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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 18, 2021

664 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $125.00/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 958 lb · 81 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.36/cwt +6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 837 lb · 70 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.50/cwt -1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 795 lb · 67 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 664 4,466 6,701
Feeder cattle 664 4,466 6,701

With a very light run, there were to few cattle to trend versus last sale on Feb. 4th. Demand was active on good quality feeder cattle that were available.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–367 355 7 150.00–186.00 $171.39 $608 -11.76
423 423 6 175.00 $175.00 $740 -13.67
456–487 475 6 155.00–167.00 $160.04 $760 -21.80
523–535 532 15 145.00–165.00 $159.75 $850 -7.58
555–589 584 13 145.00–158.50 $156.53 $914 -10.15
610–615 612 22 144.00–156.50 $151.51 $927 +1.52
703 703 17 135.00 $135.00 $949 -1.50
783 783 48 134.60 $134.60 $1,054 +1.72
837 837 25 134.00 $134.00 $1,122 +1.89
860 860 60 137.50 $137.50 $1,182 +7.44
902 902 65 133.00 $133.00 $1,200 +5.38
958 958 81 125.00 $125.00 $1,198 -1.32

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–435 426 14 157.00–163.00 $159.06 $678 +0.19
455–495 485 17 148.00–151.00 $149.62 $726 -4.52
515–529 524 18 146.00–147.00 $146.62 $768 +3.72
551–562 559 12 129.00–133.50 $132.39 $740 -2.43
629 629 13 132.00 $132.00 $830 +2.19
795 795 67 123.50 $123.50 $982 -1.68
836–846 837 70 120.50–124.60 $124.36 $1,041 +6.82
904 904 14 114.00 $114.00 $1,031 -5.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 4 128.00 $128.00 $675

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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.