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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 27, 2022

2,788 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.97/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 535 lb · 173 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.68/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 576 lb · 156 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.40/cwt +9.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 568 lb · 153 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,788 3,254 2,446
Feeder cattle 2,788 3,254 2,446

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. At least 45 day weaned steer calves with shots 3.00 to 5.00 higher with unweaned or short weaned steer calves up to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 326 4 212.00–228.00 $223.95 $730 +28.95
330–340 unweaned 336 6 212.00–220.00 $216.65 $728 —
363–383 unweaned 368 16 225.00 $225.00 $828 +44.40
350–392 378 21 211.00–226.00 $214.75 $812 +3.53
403–442 421 17 208.00–211.00 $209.45 $882 +17.87
431–438 unweaned 435 22 203.00–205.00 $203.37 $885 +18.88
457–472 unweaned 467 14 195.00–203.00 $197.00 $920 +18.05
455–496 483 35 175.00–205.00 $187.79 $907 +3.61
501–541 509 72 171.00–196.00 $188.90 $962 +4.79
508–542 unweaned 519 46 161.00–182.00 $175.66 $912 +2.72
550–599 unweaned 563 61 164.00–184.00 $176.45 $993 +9.37
554–588 572 92 172.00–193.00 $184.69 $1,056 +2.70
600–648 623 99 179.00–186.00 $183.19 $1,141 +0.98
607–648 unweaned 625 34 169.00–182.00 $174.55 $1,091 +7.56
650–698 668 75 166.00–183.00 $177.77 $1,188 +0.58
655–698 unweaned 679 77 151.00–167.00 $163.53 $1,110 +1.36
702–741 721 30 162.00–178.00 $170.33 $1,228 -3.16
708–748 unweaned 734 49 161.00–162.00 $161.51 $1,185 +3.20
753–798 unweaned 786 57 157.00–169.50 $164.34 $1,292 +6.34
761–798 790 32 162.00–182.00 $172.93 $1,366 -2.04
808 unweaned 808 12 161.00 $161.00 $1,301 —
828–830 828 13 166.00–167.00 $166.77 $1,381 -2.93
906–927 921 14 162.00–172.50 $169.55 $1,562 +4.03
1037 1037 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,556 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 unweaned 355 1 187.00 $187.00 $664 —
493 unweaned 493 4 162.00 $162.00 $799 +13.92
518 unweaned 518 8 156.00 $156.00 $808 —
577 577 7 161.00 $161.00 $929 —
601 601 4 159.00 $159.00 $956 +0.79
605–642 unweaned 631 45 153.50–169.00 $157.90 $996 —
749 749 18 146.00 $146.00 $1,094 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–346 unweaned 342 26 173.00–189.00 $175.28 $599 +12.28
365–390 378 14 184.00–196.00 $190.20 $719 +14.28
365–398 unweaned 383 11 176.00–180.00 $177.13 $678 +17.76
413–449 unweaned 436 96 164.00–180.00 $171.32 $747 +11.57
400–446 437 38 180.00–191.00 $186.30 $814 +16.53
450–499 unweaned 473 52 149.00–172.00 $163.34 $773 +5.20
472–477 475 4 161.00–173.00 $166.97 $793 +6.21
500–547 531 72 154.00–168.50 $162.77 $864 -9.05
510–544 unweaned 537 101 148.00–166.00 $157.98 $848 +5.32
555–590 572 75 150.00–172.50 $163.53 $935 -1.57
565–591 unweaned 579 81 149.00–162.00 $154.18 $893 +3.56
607–632 unweaned 611 51 148.00–158.50 $155.07 $947 +1.16
620–644 629 79 150.00–171.00 $161.20 $1,014 -8.82
651–677 669 39 149.50–165.00 $157.64 $1,055 -11.25
669–692 unweaned 684 54 144.50–148.50 $146.38 $1,001 -4.79
718–738 unweaned 721 49 135.00–152.00 $146.43 $1,056 +5.93
738 738 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,122 -9.57
752–777 757 33 148.00–163.00 $159.74 $1,209 +0.42
797 unweaned 797 9 153.00 $153.00 $1,219 +12.50
802–828 807 71 160.00–162.00 $161.85 $1,306 —
873 873 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,344 —
933 933 55 168.00 $168.00 $1,567 +37.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–396 unweaned 388 11 123.00–157.00 $145.06 $563 +14.06
413–447 423 7 155.00–161.00 $159.19 $673 —
465 unweaned 465 3 137.00 $137.00 $637 +6.61
588–595 592 6 145.00 $145.00 $858 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 unweaned 347 4 218.00 $218.00 $756 —
380–395 unweaned 381 13 180.00–219.00 $196.65 $749 +17.59
407 407 5 218.00 $218.00 $887 —
423–440 unweaned 435 19 170.00–185.00 $177.30 $771 -12.70
480–490 unweaned 488 8 148.00–166.00 $161.57 $788 +0.57
508–542 unweaned 521 38 151.00–175.00 $162.44 $846 +13.30
525 525 8 163.00 $163.00 $856 +2.00
557–590 566 7 154.00–161.00 $158.92 $899 +4.99
571–593 unweaned 578 34 152.00–160.00 $157.03 $908 +5.45
601–617 unweaned 607 11 154.00–156.00 $155.28 $943 +7.51
677 677 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–478 unweaned 478 5 130.00–145.00 $139.01 $664 —
495 495 2 128.00 $128.00 $634 —
692 unweaned 692 4 125.00 $125.00 $865 —

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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.