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OKC West Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

231 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 231 293 120
Slaughter cattle 207 241 105
Replacement cattle 24 52 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last week: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls traded fully steady on a very light offering. Packer demand good to very good. A total of 231 cows and bulls sold with 69 percent going to packers

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $383 —
900 900 85-90% 1 83.00 $83.00 $747 +32.54
905–920 916 85-90% 4 73.00–75.00 $74.51 $683 +24.05
925–935 930 85-90% 4 53.00–57.00 $54.99 $511 +4.53
970–980 977 85-90% 5 58.00–65.00 $60.59 $592 +3.42
1110–1175 1139 85-90% 4 51.00–64.00 $56.73 $646 -3.85
1008–1256 1167 85-90% 23 64.00–68.00 $66.31 $774 -2.49
1128–1645 1277 85-90% 9 71.00–78.00 $72.74 $929 -3.66
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1450 1222 80-85% 9 75.00–83.00 $77.99 $953 —
1205–1440 1365 80-85% 30 68.50–73.50 $71.89 $981 —
1355–1705 1530 80-85% 2 55.00–66.00 $59.87 $916 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1515 1341 75-80% 10 64.00–70.00 $65.80 $882 —
1220–1670 1416 75-80% 6 73.50–83.00 $78.59 $1,113 —
1845 1845 75-80% 1 63.50 $63.50 $1,172 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1680 1525 2 68.00–79.00 $72.94 $1,112 —
1365–2195 1808 12 82.00–92.00 $87.50 $1,582 +1.32
1920–2060 1990 2 94.00–106.00 $99.79 $1,986 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1715 1615 2 75.00–76.00 $75.53 $1,220 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1250–1300 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
950–1000 983 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 825.00 $825.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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.