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OKC West Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 330 469 371
Slaughter cattle 288 427 325
Replacement cattle 42 42 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $407 -53.62
985 985 85-90% 6 64.00 $64.00 $630 -31.62
1010–1164 1066 85-90% 21 60.00–63.00 $61.64 $657 —
1038–1165 1092 85-90% 26 65.00–69.00 $65.98 $721 —
1140 1140 85-90% 1 82.00 $82.00 $935 +8.25
1045–1415 1222 85-90% 16 70.00–77.00 $73.63 $900 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1269–1810 1535 75-80% 28 78.00–85.00 $79.53 $1,221 -1.63
1562 1562 75-80% 20 74.00 $74.00 $1,156 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1216–1695 1347 80-85% 28 75.00–80.00 $77.95 $1,050 -1.39
1440 1440 80-85% 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,022 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1935 1723 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,740 —
1580–2060 1856 9 103.00–108.00 $105.78 $1,963 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690–1840 1765 2 109.00–110.00 $109.52 $1,933 —
1950 1950 1 116.00 $116.00 $2,262 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,600 —
2050 2050 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,948 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 750.00 $750.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 825.00 $825.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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
900–1000 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,050.00 —
1000–1150 1042 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 975.00–1,200.00 $1,020.83 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,233.33 —

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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.