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OKC West Livestock Auction Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 23, 2024

10,070 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.54/cwt -6.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,788/hd at 822 lb · 931 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.30/cwt -4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,780/hd at 773 lb · 656 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $218.04/cwt +2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,015/hd at 924 lb · 591 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,070 6,940 7,555
Feeder cattle 10,070 6,940 7,555

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with instances to 10.00 higher on lighter cattle suitable for grazing. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand remains good to very good despite futures closing in the red. Steer and heifer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain to average, few attractive. Rain and much cooler temperatures are in the forecast for the remainder of the week.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 fancy 429 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,587
450 450 16 335.00 $335.00 $1,508 -0.31
452 fancy 452 17 390.00 $390.00 $1,763
501–540 524 103 310.00–330.00 $320.56 $1,680 +5.76
564–590 582 52 289.00–307.50 $304.91 $1,775 +4.74
620–634 630 86 292.50–312.50 $300.56 $1,894 +10.56
659 659 62 279.00 $279.00 $1,839 +7.65
654–693 fancy 683 105 280.00–282.50 $281.43 $1,922
719–734 fancy 727 130 262.50–277.50 $272.30 $1,980
725–746 thin fleshed 738 23 265.00–266.00 $265.62 $1,960 -4.38
741–746 743 115 253.00–256.00 $254.04 $1,888 +12.04
753–758 thin fleshed 756 50 263.00–272.00 $267.31 $2,021
777 777 90 257.00 $257.00 $1,997 +8.92
809 fancy 809 29 259.00 $259.00 $2,095 +5.00
806–843 820 127 235.00–248.00 $242.32 $1,987 +9.61
855–862 fancy 859 247 243.00–247.75 $245.52 $2,109
850–887 871 331 225.50–238.00 $229.40 $1,998 +5.07
905 fancy 905 18 234.00 $234.00 $2,118
904–946 924 81 226.00–227.00 $226.52 $2,093 +10.52
951–988 963 548 215.00–219.00 $216.03 $2,080 +1.08
1007–1038 1026 161 206.50–212.50 $208.57 $2,140 +1.32
1066–1099 1086 68 203.00–208.50 $204.72 $2,223 +0.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 unweaned 498 13 280.00 $280.00 $1,394
545–546 546 41 270.00–287.50 $275.97 $1,507
553 553 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,493 -2.00
571 unweaned 571 16 285.00 $285.00 $1,627
661–688 676 159 251.00–265.00 $262.49 $1,774
727 727 19 240.00 $240.00 $1,745 +2.00
760–799 794 179 233.00–253.00 $236.79 $1,880 +7.37
801–845 815 138 223.00–234.00 $227.48 $1,854 +3.40
862–885 866 94 222.00–226.00 $222.74 $1,929 +0.24
888 thin fleshed 888 50 229.00 $229.00 $2,034
907–946 924 591 215.00–221.00 $218.04 $2,015 +2.47
970–991 983 324 208.50–217.00 $210.71 $2,071 -0.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,280
652 unweaned 652 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,532
799 799 10 223.00 $223.00 $1,782
826 826 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,735

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 thin fleshed 377 50 322.50 $322.50 $1,216 -2.50
413 413 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,280 +20.00
440 thin fleshed 440 54 307.50 $307.50 $1,353 -2.50
471 471 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,437 +18.28
503 unweaned 503 35 255.00 $255.00 $1,283
516–529 525 16 275.00–285.00 $281.93 $1,480 +16.06
580 580 14 285.00 $285.00 $1,653 +12.50
593 593 6 247.50 $247.50 $1,468 -25.00
598 thin fleshed 598 6 292.50 $292.50 $1,749
609 thin fleshed 609 38 272.50 $272.50 $1,660
603–641 625 113 248.00–265.00 $255.48 $1,597 +3.24
646 unweaned 646 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,550 +7.50
668–687 681 179 243.00–253.00 $246.24 $1,677 -12.50
718 thin fleshed 718 51 242.00 $242.00 $1,738
705–740 722 399 230.00–245.00 $236.15 $1,705 +5.97
734 fancy 734 46 245.00 $245.00 $1,798
759–792 770 510 220.00–233.00 $226.39 $1,743 +1.39
767–792 fancy 783 146 242.50–246.50 $243.95 $1,910 +5.97
801–849 822 931 213.50–224.00 $217.54 $1,788 -2.20
850–899 865 427 204.00–215.00 $210.83 $1,824 +1.45
894 894 20 202.00 $202.00 $1,806 -7.38
905–941 920 121 202.00–205.00 $203.35 $1,871 -3.24
943 943 9 199.00 $199.00 $1,877 +11.50
967–997 971 124 199.00–203.00 $201.16 $1,953 -0.74
1115 1115 5 184.00 $184.00 $2,052
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 8 287.50 $287.50 $1,015
430 430 16 270.00 $270.00 $1,161 -10.00
478–491 485 15 250.00–265.00 $256.90 $1,246 -8.10
535 535 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,444 +11.86
550–565 563 36 250.00–256.00 $255.19 $1,437 +2.47
589 unweaned 589 5 247.50 $247.50 $1,458
609 thin fleshed 609 45 262.50 $262.50 $1,599
654–699 673 403 234.50–240.00 $237.67 $1,600
727 727 55 224.00–226.00 $225.78 $1,641 -7.27
754–789 768 289 218.50–232.50 $220.57 $1,694 +3.02
792 unweaned 792 10 217.50 $217.50 $1,723
823–827 825 73 216.00–218.00 $216.55 $1,787 +6.48
896 896 10 188.00 $188.00 $1,684 -20.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 18 240.00 $240.00 $1,138
667 thin fleshed 667 173 247.75 $247.75 $1,652
676 676 10 212.50 $212.50 $1,436 -4.50
837 837 17 200.00 $200.00 $1,674
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 10 177.50 $177.50 $1,115

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
857 857 11 200.00 $200.00 $1,714

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 fancy 630 21 245.00 $245.00 $1,544

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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.