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OKC West Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 429 458 472
Slaughter cattle 399 377 188
Replacement cattle 30 81 284

Compared to last week: Thinner fleshed slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower, fleshier cows as much as 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were to lightly tested for a trend. Demand light. Much needed moisture fell across the trade area at the end of last week and over the weekend. Quality plain, few average to attractive a total of 437 sold with 86 percent going to packers.

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $564
860–970 915 85-90% 2 65.00 $65.00 $595
1050–1160 1068 85-90% 6 67.00–69.00 $68.47 $731 -16.53
1075 1075 85-90% 3 76.00 $76.00 $817 -9.00
1018–1266 1122 85-90% 32 40.00–49.00 $44.34 $497 -4.15
1070–1440 1193 85-90% 10 50.00–53.00 $52.09 $621 -2.95
1030–1475 1236 85-90% 95 54.00–64.00 $58.59 $724
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1530 1274 80-85% 35 60.00–65.00 $61.86 $788
1195–1324 1284 80-85% 8 51.00–55.00 $53.08 $682
1400 1400 80-85% 1 47.00 $47.00 $658
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1116–1793 1418 75-80% 20 73.00–78.00 $76.34 $1,083
1294–1830 1532 75-80% 18 65.00–73.00 $68.96 $1,056 -1.16

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YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–2015 1439 9 61.00–73.00 $65.68 $945
1615 1615 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,114
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–1970 1804 5 79.00–84.00 $81.51 $1,470
2060–2445 2253 2 77.00 $77.00 $1,735

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
900–1100 967 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00–925.00 $808.33
900–1200 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 975.00–1,250.00 $1,158.33
1100–1200 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,075.00 $987.50
1100–1200 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,050.00–1,300.00 $1,159.38

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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 1 975.00 $975.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 875.00 $875.00 -325.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 +200.00
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.