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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 20, 2022

3,254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.19/cwt +10.53 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 525 lb · 262 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.28/cwt +16.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,020/hd at 621 lb · 230 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.40/cwt +14.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 672 lb · 194 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,254 3,948 3,709
Feeder cattle 3,254 3,948 3,709

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Steer calves 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 195.00 $195.00 $663 -8.00
353–375 369 13 201.00–218.00 $211.22 $779 +17.74
352–392 unweaned 379 9 178.00–185.00 $180.60 $684 -5.34
401–446 unweaned 419 20 175.00–199.00 $184.49 $773 +17.47
400–430 421 19 182.00–197.00 $191.58 $807 +7.68
453–468 unweaned 461 21 170.00–186.00 $178.95 $825 +9.58
463–495 475 70 172.00–189.50 $184.18 $875
500–548 unweaned 523 52 162.00–182.00 $172.94 $904 +10.45
501–545 533 112 170.00–191.50 $184.11 $981 +8.97
555–588 566 43 175.00–185.50 $181.99 $1,030 +10.92
555–599 unweaned 580 98 156.00–178.00 $167.08 $969 +1.27
605–649 unweaned 618 57 150.50–179.00 $166.99 $1,032 +9.31
603–645 620 60 172.00–188.00 $182.21 $1,130 +10.25
651–697 676 118 162.00–184.00 $177.19 $1,198 +1.63
650–693 unweaned 677 54 157.00–166.00 $162.17 $1,098 +12.25
704–748 unweaned 721 51 152.00–162.00 $158.31 $1,141 +3.79
702–743 726 60 162.00–177.50 $173.49 $1,260 +0.49
752–789 762 131 171.00–177.50 $174.97 $1,333 -3.10
756–786 unweaned 779 16 158.00 $158.00 $1,231 +9.24
813–825 818 45 161.00–177.00 $169.70 $1,388 -2.87
884–895 890 54 173.50–178.75 $177.10 $1,576 -0.23
911–923 919 9 160.50–168.00 $165.52 $1,521 +5.51
955–975 957 61 166.00–170.50 $169.97 $1,627 -4.03
1097 1097 12 140.00 $140.00 $1,536
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 unweaned 348 3 150.00 $150.00 $522 -15.00
405 405 2 162.00 $162.00 $656 +21.00
447 unweaned 447 2 159.00 $159.00 $711
458–489 unweaned 477 10 145.00–150.00 $148.08 $706 +6.08
515–546 531 8 151.00–166.00 $158.72 $843
573 unweaned 573 4 145.00 $145.00 $831 -8.26
610–618 615 7 158.00–158.50 $158.21 $973
663 663 21 160.00 $160.00 $1,061
751 751 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,187
780 unweaned 780 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,131
810 810 10 157.00 $157.00 $1,272

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 unweaned 341 6 163.00 $163.00 $556
360–386 376 8 174.00–177.00 $175.92 $661 +7.92
355–398 unweaned 383 22 152.00–175.00 $159.37 $610 +1.62
404–441 unweaned 418 42 155.00–164.00 $159.75 $668 +7.75
438–449 446 64 160.00–185.50 $169.77 $757 +12.87
460–497 467 16 155.00–172.00 $160.76 $751 +2.34
451–494 unweaned 473 52 151.00–163.00 $158.14 $748 +10.29
500–541 unweaned 521 118 140.00–159.00 $152.66 $795 +7.10
500–547 528 144 156.00–176.00 $171.82 $907 +3.13
555–599 unweaned 569 60 144.50–158.00 $150.62 $857 +8.29
550–590 580 93 152.50–173.50 $165.10 $958 -4.18
600–643 unweaned 617 82 145.50–159.00 $153.91 $950 +10.35
606–646 623 148 158.50–177.00 $170.02 $1,059 +2.84
661–688 unweaned 670 71 146.00–153.50 $151.17 $1,013 +11.85
653–698 673 123 166.50–170.50 $168.89 $1,137 -0.43
700–721 713 75 150.00–166.50 $161.57 $1,152 +1.54
715 unweaned 715 2 140.50 $140.50 $1,005 +5.01
756–799 778 37 143.00–164.50 $159.32 $1,240 -1.77
778 unweaned 778 7 140.50 $140.50 $1,093 +0.39
900–919 912 14 121.00–135.00 $130.07 $1,186
965 965 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,254 -25.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 unweaned 343 3 130.00 $130.00 $446 -27.00
358 unweaned 358 4 131.00 $131.00 $469
441 unweaned 441 3 137.00 $137.00 $604 -3.50
473–481 unweaned 477 6 117.00–144.00 $130.39 $622
496 496 4 144.00 $144.00 $714
591 591 4 148.00 $148.00 $875 +5.09
605–649 unweaned 630 25 140.00–142.50 $141.15 $889

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–396 unweaned 378 9 168.00–187.00 $179.06 $677 -20.94
400 unweaned 400 4 190.00 $190.00 $760 +19.14
482 unweaned 482 9 161.00 $161.00 $776 +0.50
520 520 3 161.00 $161.00 $837 +9.00
507–545 unweaned 534 30 145.00–155.00 $149.14 $796 -1.86
553–567 561 14 149.50–158.00 $153.93 $864 -1.07
561–596 unweaned 591 50 147.50–154.50 $151.58 $896 +1.86
600–622 unweaned 611 17 143.00–153.00 $147.77 $903 -0.40
627 627 4 156.50 $156.50 $981
654–697 unweaned 675 28 125.00–147.00 $141.90 $958 -0.85
755 755 2 143.50 $143.50 $1,083
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 13 139.00 $139.00 $763

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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.