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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 7, 2021

5,578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.60/cwt +14.01 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 623 lb · 405 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $134.41/cwt -3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 821 lb · 380 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.15/cwt +1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 679 lb · 370 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,578 2,040 7,652
Feeder cattle 5,578 2,040 7,652

Compared to the last sale December 17th, 2020: Feeder steers mostly steady except 600-650 lbs up to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to active. Quality was average to good.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–348 322 18 195.00–214.00 $204.38 $658 -5.62
356–391 unweaned 364 14 176.00–179.00 $176.69 $643
350–394 386 44 174.00–193.00 $182.49 $704 -26.51
410–447 unweaned 427 16 169.00–178.00 $174.15 $744
412–447 445 63 178.00–189.00 $180.00 $801 -6.00
475–476 unweaned 475 8 139.00–149.00 $145.25 $690 -13.61
450–498 488 167 164.00–184.00 $178.29 $870 +1.47
505 fancy 505 15 181.00 $181.00 $914
532 unweaned 532 27 146.00 $146.00 $777
505–548 535 149 157.00–174.00 $166.81 $892 +3.51
569 unweaned 569 6 149.00 $149.00 $848
552–599 574 159 155.00–169.50 $162.23 $931 +6.07
600–648 623 395 145.00–158.50 $153.08 $954 +14.15
615–643 unweaned 629 10 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $840 -2.64
652–698 679 370 134.50–151.00 $141.15 $958 +1.84
705 unweaned 705 6 124.50 $124.50 $878
700–742 729 264 133.00–144.00 $136.66 $996 +1.21
750–796 778 344 132.00–141.00 $137.65 $1,071 -0.37
800–848 821 380 129.00–144.00 $134.41 $1,104 -3.09
856–894 867 108 133.50–142.00 $136.74 $1,186 +0.80
903–943 936 97 125.00–129.50 $127.80 $1,196
981 981 69 126.10 $126.10 $1,237
1007–1043 1031 50 112.00–122.50 $118.92 $1,226
1276 1276 3 105.00 $105.00 $1,340
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–389 unweaned 384 7 145.00–160.00 $155.85 $598
417 417 5 152.00 $152.00 $634 -17.00
468–485 476 9 155.00–163.00 $158.78 $756 -3.35
503–546 527 26 139.00–156.00 $148.97 $785 +1.70
550–586 575 48 141.00–155.00 $150.65 $866 +7.31
619–646 637 73 133.00–141.00 $136.26 $868 +11.38
708–741 736 53 125.00–133.00 $131.88 $971 +13.88
754–796 781 87 126.00–130.00 $127.98 $1,000 +2.21
801–847 829 20 127.00–128.00 $127.75 $1,059
854–894 868 237 118.00–132.50 $128.53 $1,116
951 951 4 105.50 $105.50 $1,003
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–494 469 15 122.00–135.00 $130.43 $612 -13.57
521–528 525 9 117.00–127.00 $121.41 $637 +31.41
584 584 11 127.00 $127.00 $742
664 664 5 81.00 $81.00 $538

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 11 176.00 $176.00 $560 +20.00
354–386 unweaned 377 31 143.00–160.00 $148.68 $561 +6.68
371–397 388 20 159.00–163.00 $162.59 $631 +20.44
402–440 419 41 152.00–166.50 $159.39 $668 +21.07
413–446 unweaned 435 54 142.00–150.00 $144.88 $630
462–496 474 119 139.00–152.00 $147.91 $701 +10.55
460–483 unweaned 477 25 140.00–154.00 $143.24 $683
506 unweaned 506 9 132.50 $132.50 $670 +2.63
510 fancy 510 36 144.50 $144.50 $737
505–546 530 89 131.00–143.00 $138.17 $732 +2.60
556–597 573 133 126.00–138.00 $135.55 $777 +6.26
552–590 unweaned 574 19 126.00–130.00 $128.70 $739
554–597 fancy 582 92 139.50–142.00 $140.33 $817
602–646 624 101 125.00–136.00 $130.10 $812 +2.01
610–641 unweaned 630 23 111.00–121.00 $116.90 $736 +7.10
643 fancy 643 48 137.00 $137.00 $881
665–698 686 208 125.00–136.00 $132.77 $911 +3.93
704–746 726 178 124.00–132.00 $129.65 $941 +6.76
759–786 774 31 119.00–130.00 $124.40 $963 -5.06
812–846 825 16 125.00–127.00 $125.88 $1,039 -3.88
875–892 886 16 118.50–120.00 $118.94 $1,054
982 982 12 114.00 $114.00 $1,119
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 135.00 $135.00 $521 +25.00
402 402 6 132.00 $132.00 $531 +5.00
435 unweaned 435 3 131.00 $131.00 $570
471–480 474 6 132.00–134.00 $132.68 $629
523–530 527 7 127.00–129.00 $128.15 $675 +6.15
556–565 559 7 121.00–124.00 $123.13 $688
617–642 638 12 120.00–124.50 $123.77 $790

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 2 171.00 $171.00 $590 -10.00
413 413 3 162.00 $162.00 $669
419 unweaned 419 13 172.50 $172.50 $723
450 unweaned 450 2 137.00 $137.00 $616
477 477 7 158.00 $158.00 $754
505–535 523 10 150.00 $150.00 $784
526 unweaned 526 38 150.50 $150.50 $792 +8.67
552–570 unweaned 566 8 135.00–145.00 $137.44 $778 +5.44
603–636 617 10 133.00–138.00 $135.91 $839 +12.91
608–634 unweaned 625 9 132.50–136.00 $133.63 $835 +5.55
655 unweaned 655 5 129.50 $129.50 $848 +2.00
679 679 5 141.00 $141.00 $957 +17.00
752–762 unweaned 756 9 111.00–114.50 $112.93 $854
803 803 5 112.50 $112.50 $903
881 881 5 104.00 $104.00 $916
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 unweaned 513 14 128.50 $128.50 $659
562 unweaned 562 20 122.00 $122.00 $686
610 unweaned 610 2 115.00 $115.00 $702

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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.