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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 19, 2023

4,404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $220.78/cwt -0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,819/hd at 824 lb · 510 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $226.98/cwt +3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,752/hd at 772 lb · 395 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.44/cwt +2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,595/hd at 769 lb · 199 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,404 7,523 10,473
Feeder cattle 4,404 7,523 10,473

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers were to lightly tested for a trend. Demand good for feeders. Steer and heifer calves sold 6.00-10.00 higher. Demand vey good for turn out grazing calves. Moisture fell across much of the trade area last week and weekend continuing to improve grazing fields.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–342 340 20 320.00–350.00 $338.11 $1,150 +8.73
366 fancy 366 11 360.00 $360.00 $1,318
361–374 370 12 325.00 $325.00 $1,202 +7.76
433–442 438 13 312.50–340.00 $327.45 $1,434 -0.25
456–498 476 89 305.00–345.00 $324.00 $1,542 +24.00
478 unweaned 478 9 275.00 $275.00 $1,314 -25.07
514 fancy 514 18 310.00 $310.00 $1,593
506–545 528 114 285.00–305.00 $295.36 $1,560 +8.05
552–578 566 89 280.00–307.00 $300.10 $1,699 +24.64
592 unweaned 592 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,569 -12.50
601–616 611 56 260.00–268.00 $263.76 $1,612 +11.92
653–680 667 177 230.00–245.00 $238.04 $1,588 -4.17
661–698 unweaned 684 13 227.00–232.00 $230.14 $1,574
703–742 721 141 230.00–239.00 $237.19 $1,710 +5.53
750–796 772 395 221.00–229.00 $226.98 $1,752 +3.03
803–849 824 510 214.00–223.00 $220.78 $1,819 -0.36
851–882 856 104 220.00–222.00 $221.68 $1,898 +3.34
900–924 909 42 210.00–212.00 $210.77 $1,916 +4.08
953–968 957 74 201.00–204.00 $203.22 $1,945
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–338 314 73 305.00–320.00 $317.79 $998 +16.34
393 393 16 310.00 $310.00 $1,218 +5.00
408–434 417 37 270.00–300.00 $289.03 $1,205 -9.03
457 457 10 270.00 $270.00 $1,234
502 502 12 285.00 $285.00 $1,431
570 570 11 263.00 $263.00 $1,499 -2.07
577 unweaned 577 125 257.50 $257.50 $1,486 +1.50
603 unweaned 603 11 220.00 $220.00 $1,327
638 638 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,531 +5.34
682 682 10 232.00 $232.00 $1,582 +7.53
750–785 761 105 216.00–218.00 $217.35 $1,654 -3.52
959 959 49 190.00 $190.00 $1,822 +3.45
1035 1035 56 177.00 $177.00 $1,832
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
637 637 18 217.50 $217.50 $1,385 -4.12
704 704 51 207.00 $207.00 $1,457
905–909 908 104 175.00–185.00 $177.40 $1,611

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–335 322 23 285.00–310.00 $294.15 $947
374 thin fleshed 374 9 295.00 $295.00 $1,103
379 379 59 267.50 $267.50 $1,014 +1.37
403–443 416 23 265.00–290.00 $276.03 $1,148 +12.45
421–444 fancy 440 31 285.00–295.00 $286.85 $1,262
451–462 fancy 457 25 275.00–287.50 $280.92 $1,284
476–493 488 81 247.50–275.00 $265.30 $1,295 +7.74
503–546 523 101 245.00–255.00 $245.97 $1,286 +13.19
524–549 fancy 532 28 255.00–260.00 $258.34 $1,374
550 550 44 247.50 $247.50 $1,361 +10.00
580 fancy 580 6 252.50 $252.50 $1,464
591 unweaned 591 11 227.50 $227.50 $1,345
606–641 624 96 225.00–232.00 $228.18 $1,424 +11.25
656–668 659 53 219.00–220.00 $219.71 $1,448 +4.27
710–743 734 41 211.00–222.50 $213.98 $1,571 +3.48
760–778 769 199 207.00–211.00 $207.44 $1,595 +2.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 9 265.00 $265.00 $922 +7.71
393 393 21 255.00 $255.00 $1,002 +6.94
444 444 44 253.00 $253.00 $1,123 +18.98
495 495 15 235.00 $235.00 $1,163 +5.07
513 513 18 228.00 $228.00 $1,170 +12.36
560–598 584 60 220.00–230.00 $225.25 $1,315 +11.68
637–646 640 121 207.00–209.00 $207.78 $1,330 +2.80
664 unweaned 664 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,262
793 793 25 197.00 $197.00 $1,562 +22.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 19 207.00 $207.00 $1,240 +7.55
639 639 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,278 +8.46

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 7 297.50 $297.50 $1,455 +5.00
605–626 unweaned 613 30 237.50–247.50 $243.75 $1,494
714 unweaned 714 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,535

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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.