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OKC West Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 337 168 416
Slaughter cattle 319 161 290
Replacement cattle 18 7 126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Breaker and Boning type cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher, Lean cows and few bulls traded 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 42.50 $42.50 $382 —
902 902 85-90% 3 90.00 $90.00 $812 +35.00
905–999 979 85-90% 14 55.00–62.50 $56.16 $550 —
1056 1056 85-90% 4 47.00 $47.00 $496 -15.77
1033–1200 1082 85-90% 97 61.00–69.00 $63.75 $690 +0.98
1115–1475 1169 85-90% 56 66.00–73.00 $70.11 $820 -7.75
1255 1255 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $929 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 75-80% 11 84.50 $84.50 $1,191 —
1225–1653 1437 75-80% 20 79.00–85.00 $82.32 $1,183 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1470 1267 80-85% 27 71.00–79.00 $74.69 $946 +1.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1685 1508 4 82.00–89.00 $86.13 $1,299 —
1845 1845 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,827 —

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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/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1100–1300 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 800.00–1,225.00 $906.25
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–900 888 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00–1,125.00 $1,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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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.