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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 15, 2022

2,922 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.65/cwt +31.11 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 417 lb · 195 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.37/cwt +13.34 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 477 lb · 182 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.91/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,098/hd at 575 lb · 152 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,922 4,965 2,674
Feeder cattle 2,922 4,965 2,674

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand moderate to active. Quality average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 4 250.00 $250.00 $688 —
310–335 unweaned 325 5 200.00–240.00 $215.26 $700 -12.04
318–344 336 25 235.00–275.00 $262.20 $881 +18.86
351–396 368 53 237.00–265.00 $255.90 $942 +15.40
416 unweaned 416 3 217.00 $217.00 $903 -9.00
427 thin fleshed 427 52 267.00 $267.00 $1,140 —
416–447 431 70 231.00–241.00 $236.40 $1,019 -3.18
460–468 thin fleshed 464 15 244.00 $244.00 $1,132 —
460–499 480 53 216.00–228.00 $222.78 $1,069 -4.42
511 thin fleshed 511 50 244.00 $244.00 $1,247 —
501–540 513 70 200.00–225.00 $216.78 $1,112 +3.06
515 unweaned 515 6 194.00 $194.00 $999 -16.52
558–561 unweaned 560 15 185.00–198.00 $188.45 $1,055 +0.46
556–589 577 137 182.00–211.00 $191.18 $1,103 -2.24
605–642 618 63 173.00–186.00 $179.48 $1,109 -9.97
625–640 unweaned 628 42 170.00–170.50 $170.39 $1,070 -5.52
650–698 673 124 171.00–185.00 $181.61 $1,222 +0.85
670–693 unweaned 673 21 166.00–182.00 $179.65 $1,209 +0.42
713–726 720 19 171.00–177.50 $172.78 $1,244 -5.20
734 unweaned 734 56 167.00 $167.00 $1,226 +4.13
750–798 772 62 175.00–181.00 $179.17 $1,383 -0.69
803–823 813 8 174.00–176.00 $175.01 $1,423 -0.12
875–879 877 10 171.00–173.00 $172.00 $1,508 -5.90
1002 1002 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,583 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–434 432 10 210.00–224.00 $216.97 $937 +6.14
492 492 4 191.00 $191.00 $940 -18.00
518–533 528 13 194.00–199.00 $197.49 $1,043 +15.96
591 unweaned 591 17 164.50 $164.50 $972 —
591 591 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,034 +12.00
790 790 6 144.00 $144.00 $1,138 —
1067 1067 7 138.00 $138.00 $1,472 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–332 320 9 205.00–213.00 $208.95 $669 +34.72
336 unweaned 336 5 191.00 $191.00 $642 —
360–362 unweaned 360 10 198.00–208.00 $205.99 $742 +40.77
351–374 361 51 209.00–224.00 $218.21 $788 +27.36
411 thin fleshed 411 50 226.00 $226.00 $929 —
409–442 418 121 185.00–216.00 $207.33 $867 +18.72
403–447 unweaned 427 24 192.00–200.00 $195.44 $835 +34.04
453–493 unweaned 467 23 179.00–201.00 $190.75 $891 +14.23
455–493 478 159 175.00–195.00 $188.03 $899 +13.27
513–519 unweaned 515 28 165.00–183.00 $171.91 $885 +8.81
516–533 523 42 171.00–181.00 $174.59 $913 +5.86
551–586 unweaned 565 27 159.00–164.00 $160.64 $908 +3.98
550–592 577 74 162.00–171.00 $166.95 $963 -2.79
615–626 unweaned 619 25 169.00–171.00 $169.65 $1,050 +10.49
600–648 629 43 151.50–167.00 $161.44 $1,015 -6.67
662–690 680 136 168.00–175.00 $172.19 $1,171 +0.61
700–743 739 78 152.50–176.25 $173.94 $1,285 +6.84
772–782 772 58 167.00–168.00 $167.03 $1,289 -1.95
889 889 7 153.00 $153.00 $1,360 —
924–937 933 32 153.00–164.50 $160.94 $1,502 +6.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 6 150.00 $150.00 $546 -20.00
408–443 431 25 175.00–179.00 $175.45 $756 +19.71
476 unweaned 476 3 155.00 $155.00 $738 +3.00
485 485 17 163.00 $163.00 $791 —
514–547 unweaned 538 38 150.00–163.00 $153.27 $825 +5.27
547 547 10 165.00–166.00 $165.60 $906 +4.90
642 642 4 145.00 $145.00 $931 +10.00
713 713 3 149.50 $149.50 $1,066 -7.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 unweaned 385 9 226.00–242.00 $231.33 $891 +27.60
431–435 unweaned 433 10 174.00–214.00 $193.91 $840 -33.09
474–495 unweaned 486 18 183.00–211.00 $196.82 $957 -12.57
504–537 unweaned 511 10 186.00–190.00 $189.16 $967 +4.16
506–520 516 13 183.00–192.00 $185.72 $958 +15.72
557–595 unweaned 571 22 171.00–184.00 $178.79 $1,021 +7.99
612–625 unweaned 622 8 169.00–175.00 $173.52 $1,079 +7.52
655–691 unweaned 669 9 165.00–169.00 $166.97 $1,117 +7.27
731 731 4 163.00 $163.00 $1,192 +9.50
734 unweaned 734 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,196 +7.97
768 unweaned 768 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,221 —

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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.