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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2020

5,374 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $140.77/cwt ≈ $1,095/hd at 778 lb · 367 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.48/cwt ≈ $866/hd at 674 lb · 355 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $139.25/cwt ≈ $1,140/hd at 818 lb · 330 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,374 3,645 5,288
Feeder cattle 5,374 5,288

Compared to last week: Feeder steers uneavenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate to light especially on unweaned or fleshy calves. Quality average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
310–345 322 6 160.00–176.00 $170.28 $548
345 unweaned 345 3 165.00 $165.00 $569
362–374 371 7 167.00–180.00 $176.37 $654
357–391 unweaned 378 11 151.00–162.00 $155.42 $587
407 407 6 171.00 $171.00 $696
406–420 unweaned 412 13 154.00–159.00 $155.61 $641
471–491 483 115 157.00–169.00 $163.47 $790
486–498 unweaned 491 24 141.00–150.00 $145.56 $715
502 fancy 502 19 163.50 $163.50 $821
506–540 517 35 141.00–154.00 $147.14 $761
509–545 unweaned 529 53 132.00–146.00 $137.25 $726
551–597 unweaned 583 91 127.00–138.00 $133.91 $781
551–595 586 133 137.00–151.00 $144.05 $844
600–645 610 81 132.50–144.00 $139.08 $848
602–649 unweaned 616 196 126.00–139.25 $134.51 $829
654–696 677 125 132.00–147.00 $142.46 $964
665–697 unweaned 681 99 118.00–133.00 $128.62 $876
702 fancy 702 100 148.00 $148.00 $1,039
705–718 unweaned 712 42 118.50–130.00 $127.34 $907
704–735 726 123 129.50–144.00 $140.07 $1,017
750–766 unweaned 760 23 121.00–131.00 $127.10 $966
751–797 779 344 133.00–145.00 $141.68 $1,104
800–845 818 320 130.00–146.00 $139.75 $1,143
825–833 unweaned 831 10 123.00–124.00 $123.30 $1,025
853–895 884 194 121.00–134.50 $131.81 $1,165
921–938 927 97 132.00–141.00 $137.62 $1,276
956 956 4 135.50 $135.50 $1,295
1018–1032 1027 27 123.50–126.00 $125.17 $1,285
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
373 373 16 158.00 $158.00 $589
455–480 unweaned 470 5 131.00–139.00 $134.10 $630
460–478 474 41 139.00–147.00 $143.02 $678
527–541 unweaned 533 11 125.00–126.00 $125.55 $669
540 540 14 129.00 $129.00 $697
560–593 unweaned 579 12 115.00–122.00 $117.93 $683
565–595 581 18 125.00–135.00 $130.54 $758
613–626 622 72 122.50–132.00 $128.30 $798
654–655 654 9 125.50–130.50 $128.83 $843
785–790 786 12 123.00–124.00 $123.25 $969
912 912 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,113
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
466 466 5 115.00 $115.00 $536

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
320 unweaned 320 2 139.00 $139.00 $445
354–387 368 17 141.00–143.00 $142.13 $523
357–385 unweaned 368 16 137.00–143.00 $139.46 $513
400–448 unweaned 432 57 128.00–142.00 $138.26 $597
425–439 433 34 135.00–141.00 $139.73 $605
459–485 467 41 130.00–140.50 $135.01 $630
464–495 unweaned 479 45 123.50–138.00 $130.74 $626
505–549 unweaned 524 180 120.50–130.00 $127.44 $668
515–540 534 93 125.00–138.00 $131.51 $702
555–590 571 75 124.00–132.00 $126.06 $720
550–599 unweaned 573 163 115.00–127.50 $121.85 $698
601–642 622 204 121.00–137.00 $132.99 $827
616–638 unweaned 627 37 121.50–124.50 $123.35 $773
651–684 unweaned 662 80 120.00–125.00 $121.79 $806
653–697 678 275 123.00–135.00 $130.42 $884
703–738 719 55 121.00–136.00 $130.87 $941
703–749 unweaned 728 37 111.00–126.00 $119.01 $866
758 unweaned 758 8 109.00 $109.00 $826
752–796 771 84 123.00–135.00 $130.47 $1,006
800–838 818 61 122.00–130.00 $126.24 $1,033
860–889 878 62 118.00–122.00 $120.23 $1,056
942 942 6 113.00 $113.00 $1,064
1122 1122 11 95.00 $95.00 $1,066
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
420–443 unweaned 428 11 125.00 $125.00 $535
451 unweaned 451 4 119.00 $119.00 $537
450–499 484 26 116.00–117.00 $116.71 $565
530–541 540 28 120.00–121.50 $121.34 $655
571–591 577 17 114.00–115.00 $114.82 $663
610 610 3 117.00 $117.00 $714
738 738 6 116.00 $116.00 $856
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
381 381 4 75.00 $75.00 $286

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
365 365 3 162.00 $162.00 $591
371–390 unweaned 383 10 152.00–162.00 $155.83 $597
407 unweaned 407 6 163.00 $163.00 $663
458 458 4 142.00 $142.00 $650
472–498 unweaned 482 29 139.00–152.00 $142.37 $686
510–546 unweaned 519 31 130.00–139.00 $135.03 $701
560 560 32 128.00 $128.00 $717
550–575 unweaned 561 31 123.00–133.00 $126.98 $712
600–614 unweaned 609 19 121.00–128.50 $123.77 $754
601–622 613 7 124.00–126.00 $125.16 $767
656–668 662 6 116.00–121.00 $118.48 $784
670–675 unweaned 672 15 120.50–122.00 $121.30 $815
711 711 4 118.50 $118.50 $843
706–746 unweaned 733 15 115.00–118.00 $116.70 $855
792 unweaned 792 8 124.00 $124.00 $982
790–796 793 7 116.00–123.00 $118.99 $944
803–806 unweaned 805 10 110.00–114.00 $112.80 $908
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
378–385 unweaned 382 6 135.00–145.00 $139.95 $535
416 unweaned 416 6 145.00 $145.00 $603
540 unweaned 540 5 117.00 $117.00 $632
627 627 12 121.00 $121.00 $759
655 655 6 110.00 $110.00 $720

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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.