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OKC West Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 322 290 564
Slaughter cattle 295 285 497
Replacement cattle 27 5 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded fully steady. Demand moderate to good.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
716 716 85-90% 5 77.00 $77.00 $551 —
775–989 909 85-90% 29 92.00–101.00 $97.84 $889 —
1042 1042 85-90% 9 85.00 $85.00 $886 —
1065–1221 1179 85-90% 55 100.00–111.00 $106.85 $1,260 —
1195–1227 1219 85-90% 4 115.00–125.00 $117.45 $1,432 +13.51
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1459 1259 80-85% 31 112.00–115.00 $113.86 $1,433 +6.33
1207–1357 1292 80-85% 23 119.00–122.00 $120.18 $1,553 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1670 1433 75-80% 17 118.00–125.00 $120.44 $1,726 —
1260–1548 1485 75-80% 9 115.00–117.00 $116.24 $1,726 —
1685 1685 75-80% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,887 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1835 1835 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,220 -4.71
1590–2185 1963 6 124.00–131.00 $126.91 $2,491 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,674 —
1530 1530 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,729 +5.00
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1945 1945 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,567 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1189–1235 1212 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,475.00–1,550.00 $1,513.21
1212 1212 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1249 1249 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1019 1019 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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.