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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 27, 2023

1,111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $186.25/cwt +12.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 961 lb · 90 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.63/cwt +5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,366/hd at 678 lb · 70 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.50/cwt +9.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,469/hd at 767 lb · 68 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,111 3,313 3,372
Feeder cattle 1,111 3,313 3,372

Compared to last week: With a general rain in the area limiting receipts this week, Feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–378 365 32 285.00–290.50 $289.25 $1,056 +2.58
412 412 28 275.00 $275.00 $1,133 +8.44
450–496 472 17 249.00–270.00 $262.28 $1,238 +4.98
521 521 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,240 -13.23
577–580 579 10 225.00–234.00 $229.49 $1,329 -5.94
611–632 630 34 222.50–232.00 $223.58 $1,409 -12.22
673–693 687 18 211.00–216.00 $212.40 $1,459 -2.79
752–796 776 53 200.00–206.50 $204.47 $1,587 +3.23
831–834 834 37 195.00–196.00 $195.87 $1,634 -3.43
854–867 862 34 194.00–195.00 $194.35 $1,675 +4.39
961 961 90 186.25 $186.25 $1,790 +12.08
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556–580 565 9 204.00–220.00 $214.75 $1,213 +6.01
795 795 37 180.50 $180.50 $1,435 -13.64
917–925 923 34 178.50–183.50 $182.18 $1,682
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
716 716 13 176.00 $176.00 $1,260

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 3 225.00 $225.00 $765 -7.00
395 395 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,035 +13.00
405–413 411 29 264.00–267.00 $264.92 $1,089 +28.00
445 unweaned 445 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,086 +17.51
480 480 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,118 +10.00
511 unweaned 511 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,175 +8.85
555 555 23 229.50 $229.50 $1,274 +18.03
585–588 unweaned 586 18 181.00–187.00 $184.66 $1,082
608–649 639 43 196.00–207.50 $205.09 $1,311 +1.06
663–682 674 60 197.00–209.50 $205.40 $1,384 +9.55
699 unweaned 699 10 179.00 $179.00 $1,251
719 719 11 192.50 $192.50 $1,384 +1.74
767 767 68 191.50 $191.50 $1,469 +9.08
809 809 5 182.50 $182.50 $1,476 +2.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 7 231.00 $231.00 $774
355 355 2 216.00 $216.00 $767
441 441 4 207.00 $207.00 $913
512–536 529 7 209.00–228.00 $222.75 $1,178 +32.37
592 unweaned 592 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,006
721 721 8 178.00 $178.00 $1,283
777 777 10 171.00 $171.00 $1,329 -9.00
841 841 16 171.75 $171.75 $1,444
952 952 11 144.00 $144.00 $1,371 -17.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 unweaned 346 7 271.00 $271.00 $938
416–436 424 24 270.00–281.00 $276.75 $1,173
470 unweaned 470 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,109
491 491 17 265.00 $265.00 $1,301
560 560 8 222.00 $222.00 $1,243 +3.00
629–635 631 17 208.00–210.00 $209.29 $1,321
704 704 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,443
919–930 925 16 164.00–167.00 $165.30 $1,529
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,228

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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.