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OKC West Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 335 201 407
Slaughter cattle 321 175 236
Replacement cattle 14 26 171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. 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 60.00 $60.00 $540 —
938 938 85-90% 53 53.00 $53.00 $497 —
980–998 996 85-90% 11 71.00–81.00 $71.89 $716 +2.40
1017–1083 1061 85-90% 15 86.00–92.50 $88.08 $935 —
1008–1160 1122 85-90% 12 113.00–114.00 $113.78 $1,277 +32.20
1065–1190 1132 85-90% 18 69.00–77.00 $72.32 $819 -9.26
1171 1171 85-90% 4 66.00 $66.00 $773 -7.24
930–1295 1196 85-90% 49 78.00–85.00 $80.85 $967 +7.61
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1248 1248 80-85% 5 100.00 $100.00 $1,248 —
1265–1335 1312 80-85% 3 82.00–84.00 $83.36 $1,094 —
1285–1368 1336 80-85% 15 87.00–92.00 $89.69 $1,198 —
1295–1354 1347 80-85% 8 93.50–95.00 $93.68 $1,262 —
1440 1440 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $936 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1446–1825 1498 75-80% 14 85.00–90.00 $87.42 $1,310 —
1515 1515 75-80% 6 84.00 $84.00 $1,273 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1985 1709 15 100.00–115.00 $107.82 $1,843 —
1770 1770 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,628 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–2130 1760 4 117.00 $117.00 $2,059 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
1000–1100 1033 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,150.00–1,400.00 $1,212.50
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1100 967 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 675.00–800.00 $716.67

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.