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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 3, 2022

782 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.90/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 780 lb · 112 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.09/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 626 lb · 79 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.99/cwt -4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 625 lb · 72 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 782 4,050 4,466
Feeder cattle 782 4,050 4,466

With a winter storm in the area and subzero wind chills this week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves to few to trend. 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
382–397 390 18 170.00–200.00 $186.95 $729 -32.53
476–493 484 37 188.50–190.00 $189.30 $916 -19.15
517–533 524 27 165.00–182.00 $174.32 $913 -22.18
563–585 573 17 168.00–170.00 $168.96 $968 -17.24
608–644 625 72 156.00–173.25 $169.99 $1,062 -4.96
658 658 10 164.00 $164.00 $1,079 -4.99
718 718 32 161.00 $161.00 $1,156 +1.08
753–771 759 49 158.00–159.00 $158.31 $1,202 +0.55
830–848 835 20 147.00–155.00 $152.56 $1,274 -1.98
852 852 44 152.50 $152.50 $1,299 -2.85
990 990 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,366 -5.24
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 154.00 $154.00 $847
628 628 3 148.00 $148.00 $929

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 4 160.00 $160.00 $658 -8.28
451 unweaned 451 4 133.00 $133.00 $600
484 484 23 163.00 $163.00 $789 -6.63
516–543 527 27 140.00–157.00 $151.78 $800 -10.27
550 unweaned 550 6 129.00 $129.00 $710
568–583 571 19 156.00–157.00 $156.79 $895 -9.28
600–647 626 79 135.00–153.00 $151.09 $946 -2.57
675–682 679 44 150.00–151.50 $150.58 $1,022 +6.55
757–791 780 112 143.00–147.00 $144.90 $1,130 -0.89
804–818 809 46 141.00–145.00 $143.59 $1,162 +2.85
867 867 31 143.00 $143.00 $1,240 +2.70
906 906 13 134.00 $134.00 $1,214
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 7 125.00 $125.00 $848
756 756 7 132.00 $132.00 $998

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 unweaned 438 4 167.00 $167.00 $731
560 unweaned 560 2 141.00 $141.00 $790

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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.