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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 17, 2022

2,955 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.02/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 677 lb · 328 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.99/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 674 lb · 203 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.99/cwt -4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 582 lb · 193 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,955 4,302 4,273
Feeder cattle 2,955 4,302 4,273

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality average to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–341 340 17 204.00–229.00 $221.44 $753 +0.85
345 unweaned 345 2 215.00 $215.00 $742 -2.28
356–399 384 53 224.00–233.50 $232.40 $892 +6.82
380–397 unweaned 391 22 217.00–228.00 $223.82 $875 +18.99
409–435 415 17 213.00–227.00 $223.76 $929 +8.49
415–435 unweaned 429 22 210.00–226.00 $221.39 $950 +19.84
451–488 476 61 211.00–230.00 $218.04 $1,038 +25.34
458–499 unweaned 486 77 188.00–217.00 $211.02 $1,026 +13.43
503–548 521 71 185.00–219.00 $205.00 $1,068 +16.59
503–548 unweaned 527 18 175.00–206.00 $195.72 $1,031 +12.31
552–588 unweaned 565 92 174.00–199.00 $190.18 $1,075 +10.44
552–594 576 75 175.50–196.00 $185.16 $1,067 -1.45
607–640 unweaned 631 95 165.00–179.50 $173.61 $1,095 +1.69
612–642 634 30 177.00–181.00 $178.86 $1,134 -2.87
650–678 unweaned 667 64 155.00–168.00 $161.51 $1,077 -9.04
656–694 677 139 177.00–181.50 $179.74 $1,217 +0.95
702–724 unweaned 714 35 159.00–163.00 $160.56 $1,146 -3.53
706–735 729 44 173.00–179.00 $176.84 $1,289 +0.61
750–757 unweaned 755 22 156.00–158.00 $157.37 $1,188 -14.63
750–786 775 134 164.00–176.50 $174.42 $1,352 -2.74
802–844 819 161 175.00–179.75 $177.69 $1,455 +3.15
850 850 7 174.00 $174.00 $1,479 +2.04
944 944 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 3 189.00 $189.00 $692 —
478 unweaned 478 4 163.00 $163.00 $779 -8.00
480–492 489 7 192.00–195.00 $194.16 $949 +22.16
518 518 3 176.00 $176.00 $912 +5.49
557 557 5 171.00 $171.00 $952 —
561 unweaned 561 3 160.00 $160.00 $898 —
617 617 11 156.00 $156.00 $963 —
700–729 717 39 155.00–165.00 $160.34 $1,150 +10.84
819 819 5 157.50 $157.50 $1,290 +11.50
855 855 10 159.00 $159.00 $1,359 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–348 347 17 169.50–177.50 $174.69 $606 -22.49
365–398 unweaned 381 15 161.00–173.00 $167.47 $638 +2.00
383–395 392 22 178.00–183.00 $181.67 $712 -3.49
410–440 417 58 160.00–183.00 $176.00 $734 -0.77
420–432 unweaned 429 36 160.00–177.00 $165.39 $710 -0.86
456–492 475 66 152.00–180.00 $168.27 $799 -4.01
462–491 unweaned 479 55 150.00–172.00 $161.98 $776 -0.30
500–546 unweaned 529 73 148.00–168.00 $153.79 $814 -2.47
545 545 6 173.00 $173.00 $943 +7.74
557–595 unweaned 581 95 142.00–166.00 $148.58 $863 -6.32
550–597 583 98 150.00–170.00 $163.18 $951 -1.55
600–649 unweaned 622 65 142.00–153.50 $150.60 $937 -5.28
605–639 628 37 155.00–172.00 $167.76 $1,054 +0.05
650–660 unweaned 656 30 144.50–147.50 $146.34 $960 -8.22
651–695 679 298 155.00–171.00 $168.00 $1,141 -0.32
732 732 18 165.00 $165.00 $1,208 -2.56
786–796 unweaned 788 16 142.00–147.00 $142.95 $1,126 —
1100 1100 8 120.00 $120.00 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 6 143.00 $143.00 $468 -12.00
406 406 12 135.00 $135.00 $548 —
498 unweaned 498 3 138.00 $138.00 $687 -2.00
523–544 unweaned 530 24 127.00–138.00 $130.78 $693 —
587 unweaned 587 2 135.00 $135.00 $792 +4.00
610 610 6 145.00 $145.00 $884 +2.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–397 393 20 219.00–221.00 $220.72 $867 —
400 unweaned 400 3 213.00 $213.00 $852 +24.51
410 410 3 216.00 $216.00 $886 +48.00
468 468 3 189.00 $189.00 $885 —
485–495 unweaned 489 23 192.00–194.00 $192.52 $941 +19.79
502 unweaned 502 7 189.00 $189.00 $949 +23.02
523 523 4 167.00 $167.00 $873 —
567–595 unweaned 573 14 156.00–162.00 $160.66 $921 +1.56
600–627 unweaned 614 15 158.50–160.00 $159.18 $977 +1.46
651–695 unweaned 666 42 148.00–155.00 $153.77 $1,024 —
752 752 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,090 —
997 997 11 111.00 $111.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 unweaned 508 3 152.00 $152.00 $772 —

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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.