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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 30, 2023

2,759 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $204.56/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,381/hd at 675 lb · 211 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $197.24/cwt +11.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 769 lb · 189 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.25/cwt ≈ $1,277/hd at 768 lb · 154 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,759 1,925 3,176
Feeder cattle 2,759 1,925 3,176

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves mostly steady. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–398 371 60 264.00–296.00 $287.52 $1,067 +14.16
373 unweaned 373 8 230.00 $230.00 $858 -13.00
442 442 24 250.00 $250.00 $1,105 -15.02
484 484 5 253.00 $253.00 $1,225 +3.34
485 unweaned 485 12 229.00 $229.00 $1,111
503–527 516 48 234.00–248.00 $245.73 $1,268 +3.00
570 thin fleshed 570 15 258.00 $258.00 $1,471
551–584 573 130 225.00–243.00 $234.61 $1,344 +8.24
590 unweaned 590 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,322
602–641 620 45 211.00–224.00 $217.74 $1,350 +4.29
650–698 675 211 197.50–218.00 $204.56 $1,381 -1.17
712–732 725 35 192.00–206.00 $202.58 $1,469 +4.76
750–789 769 189 188.00–202.50 $197.24 $1,517 +11.77
820–849 838 70 187.00–187.75 $187.48 $1,571 +5.77
862–869 865 37 178.00–191.50 $185.64 $1,606 +8.14
920 920 10 177.00 $177.00 $1,628 +2.98
953–962 954 28 167.00–173.00 $172.14 $1,642
1002 1002 4 168.50 $168.50 $1,688
1109 1109 10 159.00 $159.00 $1,763
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 12 257.00 $257.00 $917
473–476 474 14 220.00–229.00 $225.77 $1,070 -1.23
626 626 7 208.00 $208.00 $1,302
717 717 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,291
767–782 775 10 174.00–175.00 $174.50 $1,352 +5.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–348 328 11 218.00–228.00 $224.51 $736 -11.49
306–348 unweaned 340 40 205.00–208.00 $205.54 $699
352–380 376 48 220.00–230.00 $225.11 $846 +0.11
360–393 unweaned 376 72 198.00–218.00 $200.45 $754 -12.44
415 unweaned 415 8 192.00 $192.00 $797 -21.96
409–440 422 23 209.00–226.00 $218.73 $923 -2.99
462–478 unweaned 471 18 191.00–219.00 $202.09 $952 +9.04
467–487 480 28 205.00–222.00 $210.78 $1,012 -0.78
503–522 unweaned 514 14 179.00–186.00 $183.06 $941 -11.94
501–534 517 47 188.00–199.00 $191.24 $989 -10.98
555–568 566 67 191.00–205.50 $193.33 $1,094 +4.79
556–590 unweaned 579 17 174.00–184.00 $178.45 $1,033 -3.57
606–649 628 87 190.00–209.00 $197.55 $1,241 +9.50
653–697 660 112 183.00–194.00 $185.45 $1,224 +0.89
695 unweaned 695 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,286
705–737 722 42 179.00–188.00 $184.59 $1,333 +4.70
770–791 787 62 169.00–176.00 $174.90 $1,376 +6.14
811–825 818 27 165.00–167.00 $165.51 $1,354 +0.24
867–895 875 82 160.75–168.00 $162.48 $1,422 +13.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 8 180.00 $180.00 $713
468 unweaned 468 3 159.00 $159.00 $744
477–494 490 17 190.00–193.00 $190.69 $934
527–545 532 10 170.00–172.00 $170.61 $908 +0.61
581–585 582 24 170.00 $170.00 $989
627–637 634 13 185.00–187.00 $186.39 $1,182 +12.39
694 694 43 167.75 $167.75 $1,164 -4.25
716 716 12 167.00 $167.00 $1,196
760–780 768 154 164.50–166.75 $166.25 $1,277
848 848 60 161.75 $161.75 $1,372

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 unweaned 347 2 254.00 $254.00 $881
371 unweaned 371 3 226.00 $226.00 $838
451–488 unweaned 467 7 226.00–238.00 $231.38 $1,081
521 unweaned 521 8 197.00 $197.00 $1,026 -11.60
555 unweaned 555 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,171
566 566 11 204.00 $204.00 $1,155 +15.46
603–617 unweaned 606 26 185.00–216.00 $192.28 $1,165 -4.88
635–647 640 5 201.00–205.00 $202.62 $1,297
661 661 8 199.00 $199.00 $1,315 +20.50
690 unweaned 690 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,325
743 743 24 183.00 $183.00 $1,360 +4.00
918 918 22 161.50 $161.50 $1,483

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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.