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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 28, 2021

2,688 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $131.35/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 788 lb · 223 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $125.96/cwt -0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 883 lb · 183 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.98/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 762 lb · 182 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,688 3,490 2,111
Feeder cattle 2,688 3,490 2,111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate to active. Quality average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 9 204.00 $204.00 $698 +14.00
352–396 375 22 184.00–206.00 $190.79 $715 +14.19
354–391 fancy 384 28 214.00–220.00 $219.01 $841 —
391 unweaned 391 3 165.00 $165.00 $645 -8.00
418–443 435 38 185.00–199.00 $194.85 $848 +15.51
450–485 460 61 176.00–189.00 $183.30 $843 +6.93
470 unweaned 470 8 166.00–172.00 $168.25 $791 —
505 unweaned 505 9 166.00 $166.00 $838 +25.00
506–549 529 162 168.00–180.00 $173.70 $919 +2.30
550–561 553 24 155.00–168.50 $164.16 $908 +2.95
567 unweaned 567 5 159.00 $159.00 $902 —
621 unweaned 621 25 138.00 $138.00 $857 —
600–628 623 45 144.00–151.50 $145.48 $906 -7.38
661–696 677 51 128.00–143.00 $137.71 $932 +0.48
658–686 unweaned 678 10 136.00–137.00 $136.29 $924 —
713–749 724 68 130.00–134.50 $131.75 $954 -4.55
765–795 788 223 127.00–134.00 $131.35 $1,035 -0.40
800–835 830 54 123.00–131.00 $129.57 $1,075 -1.86
868–893 883 183 118.25–130.00 $125.96 $1,112 -0.92
921–944 929 85 128.75–129.00 $128.92 $1,198 +3.97
968–988 977 17 123.00–127.50 $125.36 $1,225 +9.36
1072 1072 31 120.50 $120.50 $1,292 +7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–397 394 9 166.00–178.00 $175.41 $691 +15.89
400–407 404 4 175.00–177.00 $175.99 $711 —
493 493 7 142.00 $142.00 $700 -20.49
532 532 7 145.00 $145.00 $771 -14.07
565–590 583 19 138.50–143.00 $141.32 $824 -4.28
636 636 6 129.50 $129.50 $824 -4.11
658 658 4 126.00 $126.00 $829 —
700–705 704 19 124.00–129.00 $125.58 $884 —
908 908 9 112.00 $112.00 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 118.00 $118.00 $543 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 179.00 $179.00 $564 —
349 unweaned 349 13 169.00 $169.00 $590 —
358–373 unweaned 367 9 140.00–151.00 $145.20 $533 -0.80
408–443 413 37 150.00–162.00 $159.19 $657 +8.85
406–426 unweaned 418 14 146.00–154.00 $150.47 $629 +5.99
466–473 unweaned 470 6 146.00–150.00 $147.99 $696 +9.98
455–497 490 94 140.00–151.00 $147.33 $722 +4.11
505–539 535 38 131.00–141.00 $137.05 $733 -0.91
530–543 unweaned 538 13 139.00 $139.00 $748 -1.00
555 unweaned 555 6 132.00 $132.00 $733 +11.93
556–596 588 84 127.00–140.00 $134.26 $789 -0.52
623–625 623 55 131.00–133.25 $132.79 $827 +5.34
632 unweaned 632 13 123.00 $123.00 $777 —
650–694 670 93 123.00–132.00 $127.96 $857 ±0.00
728–745 741 32 122.50–124.00 $122.75 $910 -0.86
759–772 762 182 124.50–125.00 $124.98 $952 +0.58
810–848 835 93 111.50–123.00 $118.88 $993 -2.51
858–868 863 81 124.00–125.00 $124.52 $1,075 +8.04
939 939 10 119.50 $119.50 $1,122 +6.00
950 950 20 118.00 $118.00 $1,121 +27.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 145.00 $145.00 $552 —
417–446 440 15 136.00–144.00 $140.63 $619 +4.81
495 495 6 134.00 $134.00 $663 —
498 unweaned 498 3 128.00 $128.00 $637 —
500–531 511 9 118.00–126.00 $120.09 $614 +1.09
572 572 7 125.00 $125.00 $715 +2.18
618–640 633 13 120.00–123.00 $121.16 $767 —
704–733 724 49 115.00–117.00 $116.40 $843 +11.90
766 766 4 115.00 $115.00 $881 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–386 363 12 184.00–187.00 $185.94 $675 +17.94
408 unweaned 408 20 178.00 $178.00 $726 +27.00
466 466 3 161.00 $161.00 $750 +28.00
563 unweaned 563 10 147.50 $147.50 $830 +11.26
596 596 3 135.00 $135.00 $805 —
603 unweaned 603 5 134.50 $134.50 $811 —
656 unweaned 656 6 129.00 $129.00 $846 -1.50

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Reading this report

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.