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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 4, 2021

4,466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $132.11/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 833 lb · 277 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.39/cwt +4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 729 lb · 240 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.26/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 674 lb · 228 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,466 2,688 2,670
Feeder cattle 4,466 2,688 2,670

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves mostly steady. Heifer calves steady with instances of 10.00 higher on the fancier 400-550 lb heifers. Demand was moderate to good. Quality average to attractive.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 fancy 345 8 224.00 $224.00 $773
383–398 390 16 178.00–194.00 $183.15 $714 -7.64
402–412 unweaned 404 9 178.00–182.50 $181.48 $733
405–441 423 36 183.00–194.00 $188.67 $798 -6.18
448 fancy 448 18 201.00 $201.00 $900
453–498 468 80 174.00–188.00 $181.84 $851 -1.46
480 unweaned 480 2 154.00 $154.00 $739 -14.25
506–547 531 127 164.00–175.00 $167.33 $889 -6.37
546 unweaned 546 11 153.50 $153.50 $838
562–586 567 83 154.00–170.00 $166.68 $945 +2.52
604–648 614 196 142.00–157.00 $149.99 $921 +4.51
630 unweaned 630 2 138.00 $138.00 $869 ±0.00
655–698 683 144 134.00–151.50 $142.56 $974 +4.85
728 unweaned 728 4 130.00 $130.00 $946
708–748 729 236 132.00–143.25 $136.50 $995 +4.75
777 unweaned 777 5 121.00 $121.00 $940
751–792 781 163 128.00–137.00 $132.88 $1,038 +1.53
806–846 833 277 122.00–134.25 $132.11 $1,100 +2.54
852–890 865 123 126.00–131.00 $130.06 $1,125 +4.10
900–947 921 173 125.00–129.00 $127.62 $1,175 -1.30
950–975 972 129 122.00–129.00 $126.32 $1,228 +0.96
1001–1003 1003 68 122.50–126.00 $123.06 $1,234
1119 1119 5 118.00 $118.00 $1,320
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 129.00 $129.00 $484 -46.41
463–478 472 13 132.00–166.00 $143.20 $676 +1.20
513–523 520 9 152.00–155.00 $152.99 $796 +7.99
550–583 567 6 146.00 $146.00 $828 +4.68
602–649 630 26 134.50–141.00 $138.54 $873 +9.04
664 664 6 128.00 $128.00 $850 +2.00
700–739 717 46 124.00–132.00 $129.21 $926 +3.63

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–331 318 17 157.00–171.00 $168.43 $536 -10.57
318 unweaned 318 3 151.00 $151.00 $480 -18.00
359–398 unweaned 380 16 151.00–159.00 $155.70 $592 +10.50
374–393 382 13 152.00–163.00 $159.21 $608
405–440 unweaned 422 32 135.00–146.00 $140.65 $594 -9.82
400–443 427 40 149.00–163.00 $158.87 $678 -0.32
422–443 fancy 431 25 169.00–176.00 $172.56 $744
450–492 468 94 146.00–163.00 $154.14 $721 +6.81
468–474 unweaned 471 23 138.00–148.00 $142.50 $671 -5.49
505–524 fancy 516 33 158.00–159.00 $158.40 $817
515–547 unweaned 524 22 130.00–141.00 $138.18 $724 -0.82
520–548 538 53 135.00–153.00 $142.90 $769 +5.85
572–596 unweaned 587 9 124.00–127.00 $126.35 $742 -5.65
550–598 589 215 132.00–140.00 $134.82 $794 +0.56
600–646 630 116 125.00–136.00 $129.81 $818 -2.98
658–698 674 224 123.00–131.00 $128.73 $868 +0.77
680 unweaned 680 4 102.00 $102.00 $694
700–739 725 126 119.50–127.50 $123.36 $894 +0.61
757–797 781 119 122.00–127.00 $125.18 $978 +0.20
800–840 820 73 112.00–124.00 $117.54 $964 -1.34
851–898 877 88 117.00–124.50 $121.70 $1,067 -2.82
910–939 927 67 119.00–119.25 $119.09 $1,104 -0.41
961–985 981 20 95.00–111.00 $97.35 $955 -20.65
1015 1015 8 113.00 $113.00 $1,147
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–395 379 7 126.00–130.00 $127.79 $484 -17.21
413–440 418 10 131.00–142.00 $133.31 $557 -7.32
465–491 472 12 128.00–142.00 $137.38 $648 +3.38
504 unweaned 504 6 126.00 $126.00 $635
568–585 578 13 127.00–128.00 $127.38 $736 +2.38
644 644 10 117.00 $117.00 $753 -4.16
713 713 8 114.50 $114.50 $816 -1.90
766–778 772 6 118.00–121.00 $119.49 $922 +4.49

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–391 unweaned 378 11 175.00–187.00 $179.68 $679
404–440 unweaned 412 9 170.00–173.00 $172.29 $710 -5.71
421–435 423 16 162.00–173.50 $172.02 $728
475–493 unweaned 485 7 158.00–162.00 $160.32 $778
502–524 unweaned 517 48 146.50–161.50 $154.43 $798
563–585 572 26 144.00–157.00 $151.38 $866 +16.38
572 unweaned 572 4 146.50 $146.50 $838 -1.00
600 unweaned 600 5 140.00 $140.00 $840 +5.50
621 621 3 126.00 $126.00 $782
670 unweaned 670 3 129.00 $129.00 $864 ±0.00
738 unweaned 738 7 122.00 $122.00 $900
838 838 6 95.00 $95.00 $796
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 unweaned 373 5 135.00 $135.00 $504
441 441 9 153.00 $153.00 $675
551 unweaned 551 6 137.50 $137.50 $758

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Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 19 52.50 $52.50 $203
457 457 100 52.50 $52.50 $240
540 540 133 66.50 $66.50 $359
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469–496 489 35 61.00–80.50 $75.69 $370
604 604 13 76.00 $76.00 $459

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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.