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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 1, 2021

3,223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.68/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 829 lb · 155 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.35/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 764 lb · 153 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.92/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 519 lb · 149 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,223 2,974 3,045
Feeder cattle 3,223 2,974 3,045

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer calves mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 unweaned 300 2 210.00 $210.00 $630
300–321 312 17 200.00–216.00 $211.41 $660 -2.32
351–396 366 16 182.00–196.00 $190.61 $698 -13.95
376–380 unweaned 377 6 170.00–191.00 $183.95 $693 +3.95
421 unweaned 421 7 168.00 $168.00 $707 -9.00
400–447 433 62 185.00–203.00 $194.70 $843 +0.37
454–475 unweaned 459 20 169.00–179.00 $176.41 $810 +8.91
451–490 474 65 184.00–204.00 $190.11 $901 +11.88
506–519 unweaned 511 16 176.00–178.00 $176.76 $903
501–546 520 133 172.50–185.00 $180.30 $938 +3.46
568 unweaned 568 8 168.00 $168.00 $954
550–590 574 137 163.00–181.00 $173.16 $994 +5.47
600–643 630 110 153.50–167.00 $160.57 $1,012 +5.75
647 unweaned 647 6 143.00 $143.00 $925
651–697 676 94 146.00–154.00 $150.63 $1,018 +7.40
701–740 721 61 138.00–149.00 $143.32 $1,033 +3.56
753–782 767 44 134.50–141.50 $137.99 $1,058 +3.40
801–849 818 141 130.00–136.50 $133.99 $1,096 +2.31
853–899 875 109 125.00–135.75 $131.43 $1,150 +3.97
913–941 925 66 124.00–127.00 $125.82 $1,164 +1.00
951–983 961 32 123.50–125.25 $124.69 $1,198 +2.48
1050 1050 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,250
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 175.00 $175.00 $674 -7.00
426 426 3 172.00 $172.00 $733
516–541 529 6 154.00–168.00 $161.17 $853 +1.17
550–594 574 9 149.00–153.00 $151.30 $868
610–645 629 19 142.00–150.00 $146.50 $921
680–685 681 23 142.00–143.50 $143.17 $975 +6.29
727–733 731 16 132.00–135.50 $133.63 $977
773–784 778 11 117.00–122.00 $119.71 $931
804–815 809 13 118.00–121.00 $119.39 $966
892 892 17 122.00 $122.00 $1,088
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 6 147.00 $147.00 $629

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 8 173.00 $173.00 $588
350 unweaned 350 2 158.00 $158.00 $553
361–395 388 15 153.00–163.00 $156.76 $608 -3.83
401–447 422 52 157.00–170.00 $163.83 $691 +9.91
427–448 unweaned 441 19 156.00–162.00 $159.99 $706
454–495 473 80 145.00–163.00 $153.68 $727 +5.37
501 unweaned 501 5 153.00 $153.00 $767 +4.00
500–542 522 85 140.00–154.00 $150.28 $784 +4.89
555–597 577 96 132.00–147.00 $136.47 $787 -2.20
597 unweaned 597 4 127.00 $127.00 $758 -6.00
601–643 623 139 123.00–137.00 $133.08 $829 -0.66
651–699 670 84 123.50–137.50 $132.91 $890 -0.22
694 unweaned 694 6 116.00 $116.00 $805 -6.00
701–747 731 137 117.00–134.00 $130.65 $955 -0.61
751–794 764 153 117.00–134.50 $128.35 $981 +0.86
817–834 829 155 124.00–127.00 $124.68 $1,034 -0.25
857–875 867 16 113.00–122.00 $118.11 $1,024 -3.44
903–904 904 86 115.75–123.00 $118.36 $1,070 +3.36
957–995 963 22 103.00–117.50 $115.18 $1,109
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–440 432 7 143.00–151.00 $147.51 $637 +18.01
474 474 10 125.00 $125.00 $592 -6.60
516–549 542 17 115.00–133.00 $124.07 $672 -0.70
563–598 590 18 123.00–132.00 $124.91 $737 +9.91
743 743 4 115.00 $115.00 $854
766–798 788 10 111.00–113.00 $111.58 $879 -7.42

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–367 362 9 184.00–190.00 $187.30 $678
396 unweaned 396 4 183.00 $183.00 $725
415 415 2 180.00 $180.00 $747
455–476 465 11 174.00–178.00 $176.14 $819
500–513 unweaned 503 23 141.00–172.00 $164.35 $827
553–555 554 6 158.00–162.00 $160.00 $886 +6.38
633 unweaned 633 19 143.00 $143.00 $905
642 642 5 146.00 $146.00 $937
675 675 2 139.00 $139.00 $938 -3.00
690 unweaned 690 10 134.00 $134.00 $925
806 unweaned 806 6 117.00 $117.00 $943
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 unweaned 465 4 158.00 $158.00 $735
482 482 4 125.00 $125.00 $602
580 unweaned 580 10 159.00 $159.00 $922

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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.