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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 17, 2020

2,040 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.59/cwt -5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 632 lb · 170 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.31/cwt +2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 677 lb · 116 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.16/cwt +0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 562 lb · 110 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,040 4,128 4,093
Feeder cattle 2,040 4,128 4,093

Compared to last week: On a very light test with several inches of snow still on the ground from a winter storm on Tuesday, Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 4 210.00 $210.00 $609
325 325 1 210.00 $210.00 $682 +17.98
340 unweaned 340 2 184.00 $184.00 $626
367 367 4 209.00 $209.00 $767 +26.43
425 425 22 186.00 $186.00 $790 +9.94
462–482 unweaned 471 13 153.00–165.00 $158.86 $748 -2.14
451–491 474 58 173.00–184.00 $176.82 $838 -4.21
500–535 521 28 156.00–168.00 $163.30 $851 +1.86
552–591 562 110 147.00–162.00 $156.16 $878 -4.28
623–637 unweaned 628 21 134.00–137.50 $136.15 $855 +0.26
603–649 632 149 132.00–143.00 $138.93 $878 -8.54
654–699 677 116 130.50–146.00 $139.31 $943 -0.62
704–738 729 43 125.50–139.00 $135.45 $987 -1.32
753–785 768 36 132.00–144.00 $138.02 $1,060 +4.19
808–833 822 105 135.00–138.00 $137.50 $1,130 +3.85
855–898 874 79 129.00–136.75 $135.94 $1,188 +3.65
1055 1055 3 112.00 $112.00 $1,182
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–394 375 29 152.00–163.50 $157.25 $590
435 435 2 169.00 $169.00 $735 +14.00
453–493 483 26 158.00–165.00 $162.13 $783 -2.90
488 unweaned 488 8 148.00 $148.00 $722
536–549 546 42 136.50–151.00 $147.27 $804
577–594 582 27 139.50–145.00 $143.34 $834 -5.37
626–647 634 19 123.00–128.00 $124.88 $792 -14.97
667 667 9 119.00 $119.00 $794 -13.76
747 747 4 118.00 $118.00 $881 -9.91
764–792 766 27 117.00–126.50 $125.77 $963 +2.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 14 144.00 $144.00 $657 +3.00
525 525 3 90.00 $90.00 $472

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 unweaned 336 5 143.00 $143.00 $480
339 339 10 156.00 $156.00 $529 -8.94
365 unweaned 365 3 142.00 $142.00 $518 -6.63
378–397 384 11 139.00–144.00 $142.15 $546 -9.20
416–447 433 30 133.00–145.00 $138.32 $599 -8.48
457–496 480 107 130.00–144.00 $137.36 $659 -3.43
503–540 unweaned 511 14 126.00–131.00 $129.87 $664 +0.13
511–541 529 60 131.00–140.50 $135.57 $717 -3.00
554–599 583 107 125.00–136.00 $129.29 $754 -7.31
603–646 618 90 121.00–130.50 $128.09 $792 +4.04
603–646 unweaned 619 11 106.00–116.00 $109.80 $680 -8.27
662–692 670 93 120.00–132.00 $128.84 $863 -0.41
653–695 unweaned 675 13 104.00–119.00 $110.60 $747 -7.67
723–748 734 30 121.00–131.00 $122.89 $902 -3.69
753–792 778 34 129.00–131.00 $129.46 $1,007 +3.26
822–848 846 83 128.50–130.00 $129.76 $1,098 +5.23
927 927 4 120.50 $120.50 $1,117 +4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 110.00 $110.00 $416
410 410 4 127.00 $127.00 $521 -5.00
462 unweaned 462 6 117.00 $117.00 $541
520 520 11 122.00 $122.00 $634 -1.00
680–699 690 10 105.00–117.00 $110.92 $765 -10.27
773 773 3 111.00 $111.00 $858
802–836 813 12 95.00–102.00 $99.60 $810 -6.90
967 967 4 98.00 $98.00 $948

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 unweaned 330 3 181.00 $181.00 $597 +1.90
385 385 10 183.00 $183.00 $705 -1.00
510–547 unweaned 535 25 140.00–146.00 $141.83 $759 -1.01
562–570 unweaned 567 10 132.00 $132.00 $748 -0.81
611 611 14 123.00 $123.00 $752 -7.69
605–641 unweaned 629 6 124.00–130.00 $128.08 $806 -6.95
663 unweaned 663 3 127.50 $127.50 $845 +4.26
670 670 4 124.00 $124.00 $831
717–732 unweaned 725 8 116.00–118.50 $117.26 $850

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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.