $1,563 +3.00
655 655 28 235.00 $235.00 $1,539 -27.88
668–689 677 89 243.00–252.00 $248.89 $1,685 -13.99
699 unweaned 699 17 237.00 $237.00 $1,657 -9.00
714 714 27 242.00 $242.00 $1,728 -5.16
724 unweaned 724 13 220.00 $220.00 $1,593 -2.50
781 781 93 230.00 $230.00 $1,796 -13.00
813 813 14 234.00 $234.00 $1,902 -9.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
732 732 32 234.00 $234.00 $1,713 +5.11
760–797 777 30 225.00 $225.00 $1,748
831 831 16 226.00 $226.00 $1,878

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
219 219 4 280.00 $280.00 $613
275 275 14 320.00 $320.00 $880
322 322 8 267.50 $267.50 $861
359 unweaned 359 17 265.00 $265.00 $951
366–379 375 47 272.50–275.00 $273.23 $1,025
380 fancy 380 16 290.00 $290.00 $1,102
420 unweaned 420 12 260.00 $260.00 $1,092 -10.00
453–475 thin fleshed 462 45 270.00–273.00 $271.30 $1,253 +8.80
477–484 unweaned 479 93 230.00–242.00 $238.09 $1,140
486–498 491 22 255.00–267.50 $260.76 $1,280 -1.73
508 fancy 508 24 266.00 $266.00 $1,351
504–518 512 41 255.00–262.50 $258.42 $1,323
505–547 unweaned 533 175 230.00–260.00 $249.85 $1,332 +7.45
563–571 570 75 242.50–250.00 $249.41 $1,422 +6.91
558–584 unweaned 574 64 220.00–239.00 $227.22 $1,304 -5.28
601–640 unweaned 618 128 214.00–240.00 $225.47 $1,393
677 677 20 237.00 $237.00 $1,604 -12.34
694 unweaned 694 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,562 +5.00
709–739 unweaned 717 19 218.00–225.00 $223.10 $1,600
700–739 723 168 225.00–233.00 $228.25 $1,650 -12.58
790 790 17 222.00 $222.00 $1,754 -12.96
901 fancy 901 135 212.50 $212.50 $1,915
926 926 12 196.00 $196.00 $1,815 -13.00
1013 1013 6 207.00 $207.00 $2,097
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 14 265.00 $265.00 $824
307–329 unweaned 324 48 245.00–252.50 $251.02 $813
392 392 8 250.00 $250.00 $980 ±0.00
432 unweaned 432 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,037 -6.50
469 469 24 250.00 $250.00 $1,172
493 unweaned 493 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,134
562 562 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,321
580 unweaned 580 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,247 +5.00
608 unweaned 608 25 229.00 $229.00 $1,392
689 689 39 226.00 $226.00 $1,557 -4.00
726 726 12 190.00 $190.00 $1,379 -35.00
779–789 783 70 217.00–218.00 $217.55 $1,703 +1.03
849 849 55 206.00 $206.00 $1,749 -2.66
851 851 58 204.00 $204.00 $1,736 -2.00
858 858 55 203.00 $203.00 $1,742 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 unweaned 448 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,030 +12.00
571–587 unweaned 580 38 190.00–212.00 $199.69 $1,158 -15.31
685 685 23 218.00 $218.00 $1,493
691 unweaned 691 17 214.00 $214.00 $1,479
787 787 31 210.00 $210.00 $1,653
925 925 13 185.00 $185.00 $1,711

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 8 290.00 $290.00 $838
362 362 40 277.50 $277.50 $1,005
402 unweaned 402 16 232.50 $232.50 $935
504–546 unweaned 519 17 242.50–245.00 $244.07 $1,267
626 unweaned 626 7 237.50 $237.50 $1,487
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 28 297.50 $297.50 $964
426 426 15 315.00 $315.00 $1,342 +29.79
485 485 10 270.00 $270.00 $1,310 +10.00
516 516 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,393 ±0.00
574 574 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,521
661 unweaned 661 16 240.00 $240.00 $1,586

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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.