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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 27, 2023

1,539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $263.69/cwt +24.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,785/hd at 677 lb · 110 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.68/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,743/hd at 769 lb · 91 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $241.37/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 767 lb · 86 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,539 2,380 3,608
Feeder cattle 1,539 2,380 3,608

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves steady on a light test. 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
382 382 7 326.00 $326.00 $1,245
404 unweaned 404 10 325.00 $325.00 $1,313 +27.22
469 469 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,210 -31.00
482–498 unweaned 489 7 272.00–281.00 $277.07 $1,355 +3.23
508 508 13 286.00 $286.00 $1,453 +12.00
514–537 unweaned 527 20 277.00–279.00 $278.12 $1,466 +24.12
569–599 578 44 270.50–294.00 $286.80 $1,658 +25.26
580–582 unweaned 581 10 257.00–261.00 $258.60 $1,502 -3.40
612 unweaned 612 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,573 +0.32
605–649 621 22 249.00–270.00 $256.98 $1,596 -11.17
674–695 677 110 242.50–269.00 $263.69 $1,785 +15.60
705–740 719 54 237.50–245.00 $240.25 $1,727 -6.75
762–788 767 86 237.00–247.00 $241.37 $1,851 -2.03
819–845 834 62 232.50–237.50 $234.56 $1,956 -5.51
853–870 864 37 233.00–239.50 $236.68 $2,045 -1.92
933–940 937 64 217.50–232.50 $224.03 $2,099 -2.69
987 987 40 210.50 $210.50 $2,078 -23.05
1045 1045 85 225.50 $225.50 $2,356
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579–580 579 8 225.00–260.00 $246.86 $1,429
756 756 15 235.00 $235.00 $1,777 +7.42
815–816 815 21 218.00–231.00 $225.42 $1,837 +14.35
875 875 23 215.00 $215.00 $1,881
975 975 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,950
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,045
661 661 13 190.00 $190.00 $1,256
783 783 12 179.00 $179.00 $1,402

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,014
345 unweaned 345 8 301.00 $301.00 $1,038
405–413 411 14 274.00–303.00 $296.88 $1,220 +26.87
408–435 unweaned 420 7 276.00–284.00 $279.55 $1,174 +8.84
466–483 unweaned 472 17 260.00–268.00 $262.45 $1,239 +23.45
504–536 513 19 243.00–271.00 $260.97 $1,339 -7.10
500–525 unweaned 516 22 239.00–251.00 $243.97 $1,259 +9.98
568 unweaned 568 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,335 +2.96
572 572 31 275.00 $275.00 $1,573 +20.38
601–617 unweaned 609 8 222.00–234.00 $228.08 $1,389 +21.61
611–647 640 44 240.00–257.00 $253.33 $1,621 +8.92
660–685 669 27 233.00–238.50 $237.26 $1,587 +1.81
709–720 710 33 227.00–228.00 $227.91 $1,618 +3.91
764–782 769 91 221.00–228.75 $226.68 $1,743 -1.78
832 832 25 224.00 $224.00 $1,864 +13.00
852 852 45 213.50 $213.50 $1,819
1092 1092 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,911
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,091
572 572 24 210.00 $210.00 $1,201 -0.25
616 616 19 200.00 $200.00 $1,232 -21.00
658 unweaned 658 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,217
684 684 24 212.00 $212.00 $1,450 +1.00
725 725 15 188.00 $188.00 $1,363 -20.00
916 916 9 184.00 $184.00 $1,685

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,121
368–391 unweaned 381 7 320.00–321.00 $320.59 $1,221 +17.59
454 454 6 295.00 $295.00 $1,339
503–532 unweaned 511 7 281.00–285.00 $283.81 $1,450
537 537 9 258.00 $258.00 $1,385 -17.50
575–587 581 19 252.00–270.00 $263.83 $1,533
586 unweaned 586 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,447 -4.00
685 685 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,644 +11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
679 unweaned 679 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,426

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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.