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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 10, 2020

4,128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.07/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 629 lb · 225 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.97/cwt +10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 524 lb · 197 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.38/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 684 lb · 192 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,128 2,719 5,730
Feeder cattle 4,128 2,719 5,730

Compared to last week with a winter storm in the area causing limited receipts: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Steer calves 12.00 to 15.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate for feeders and good for lighter weight grazing calves. Quality was average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–320 316 10 187.50–199.00 $192.02 $607 —
370–392 374 17 178.00–189.00 $182.57 $683 +2.57
370–381 unweaned 377 5 149.00–156.00 $151.75 $572 -13.30
401–423 thin fleshed 405 28 189.00–200.00 $195.01 $790 +11.51
401–439 unweaned 418 57 165.00–176.00 $171.99 $719 +23.99
407–449 442 53 170.00–181.00 $176.06 $778 +19.73
463–491 476 96 174.50–184.00 $181.03 $862 +24.58
498 unweaned 498 6 161.00 $161.00 $802 +17.21
502–548 unweaned 530 71 154.00–169.00 $159.23 $844 +17.13
518–537 thin fleshed 532 75 176.00–181.00 $178.20 $948 —
513–546 533 21 154.00–166.00 $161.44 $860 +3.18
555–592 573 90 155.00–170.00 $160.44 $919 +18.62
557–597 unweaned 580 57 137.00–150.00 $147.28 $854 +21.28
602–647 629 159 141.00–155.50 $147.47 $928 +11.13
606–638 unweaned 629 66 132.00–137.50 $135.89 $855 +4.89
657–699 684 110 134.00–145.00 $139.93 $957 +5.15
674–693 unweaned 685 82 127.00–137.00 $131.62 $902 —
704–738 unweaned 708 31 125.00–125.75 $125.65 $890 —
710–740 724 88 134.00–141.00 $136.77 $990 -1.16
751–796 769 147 128.00–138.00 $133.83 $1,029 +1.70
802–847 830 174 127.00–136.00 $133.65 $1,109 -0.56
853–890 862 106 131.00–132.50 $132.29 $1,140 +3.23
905–921 909 19 119.00–132.00 $129.34 $1,176 +1.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 8 155.00 $155.00 $632 —
415 unweaned 415 2 157.00 $157.00 $652 +19.05
477–492 485 4 163.00–167.00 $165.03 $800 +12.23
500–526 504 19 147.00–148.00 $147.16 $742 +8.60
504–524 unweaned 517 14 121.00–123.00 $122.30 $632 —
573–596 583 11 145.00–153.00 $148.71 $867 +21.38
614–640 622 10 139.50–140.00 $139.85 $870 —
663–695 676 22 132.00–133.50 $132.76 $897 —
726–747 742 22 122.00–133.50 $127.91 $949 -5.39
767 767 6 123.00 $123.00 $943 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 4 141.00 $141.00 $678 +21.00
563 563 4 126.00 $126.00 $709 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 unweaned 297 8 178.00 $178.00 $529 —
307–344 326 24 164.00–166.00 $164.94 $538 —
370–388 unweaned 380 20 144.00–156.00 $148.63 $565 +4.63
383–396 390 18 150.00–154.00 $151.35 $590 —
403–448 unweaned 424 51 134.00–146.00 $143.96 $610 +11.17
408–448 428 65 139.00–153.50 $146.80 $628 +8.01
451–497 unweaned 471 34 130.00–136.00 $133.55 $629 +1.98
450–499 473 105 135.00–149.50 $140.79 $666 —
503–543 unweaned 518 58 121.00–134.50 $129.74 $672 +7.74
503–549 527 139 127.00–142.50 $138.57 $730 +10.65
552–588 562 31 131.50–141.50 $136.60 $768 +10.25
550–595 unweaned 576 82 112.00–126.00 $121.74 $701 +2.99
604–645 unweaned 617 57 112.00–123.00 $118.07 $728 +2.15
608–643 625 88 120.00–127.50 $124.05 $775 -5.19
656–688 unweaned 675 54 116.00–119.50 $118.27 $798 —
676 676 82 129.00–129.75 $129.25 $874 -0.19
700–722 711 95 125.00–132.00 $126.58 $900 -1.97
760 unweaned 760 4 110.00 $110.00 $836 —
766–794 786 100 123.00–127.50 $126.20 $992 +21.20
815–836 826 33 117.00–129.00 $124.53 $1,029 -4.88
908 908 6 116.00 $116.00 $1,053 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 unweaned 382 2 119.00 $119.00 $455 —
415 415 7 132.00 $132.00 $548 —
430 unweaned 430 2 130.00 $130.00 $559 —
456–470 461 6 131.00–133.00 $131.68 $607 —
505–540 unweaned 509 22 111.00–119.00 $115.29 $587 —
521 521 5 123.00 $123.00 $641 —
552–590 575 69 116.00–128.00 $125.64 $722 +8.35
660–684 668 47 109.00–127.00 $121.19 $810 +17.36
713–727 717 8 115.00–117.00 $116.49 $835 +7.70
813 813 4 106.50 $106.50 $866 +16.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–345 unweaned 341 14 170.00–187.00 $179.10 $611 —
367 367 17 184.00 $184.00 $675 —
413–437 426 11 162.00–175.00 $169.49 $722 —
411–438 unweaned 431 15 167.00–176.50 $174.08 $750 —
481 unweaned 481 3 135.00 $135.00 $649 —
456–493 485 50 153.00–165.50 $155.75 $755 —
502–520 511 19 155.00–156.00 $155.46 $794 +21.46
510–535 unweaned 530 31 141.00–144.00 $142.84 $757 +22.84
566 566 5 148.00 $148.00 $838 —
550–586 unweaned 568 6 127.00–139.00 $132.81 $754 —
607–635 613 9 128.00–131.50 $130.69 $801 —
624–634 unweaned 626 38 129.50–136.00 $135.03 $845 +21.03
651–693 unweaned 668 20 120.00–127.00 $123.24 $823 —
758 758 16 119.50 $119.50 $906 +6.00
805 unweaned 805 2 109.50 $109.50 $881 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442–448 444 9 144.00–145.00 $144.66 $642 —
537 unweaned 537 12 131.00 $131.00 $703 —
596 596 25 125.00 $125.00 $745 —
660 unweaned 660 3 110.00 $110.00 $726 —
727 727 12 115.00 $115.00 $836 —

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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.