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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Thursdays

Sale of Thursday, July 16, 2026

960 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (275)

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.52/cwt ≈ $2,866/hd at 935 lb · 75 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.45/cwt ≈ $2,341/hd at 674 lb · 60 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.65/cwt ≈ $2,428/hd at 717 lb · 54 head
Woodward 6-weight heifers sold at $354/cwt, mid-pack for the state and $9/cwt below the OK average ($363), with 960 head on the board. The class is down $17 from its mid-June peak of $378. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 960 898 1,288
Feeder cattle 960 898 1,288

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All classes to light to test with a combination of too few comparable receipts from the previous week. Demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 unweaned 245 3 620.00 $620.00 $1,519 —
341 unweaned 341 4 540.00 $540.00 $1,841 -105.00
430 unweaned 430 7 500.00 $500.00 $2,150 —
461 461 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,190 -100.00
472–499 unweaned 489 14 460.00–495.00 $474.43 $2,320 -40.57
501 501 9 477.50 $477.50 $2,392 +22.50
532 unweaned 532 4 463.00 $463.00 $2,463 -11.71
562–565 563 11 437.50–445.00 $441.58 $2,486 —
558–579 unweaned 567 11 427.50–441.00 $432.02 $2,450 -41.98
604–640 620 29 371.00–412.00 $403.70 $2,503 —
600–648 unweaned 627 12 377.00–407.00 $396.38 $2,485 -28.62
650–662 658 21 384.00–399.00 $388.94 $2,559 +8.94
667–683 unweaned 673 11 362.50–393.00 $381.74 $2,569 —
736 736 8 359.00 $359.00 $2,642 -1.11
753–796 767 25 346.00–356.00 $352.68 $2,705 +23.68
801–821 819 33 297.00–326.00 $322.56 $2,642 -37.67
907 907 8 271.00 $271.00 $2,458 -70.96
967 967 9 300.00 $300.00 $2,901 -22.49
1095 1095 5 272.00 $272.00 $2,978 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
240 240 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
240 240 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 unweaned 276 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,394 —
336 unweaned 336 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,596 -78.25
417–420 418 20 432.50–450.00 $444.72 $1,859 —
447 unweaned 447 4 437.50 $437.50 $1,956 -46.52
455–483 unweaned 465 13 390.00–402.50 $395.55 $1,839 -35.73
462–496 483 15 400.00–447.50 $425.41 $2,055 +0.41
501–513 unweaned 508 11 392.00–402.00 $397.51 $2,019 —
504–547 526 33 377.50–405.00 $393.60 $2,070 —
560 560 10 378.00 $378.00 $2,117 —
550–579 unweaned 567 19 330.00–365.00 $352.52 $1,999 —
611–643 unweaned 626 16 339.00–370.00 $358.02 $2,241 -19.98
603–642 632 19 371.00–372.00 $371.75 $2,349 —
668–696 673 57 320.00–353.00 $346.92 $2,335 —
688 unweaned 688 3 357.50 $357.50 $2,460 —
703–749 717 54 325.00–350.00 $338.65 $2,428 —
796 796 38 312.00 $312.00 $2,484 -17.00
825–837 830 21 302.50–310.50 $306.38 $2,543 -17.32
850–872 855 21 260.00–300.75 $290.86 $2,487 -22.14
914–943 929 50 300.00–336.00 $318.28 $2,957 —
947 947 25 283.00 $283.00 $2,680 —
1021 1021 32 293.00 $293.00 $2,992 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,103 —
926 926 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,546 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
223 unweaned 223 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00 -500.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,916 —
432 unweaned 432 7 487.50 $487.50 $2,106 -57.50
456–481 unweaned 464 15 432.50–450.00 $439.16 $2,038 -79.74
533 unweaned 533 3 421.00 $421.00 $2,244 -6.50
557–564 562 8 412.50–435.00 $418.07 $2,350 —
556–592 unweaned 573 13 374.00–377.00 $375.43 $2,151 -25.57
640–642 unweaned 641 8 363.00–369.00 $366.00 $2,346 -39.00
662–675 unweaned 667 22 350.00–365.00 $356.77 $2,380 -7.23
903 903 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,528 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,183 —

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Price trend

high 361.12 low 308.34 Jul 2025 Jul 2026

850–899 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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