OKC West Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	527	542	643
Slaughter cattle	482	477	328
Replacement cattle	45	65	315

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were to lightly tested for a trend. Demand moderate to good. A total of 482 cows and bulls sold with 90 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$542	+7.50
959–1130	993	85-90%	5	78.00–83.00	$79.14	$786	+31.64
1093	1093	85-90%	9	40.00	$40.00	$437	+1.51
1008–1225	1107	85-90%	64	48.00–55.00	$51.95	$575	-8.77
1050–1379	1205	85-90%	49	55.00–61.00	$58.93	$710	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1239	1239	80-85%	11	55.00	$55.00	$681	-7.28
1266	1266	80-85%	11	92.50	$92.50	$1,171	—
1139–1500	1316	80-85%	105	61.00–67.00	$63.80	$840	—
1440	1440	80-85%	1	68.00	$68.00	$979	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1673	1480	75-80%	15	64.00–70.00	$67.80	$1,003	—
1564–1830	1610	75-80%	17	72.00–76.00	$73.11	$1,177	—
1630	1630	75-80%	1	61.00	$61.00	$994	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1735	1735	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,388	—
1400–2270	1868	6	84.00–90.00	$86.69	$1,619	—
1825–2255	1990	3	90.00–92.00	$91.06	$1,812	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1730	1519	9	69.00–75.00	$72.75	$1,105	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1200	1157	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	750.00–1,050.00	$1,016.67
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	800.00	$800.00
1100–1300	1229	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	800.00–1,000.00	$866.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1000	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,119.64	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.