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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 5, 2022

3,350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $151.00/cwt -0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,246/hd at 825 lb · 366 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $155.14/cwt -0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 783 lb · 188 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $147.48/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 878 lb · 186 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,350 3,372 3,246
Feeder cattle 3,350 3,372 3,246

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady except the 7 wt heifers up to 8.00 higher. Steer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves mostly steady. Quality average. Demand average for the feeder cattle and active especially for the thinner fleshed weaned calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–337 337 17 207.00–213.00 $212.30 $715 +3.30
310–348 unweaned 345 34 230.00–237.00 $230.56 $795 —
377 unweaned 377 6 219.00 $219.00 $826 —
359–397 378 57 202.00–218.50 $213.84 $808 +5.61
407–430 428 55 191.00–212.50 $206.42 $883 -0.53
425–439 unweaned 435 22 185.00–196.00 $193.07 $840 —
490 490 14 194.50 $194.50 $953 +1.73
494 unweaned 494 7 178.00 $178.00 $879 —
506–541 530 44 182.00–191.50 $186.98 $991 +1.18
540 unweaned 540 6 174.00 $174.00 $940 —
550 unweaned 550 5 173.00 $173.00 $952 —
560–571 566 16 173.00–187.00 $179.93 $1,018 -3.43
603 603 9 180.50 $180.50 $1,088 +10.01
652–686 669 111 155.00–168.00 $161.26 $1,079 -0.60
700–744 713 110 156.00–161.00 $159.55 $1,138 +0.68
763–798 783 188 151.00–158.00 $155.14 $1,215 -0.08
802–848 825 366 145.00–154.60 $151.00 $1,246 -0.21
870–885 878 186 144.00–149.50 $147.48 $1,295 +1.52
906–940 926 146 140.75–147.50 $143.42 $1,328 +1.45
957–995 968 148 131.00–144.50 $140.21 $1,357 -2.62
1001–1025 1020 64 130.00–136.75 $135.40 $1,381 +2.95
1059–1070 1061 18 127.50–133.50 $132.49 $1,406 +4.49
1108 1108 10 131.50 $131.50 $1,457 +1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–498 487 15 169.00–171.00 $170.50 $830 —
505–526 515 13 161.00–165.00 $162.89 $839 -16.11
520 unweaned 520 6 169.00 $169.00 $879 —
628 628 5 150.00 $150.00 $942 +9.00
663–696 681 15 135.00–150.00 $143.18 $975 -3.82
1000 1000 7 116.00 $116.00 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609 609 9 137.00 $137.00 $834 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–326 312 33 181.00–196.00 $192.95 $602 +15.95
314 thin fleshed 314 9 218.00 $218.00 $685 —
345 unweaned 345 2 163.00 $163.00 $562 —
358–384 366 26 176.00–194.00 $184.86 $677 +3.66
352–387 unweaned 370 8 164.00–175.00 $169.24 $626 —
410–433 unweaned 416 37 152.00–175.00 $169.71 $706 —
420–440 424 62 170.50–179.00 $174.52 $740 +3.42
451–496 473 17 163.00–172.00 $165.52 $783 -0.09
520–530 522 54 161.00–165.50 $164.53 $859 +6.31
514–542 unweaned 529 15 151.00–153.00 $152.09 $805 -9.91
557–599 581 85 153.50–165.75 $163.05 $947 +2.62
611–615 unweaned 614 12 132.00–144.00 $141.01 $866 —
642 642 2 155.00 $155.00 $995 +3.36
654–680 666 133 152.00–157.75 $155.74 $1,037 +0.28
672 unweaned 672 4 134.00 $134.00 $900 —
701–747 735 172 146.50–150.50 $148.27 $1,090 +8.73
759–799 771 126 140.25–149.25 $147.95 $1,141 +8.52
800–846 815 125 136.00–147.00 $140.07 $1,142 -1.20
850 850 6 131.50 $131.50 $1,118 -2.87
902–929 920 39 136.00–137.00 $136.67 $1,257 +2.27
1029 1029 16 119.50 $119.50 $1,230 -4.00
1070 1070 3 102.00 $102.00 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 unweaned 388 3 145.00 $145.00 $563 —
466 466 4 145.00 $145.00 $676 +1.00
571–590 583 13 139.00–145.00 $141.26 $824 —
798 798 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,013 —
803–824 816 16 102.50–134.00 $121.06 $988 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–381 373 6 202.00–205.00 $204.04 $761 +13.04
431–433 unweaned 432 6 169.00–178.00 $173.51 $750 -12.37
506 unweaned 506 7 169.00 $169.00 $855 -4.75
521 521 4 171.00 $171.00 $891 —
551–577 566 7 159.00–171.00 $164.01 $928 +7.01
612–620 unweaned 614 26 157.00–162.00 $160.83 $987 +5.30
645 645 2 154.00 $154.00 $993 -10.00
678 unweaned 678 6 152.00 $152.00 $1,031 —
722 unweaned 722 14 144.25 $144.25 $1,041 —

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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.