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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 5, 2023

4,551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $215.57/cwt +24.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,233/hd at 572 lb · 337 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $190.55/cwt +9.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,277/hd at 670 lb · 327 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $219.82/cwt -6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 526 lb · 284 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,551 2,922 0
Feeder cattle 4,551 2,922 0

Compared to the last feeder cattle sale on Dec. 15th: Feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 12.00 to 17.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate to active. Quality was average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–338 321 15 263.00–287.00 $276.33 $887 +14.13
361–398 380 23 273.00–285.00 $277.31 $1,054 +21.41
393 unweaned 393 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,034
405–446 427 166 246.00–275.00 $263.80 $1,126 +27.40
450–485 unweaned 468 4 221.00–239.00 $229.66 $1,075
455–498 480 142 220.50–262.00 $239.92 $1,152 +17.14
507 unweaned 507 6 223.00 $223.00 $1,131 +29.00
500–549 526 278 201.00–240.00 $219.75 $1,156 +2.97
550–599 572 337 193.00–226.00 $215.57 $1,233 +24.39
600–642 622 229 182.00–211.00 $196.77 $1,224 +17.29
626–649 unweaned 637 18 178.50–191.00 $185.64 $1,183 +15.25
661–688 670 318 175.00–201.50 $190.85 $1,279 +9.24
660–693 unweaned 671 9 170.00–185.00 $179.84 $1,207 +0.19
701–747 723 239 180.00–188.25 $185.84 $1,344 +13.06
748 unweaned 748 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,316 +9.00
765–794 776 247 172.00–185.75 $181.28 $1,407 +2.11
816–848 831 162 179.25–183.75 $180.76 $1,502 +5.75
854–897 868 124 180.00–182.00 $180.40 $1,566 +8.40
904 904 5 180.50 $180.50 $1,632
978 978 58 175.00 $175.00 $1,712
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 5 214.00 $214.00 $860 -2.97
573–592 584 12 145.00–185.00 $171.92 $1,004 -3.08
613–616 614 11 160.00–174.00 $166.38 $1,022
820 820 5 176.00 $176.00 $1,443
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 169.00 $169.00 $668
475 475 4 150.00 $150.00 $712
530 530 3 133.00 $133.00 $705

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 unweaned 307 2 193.00 $193.00 $593 +2.00
318 318 4 200.00 $200.00 $636 -8.95
360–395 375 41 195.00–216.00 $208.17 $781 -10.04
362–385 unweaned 379 8 201.00 $201.00 $762 -4.99
412–449 425 81 185.00–207.00 $201.55 $857 -5.78
420–438 unweaned 427 26 181.00–203.00 $194.99 $833 -0.45
476 unweaned 476 8 188.50 $188.50 $897 -2.25
456–499 484 113 186.00–199.00 $194.21 $940 +6.18
500–511 unweaned 509 37 179.00–187.00 $185.03 $942 +13.12
502–532 525 62 187.00–194.00 $188.71 $991 +14.12
553–598 574 198 165.00–184.00 $178.53 $1,025 +11.58
582–590 unweaned 587 22 165.00–171.00 $167.06 $981 +6.42
600–647 616 153 165.00–176.50 $172.74 $1,064 +11.30
600–633 unweaned 623 26 156.50–167.00 $161.82 $1,008 -7.83
652–687 667 87 169.00–175.50 $172.15 $1,148 -0.04
701–745 713 157 162.00–176.00 $174.18 $1,242 +0.24
716–747 unweaned 738 10 156.50–157.00 $156.85 $1,158
750–783 765 192 152.00–173.00 $168.20 $1,287 +1.17
770 unweaned 770 7 153.00 $153.00 $1,178
805 805 5 170.50 $170.50 $1,373
847 unweaned 847 10 147.00 $147.00 $1,245
850–868 860 66 158.00–167.50 $166.05 $1,428 +13.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–338 325 10 181.00–185.00 $182.25 $592
423 423 5 159.00 $159.00 $673 -16.45
490 490 4 183.00 $183.00 $897 +20.00
595 unweaned 595 4 156.00 $156.00 $928
681 681 12 167.00 $167.00 $1,137
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 5 150.00 $150.00 $585

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 273.00 $273.00 $969
392 unweaned 392 2 254.00 $254.00 $996 +22.67
403 unweaned 403 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,048 +66.09
451–468 unweaned 463 11 210.00–212.00 $210.53 $975 +13.71
466 466 3 185.00 $185.00 $862
510–546 unweaned 532 21 192.00–207.00 $199.41 $1,061 +10.25
563–587 unweaned 575 18 190.00–194.00 $191.96 $1,104 +13.17
585 585 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,053
617–646 632 10 183.00 $183.00 $1,157
633–645 unweaned 639 12 182.00–187.00 $184.48 $1,179 +10.96
715–718 unweaned 715 21 173.00–185.00 $183.28 $1,310 +20.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 unweaned 423 5 180.00 $180.00 $761
555 555 4 137.00 $137.00 $760
603 603 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,019

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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.