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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 10, 2023

3,361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $239.84/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,974/hd at 823 lb · 527 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.75/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 679 lb · 295 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.39/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 777 lb · 199 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,361 2,009 2,788
Feeder cattle 3,361 2,009 2,788

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00. Demand was moderate to active. Quality was average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 unweaned 352 8 307.00 $307.00 $1,081 +8.00
392 392 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,137 —
410 unweaned 410 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,177 —
475 475 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,363 -2.69
462–490 unweaned 482 28 274.00–285.00 $277.58 $1,338 -3.42
501–513 unweaned 505 10 270.00–272.00 $271.39 $1,371 —
505–542 534 9 276.00–288.00 $278.52 $1,487 +8.52
550–594 561 44 262.00–280.00 $274.85 $1,542 +4.85
552–583 unweaned 576 35 264.00–268.00 $266.22 $1,533 -2.32
610–645 640 13 262.00–275.00 $273.09 $1,748 +5.34
661 unweaned 661 33 247.00 $247.00 $1,633 —
658–695 680 97 264.50–274.00 $268.99 $1,829 +17.14
703 unweaned 703 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,680 —
700–738 717 55 248.00–269.00 $262.77 $1,884 +17.15
751–794 761 162 242.00–250.50 $247.90 $1,887 +7.64
806–841 823 527 237.00–244.25 $239.84 $1,974 +1.26
850–882 865 105 237.00–244.00 $241.14 $2,086 +7.14
910–924 923 33 226.00–233.00 $226.63 $2,092 -2.16
955–987 963 145 232.50–238.75 $237.23 $2,285 —
1085 1085 63 210.00 $210.00 $2,278 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 3 275.00 $275.00 $910 —
496 496 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,166 —
622 622 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,580 +39.00
665–692 681 40 224.00–249.00 $238.90 $1,627 —
705–741 732 79 235.00–244.00 $242.38 $1,774 +4.20
751–795 777 199 217.00–239.50 $237.39 $1,845 +4.39
805–837 822 44 220.50–233.50 $226.28 $1,860 —
854 854 75 222.00 $222.00 $1,896 —
930–932 930 27 201.00–215.50 $214.42 $1,994 +0.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
687 687 7 199.00 $199.00 $1,367 -11.00
769 769 14 200.00 $200.00 $1,538 +29.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–332 unweaned 332 17 290.00–309.00 $305.36 $1,014 +24.89
378–389 unweaned 387 18 271.00–283.00 $281.05 $1,088 +3.67
392 392 2 279.00 $279.00 $1,094 +2.00
412–436 unweaned 427 33 256.00–281.00 $278.22 $1,188 +17.83
434 434 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,111 —
461 461 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,231 +10.62
451–497 unweaned 485 38 241.00–269.00 $254.87 $1,236 -0.04
505–547 unweaned 527 18 230.00–245.00 $240.12 $1,265 -0.88
512–548 535 35 243.00–268.00 $252.96 $1,353 —
558–565 unweaned 561 17 230.00–241.00 $234.36 $1,315 -5.64
557–572 566 24 254.00–270.00 $266.71 $1,510 +26.98
617 unweaned 617 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,438 +10.16
607–645 633 95 246.00–263.00 $251.51 $1,592 +5.37
672–696 679 295 233.00–243.00 $242.75 $1,648 -6.60
710–748 721 121 224.50–239.00 $235.30 $1,697 +12.65
759–773 764 92 227.00–233.50 $230.96 $1,765 +2.30
810 810 30 223.75 $223.75 $1,812 -1.00
855–890 876 30 205.00–214.00 $209.92 $1,839 -4.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–345 unweaned 319 8 232.50–244.00 $237.16 $757 —
366 366 6 250.00 $250.00 $915 —
373 unweaned 373 7 263.00 $263.00 $981 —
416 416 5 225.00 $225.00 $936 —
466–487 unweaned 478 13 205.00–232.00 $219.33 $1,048 —
552 unweaned 552 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,209 —
559 559 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,258 -7.00
615 615 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,292 —
660 660 7 227.00–233.00 $228.71 $1,509 +4.26
725 725 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,595 +2.00
793 793 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,459 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 2 329.00 $329.00 $1,069 +29.00
370–381 unweaned 380 20 285.00–290.00 $285.49 $1,085 -5.50
442–445 unweaned 444 25 289.00–299.00 $296.21 $1,315 —
450 unweaned 450 8 274.00 $274.00 $1,233 +0.01
553–575 unweaned 566 27 252.00–264.00 $258.43 $1,463 —
569 569 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,525 +21.44
601–635 unweaned 611 10 245.00–248.00 $246.98 $1,509 -7.99
678–689 unweaned 684 15 233.00–236.00 $234.27 $1,602 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 unweaned 425 10 247.00 $247.00 $1,050 —
563–578 unweaned 569 13 236.00–237.00 $236.61 $1,346 —

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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.