OKC West Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

El Reno, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	776	701	810
Slaughter cattle	734	669	805
Replacement cattle	42	32	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand moderate. Heavy supply this week as the drought continues south causing heard liquidations.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	85-90%	3	82.00	$82.00	$693	—
815–905	894	85-90%	8	86.00–87.50	$86.17	$770	—
1005	1005	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,146	—
1185–1254	1222	85-90%	22	96.00–99.50	$98.50	$1,204	—
1001–1442	1301	85-90%	408	100.00–111.00	$105.87	$1,377	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1136–1473	1330	80-85%	108	111.00–120.00	$115.30	$1,533	—
1250–1575	1376	80-85%	15	106.00–111.00	$108.02	$1,486	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	75-80%	5	128.00	$128.00	$1,626	—
1274–1845	1470	75-80%	50	115.00–123.00	$119.14	$1,751	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1920	1729	6	125.00–129.00	$126.87	$2,194	—
1695–2200	1892	3	118.00–123.00	$121.24	$2,294	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1705–2075	1846	3	120.00–124.00	$121.82	$2,249	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1888	1888	1	138.00	$138.00	$2,605	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1238–1330	1271	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	1,525.00–1,650.00	$1,569.54

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
969	969	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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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.