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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 12, 2022

2,920 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.81/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 825 lb · 307 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $149.42/cwt -1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,242/hd at 831 lb · 265 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $142.37/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 939 lb · 237 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,920 3,350 4,047
Feeder cattle 2,920 3,350 4,047

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves lightly tested, with a lower undertone noted. Demand moderate to good. Quality average to attractive.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 205.00 $205.00 $687 -7.30
373 373 3 200.00 $200.00 $746 -13.84
378 unweaned 378 4 195.00 $195.00 $737 -24.00
484 484 20 189.00 $189.00 $915 -5.50
516–531 525 25 185.00–191.00 $187.13 $982 +0.15
583 583 7 178.00 $178.00 $1,038 -1.93
608–647 629 81 172.00–184.00 $180.87 $1,138 +0.37
652–695 678 80 155.00–165.50 $159.36 $1,080 -1.90
748 748 27 158.00–171.00 $159.44 $1,193 -0.11
751–788 776 130 151.00–159.25 $155.76 $1,209 +0.62
800–848 831 265 146.50–153.50 $149.42 $1,242 -1.58
850–897 870 114 145.25–150.00 $146.70 $1,276 -0.78
914–949 939 237 139.25–147.00 $142.37 $1,337 -1.05
971–977 974 33 133.00–140.25 $136.40 $1,329 -3.81
1027 1027 13 133.25 $133.25 $1,368 -2.15
1172 1172 16 126.35 $126.35 $1,481
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–380 377 8 179.00–183.00 $181.52 $684
421–430 425 7 169.00–195.00 $181.60 $772
471–494 485 13 172.00–183.00 $175.08 $849 +4.58
501–534 523 15 153.00–181.00 $174.17 $911 +11.28
526–539 unweaned 533 9 154.00–169.00 $162.42 $866 -6.58
560–580 566 10 149.00–165.00 $153.92 $871
633 unweaned 633 3 157.00 $157.00 $994
602–645 634 42 153.00–170.00 $164.67 $1,044 +14.67
671 671 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,027 +9.82
662–677 unweaned 672 6 149.00–154.00 $150.64 $1,012
703–727 718 61 145.00–156.00 $153.28 $1,101
751–799 772 14 139.00–144.00 $141.22 $1,090
813–845 832 17 136.50–145.50 $141.88 $1,180
853–887 876 23 134.00–139.50 $135.36 $1,186
906–935 926 20 130.00–137.00 $133.86 $1,240
1033 1033 9 127.00 $127.00 $1,312 +11.00
1052 1052 35 129.75 $129.75 $1,365
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 161.00 $161.00 $580
370 unweaned 370 1 181.00 $181.00 $670
410–445 417 5 130.00–167.00 $137.90 $575
463–470 465 4 159.00–162.50 $161.62 $752
510–540 534 8 150.00–177.00 $156.63 $836
585 585 1 146.00 $146.00 $854
611–630 617 5 154.00–156.00 $154.40 $953 +17.40
665–690 678 2 143.00–147.00 $144.96 $983
775–795 783 3 132.00–143.00 $137.68 $1,078
815 815 1 138.50 $138.50 $1,129
860–892 889 19 131.00–135.00 $131.46 $1,169
965 965 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,206
1030 1030 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,184

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–382 380 9 172.00–173.00 $172.89 $657 -11.97
407–438 418 25 160.00–175.00 $165.62 $692 -8.90
468 468 3 169.00 $169.00 $791 +3.48
502–543 525 99 153.50–162.50 $156.92 $824 -7.61
560–587 573 23 148.00–155.00 $152.04 $871 -11.01
601–635 609 36 147.00–157.00 $154.64 $942 -0.36
663–699 688 124 142.00–153.00 $145.49 $1,001 -10.25
700–748 733 96 147.00–148.50 $147.96 $1,085 -0.31
777–782 780 123 138.75–144.00 $141.13 $1,101 -6.82
806–846 825 307 133.85–141.35 $137.81 $1,137 -2.26
850 850 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,114 -0.50
936 936 58 132.25 $132.25 $1,238 -4.42
952 952 16 126.75 $126.75 $1,207
1025 1025 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,220 -0.50
1117 1117 38 110.50 $110.50 $1,234
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 4 145.00 $145.00 $574
411–445 421 15 154.00–159.00 $157.35 $662
450–498 459 29 149.00–155.00 $150.90 $693 +5.90
492 unweaned 492 2 143.00 $143.00 $704
511–542 532 25 142.00–145.00 $143.39 $763
560–592 573 27 138.00–146.00 $143.52 $822 +2.26
596 unweaned 596 3 140.00 $140.00 $834
603–647 632 34 137.00–146.00 $141.20 $892
656–667 659 7 135.00–138.00 $135.87 $895
707–745 733 16 131.00–137.00 $132.10 $968
754–795 779 69 130.50–138.50 $136.76 $1,065 +9.76
842 842 10 116.00–123.00 $121.60 $1,024 +0.54
893 893 6 122.00 $122.00 $1,089
929–947 933 13 122.00–128.00 $126.29 $1,178
1032 1032 4 107.00 $107.00 $1,104
1073 1073 4 105.00 $105.00 $1,127
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 473 2 145.00–158.00 $151.26 $715
540–545 542 3 135.00–145.00 $141.68 $768
585 585 1 147.00 $147.00 $860
610 610 1 142.00 $142.00 $866
660–695 676 4 111.00–135.00 $121.80 $823
712–735 724 2 126.00–131.00 $128.46 $930
782 782 4 106.00 $106.00 $829
890 890 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,015

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 2 153.00 $153.00 $722
515 515 2 154.00 $154.00 $793
615–635 628 3 155.00–159.00 $156.31 $982
640 unweaned 640 2 143.00 $143.00 $915
652 652 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,011
740 740 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,073
805 805 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,103
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 170.00 $170.00 $672
610 610 1 145.00 $145.00 $884
660 660 1 150.00 $150.00 $990
792 792 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,038
830 830 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,096
910 910 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,037

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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.