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OKC West Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 331 336 321
Slaughter cattle 253 51 261
Replacement cattle 78 285 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded fully steady. Demand moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
958 958 85-90% 2 83.00 $83.00 $795 +9.00
938–991 968 85-90% 10 57.00–61.00 $59.53 $576 -14.47
1038–1250 1129 85-90% 48 69.00–75.00 $71.03 $802 -7.12
1138 1138 85-90% 4 99.00 $99.00 $1,127 +20.85
1118–1260 1201 85-90% 38 76.00–80.00 $78.78 $946 —
1258 1258 85-90% 5 82.00 $82.00 $1,032 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1314–1485 1335 75-80% 8 89.00–95.50 $94.60 $1,263 —
1320–1603 1481 75-80% 22 80.00–86.50 $82.00 $1,214 -1.75
1580–1615 1594 75-80% 5 75.00–78.00 $76.78 $1,224 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,220 —
1255–1510 1389 80-85% 27 77.00–84.00 $80.45 $1,117 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–2360 1742 9 100.00–107.00 $104.99 $1,829 —
1538–2180 1859 2 97.00–98.00 $97.41 $1,811 —
1820–1950 1885 2 109.00–110.00 $109.48 $2,064 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1850–2170 2010 2 112.00–117.00 $114.30 $2,297 +2.35
2280 2280 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,759 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2050 2050 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,968 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1100 967 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,033.33
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 900.00 $900.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 925.00 $925.00
900 900 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1000–1200 1104 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 26 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,283.65 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.