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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 27, 2021

4,424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.04/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 825 lb · 403 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $125.13/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,230/hd at 983 lb · 388 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $137.67/cwt +2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 828 lb · 310 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,424 3,004 4,982
Feeder cattle 4,424 3,004 4,982

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves mostly 4.00 to 6.00 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
320 unweaned 320 4 197.00 $197.00 $630
422 unweaned 422 4 163.00 $163.00 $688
475 unweaned 475 8 161.00 $161.00 $765
456–498 489 41 167.00–177.00 $170.49 $834 +6.82
513–533 517 38 170.00–178.00 $175.33 $906 -2.01
561 unweaned 561 9 152.00 $152.00 $853
556–598 575 94 159.00–169.00 $161.26 $927 -2.73
610–645 630 142 147.00–160.00 $154.31 $972 -3.50
652–692 659 68 138.00–153.50 $149.42 $985 +4.19
681–697 unweaned 691 11 124.00–131.00 $128.49 $888
707–745 732 129 133.00–144.00 $142.14 $1,040 -2.83
763–799 775 242 132.00–145.25 $141.70 $1,098 +2.71
800–848 828 310 133.00–145.50 $137.67 $1,140 +2.70
855–896 880 290 125.00–136.50 $133.22 $1,172 +0.91
900–940 914 209 123.00–133.00 $130.77 $1,195 -0.04
959–998 983 388 122.50–129.00 $125.13 $1,230 +2.60
1013–1041 1019 40 120.50–122.00 $121.66 $1,240 +1.23
1076–1091 1086 79 117.75–118.50 $118.26 $1,284
1125 1125 40 115.25 $115.25 $1,297 -0.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 6 170.00 $170.00 $576
387 387 7 170.00 $170.00 $658 +7.00
574 574 6 124.00 $124.00 $712
626–627 626 9 130.00–143.00 $140.11 $877 +0.61
690 690 4 132.00 $132.00 $911
729 729 5 124.00 $124.00 $904 -9.00
923 923 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,061

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–348 343 19 176.00–181.00 $180.27 $618
355 355 3 163.00 $163.00 $579 +7.63
409–430 415 17 163.00–166.00 $165.09 $685 +19.09
460–486 473 16 148.00–154.00 $150.92 $714 +8.16
460–494 unweaned 475 11 138.00–147.00 $142.75 $678 +9.10
505–543 536 38 135.00–147.00 $143.27 $768 -0.23
545 unweaned 545 4 131.00 $131.00 $714 -5.00
570 unweaned 570 3 128.00 $128.00 $730
550–597 580 59 131.00–141.00 $137.90 $800 +6.75
603–644 619 132 132.00–143.50 $140.97 $873 +8.12
621 unweaned 621 6 119.00 $119.00 $739
654–699 677 96 130.00–139.00 $134.19 $908 +5.34
701–741 712 257 123.00–134.00 $130.67 $930 +4.50
751–780 763 233 121.00–129.50 $125.31 $956 +3.03
804–849 825 403 120.50–128.00 $123.04 $1,015 -0.18
853–873 863 168 114.50–126.50 $122.30 $1,055 +1.78
917–947 942 148 112.00–118.50 $116.59 $1,098
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 130.00 $130.00 $637
560 560 3 116.00 $116.00 $650
642 642 2 122.00 $122.00 $783
680–696 684 11 117.00–125.00 $122.78 $840 -1.88
740 740 14 118.00 $118.00 $873
831 831 3 108.00 $108.00 $897

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–322 unweaned 311 6 208.00–219.00 $215.20 $669
512 512 2 149.00 $149.00 $763
595–597 597 18 138.00–151.00 $148.12 $884
629 629 5 144.00 $144.00 $906
720 720 11 132.00 $132.00 $950 +1.50
751 751 8 129.50 $129.50 $973
807–842 813 12 112.00–120.50 $119.03 $968
948 948 4 105.00 $105.00 $995

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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.