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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 22, 2020

3,319 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $123.29/cwt -11.05 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 678 lb · 198 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $134.27/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 573 lb · 143 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $127.91/cwt -6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 619 lb · 141 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,319 3,907 4,521
Feeder cattle 3,319 3,907 4,521

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower except 450 to 500 steers up to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Some unweaned calves were sharply lower depending on condition. Demand was light to moderate. Quality was fair to average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–332 318 17 170.00–183.00 $176.62 $562 -13.38
335 unweaned 335 3 153.00 $153.00 $513 -29.00
386 unweaned 386 5 145.00 $145.00 $560
387–398 394 5 172.00–175.00 $173.18 $682 -2.82
400–417 unweaned 409 33 165.00–170.00 $168.12 $688 +13.38
410–441 429 19 155.00–167.00 $159.22 $683 -3.04
457–495 unweaned 469 63 154.00–158.00 $155.62 $730
461–489 477 24 160.00–168.00 $164.93 $787 +5.86
500–547 518 21 137.00–152.00 $143.13 $741 -12.36
515–546 unweaned 537 68 134.50–147.00 $136.74 $734 +2.49
564–588 572 31 135.00–145.50 $140.82 $805 -1.70
555–592 unweaned 573 112 126.00–135.50 $132.46 $759 +1.92
602–629 616 103 122.00–132.50 $128.98 $795 -9.46
613–648 unweaned 628 38 115.00–131.50 $125.02 $785 -1.59
653–682 671 35 118.50–126.00 $123.13 $826 -15.96
651–697 unweaned 679 163 116.00–127.50 $123.32 $837 -2.24
702–748 718 66 113.00–125.00 $121.93 $875 -5.48
732–737 unweaned 733 10 111.00–115.00 $114.20 $837 -9.28
759–793 unweaned 777 28 114.50–123.50 $116.44 $905 -5.38
759–798 787 105 117.00–129.50 $127.14 $1,001 +3.14
815–849 827 34 121.00–127.00 $125.63 $1,039 -12.76
870–897 878 16 110.00–115.00 $113.40 $996 -24.68
913–940 934 99 122.00–130.00 $128.66 $1,202 +1.44
956–995 982 21 116.00–125.00 $122.08 $1,199 -11.38
1013 1013 17 118.00 $118.00 $1,195 -9.00
1051–1066 1060 76 120.75–121.25 $120.96 $1,282
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–347 339 4 132.00–137.00 $134.56 $456
397 397 2 155.00 $155.00 $615
443 443 5 149.00 $149.00 $660 -9.00
448 unweaned 448 4 152.00 $152.00 $681
459 459 10 130.00 $130.00 $597 -18.00
495–496 unweaned 495 10 135.00–142.00 $139.20 $689
532–544 541 49 131.50–134.00 $132.10 $715 -10.51
561–566 561 34 128.50–130.00 $128.63 $722
676 unweaned 676 14 108.00 $108.00 $730
743 743 4 109.00 $109.00 $810 -27.00
785 785 12 109.00 $109.00 $856
821 821 9 110.00 $110.00 $903
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 99.00 $99.00 $434 -30.41
502 unweaned 502 4 105.00 $105.00 $527 -5.00
673 673 11 90.00 $90.00 $606

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 17 126.00 $126.00 $428 -13.26
350–390 374 11 130.00–135.00 $132.84 $497 -8.16
362–397 unweaned 393 50 129.00–135.00 $129.93 $511 -4.38
411–430 unweaned 416 36 122.00–129.00 $125.82 $523 -3.19
409–436 421 25 126.00–141.00 $133.13 $560
451–480 unweaned 470 95 115.00–128.00 $125.20 $588 -0.13
452–495 470 15 121.00–132.00 $125.64 $591 -6.70
503–545 525 67 117.00–126.00 $122.26 $642 -6.76
510–547 unweaned 534 51 110.00–121.00 $114.90 $614 -8.29
550–593 unweaned 566 49 111.00–121.00 $118.17 $669 +0.66
554–595 572 80 116.50–126.00 $119.89 $686 -9.44
610–648 unweaned 626 59 114.00–118.00 $116.72 $731 -4.19
624–638 627 26 114.00–116.00 $115.04 $721 -17.62
660–692 671 33 114.00–128.00 $119.72 $803 -12.00
656–699 unweaned 677 51 105.00–116.00 $112.64 $763 -7.55
707–728 unweaned 720 33 108.00–117.00 $112.30 $809 +0.53
701–738 729 92 117.00–128.00 $122.67 $894 -0.83
758–764 unweaned 761 13 109.00–114.00 $111.68 $850
789–794 791 24 106.50–121.00 $108.59 $859 -22.40
803–844 826 48 111.00–121.00 $116.32 $961 -13.49
927–933 929 11 94.00–96.00 $94.73 $880 -25.80
969 969 7 100.00 $100.00 $969
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 unweaned 427 4 103.00 $103.00 $440
440 440 2 120.00 $120.00 $528 -3.00
465 unweaned 465 6 113.00 $113.00 $525
571 unweaned 571 3 100.00 $100.00 $571 -14.00
638 638 9 105.00 $105.00 $670 -24.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 9 153.00 $153.00 $669
455 unweaned 455 4 118.00 $118.00 $537 -32.75
473 473 4 112.00 $112.00 $530
515 515 3 125.00 $125.00 $644
588–595 591 19 114.00–124.50 $120.60 $713
591–592 unweaned 592 16 115.00–120.00 $117.81 $697 +2.81
611–618 unweaned 614 13 111.00–118.00 $114.94 $706 -2.06
683 683 7 115.00 $115.00 $785
713 unweaned 713 9 95.00 $95.00 $677 -15.50
757 unweaned 757 11 107.50 $107.50 $814
811 unweaned 811 8 97.50 $97.50 $791
870 870 8 98.00 $98.00 $853

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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.