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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 4, 2023

2,613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.65/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 634 lb · 208 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $193.55/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,676/hd at 866 lb · 190 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.93/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,352/hd at 712 lb · 123 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,613 1,111 3,350
Feeder cattle 2,613 1,111 3,350

Compared to a light test last week: Feeder steers were mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Steer calves mostly steady. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. 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
310 unweaned 310 2 278.00 $278.00 $862
333 333 5 285.00 $285.00 $949
356 unweaned 356 6 247.00 $247.00 $879
360–395 380 36 281.00–292.00 $287.97 $1,094 -1.28
411–420 416 39 259.00–266.00 $261.82 $1,089 -13.18
453 unweaned 453 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,210
473 473 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,206 -7.28
512–537 521 27 247.00–267.00 $262.04 $1,365 +24.04
521 unweaned 521 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,355
554 unweaned 554 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,391
553–595 579 13 254.00–264.00 $257.67 $1,492 +28.18
604–637 612 51 234.00–253.00 $239.91 $1,468 +16.33
635–646 unweaned 641 16 220.00 $220.00 $1,410
653–687 656 32 222.00–248.00 $239.05 $1,568 +26.65
729 729 15 209.00 $209.00 $1,524
755–780 772 44 202.50–204.00 $203.04 $1,567 -1.43
802–817 817 81 190.00–201.00 $198.74 $1,624 +2.87
857–877 866 190 192.00–195.50 $193.55 $1,676 -0.80
908–918 911 68 180.00–191.00 $184.09 $1,677
962–983 965 119 175.00–185.00 $183.46 $1,770 -2.79
1045 1045 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,672
1151 1151 14 162.00 $162.00 $1,865
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,046
465–482 472 12 212.00–246.00 $233.12 $1,100
573–598 589 15 225.00–233.00 $230.12 $1,355 +15.37
643–646 644 15 187.00–214.00 $200.30 $1,290
683–696 685 23 195.00–213.00 $203.88 $1,397
743 743 13 195.00 $195.00 $1,449
763 763 13 195.00 $195.00 $1,488 +14.50
871 871 11 184.00 $184.00 $1,603
906–932 916 36 169.00–179.50 $175.74 $1,610 -6.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 175.00 $175.00 $656

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 43 241.00–258.00 $248.15 $931 -13.85
351–392 unweaned 379 10 230.00–249.00 $235.69 $893
400–422 unweaned 414 16 215.00–231.00 $224.36 $929 -19.64
406–441 414 36 236.00–246.00 $238.37 $987 -26.55
462–493 unweaned 479 17 221.00–233.00 $225.95 $1,082
465–496 482 62 225.00–238.00 $229.33 $1,105 -3.67
506–509 unweaned 508 9 217.00–232.00 $227.02 $1,153 -2.98
500–545 513 46 210.00–239.00 $222.28 $1,140
552 unweaned 552 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,154 +24.34
552–573 562 86 212.00–234.00 $219.52 $1,234 -9.98
610–643 unweaned 624 12 180.00–200.00 $189.23 $1,181
600–649 635 196 195.00–213.00 $206.66 $1,312 +1.57
651 unweaned 651 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,289
650–694 665 93 194.50–207.00 $202.00 $1,343 -3.40
704–737 712 123 183.00–190.50 $189.93 $1,352 -2.57
755–772 768 40 186.00–188.00 $186.44 $1,432 -5.06
805–831 819 43 179.00–185.75 $183.21 $1,500 +0.71
863–891 870 15 174.00–179.50 $178.00 $1,549
946 946 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,324
971 971 8 150.00 $150.00 $1,456
1113 1113 11 149.00 $149.00 $1,658
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–411 410 43 224.00–226.00 $224.70 $921 +17.70
451–474 462 37 186.00–215.00 $197.78 $914
516–527 unweaned 522 8 195.00 $195.00 $1,018
550–595 582 30 202.00–208.00 $207.23 $1,206
600–635 615 7 182.00–185.00 $183.67 $1,130
687–695 692 44 176.00–188.50 $186.68 $1,292
741 741 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,275 -6.00
760–796 784 91 180.00–183.50 $183.12 $1,436 +12.12
811–829 815 43 176.00–179.00 $178.29 $1,453 +6.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 177.00 $177.00 $793

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 unweaned 383 10 265.00–283.00 $272.99 $1,046
445 unweaned 445 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,037
456–484 474 8 244.00–265.00 $251.58 $1,192 -13.42
502 502 5 257.00 $257.00 $1,290
518–537 unweaned 528 19 245.00–256.00 $250.11 $1,321
553 553 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,322 +17.00
551–594 unweaned 574 15 225.00–241.00 $232.84 $1,337
600–640 628 11 213.00–218.00 $216.13 $1,357 +6.84
704 704 6 188.00 $188.00 $1,324 -17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 4 256.00 $256.00 $1,091
546 unweaned 546 7 218.00 $218.00 $1,190
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 183.00 $183.00 $897
613 613 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,103

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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.