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OKC West Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 464 643 589
Slaughter cattle 201 328 252
Replacement cattle 263 315 337

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested on light receipts. Packer demand good. A total of 464 cows and bulls sold with 43 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–945 909 85-90% 4 29.00–35.00 $32.57 $296 +0.60
766–997 943 85-90% 27 39.00–45.00 $43.51 $410 +6.83
940–945 943 85-90% 3 47.00–50.00 $49.00 $462 +12.32
1003–1030 1012 85-90% 3 35.00–38.00 $36.98 $374 —
1023–1260 1133 85-90% 44 51.00–55.50 $52.62 $596 -1.33
1045–1251 1168 85-90% 20 44.00–49.50 $46.94 $548 -3.05
1184–1335 1214 85-90% 5 58.50–59.00 $58.61 $712 —
1140–1310 1221 85-90% 8 55.00–59.50 $57.49 $702 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $632 —
1020–1352 1241 80-85% 9 45.00–51.00 $48.00 $596 +1.79
1105–1465 1249 80-85% 18 52.50–59.50 $55.60 $694 +9.39
1214–1375 1274 80-85% 14 61.00–64.50 $62.04 $790 +10.90
1400 1400 80-85% 2 57.50 $57.50 $805 -0.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 75-80% 1 53.00 $53.00 $583 —
1408 1408 75-80% 3 51.50 $51.50 $725 -2.05
1420–1675 1553 75-80% 4 54.00–60.00 $56.60 $879 —
1443–2115 1565 75-80% 18 61.00–69.00 $64.35 $1,007 —
1605 1605 75-80% 1 63.50 $63.50 $1,019 +4.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565 1565 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,283 —
1470–1980 1705 5 61.00–67.00 $63.90 $1,089 -10.26
1685–1945 1810 4 72.00–73.00 $72.49 $1,312 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1575 1498 3 57.00–58.00 $57.70 $864 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1200 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 800.00–875.00 $828.98
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00 $850.00
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
1000–1300 1224 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 129 625.00–1,025.00 $896.09
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 ±0.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Reading this report

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.