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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 26, 2022

1,250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $150.78/cwt -2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 779 lb · 165 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.60/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 722 lb · 81 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $148.48/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 829 lb · 76 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,250 3,615 4,424
Feeder cattle 1,250 3,615 4,424

Compared to last week: With limited receipts due to a general rain in the area Tuesday and Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves steady. 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
378 378 4 205.00 $205.00 $775 +12.71
420–428 427 17 191.00–204.00 $202.50 $865 +14.47
446 unweaned 446 4 184.00 $184.00 $821
450 450 2 176.00 $176.00 $792 -10.22
469 unweaned 469 5 165.00 $165.00 $774 -11.59
512–517 513 7 174.00–175.00 $174.71 $896 -2.80
516 unweaned 516 8 178.00 $178.00 $918
557 unweaned 557 10 162.00 $162.00 $902
585 585 5 171.00 $171.00 $1,000 -7.67
604–621 fancy 614 20 180.50–182.00 $181.41 $1,114 -4.59
630–645 643 31 167.00–175.00 $170.87 $1,099 +8.82
665 665 21 167.00 $167.00 $1,111 +12.03
700 unweaned 700 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,050
722–742 735 21 147.00–154.50 $151.10 $1,111 -2.24
752–794 779 165 148.00–154.50 $150.78 $1,175 -2.87
818–839 829 76 146.50–149.50 $148.48 $1,231 -0.50
882–895 885 43 145.50–146.00 $145.89 $1,291 +0.07
910–945 924 39 144.00–149.25 $147.05 $1,359 +9.34
967–994 987 30 134.00–141.50 $139.54 $1,377 +7.35
1004 1004 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,305 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 17 192.00 $192.00 $580
350 350 17 177.00 $177.00 $620 +30.77
457 457 2 167.00 $167.00 $763 +26.82
620 620 4 155.00 $155.00 $961 +10.28
692 692 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,003 +9.24
782–785 783 21 138.00–146.75 $145.08 $1,136 +3.08
846 846 13 133.50 $133.50 $1,129

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 4 145.00–153.00 $149.02 $653 -6.61
459 unweaned 459 6 158.00 $158.00 $725 +3.00
466–498 487 9 157.00–168.00 $164.49 $801 +13.74
521 521 4 160.00 $160.00 $834 +10.46
556 unweaned 556 7 149.00 $149.00 $828 +5.19
581–597 595 21 151.00–160.00 $158.74 $945 +11.74
606–647 634 59 147.00–169.00 $155.13 $984 +4.66
683 unweaned 683 5 131.00 $131.00 $895
653–697 685 39 145.00–150.00 $148.41 $1,017 +7.35
710–744 722 81 141.50–145.50 $143.60 $1,037 +0.23
759–775 763 40 138.00–141.50 $139.43 $1,064 -0.63
832–833 832 23 133.50–136.50 $134.02 $1,115 -0.98
886 886 6 132.00 $132.00 $1,170 +5.22
912–936 925 31 127.00–128.00 $127.55 $1,180 -2.40
1001 1001 9 102.50 $102.50 $1,026
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 13 149.00 $149.00 $478
375 375 11 141.00 $141.00 $529
552–574 570 30 135.50–149.00 $139.75 $797 +12.02
620–636 630 5 136.00–139.00 $137.18 $864 -5.00
704 704 10 135.00 $135.00 $950
799 799 6 134.00 $134.00 $1,071 +5.27
828 828 20 120.00 $120.00 $994 -9.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 175.00 $175.00 $726
485 485 3 167.00 $167.00 $810
488 unweaned 488 4 166.00 $166.00 $810 +10.00
576 576 4 169.00 $169.00 $973
585 unweaned 585 4 152.00 $152.00 $889 +2.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 6 160.00 $160.00 $838

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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.