Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 12, 2021

2,945 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.02/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,244/hd at 818 lb · 257 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.54/cwt +14.43 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 578 lb · 222 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.60/cwt +5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 679 lb · 169 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,945	3,915	3,303
Feeder cattle	2,945	3,915	3,303

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	2	211.00	$211.00	$648	—
335 unweaned	335	2	176.00	$176.00	$590	-45.00
377 unweaned	377	4	177.00	$177.00	$667	—
427–445	432	14	184.50–189.00	$185.92	$803	—
445 unweaned	445	11	174.00	$174.00	$774	—
457–476	465	10	176.00–185.00	$181.31	$843	-5.01
450–479 unweaned	470	16	168.00–188.00	$176.41	$829	+9.22
502–542 unweaned	530	13	173.00–179.00	$174.75	$926	+13.75
503–545	534	22	173.00–182.50	$178.36	$952	+3.84
557–575	563	12	174.00–180.00	$177.85	$1,001	+9.79
590–598 unweaned	595	8	168.00–178.00	$170.85	$1,017	+24.85
611–645 unweaned	622	39	152.00–169.00	$162.78	$1,012	+5.78
609–635	624	24	161.00–171.00	$165.07	$1,030	-0.55
655–694 unweaned	670	73	143.00–156.00	$153.35	$1,027	+3.35
653–698	684	62	148.00–159.00	$156.09	$1,068	-7.43
718–722 unweaned	719	32	141.00–144.50	$143.84	$1,034	—
711–729	726	56	147.00–156.00	$152.40	$1,106	-4.52
752–799	777	130	147.00–156.00	$154.01	$1,197	+1.82
779–783 unweaned	781	9	136.00–136.50	$136.22	$1,064	—
804–844	818	257	146.00–154.75	$152.02	$1,244	+0.50
865–892	877	76	146.75–152.50	$148.81	$1,305	-2.07
901–945	912	89	140.00–148.00	$144.38	$1,317	-1.08
965–991	976	20	137.00–143.00	$138.39	$1,351	-4.64
1006–1020	1015	29	136.50–139.00	$137.44	$1,395	+1.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462 unweaned	462	2	158.00	$158.00	$730	—
521	521	3	165.00	$165.00	$860	—
622 unweaned	622	2	146.00	$146.00	$908	—
690	690	4	143.00	$143.00	$987	—
811–823	820	39	129.50–143.50	$137.78	$1,130	-1.22
869	869	13	137.50	$137.50	$1,195	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	2	172.00	$172.00	$631	—
375 unweaned	375	3	169.00	$169.00	$634	+0.20
402	402	35	168.00	$168.00	$675	+4.00
415–434 unweaned	423	31	159.00–167.00	$165.23	$699	+8.11
453–475	460	7	155.00–162.00	$157.40	$724	-6.72
467–485 unweaned	478	15	157.00–159.00	$157.93	$755	—
501–538	506	123	152.50–167.00	$164.85	$834	+8.49
500–548 unweaned	518	23	148.00–156.00	$151.36	$784	+12.10
552–593 unweaned	568	62	132.50–148.50	$145.89	$829	+11.43
555–590	582	160	143.00–164.75	$160.66	$935	+8.37
603–636 unweaned	619	15	138.00–142.00	$139.80	$865	—
620–646	636	57	147.00–157.00	$154.05	$980	-3.44
652–687	679	164	144.00–154.50	$153.09	$1,039	+3.05
655–696 unweaned	680	5	134.00–138.00	$136.46	$928	+12.46
700–749	724	89	137.00–153.25	$150.22	$1,088	+1.69
750 unweaned	750	3	127.00	$127.00	$952	—
763–783	770	149	137.00–148.50	$145.66	$1,122	+0.05
816–849	830	112	137.50–141.50	$139.01	$1,154	-1.81
861–883	872	35	137.00–138.50	$137.78	$1,201	+3.26
909	909	54	138.50	$138.50	$1,259	+5.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	6	143.00	$143.00	$674	—
513–530	521	13	142.00–143.00	$142.47	$742	+13.47
543 unweaned	543	9	135.00	$135.00	$733	—
560–563	561	10	135.00–138.00	$135.90	$762	-5.42
607–615 unweaned	609	20	129.00–131.00	$129.61	$789	—
627	627	4	144.00	$144.00	$903	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438 unweaned	438	4	148.00	$148.00	$648	-23.00
480–493 unweaned	487	7	162.00–168.00	$164.53	$801	—
510 unweaned	510	3	162.00	$162.00	$826	-1.00
569–598 unweaned	584	10	153.00–161.00	$156.90	$916	-0.27
602 unweaned	602	7	154.00	$154.00	$927	—
662–693 unweaned	667	18	135.00–136.00	$135.17	$902	-7.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500 unweaned	500	9	142.00	$142.00	$710	—
558 unweaned	558	5	139.00	$139.00	$776	—
606–616 unweaned	609	14	129.00–141.00	$137.53	$838	—

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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.