Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 4, 2021

7,765 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $129.96/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 828 lb · 646 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.93/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 727 lb · 573 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $123.17/cwt -3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 922 lb · 478 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,765	4,330	6,068
Feeder cattle	7,765	4,330	6,068

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate for feeders and good for the lighter weight grazing cattle. Quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	206.00	$206.00	$676	—
370–397	376	14	181.00–186.00	$183.84	$691	-20.43
400–444	430	28	177.50–193.00	$187.24	$805	+0.24
452–493	462	85	178.00–194.00	$190.07	$878	+8.20
507–533	517	138	166.00–182.00	$177.41	$917	+3.46
551–594	580	137	155.00–171.00	$162.64	$943	-2.97
608–648	622	113	151.00–167.00	$158.71	$987	+6.71
651–697	677	271	136.50–148.00	$143.00	$968	-2.80
703–742	724	443	131.00–149.00	$139.04	$1,007	-1.56
752–799	766	307	128.00–138.00	$135.12	$1,035	+0.52
800–848	828	646	125.00–134.00	$129.96	$1,076	-0.51
850–896	876	316	122.00–130.25	$125.14	$1,096	-4.38
907–942	922	478	119.00–124.75	$123.17	$1,136	-3.67
969–982	976	135	118.00–122.85	$120.70	$1,178	-4.48
1003–1040	1018	195	115.00–122.75	$119.31	$1,215	+3.79
1060–1065	1063	132	116.00–119.25	$117.13	$1,245	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–475	469	9	163.00–173.00	$166.25	$780	—
505	505	4	150.00	$150.00	$758	—
560	560	3	149.00	$149.00	$834	-3.00
603–628	611	22	140.00–145.00	$143.36	$876	+2.15
653 unweaned	653	9	128.50	$128.50	$839	—
656–690	676	21	134.00–136.00	$135.51	$916	—
735	735	5	118.00	$118.00	$867	+15.00
785–790	789	93	123.50–127.50	$127.06	$1,003	—
802–834	816	16	115.00–124.50	$120.25	$981	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	5	120.00	$120.00	$718	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	19	174.50	$174.50	$602	+4.50
350–397	383	20	159.00–174.50	$167.72	$642	+5.75
404–449	422	75	156.00–172.50	$166.59	$703	+11.07
460–498	487	154	147.00–158.50	$152.81	$744	-0.52
490 unweaned	490	2	144.00	$144.00	$706	-11.00
508–548	531	228	138.00–156.00	$149.67	$795	+1.29
551–598	572	161	136.00–150.00	$141.57	$810	-3.40
605–640	620	250	122.00–135.00	$131.15	$813	-2.58
650–695	666	403	121.00–129.25	$126.89	$845	-3.07
700–748	727	573	117.00–127.50	$123.93	$901	-2.31
753–794	774	313	117.00–126.75	$121.86	$943	-3.86
800–848	822	435	111.00–123.50	$120.23	$988	-3.17
853–891	870	158	103.00–121.25	$116.54	$1,014	-4.77
901–942	918	63	105.00–115.50	$111.29	$1,022	-8.32
960–969	966	20	110.00–110.50	$110.17	$1,064	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443 unweaned	443	8	129.00	$129.00	$571	—
464–499	482	10	130.00–136.00	$132.89	$641	+3.19
561–594	586	41	121.00–130.00	$126.03	$739	-10.27
697	697	7	120.50	$120.50	$840	-0.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435 unweaned	435	2	180.00	$180.00	$783	—
442	442	2	172.00	$172.00	$760	—
460–476	469	12	168.00–178.50	$174.44	$818	+8.42
498 unweaned	498	4	152.50	$152.50	$759	-14.29
501	501	12	158.00	$158.00	$792	—
556 unweaned	556	4	144.00	$144.00	$801	—
585	585	7	142.00	$142.00	$831	-4.13
641	641	11	132.50	$132.50	$849	-3.50
680	680	6	128.50	$128.50	$874	—
765	765	5	119.00	$119.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
549 unweaned	549	9	134.50	$134.50	$738	—

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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.