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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 22, 2022

2,640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.03/cwt +6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 570 lb · 196 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $171.99/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 776 lb · 171 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $172.88/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,521/hd at 880 lb · 146 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,640 3,028 2,229
Feeder cattle 2,640 3,028 2,229

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady. Demand was moderate for the calves and good for the long time weaned yearling type cattle. Quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–346 343 23 202.00–218.00 $208.63 $716 -22.37
343–345 unweaned 344 8 207.00–229.00 $221.47 $762 +4.47
350 unweaned 350 3 209.00 $209.00 $732 —
386 386 3 195.00 $195.00 $753 -16.00
403–446 unweaned 426 25 181.00–195.00 $188.93 $805 +8.53
405–439 428 11 201.00–218.00 $213.85 $915 +2.42
458–497 unweaned 473 57 168.00–201.00 $187.75 $888 -0.44
450–497 479 40 175.00–198.00 $188.97 $905 -15.54
501–527 unweaned 520 21 164.00–187.00 $175.13 $911 -5.73
514–545 531 23 171.00–182.00 $176.11 $935 -5.17
550–581 569 102 175.00–192.00 $182.89 $1,041 +8.39
550–596 unweaned 571 94 161.00–188.00 $179.01 $1,022 +4.88
608–620 unweaned 614 28 161.00–183.00 $171.15 $1,051 +0.79
602–643 620 53 165.00–186.00 $178.82 $1,109 -6.67
656–695 unweaned 672 65 145.00–170.00 $161.42 $1,085 -1.66
655–696 675 68 166.00–185.00 $173.27 $1,170 -7.11
702–743 729 31 170.50–178.00 $174.11 $1,269 +0.61
717–740 unweaned 731 18 148.00–160.00 $158.42 $1,158 -1.66
759–765 unweaned 761 19 147.00–159.50 $154.39 $1,175 +5.89
755–798 778 152 158.00–179.00 $174.19 $1,355 -1.86
808–840 825 119 159.00–180.00 $176.71 $1,458 +4.10
857–896 880 146 158.00–176.00 $172.88 $1,521 +3.94
908–928 912 26 169.00–172.50 $171.81 $1,567 +0.36
983 983 42 164.00 $164.00 $1,612 +0.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 unweaned 388 5 136.00 $136.00 $528 -46.00
452–491 unweaned 482 9 149.00–160.00 $157.71 $760 +20.16
485 485 4 161.00 $161.00 $781 —
538 538 3 152.00 $152.00 $818 -13.00
548 unweaned 548 9 154.00 $154.00 $844 —
575–596 592 23 141.00–172.00 $164.62 $975 —
646 unweaned 646 4 153.00 $153.00 $988 —
685–696 691 6 155.00–162.00 $158.47 $1,095 +3.47
705–747 722 18 155.00–165.00 $159.96 $1,155 —
784 784 6 151.00 $151.00 $1,184 +9.00
868 868 12 155.00 $155.00 $1,345 —
954 954 8 155.00 $155.00 $1,479 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 6 160.00 $160.00 $522 -15.59
320–335 unweaned 332 5 167.00–176.00 $174.27 $579 +4.03
356–393 unweaned 374 38 154.00–172.00 $165.88 $620 -4.22
365–398 385 5 162.00–170.00 $165.04 $635 -0.96
401–448 unweaned 437 76 160.00–180.00 $170.31 $744 -2.34
436–445 443 18 159.00–175.00 $171.98 $762 +2.87
476–495 unweaned 478 35 166.00–171.00 $170.41 $815 +4.83
452–496 485 16 162.00–175.00 $171.59 $832 +5.18
500–546 unweaned 520 76 154.00–179.00 $165.24 $859 +10.60
518–547 533 43 157.00–179.00 $167.23 $891 +3.87
550–593 unweaned 575 50 142.00–159.00 $151.83 $873 -3.81
558–599 585 47 155.00–169.00 $164.13 $960 -6.11
601–614 606 19 160.00–164.00 $161.65 $980 -8.03
603–626 unweaned 618 43 141.00–159.50 $150.48 $930 -5.21
672–694 676 31 156.00–171.50 $167.52 $1,132 +2.11
670–692 unweaned 677 32 132.00–143.50 $139.44 $944 -7.32
712–745 unweaned 730 13 132.00–140.00 $135.60 $990 —
721–745 731 28 148.00–169.00 $163.42 $1,195 -3.76
755–791 unweaned 765 14 126.00–150.00 $140.13 $1,072 -2.37
757–787 770 24 157.00–165.50 $162.49 $1,251 +2.10
801 801 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,274 +5.66
862 862 7 154.50 $154.50 $1,332 +10.75
1002 1002 8 132.00 $132.00 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 unweaned 411 9 143.00 $143.00 $588 +13.00
473–487 478 6 140.00–153.00 $148.58 $710 +20.58
516–545 unweaned 524 15 145.00–149.00 $147.89 $775 +10.48
528 528 12 155.00 $155.00 $818 —
572–588 577 19 150.00–152.00 $151.10 $872 -5.17
600 600 2 135.00 $135.00 $810 -22.00
656 656 5 137.00 $137.00 $899 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 unweaned 342 2 200.00 $200.00 $684 -28.03
400–443 unweaned 431 7 165.00–200.00 $174.29 $751 -17.73
481 481 3 162.00 $162.00 $779 —
491 unweaned 491 4 172.00 $172.00 $845 —
500–533 unweaned 513 15 161.00–164.00 $162.75 $835 -7.29
589–598 unweaned 593 14 152.00–158.00 $154.59 $917 -8.58
603–642 unweaned 628 20 154.00–163.00 $156.41 $982 -12.59
696 unweaned 696 3 136.00 $136.00 $947 -20.18
920 920 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,178 +5.00

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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.