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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 9, 2023

2,989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $199.73/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,262/hd at 632 lb · 235 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $178.80/cwt ≈ $1,384/hd at 774 lb · 230 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.18/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 780 lb · 205 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,989 1,200 5,564
Feeder cattle 2,989 1,200 5,564

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher with all feeders on very limited comparable sales last week. Steer and heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was moderate on the feeders and active on the calves. Quality was average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 279.00 $279.00 $837 +39.00
368–399 392 13 260.00–263.00 $262.30 $1,028 +37.31
410 unweaned 410 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,021 +23.00
423–447 434 48 247.00–265.00 $259.21 $1,125 +13.21
450–496 475 47 221.00–248.00 $240.89 $1,144 +23.89
520 unweaned 520 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,139
504–543 525 64 222.00–234.00 $231.53 $1,216 +8.38
555–562 unweaned 560 7 192.00–209.00 $204.19 $1,143 +11.19
554–590 574 93 208.00–237.00 $222.95 $1,280 +17.57
605–647 632 235 191.00–212.00 $199.73 $1,262 +2.48
661–687 676 81 184.00–190.50 $187.80 $1,270 +2.11
708–734 722 49 179.50–186.50 $183.92 $1,328 +4.58
750–798 774 230 172.00–185.00 $178.80 $1,384
813–848 827 120 172.00–183.25 $180.69 $1,494 +10.69
856–883 861 85 175.25–178.00 $175.52 $1,511 +4.52
905–916 913 60 175.00–179.50 $178.31 $1,628
959–982 972 21 172.00–175.00 $173.61 $1,687
1038 1038 10 170.00 $170.00 $1,765
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 unweaned 426 5 217.00 $217.00 $924
441 441 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,014
470 470 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,006 +49.00
497 unweaned 497 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,019
525 525 5 205.00–218.00 $210.20 $1,104 +45.20
580 580 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,160 +27.48
630–635 633 29 179.00–179.50 $179.35 $1,135 -6.65
726 726 37 170.00 $170.00 $1,234
775 775 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,310
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 10 165.00 $165.00 $919

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–330 324 25 222.00–235.00 $231.18 $749
330 unweaned 330 2 224.00 $224.00 $739
356–395 375 65 205.00–233.00 $221.96 $832 +30.96
383 unweaned 383 3 209.00 $209.00 $800
403–442 411 21 190.00–223.00 $216.66 $890 +10.71
421–432 unweaned 426 8 180.00–200.00 $188.27 $802 -7.49
454–481 469 52 186.00–214.00 $208.84 $979 +21.80
496 unweaned 496 7 189.00 $189.00 $937 +6.67
502–528 unweaned 522 9 179.00–189.00 $181.14 $946
502–549 527 104 186.00–202.00 $194.00 $1,022 +12.53
551–590 572 74 174.00–190.00 $183.17 $1,048 +10.17
587 unweaned 587 9 179.50 $179.50 $1,054 +4.26
600 unweaned 600 5 174.00 $174.00 $1,044
607–649 630 118 166.00–183.50 $178.00 $1,121 +1.57
653–689 678 173 170.00–180.50 $176.02 $1,193
680 unweaned 680 3 168.50 $168.50 $1,146 +3.50
701–741 719 168 162.00–173.50 $168.52 $1,212 -3.12
750–798 780 205 165.50–172.00 $169.18 $1,320 +0.75
819–825 821 24 164.50–167.00 $166.37 $1,366 +8.37
862 862 12 155.00 $155.00 $1,336 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 169.00 $169.00 $733 +9.98
487 487 2 161.00 $161.00 $784
518 unweaned 518 15 159.00 $159.00 $824
543 543 11 178.00 $178.00 $967

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–397 378 5 233.00–243.00 $237.20 $897
405 unweaned 405 7 241.00 $241.00 $976 +16.00
436 436 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,007
467 unweaned 467 5 204.00 $204.00 $953
517 unweaned 517 9 191.00 $191.00 $987
530 530 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,060 +13.00
594 unweaned 594 10 179.00 $179.00 $1,063
647 unweaned 647 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,132
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 20 216.00 $216.00 $836

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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.