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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 23, 2021

2,229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $155.71/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 821 lb · 199 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.20/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 625 lb · 120 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.99/cwt -8.73 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 677 lb · 117 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,229 2,866 4,363
Feeder cattle 2,229 2,866 4,363

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Steer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand moderate on weaned calves and feeders with discounts on unweaned fleshy calves getting larger going into the fall. Quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 unweaned 310 4 213.00 $213.00 $660 +13.73
390–395 unweaned 393 5 165.00–191.00 $180.68 $710 —
435–442 unweaned 440 6 170.00–183.00 $178.71 $786 +17.89
476–496 482 14 162.00–177.00 $172.27 $830 +4.27
495–497 unweaned 496 20 161.00–167.00 $164.29 $815 +3.81
505–509 508 18 165.00–167.00 $165.33 $840 +10.31
508–541 unweaned 526 25 149.00–164.00 $156.78 $825 +0.28
560–598 582 47 138.00–153.00 $148.61 $865 -8.75
566–597 unweaned 584 54 121.00–144.00 $139.88 $817 -16.13
600–637 unweaned 624 76 135.00–145.00 $139.73 $872 -7.17
616–645 633 22 142.00–156.00 $146.34 $926 -12.33
651–698 671 63 137.50–152.00 $146.24 $981 -12.81
654–696 unweaned 685 54 132.00–144.00 $139.19 $953 -3.89
701–718 unweaned 707 25 125.00–137.50 $134.09 $948 -7.20
701–746 733 42 136.50–150.00 $146.30 $1,072 -10.54
750–783 780 33 148.00–154.00 $153.14 $1,194 -0.39
780–786 unweaned 783 6 128.00–132.00 $130.01 $1,018 -2.99
803–843 821 199 146.00–157.00 $155.71 $1,278 +4.05
889–898 895 101 146.00–152.00 $148.07 $1,325 +2.03
908–913 910 7 142.00–149.00 $145.99 $1,329 -4.93
951–995 986 49 131.00–147.00 $142.93 $1,409 —
1049 1049 20 132.50 $132.50 $1,390 —
1051–1073 1066 10 124.00–136.00 $132.45 $1,412 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 6 145.00 $145.00 $693 —
621 621 6 138.00 $138.00 $857 -4.14
681–687 683 8 135.00 $135.00 $922 -5.08
715 715 3 125.00 $125.00 $894 -17.00
780 780 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,053 +2.21
820 820 6 124.50 $124.50 $1,021 -14.49
885 885 8 136.00 $136.00 $1,204 —
912–914 914 33 122.00–129.00 $123.42 $1,128 -12.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–397 unweaned 367 6 136.00 $136.00 $499 -22.89
368 368 4 160.00 $160.00 $589 -1.24
400–441 unweaned 414 15 131.00–143.00 $137.65 $570 -23.01
428–447 438 12 141.00–147.00 $144.07 $631 -13.74
451–496 unweaned 476 61 134.00–149.00 $139.61 $665 -17.33
462–498 487 19 143.00–150.00 $148.49 $723 -1.93
502–543 unweaned 524 47 136.00–148.00 $143.09 $750 +1.70
539–548 542 8 131.00 $131.00 $710 -16.00
555–576 560 49 134.00–147.50 $143.93 $806 -0.04
561–586 unweaned 573 59 125.00–139.00 $132.97 $762 -7.32
603–644 620 69 129.00–143.50 $139.44 $865 -3.84
605–640 unweaned 632 51 126.00–132.00 $129.47 $818 -9.79
661–683 676 57 135.00–150.00 $145.61 $984 -0.46
658–697 unweaned 680 40 118.50–124.50 $121.37 $825 -17.72
714–740 727 83 145.00–152.50 $149.36 $1,086 +8.69
733 unweaned 733 3 114.00 $114.00 $836 —
758–793 776 38 136.00–144.00 $141.49 $1,098 +0.37
828–838 832 26 137.00–139.00 $137.97 $1,148 +0.56
904–948 921 8 111.00–123.00 $118.37 $1,090 -3.72
968 968 8 115.00 $115.00 $1,113 —
1003 1003 16 113.00 $113.00 $1,133 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 4 132.00 $132.00 $614 —
512 unweaned 512 8 120.00 $120.00 $614 —
555 555 5 126.00 $126.00 $699 —
583 unweaned 583 5 120.00 $120.00 $700 —
660 660 4 122.00 $122.00 $805 —
715 715 7 122.50 $122.50 $876 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–384 unweaned 377 8 193.00 $193.00 $728 +34.00
436–438 unweaned 437 15 171.00–184.00 $177.08 $774 -3.92
451–495 unweaned 469 5 138.00–160.00 $150.70 $707 -9.95
513–541 unweaned 523 22 139.00–161.00 $150.90 $789 +3.45
560 unweaned 560 3 140.00 $140.00 $784 +1.16
588 588 3 141.00 $141.00 $829 —
606–641 unweaned 628 27 137.00–140.00 $138.56 $870 -3.03
678 678 5 133.00 $133.00 $902 —
701 unweaned 701 3 132.00 $132.00 $925 -4.00
728–730 729 6 130.00–134.00 $132.00 $962 —
792 792 9 115.00 $115.00 $911 -8.50

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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.