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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 21, 2022

3,148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $162.66/cwt +2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,505/hd at 925 lb · 309 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $170.30/cwt -3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,233/hd at 724 lb · 233 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $167.93/cwt +3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,360/hd at 810 lb · 170 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,148 5,650 4,586
Feeder cattle 3,148 5,650 4,586

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand was moderate for the feeders and moderate to light for the calves. Quality was mostly average with several strings of better quality feeder steers over 800 pounds.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–348 unweaned 338 14 180.00–211.00 $195.02 $659 -12.59
391 unweaned 391 3 190.00 $190.00 $743 -17.67
405 405 2 185.00 $185.00 $749 -19.87
410–447 unweaned 430 30 175.00–186.00 $181.39 $780 -5.28
468–487 unweaned 475 12 174.00–185.00 $176.86 $840 -10.34
476 476 3 189.00 $189.00 $900 -8.21
510–528 522 27 178.00–189.00 $186.94 $976 -7.79
503–545 unweaned 528 46 169.00–189.50 $178.08 $940 -4.77
558–588 569 40 180.00–184.50 $181.82 $1,035 -10.38
560–594 unweaned 589 80 171.00–179.00 $172.15 $1,014 -0.19
600–630 unweaned 624 34 166.50–171.00 $167.39 $1,045 +1.67
603–647 624 59 175.00–178.50 $176.38 $1,101 -6.02
673–686 676 108 171.00–173.50 $172.42 $1,166 -6.03
682–685 unweaned 685 38 153.00–156.75 $156.26 $1,070 —
706–713 unweaned 709 13 154.50–157.50 $155.89 $1,105 +2.39
712–740 725 220 166.00–173.00 $171.15 $1,241 -3.18
754–779 773 109 165.50–167.75 $166.84 $1,290 -1.98
801–841 810 170 167.50–169.00 $167.93 $1,360 +3.15
852–878 866 85 156.00–164.50 $159.59 $1,382 -1.21
904–943 925 309 153.00–166.50 $162.66 $1,505 +2.95
995 995 31 154.75 $154.75 $1,540 -2.75
1003–1033 1030 139 149.00–157.85 $153.85 $1,585 -3.13
1053 1053 12 145.50 $145.50 $1,532 -8.98
1146 1146 56 145.00 $145.00 $1,662 -4.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 unweaned 429 5 168.00 $168.00 $721 —
548 548 6 174.00 $174.00 $954 +9.34
552 unweaned 552 4 155.00 $155.00 $856 —
582–595 589 18 173.00–176.00 $175.06 $1,031 +6.95
612–645 629 19 157.00–165.50 $162.98 $1,025 +0.28
1038 1038 20 142.50 $142.50 $1,479 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 unweaned 329 8 158.00 $158.00 $520 -20.28
367–385 unweaned 374 16 155.00–172.00 $164.33 $615 -9.09
377 377 5 193.00 $193.00 $728 +2.94
422–430 unweaned 426 4 156.00–160.00 $158.02 $673 -16.14
436 436 33 174.00 $174.00 $759 -3.84
475–498 477 72 160.50–169.00 $161.42 $770 -12.35
467–497 unweaned 481 56 153.50–165.00 $158.68 $763 -9.87
510–525 522 16 155.00–170.00 $167.39 $874 -3.47
501–548 unweaned 527 29 138.00–155.00 $151.09 $796 -14.98
550–596 573 68 155.00–172.50 $168.49 $965 -6.47
562–593 unweaned 585 15 142.00–149.00 $146.55 $857 -10.44
608–640 unweaned 623 11 131.00–137.00 $134.82 $840 -10.81
611–649 630 49 160.00–169.00 $165.72 $1,044 -2.44
662 unweaned 662 14 162.00 $162.00 $1,072 —
650–693 669 143 154.00–172.00 $165.79 $1,109 -1.86
709–744 725 17 162.00–168.00 $165.10 $1,197 +3.21
755–785 764 12 144.00–164.00 $152.83 $1,168 -6.49
824–829 827 14 138.00–154.00 $147.63 $1,221 -5.81
877–892 881 103 137.00–149.50 $143.70 $1,266 -5.65
946 946 9 138.00 $138.00 $1,305 +0.84
971–973 972 36 132.50–137.50 $134.58 $1,308 -3.93
1015–1018 1018 36 125.00–129.50 $129.00 $1,313 —
1079 1079 15 125.50 $125.50 $1,354 —
1161 1161 8 127.50 $127.50 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 unweaned 350 3 131.00 $131.00 $458 —
550 550 3 141.00 $141.00 $776 -14.92
581 unweaned 581 5 134.00 $134.00 $779 —
603–627 617 7 135.00–158.00 $148.36 $915 -4.84
661 661 3 143.00 $143.00 $945 -10.24
749 749 12 151.00 $151.00 $1,131 -2.26

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 unweaned 389 6 145.00 $145.00 $564 —
500 500 5 166.00 $166.00 $830 —
539 unweaned 539 9 168.00 $168.00 $906 -6.00
595 unweaned 595 4 167.50 $167.50 $997 +3.50
610–648 633 5 142.00–158.00 $148.17 $938 —
796 796 6 141.50 $141.50 $1,126 —

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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.