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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 3, 2023

2,009 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.66/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,781/hd at 779 lb · 406 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $238.58/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,954/hd at 819 lb · 210 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $228.79/cwt +4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,080/hd at 909 lb · 183 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,009 1,539 2,058
Feeder cattle 2,009 1,539 2,058

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer and 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
380 unweaned 380 2 299.00 $299.00 $1,136
455–482 462 8 269.00–297.00 $289.69 $1,338 +31.69
475 unweaned 475 8 281.00 $281.00 $1,335 +3.93
537 537 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,450 -16.00
561–583 unweaned 564 20 266.00–269.00 $268.54 $1,515 +9.94
577 577 19 270.00 $270.00 $1,558 -16.80
626 unweaned 626 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,534 -12.00
615–645 629 18 265.00–269.00 $267.75 $1,684 +10.77
654–678 674 53 251.00–252.00 $251.85 $1,697 -11.84
706–746 724 108 243.50–249.00 $245.62 $1,778 +5.37
775 unweaned 775 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,550
765–796 788 111 239.50–246.50 $240.26 $1,893 -1.11
808–840 819 210 227.00–245.00 $238.58 $1,954 +4.02
851 851 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,991 -2.68
901–949 909 183 220.50–236.25 $228.79 $2,080 +4.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 9 275.00 $275.00 $1,075
471 unweaned 471 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,013
624 624 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,342
731–737 736 22 217.00–241.50 $238.18 $1,753
787 787 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,834 -2.00
908 908 8 213.50 $213.50 $1,939
957 957 18 211.00 $211.00 $2,019 +11.00
1028 1028 9 203.00 $203.00 $2,087
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657 657 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,380 +20.00
755 755 5 171.00 $171.00 $1,291 -8.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–342 unweaned 323 9 280.00–281.00 $280.47 $906 -20.53
365 365 3 277.00 $277.00 $1,011
360–370 unweaned 366 7 274.00–282.00 $277.38 $1,015
403–430 unweaned 413 8 260.00–261.00 $260.39 $1,075 -19.16
468–492 479 22 255.00–258.00 $256.38 $1,228
455–498 unweaned 481 28 251.00–260.00 $254.91 $1,226 -7.54
518 unweaned 518 9 241.00 $241.00 $1,248 -2.97
553 unweaned 553 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,327 +5.00
563–598 594 25 237.00–261.00 $239.73 $1,424 -35.27
606–617 unweaned 615 14 218.50–224.00 $222.84 $1,370 -5.24
602–637 620 37 237.00–249.50 $246.14 $1,526 -7.19
652 unweaned 652 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,415
662–666 664 26 249.00–249.50 $249.35 $1,656 +12.09
726–742 731 6 220.00–224.00 $222.65 $1,628 -5.26
771–779 779 406 223.50–231.00 $228.66 $1,781 +1.98
812 812 141 224.75 $224.75 $1,825 +0.75
862–891 885 76 206.00–216.00 $213.95 $1,893 +0.45
1025 1025 33 192.00 $192.00 $1,968
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 unweaned 440 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,016
508 508 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,163
550 550 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,276 +22.00
662–695 681 11 218.00–231.00 $224.45 $1,529 +12.45
700–725 716 11 218.00 $218.00 $1,561 +30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 6 169.00 $169.00 $1,019

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 unweaned 342 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,026 -25.00
368–382 unweaned 373 8 285.00–301.00 $290.99 $1,085 -29.60
460–492 unweaned 476 29 265.00–282.00 $273.99 $1,304
502 502 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,350 +11.00
518–544 unweaned 534 21 267.00 $267.00 $1,426 -16.81
571–580 575 5 240.00–251.00 $246.56 $1,418 -17.27
612–630 unweaned 623 26 234.00–262.00 $254.97 $1,588
673 673 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,595 -3.00
708 708 8 226.00 $226.00 $1,600
756 unweaned 756 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,588

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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.