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OKC West Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 351 331 351
Slaughter cattle 277 253 313
Replacement cattle 74 78 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $412 —
925–960 943 85-90% 3 65.00–69.00 $66.36 $626 —
1047–1240 1151 85-90% 76 63.00–73.00 $69.08 $795 —
1140–1330 1212 85-90% 45 74.00–80.00 $77.71 $942 -1.07
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1203 1203 80-85% 2 91.00 $91.00 $1,095 —
1148–1660 1296 80-85% 67 74.00–81.00 $77.92 $1,010 —
1560 1560 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,326 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1675 1522 75-80% 18 80.00–85.00 $82.13 $1,250 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,596 —
1370–2285 1858 4 100.00–102.00 $100.43 $1,866 +3.02
1875 1875 1 108.00 $108.00 $2,025 -1.48
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1880 1692 3 88.00–98.00 $92.00 $1,557 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1970 1970 1 108.00 $108.00 $2,128 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1100 1044 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 600.00–1,100.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,216.67

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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
900–1250 1089 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 19 1,200.00–1,475.00 $1,286.84 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —

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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.