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OKC West Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

545 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 545 544 331
Slaughter cattle 483 459 253
Replacement cattle 62 85 78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls traded fully 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
967 967 85-90% 9 78.00 $78.00 $754 ±0.00
975–990 983 85-90% 2 85.00–91.00 $87.98 $865 +9.98
1065 1065 85-90% 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,140 +20.50
1076–1260 1117 85-90% 19 83.00–86.00 $85.29 $953 +4.27
1015–1365 1136 85-90% 103 87.00–97.00 $91.13 $1,035 +10.11
1190 1190 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $940 -13.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1485 1416 75-80% 7 103.00–104.00 $103.87 $1,471 +12.87
1332–1570 1426 75-80% 61 94.00–99.00 $96.32 $1,374 +5.32
1545 1545 75-80% 4 87.00 $87.00 $1,344 +3.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1048–1318 1122 80-85% 11 100.00–102.00 $100.64 $1,129 —
1228–1410 1295 80-85% 37 93.50–97.00 $95.01 $1,230 —
1257–1345 1302 80-85% 7 89.00–90.00 $89.41 $1,164 -2.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1860 1860 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,325 —
1680–2040 1879 6 117.00–123.00 $119.26 $2,241 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1648 1648 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,928 —
1515–2100 1771 4 108.00–115.00 $113.06 $2,002 +2.71

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
936 936 (<2 yrs)Open 18 104.00 $104.00 $973

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
921–922 921 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,100.00–1,175.00 $1,128.14
968–1110 1063 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,250.00–1,400.00 $1,295.55
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1211 1211 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1288–1314 1301 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,575.00–1,600.00 $1,587.62

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,650.00 $1,650.00 -100.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 650.00 $650.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $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.