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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 15, 2022

3,028 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $171.73/cwt -6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,420/hd at 827 lb · 195 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $177.98/cwt -10.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,221/hd at 686 lb · 130 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.65/cwt -7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 480 lb · 111 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,028 4,474 2,866
Feeder cattle 3,028 4,474 2,866

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 8.00 lower. All unweaned calves up to 10.00 lower. 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
318 unweaned 318 3 217.00 $217.00 $690 -2.45
337 337 2 231.00 $231.00 $778
384 384 7 211.00 $211.00 $810 +4.02
380–389 unweaned 386 21 197.00–212.00 $199.98 $772 -7.78
415–425 unweaned 418 9 176.00–189.00 $180.40 $754 -23.13
420–436 428 8 208.00–215.00 $211.43 $905 +7.55
452–474 unweaned 470 67 173.00–202.00 $188.19 $884 +0.57
461–477 470 14 191.00–219.00 $204.51 $961 +4.80
508–544 525 32 173.00–190.00 $181.28 $952 -10.97
510–546 unweaned 539 38 172.00–184.00 $180.86 $975 +0.63
565–567 567 8 170.00–176.00 $174.50 $989 -11.25
550–596 unweaned 574 63 169.00–181.00 $174.13 $1,000 +1.77
610–647 621 54 176.00–189.00 $185.49 $1,152 +0.60
608–645 unweaned 625 41 162.00–179.00 $170.36 $1,065 -1.33
658–683 unweaned 672 18 155.00–169.00 $163.08 $1,096 -7.26
665–697 688 112 168.00–188.00 $180.38 $1,241 -9.41
716–730 unweaned 721 66 156.00–162.50 $160.08 $1,154 +3.65
729–741 736 24 171.00–177.50 $173.50 $1,277 -10.32
750–765 757 47 163.00–178.50 $176.05 $1,333 -2.29
790 unweaned 790 9 148.50 $148.50 $1,173 -6.00
820 unweaned 820 9 153.50 $153.50 $1,259
805–847 827 186 164.00–175.00 $172.61 $1,427 -5.49
868–890 880 9 165.00–174.00 $168.94 $1,487 -3.25
904–926 921 64 169.00–172.00 $171.45 $1,579 +3.14
967–986 985 82 148.00–164.00 $163.23 $1,608 -4.25
1011–1041 1016 77 154.50–162.00 $160.91 $1,635 -0.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 unweaned 370 2 182.00 $182.00 $673 +3.00
370 370 9 184.00 $184.00 $681
431–448 unweaned 446 24 130.00–157.00 $133.26 $594
457–492 unweaned 487 33 132.00–171.00 $137.55 $670
521 521 4 165.00 $165.00 $860
596 unweaned 596 4 150.00 $150.00 $894 -6.00
603–635 629 31 158.00–160.00 $158.37 $996 -6.63
683 683 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,059 -23.02
773 773 16 142.00 $142.00 $1,098
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 unweaned 387 5 140.00 $140.00 $542
615 615 26 137.00 $137.00 $843 +9.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–345 unweaned 329 8 165.00–173.00 $170.24 $560 -2.76
330–344 333 10 174.00–176.00 $175.59 $585 +3.59
361 361 7 166.00 $166.00 $599 -11.59
365–391 unweaned 377 29 164.00–177.00 $170.10 $641 -11.08
402–445 413 12 164.00–171.00 $169.11 $698 -6.89
410–440 unweaned 429 52 155.00–178.00 $172.65 $741 -3.99
457–497 unweaned 480 101 150.00–178.00 $165.58 $795 -5.72
455–496 484 10 165.00–170.00 $166.41 $805 -9.94
504–542 unweaned 521 49 148.00–160.00 $154.64 $806 -11.91
501–542 530 44 150.00–168.00 $163.36 $866 -11.98
556–583 572 25 162.00–178.00 $170.24 $974 -10.76
550–591 unweaned 576 62 140.00–166.00 $155.64 $896 -3.45
610–627 614 8 160.00–173.00 $169.68 $1,042 -5.54
610–645 unweaned 624 19 150.00–165.00 $155.69 $972 -3.49
650–667 unweaned 661 14 145.00–150.00 $146.76 $970 -3.59
658–692 669 46 163.00–168.00 $165.41 $1,107 -5.35
725–734 729 46 162.00–169.00 $167.18 $1,219 -5.42
750–772 768 93 152.00–161.00 $160.39 $1,232 -5.35
790 unweaned 790 3 142.50 $142.50 $1,126
800–815 803 30 153.00–155.00 $153.34 $1,231 -8.67
897 897 17 143.75 $143.75 $1,289 -12.25
912–946 924 14 138.00–146.00 $140.92 $1,302 +18.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 unweaned 405 9 130.00 $130.00 $526
416–437 429 39 119.00–147.00 $132.37 $568 -39.63
480 480 3 128.00 $128.00 $614 -33.00
496 unweaned 496 4 121.00 $121.00 $600
533–540 unweaned 538 9 120.00–146.00 $137.41 $739
568–582 578 15 149.00–160.00 $156.27 $903 -3.73
583–591 unweaned 586 9 131.00 $131.00 $768 -23.00
628 628 23 157.00 $157.00 $986
635 unweaned 635 14 146.00 $146.00 $927
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 unweaned 462 14 101.00 $101.00 $467
722 722 24 127.00 $127.00 $917

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–333 unweaned 322 5 225.00–233.00 $228.03 $734 +30.03
363–395 unweaned 372 11 191.00–206.00 $201.65 $750 -1.22
418–431 unweaned 422 12 191.00–194.00 $192.02 $810 -1.27
500–535 unweaned 520 42 164.00–177.00 $170.04 $884
582–598 unweaned 593 15 159.00–166.00 $163.17 $968
628 unweaned 628 11 169.00 $169.00 $1,061 +17.48
652–698 unweaned 673 24 150.00–159.00 $156.18 $1,051 +8.68
721–742 unweaned 729 5 143.00–153.00 $148.93 $1,086 +9.93
790 790 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,066
911 911 6 123.00 $123.00 $1,121
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 unweaned 357 2 174.00 $174.00 $621

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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.