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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 22, 2021

2,974 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.02/cwt -6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 830 lb · 510 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.28/cwt -10.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 717 lb · 234 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.42/cwt -4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 817 lb · 233 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,974 3,457 5,349
Feeder cattle 2,974 3,457 5,349

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 lower except 600-650 lbs up to 8 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves mostly steady on a light test. Demand was moderate, good for cattle that could be turned back out on grass. Quality average to good.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 3 206.00 $206.00 $620
360 360 2 184.00 $184.00 $662 ±0.00
422 unweaned 422 2 169.00 $169.00 $713 +3.00
432 432 2 183.00 $183.00 $791 +1.00
485–491 unweaned 489 5 167.00 $167.00 $817
502 fancy 502 7 188.00 $188.00 $944
531–543 536 48 163.00–172.00 $168.22 $902 -7.84
582–595 594 52 151.00–171.50 $165.77 $985 -1.12
601–610 unweaned 606 7 154.00–158.00 $155.70 $944
602–631 621 94 150.00–172.50 $166.55 $1,034 +7.11
663–698 671 61 141.00–152.00 $148.07 $994 -8.32
701–738 717 234 134.00–154.00 $141.28 $1,013 -10.28
753–794 783 148 127.00–139.00 $132.69 $1,039 -7.47
803–848 817 233 125.00–134.00 $131.42 $1,074 -4.81
862–891 879 29 122.00–129.50 $125.33 $1,102 -4.46
900–944 919 112 118.00–126.00 $122.12 $1,122 -4.27
957–990 985 24 118.25–122.50 $118.94 $1,172 -3.67
1016–1040 1019 18 112.00–115.00 $114.66 $1,168 -5.35
1103 1103 13 111.00 $111.00 $1,224 -5.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 2 138.00 $138.00 $707
595 595 11 145.00 $145.00 $863 -1.66
636 636 6 124.00 $124.00 $789 -23.00
670 670 2 131.00 $131.00 $878 -10.31
749 749 62 133.00 $133.00 $996 -2.58
755–782 769 8 111.00–114.00 $112.47 $865 -25.03

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–390 unweaned 368 14 153.00–156.00 $155.09 $571 -2.91
359–389 378 16 156.00–160.00 $158.57 $599
429 unweaned 429 7 158.00 $158.00 $678 +4.00
446–448 446 17 152.00–156.00 $152.71 $681 -3.81
470–482 476 4 149.00–161.00 $154.92 $737 +5.54
510 unweaned 510 3 133.00 $133.00 $678 ±0.00
517–546 526 49 132.00–150.00 $143.07 $753 -3.06
558–582 unweaned 565 8 125.00–133.00 $130.69 $738
555–598 575 82 129.00–144.50 $133.71 $769 -12.63
614–646 630 191 125.00–140.00 $135.04 $851 -4.87
667–697 687 210 125.00–135.00 $131.18 $901 -5.06
704–740 726 117 122.00–133.25 $128.08 $930 -3.15
771–799 783 158 114.00–123.00 $120.74 $945 -3.28
820–848 830 510 114.50–118.50 $118.02 $980 -6.51
891–895 892 50 112.00–115.50 $114.19 $1,019 -6.26
911–946 937 66 110.00–115.25 $111.26 $1,043 -5.58
960 960 62 111.10 $111.10 $1,067 -2.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 unweaned 430 8 134.00 $134.00 $576
508 508 3 125.00 $125.00 $635
558 558 4 121.00 $121.00 $675 -7.30
683 683 5 112.00 $112.00 $765
702–705 703 13 103.00–107.00 $105.15 $739 -8.85
758 758 13 106.00 $106.00 $803 -3.07

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 171.00 $171.00 $655
405 unweaned 405 7 182.00 $182.00 $737 +20.00
472–478 476 14 172.00–177.00 $173.77 $827
520 520 4 163.00 $163.00 $848 +7.00
588 588 10 170.00 $170.00 $1,000 +34.00
591 unweaned 591 5 145.00 $145.00 $857
605–630 618 14 149.00–157.00 $153.08 $946 +10.38
666–687 674 10 140.00–144.00 $141.63 $955 +7.63
737 737 4 130.00 $130.00 $958
751–778 768 8 118.00–120.00 $118.73 $912
820 820 2 115.00 $115.00 $943
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 unweaned 407 6 105.00 $105.00 $427
463 unweaned 463 5 112.00 $112.00 $519

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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.