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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 19, 2021

3,433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.69/cwt +4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 679 lb · 250 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $155.50/cwt +2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 774 lb · 180 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $151.77/cwt +2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,301/hd at 857 lb · 180 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,433 2,945 3,456
Feeder cattle 3,433 2,945 3,456

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 193.00 $193.00 $670 —
370–393 377 13 206.00–207.00 $206.32 $778 —
417–435 unweaned 425 12 171.00–173.00 $171.85 $730 -2.15
447 447 14 189.00 $189.00 $845 +3.08
466–482 475 29 169.00–186.00 $178.89 $850 -2.42
476 unweaned 476 4 185.00 $185.00 $881 +8.59
506–541 523 93 168.00–177.00 $174.57 $913 -3.79
500–544 unweaned 530 45 163.00–172.00 $168.04 $891 -6.71
559–595 584 110 163.00–180.00 $169.27 $989 -8.58
586–595 unweaned 593 58 163.00–167.00 $165.93 $984 -4.92
607–620 unweaned 611 26 154.00–175.00 $164.81 $1,007 +2.03
604–647 626 57 160.50–178.00 $167.26 $1,047 +2.19
660–689 unweaned 675 90 138.00–155.00 $151.41 $1,022 -1.94
660–698 681 160 148.00–164.50 $162.79 $1,109 +6.70
707 unweaned 707 5 143.50 $143.50 $1,015 -0.34
704–748 728 68 150.00–164.00 $156.46 $1,139 +4.06
754–794 774 180 146.00–161.25 $155.50 $1,204 +1.49
802–837 825 62 147.50–154.00 $149.46 $1,233 -2.56
850–888 857 180 149.00–156.00 $151.77 $1,301 +2.96
907–948 923 73 143.00–149.75 $145.79 $1,346 +1.41
966–999 982 36 135.00–142.50 $138.97 $1,365 +0.58
1043–1046 1045 48 132.00–139.75 $138.05 $1,443 +0.61
1096 1096 11 136.00 $136.00 $1,491 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 unweaned 402 9 157.00 $157.00 $631 —
440–445 443 6 158.00–166.00 $161.98 $718 —
555 unweaned 555 3 143.00 $143.00 $794 —
555–597 570 8 157.00–161.00 $158.05 $901 —
685–692 689 8 145.00 $145.00 $999 +2.00
786 786 16 138.00 $138.00 $1,085 —
851 851 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,183 +1.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–347 330 8 175.00–181.00 $177.84 $587 —
331 unweaned 331 3 160.00 $160.00 $530 —
370–386 380 10 168.00–177.00 $170.93 $650 -1.07
370–385 unweaned 381 14 159.00–163.00 $162.17 $618 -6.83
409–423 413 34 167.00–173.00 $171.30 $707 +3.30
400–447 unweaned 423 38 142.00–164.00 $158.21 $669 -7.02
451–492 unweaned 463 33 140.00–159.00 $150.27 $696 -7.66
451–486 470 17 153.00–166.00 $160.36 $754 +2.96
500–545 unweaned 519 85 139.00–149.00 $145.70 $756 -5.66
501–533 524 61 157.00–163.50 $161.48 $846 -3.37
562–593 unweaned 573 21 135.00–144.00 $140.59 $806 -5.30
550–589 574 50 136.00–148.00 $143.09 $821 -17.57
600–646 615 130 143.00–158.00 $152.72 $939 -1.33
615–636 unweaned 629 36 125.00–140.00 $134.34 $845 -5.46
651–677 669 65 138.50–153.50 $148.47 $993 -4.62
666–689 unweaned 678 12 124.00–125.00 $124.49 $844 -11.97
712–714 unweaned 713 13 117.00–127.00 $120.85 $862 —
706–741 730 143 132.00–148.50 $146.17 $1,067 -4.05
750–798 764 92 130.00–147.75 $144.61 $1,105 -1.05
805–845 820 113 139.00–142.00 $140.70 $1,154 +1.69
853–865 861 73 138.00–141.00 $139.98 $1,205 +2.20
940 940 3 112.00 $112.00 $1,053 -26.50
951–998 961 90 112.00–137.00 $130.72 $1,256 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 152.00 $152.00 $532 —
423 423 3 145.00 $145.00 $613 —
482 482 2 146.00 $146.00 $704 +3.00
520–525 523 8 140.00–145.00 $143.14 $749 +0.67
579 579 5 130.00 $130.00 $753 -5.90
609–630 616 9 130.00–142.00 $137.91 $850 -6.09
653–688 662 20 125.00–135.00 $131.56 $871 —
752 752 9 126.00 $126.00 $948 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 unweaned 396 6 177.00 $177.00 $701 —
397 397 4 184.00 $184.00 $730 —
416–440 unweaned 425 8 162.00–174.00 $166.66 $708 +18.66
442 442 5 187.00 $187.00 $827 —
462–476 unweaned 471 19 148.00–157.00 $153.65 $724 -10.88
504–533 unweaned 516 22 161.00–164.00 $162.60 $839 +0.60
572 572 4 138.00 $138.00 $789 —
563–593 unweaned 581 10 143.00–152.00 $146.49 $851 -10.41
601–638 unweaned 631 20 135.00–144.50 $141.90 $895 -12.10
627–642 635 8 138.00–145.50 $141.79 $900 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 9 142.00 $142.00 $674 —
582 582 7 136.00 $136.00 $792 —

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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.