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OKC West Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 396 330 440
Slaughter cattle 335 298 405
Replacement cattle 61 32 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand light to moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
914 914 85-90% 7 58.00 $58.00 $530 —
950–973 965 85-90% 3 71.00–75.00 $73.69 $711 +5.53
1005–1145 1080 85-90% 14 71.00–77.00 $73.40 $793 -16.60
1035–1445 1139 85-90% 88 78.00–82.00 $80.37 $915 -2.62
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1154–1435 1261 80-85% 33 79.00–86.00 $84.22 $1,062 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1306–1380 1332 75-80% 5 91.00–96.00 $91.98 $1,225 —
1234–1505 1357 75-80% 15 82.00–89.00 $86.51 $1,174 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1309 1309 65-75% 6 93.00 $93.00 $1,217 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1610 1497 3 97.00–98.00 $97.69 $1,462 —
1355–2195 1607 23 98.00–110.00 $104.03 $1,672 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715–2078 1983 7 112.00–116.00 $114.08 $2,262 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1100–1250 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,050.00–1,300.00 $1,158.33
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 -250.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 1,575.00 $1,575.00 +150.00
1100–1150 1139 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 1,240.00–1,475.00 $1,266.39 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.