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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 21, 2021

3,709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.70/cwt -5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 584 lb · 280 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.72/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 679 lb · 221 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.91/cwt -3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 729 lb · 212 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,709 2,640 3,319
Feeder cattle 3,709 2,640 3,319

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Steer and heifer calves mostly steady. Demand was moderate for the calves and good for the yearling type cattle. There are large spreads depending on condition of the calves. Quality was average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 6 232.00 $232.00 $568
313 313 8 211.00 $211.00 $660
360–391 unweaned 374 9 155.00–184.00 $173.40 $649
406 fancy 406 10 192.00 $192.00 $780
419–441 429 43 155.00–171.00 $161.36 $692 -17.64
476–480 479 17 165.00–172.50 $169.87 $814 +6.13
472–489 unweaned 481 24 157.00–158.00 $157.55 $758 +1.01
507–546 525 93 151.00–168.00 $160.49 $843 -0.53
500–544 unweaned 534 49 131.00–158.00 $153.40 $819 -4.11
553–598 unweaned 580 110 137.00–157.00 $147.31 $854 -6.02
565–597 586 170 146.00–167.00 $156.19 $915 -3.74
603–648 622 150 142.50–167.00 $152.24 $947 -2.94
601–647 unweaned 627 59 137.00–150.00 $145.66 $913 +3.69
662–680 unweaned 671 50 138.50–144.00 $140.65 $944 +3.56
654–698 681 171 135.00–160.00 $149.79 $1,020 -2.93
718–747 unweaned 726 69 132.00–143.50 $138.37 $1,005 +2.87
714–746 731 143 137.50–158.00 $153.99 $1,126 +1.12
763–790 unweaned 778 18 133.00–137.50 $135.06 $1,051 -0.66
762–798 788 121 139.00–162.50 $157.08 $1,238 +1.82
805–835 816 66 135.50–156.00 $151.77 $1,238 -3.19
850–865 860 32 148.00–154.50 $151.81 $1,306 +7.63
901–938 922 25 136.00–150.00 $140.58 $1,296 -8.93
1001–1012 1011 27 142.00–145.00 $142.33 $1,439 +1.33
1100 1100 8 133.00 $133.00 $1,463
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 151.00 $151.00 $586
421 unweaned 421 4 146.00 $146.00 $615 +20.00
466–499 477 47 139.00–159.00 $151.30 $722
492 unweaned 492 4 150.50 $150.50 $740 +9.50
512 unweaned 512 6 129.50 $129.50 $663 +8.50
576 576 4 139.00 $139.00 $801 -10.32
637–638 637 10 132.00–140.00 $134.40 $856 -14.60
719–744 731 23 125.00–129.00 $126.95 $928 -9.95
768 768 9 122.00 $122.00 $937 -10.78
811 811 11 130.00 $130.00 $1,054
935 935 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,216 -3.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 152.00 $152.00 $509
350–391 378 28 144.00–160.00 $152.06 $575 -4.44
375–389 unweaned 383 18 143.00–153.00 $150.23 $575 +15.74
406–430 unweaned 420 28 141.00–153.00 $146.45 $615 +22.45
412–445 429 4 138.00–145.00 $141.63 $608 -2.19
454–490 unweaned 466 76 136.00–153.00 $146.64 $683 +20.18
456–491 480 28 135.00–154.00 $146.39 $703 +3.83
508–548 unweaned 526 52 128.00–150.00 $135.84 $715 +0.10
505–549 527 57 136.00–150.00 $144.79 $763 +5.38
551–598 unweaned 568 93 125.00–143.00 $132.43 $752 -3.58
570–596 580 80 125.00–142.00 $136.37 $791 +0.71
601–645 unweaned 620 91 125.00–134.00 $128.92 $799 -3.14
602–646 624 47 130.50–145.00 $136.92 $854 -2.35
653–691 unweaned 669 65 118.50–130.50 $124.23 $831 -7.37
660–685 671 61 128.00–148.00 $138.01 $926 +4.09
701–749 721 69 147.00–152.00 $150.48 $1,085 +11.57
715–740 unweaned 731 16 114.00–126.00 $118.06 $863 -9.94
753–759 unweaned 758 24 111.00–118.00 $116.84 $886 -5.16
760–796 772 104 145.00–151.00 $149.42 $1,154 +6.87
807 807 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,178
892–898 896 42 133.00–137.50 $134.49 $1,205
920 920 9 114.00 $114.00 $1,049 -17.51
960 960 6 133.00 $133.00 $1,277
1012 1012 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,225
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 unweaned 331 4 121.00 $121.00 $401
371 unweaned 371 3 123.00 $123.00 $456
383–385 384 14 123.00–135.00 $127.35 $489
454 unweaned 454 6 116.00 $116.00 $527
497 497 4 128.00 $128.00 $636 ±0.00
588 unweaned 588 3 120.00 $120.00 $706 -2.00
660 unweaned 660 5 115.00 $115.00 $759 -6.61
755–765 759 27 104.00–127.00 $120.23 $913 +1.23

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 unweaned 367 2 178.00 $178.00 $653 +0.54
405–442 unweaned 416 27 156.00–164.00 $161.48 $672
420 420 6 155.00 $155.00 $651
470–492 unweaned 476 60 140.00–154.00 $150.93 $718
544–546 unweaned 545 14 135.00–145.00 $140.71 $767
560–585 580 21 140.00–141.00 $140.18 $813 -13.82
577–597 unweaned 583 33 137.00–144.00 $141.59 $825 +0.55
606–647 unweaned 629 27 131.00–136.50 $133.34 $839 +2.34
678 unweaned 678 4 132.00 $132.00 $895 -2.57
710 710 11 131.00 $131.00 $930
718 unweaned 718 4 128.50 $128.50 $923
754 unweaned 754 5 122.00 $122.00 $920
907 907 4 95.00 $95.00 $862 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 unweaned 495 4 119.00 $119.00 $589

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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.