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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 19, 2020

5,710 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.68/cwt +0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 618 lb · 389 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.23/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 625 lb · 326 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.63/cwt -3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 668 lb · 317 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,710 5,989 6,525
Feeder cattle 5,710 5,989 6,525

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Steer calves steady to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was fair to moderate.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 3 203.00 $203.00 $591
325–331 330 11 196.00–197.00 $196.18 $647 +17.94
353–376 366 39 181.00–189.00 $186.52 $683 +8.29
395 unweaned 395 3 159.00 $159.00 $628 -15.84
423 unweaned 423 4 165.00 $165.00 $698 -6.08
433–440 437 53 159.00–177.00 $172.12 $752 +5.04
452–497 unweaned 472 27 139.00–152.00 $145.60 $687 -23.69
456–499 489 102 160.00–172.00 $165.50 $809 -8.87
505–548 522 111 151.00–169.00 $159.26 $831 -1.32
511–543 unweaned 526 19 145.00–151.00 $148.76 $782 -16.24
554–594 577 85 143.50–156.00 $149.60 $863 -3.46
552–599 unweaned 585 138 136.00–149.00 $145.13 $849 -3.92
609–636 unweaned 617 28 131.00–145.00 $141.31 $872 +3.22
603–647 626 298 130.00–144.00 $139.03 $870 -1.83
651–697 667 272 125.00–139.00 $133.77 $892 -3.48
652–691 unweaned 676 45 119.00–130.00 $125.76 $850 -6.48
701–741 720 144 124.50–138.00 $133.01 $958 -4.78
706–748 unweaned 722 22 120.00–128.00 $124.83 $901 -0.56
753 unweaned 753 4 117.00 $117.00 $881 -8.62
751–798 764 276 122.00–137.25 $132.45 $1,012 -9.50
818 unweaned 818 4 121.00 $121.00 $990
801–846 829 310 124.00–137.00 $131.38 $1,089 -11.93
850–887 864 122 130.50–133.00 $132.24 $1,143 -9.63
903–939 933 125 124.00–131.35 $128.26 $1,197 -8.24
951–988 976 45 116.00–122.00 $120.05 $1,172 -8.31
1255 1255 17 90.00 $90.00 $1,130
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 unweaned 408 9 142.00 $142.00 $579
540 540 6 115.00 $115.00 $621 -26.15
553–585 572 69 130.00–135.50 $133.26 $762 -1.38
611–620 617 8 120.00–124.00 $122.51 $756 +2.23
666–692 675 41 122.00–125.00 $123.96 $837 +1.27
727 727 2 120.00 $120.00 $872 +0.83
850 850 12 123.00 $123.00 $1,046 -7.32

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 164.00 $164.00 $544 -2.31
346 unweaned 346 3 147.00 $147.00 $509
362–397 381 31 139.00–155.00 $148.83 $567 -4.15
380–391 unweaned 388 10 126.00–141.00 $133.14 $517
401–448 426 103 149.00–156.00 $153.12 $652 +2.35
425–429 unweaned 429 27 136.00–147.00 $137.21 $589 -9.12
458 thin fleshed 458 16 157.00 $157.00 $719
453–493 478 90 135.00–150.00 $142.43 $681 -1.31
462–499 unweaned 490 33 126.00–136.00 $134.30 $658 -0.27
503–543 518 81 130.00–145.00 $136.67 $708 +1.11
503–535 unweaned 524 143 125.00–134.00 $130.59 $684 +2.38
550–591 568 140 126.00–138.00 $128.43 $729 -2.24
555–583 unweaned 573 68 121.00–125.50 $123.27 $706 -0.43
579 thin fleshed 579 23 144.00 $144.00 $834
601–643 618 303 122.00–134.50 $128.36 $793 +0.12
601–646 unweaned 618 86 114.00–123.50 $120.74 $746 -0.36
651–673 unweaned 661 9 105.00–112.00 $109.12 $721 -7.84
650–694 684 211 120.00–135.00 $130.19 $890 -4.52
710–720 unweaned 716 8 100.00–112.00 $107.54 $770 -8.65
704–749 726 209 120.00–130.50 $127.39 $925 -7.48
752–795 763 160 114.00–128.50 $124.97 $954 -9.70
830–847 835 54 119.00–130.50 $127.12 $1,061 -2.08
888 888 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,030 -4.58
931 931 10 108.00 $108.00 $1,005 -1.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 125.00 $125.00 $488 -12.70
427 427 11 124.00 $124.00 $529 -13.45
451–494 483 12 129.00–132.00 $131.30 $634 +2.29
510 510 4 120.00 $120.00 $612 +0.09
550–597 579 48 116.00–123.00 $120.59 $698 -0.81
590–598 unweaned 595 7 105.00–114.00 $110.17 $656
616–629 622 27 105.00–120.00 $116.81 $727 -1.75
682–698 694 20 115.00–118.00 $115.74 $803
715–724 720 12 105.00–113.00 $108.97 $785 -1.22
755 755 2 112.00 $112.00 $846 +2.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 7 183.00 $183.00 $699
387–397 unweaned 392 8 146.00–170.00 $157.49 $617
437 unweaned 437 2 153.00 $153.00 $669 -6.00
455–484 unweaned 476 55 145.50–168.00 $151.22 $720
532–546 unweaned 536 15 141.00–144.00 $143.40 $769 -2.17
553–591 unweaned 569 58 131.50–138.00 $132.51 $754 -8.49
608–621 unweaned 616 15 118.00–131.00 $125.87 $775 +2.86
649 649 6 123.50 $123.50 $802
679 unweaned 679 7 120.35 $120.35 $817
727 unweaned 727 10 116.50 $116.50 $847 -0.43
807 unweaned 807 7 109.50 $109.50 $884
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 unweaned 493 4 130.00 $130.00 $641
608 608 6 119.00 $119.00 $724
620 unweaned 620 2 105.00 $105.00 $651

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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.