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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 3, 2020

2,719 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.44/cwt +0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 662 lb · 260 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.93/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 722 lb · 183 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $132.13/cwt -0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 786 lb · 183 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,719 5,710 5,967
Feeder cattle 2,719 5,710 5,967

Compared to last sale (11/19/2020): Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Steer calves 1.00-7.00 lower on a light test. Heifer calves 2.00-8.00 lower on a light test. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was moderate. Lighter receipts this week as snow and ice moved across the trade area hindering cattle movement.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 180.00 $180.00 $632 -6.52
353–391 unweaned 372 10 164.00–166.00 $165.05 $614 +6.05
415 thin fleshed 415 38 183.50 $183.50 $762
415 unweaned 415 2 148.00 $148.00 $614 -17.00
407–438 419 43 152.50–160.50 $156.33 $655 -15.79
465–488 unweaned 477 29 135.00–149.00 $143.79 $686 -1.81
474–487 478 33 154.50–164.00 $156.45 $748 -9.05
514–541 523 92 153.50–163.00 $158.26 $828 -1.00
511–539 unweaned 531 86 138.00–149.00 $142.10 $755 -6.66
562–581 570 31 135.00–147.00 $141.82 $808 -7.78
598 unweaned 598 14 126.00 $126.00 $753 -19.13
601 unweaned 601 5 131.00 $131.00 $787 -10.31
617–631 623 158 132.00–141.00 $136.34 $849 -2.69
668–698 680 112 128.00–138.00 $134.78 $917 +1.01
709–742 722 183 131.00–142.00 $137.93 $996 +4.92
768–798 786 183 128.00–138.00 $132.13 $1,039 -0.32
800–842 821 100 125.00–139.00 $134.21 $1,102 +2.83
855–894 879 57 128.00–132.00 $129.06 $1,134 -3.18
910 910 11 127.50 $127.50 $1,160 -0.76
971 971 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,243 +7.95
1015 1015 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,177
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 unweaned 391 8 151.00 $151.00 $590
421–440 unweaned 422 23 137.00–138.00 $137.95 $582 -4.05
467–470 469 5 151.00–154.00 $152.80 $717
474–493 unweaned 480 78 119.00–135.00 $125.51 $602
520–525 524 9 135.00–139.00 $138.56 $726 +23.56
585–595 587 12 126.00–132.00 $127.33 $747 -5.93
612 unweaned 612 40 125.00 $125.00 $765
723–738 731 11 130.00–136.00 $133.30 $974 +13.30
870 870 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,105 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 unweaned 405 2 117.00 $117.00 $474
469 469 13 120.00 $120.00 $563
680 680 2 115.00 $115.00 $782
702 702 1 112.00 $112.00 $786
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 7 98.00 $98.00 $664
825 825 6 102.00 $102.00 $842

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 unweaned 361 10 144.00 $144.00 $520 +10.86
420–433 unweaned 432 24 130.00–134.00 $132.79 $574 -4.42
432–449 438 46 136.00–146.00 $138.79 $608 -14.33
461–485 unweaned 477 23 128.00–135.00 $131.57 $628 -2.73
500–544 533 78 125.00–135.00 $127.92 $682 -8.75
527–539 unweaned 536 50 122.00 $122.00 $654 -8.59
553–583 unweaned 559 34 117.00–123.00 $118.75 $664 -4.52
553–599 568 133 125.00–133.00 $126.35 $718 -2.08
612–630 unweaned 619 18 115.00–118.00 $115.92 $718 -4.82
613–648 636 130 125.00–130.00 $129.24 $822 +0.88
652–699 662 260 123.00–134.00 $129.44 $857 -0.75
700–746 715 87 122.00–132.00 $128.55 $919 +1.16
705–725 unweaned 715 2 115.00–118.00 $116.52 $833 +8.98
755–791 774 49 117.00–131.00 $126.71 $981 +1.74
775 775 2 105.00 $105.00 $814 -19.97
800 800 5 113.50 $113.50 $908 -13.62
817–828 819 40 129.00–129.50 $129.41 $1,060 +2.29
876 876 17 124.00 $124.00 $1,086 +8.00
918 918 28 112.00 $112.00 $1,028 +4.00
987–991 990 8 92.00–100.00 $98.01 $970
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 unweaned 495 2 118.00 $118.00 $584
575–576 576 7 117.00–118.00 $117.29 $676 -3.30
619–626 620 31 110.00–119.00 $118.12 $732 +1.31
675–682 682 14 95.00–104.50 $103.83 $708 -11.91
710–732 727 8 107.50–115.00 $108.79 $791 -0.18
819 819 5 90.00 $90.00 $737
875 875 2 107.00 $107.00 $936
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 117.00 $117.00 $474
613–640 628 7 91.00–96.00 $93.91 $590

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 4 134.00 $134.00 $690
528 unweaned 528 3 120.00 $120.00 $634 -23.40
629–637 unweaned 631 9 114.00 $114.00 $719 -11.87
667 667 8 121.50 $121.50 $810
753 753 16 113.50 $113.50 $855
830 830 1 112.00 $112.00 $930
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 106.00 $106.00 $657 -13.00
658 658 4 102.00 $102.00 $671

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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.