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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 17, 2023

2,527 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.55/cwt +1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,843/hd at 817 lb · 238 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $241.85/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,952/hd at 807 lb · 162 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.18/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 785 lb · 129 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,527 3,361 2,988
Feeder cattle 2,527 3,361 2,988

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 10 290.00 $290.00 $1,154 ±0.00
426–449 unweaned 440 17 272.00–285.00 $280.87 $1,236 -6.13
474 unweaned 474 5 264.00 $264.00 $1,251 -13.58
487 487 10 274.00 $274.00 $1,334 -13.00
533–546 unweaned 542 17 245.00–255.00 $252.34 $1,368 —
562–593 unweaned 583 13 230.00–255.00 $237.41 $1,384 -28.81
558–595 585 20 273.00–287.00 $275.92 $1,614 +1.07
610 610 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,659 -1.09
632–635 unweaned 634 14 244.00–246.00 $244.71 $1,551 —
670 unweaned 670 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,561 -14.00
679–698 686 93 256.00–265.00 $262.23 $1,799 -6.76
701–712 707 9 254.00–255.00 $254.44 $1,799 -8.33
704–749 unweaned 722 44 219.00–235.50 $230.09 $1,661 -8.91
771–797 793 113 234.00–249.25 $246.42 $1,954 -1.48
801–840 807 162 234.00–242.50 $241.85 $1,952 +2.01
947 947 22 225.50 $225.50 $2,135 -1.13
988 988 15 231.50 $231.50 $2,287 -5.73
1038–1046 1041 51 213.00–223.50 $219.16 $2,281 —
1092 1092 34 203.50 $203.50 $2,222 -6.50
1110 1110 41 190.50 $190.50 $2,115 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 265.00 $265.00 $822 -10.00
439 439 6 247.00 $247.00 $1,084 —
526 526 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,157 —
588 588 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,441 —
640–641 641 8 235.00–242.00 $238.50 $1,529 -15.50
658 658 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,448 -18.90
707 707 12 187.50 $187.50 $1,326 -54.88
998 998 23 210.50 $210.50 $2,101 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–331 unweaned 312 16 287.00–305.00 $294.79 $920 -10.57
325 325 12 311.00 $311.00 $1,011 —
380 unweaned 380 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,083 +3.95
404–416 408 37 268.00–309.00 $294.32 $1,201 +38.32
418–440 unweaned 432 20 254.00–268.00 $258.77 $1,118 -19.45
463–469 unweaned 466 15 236.00–255.00 $242.42 $1,130 -12.45
473 473 18 280.00 $280.00 $1,324 +13.00
520–545 unweaned 537 43 220.00–237.00 $230.19 $1,236 -9.93
542 542 31 266.50 $266.50 $1,444 +13.54
550–575 unweaned 564 27 227.00–240.00 $234.80 $1,324 +0.44
596 596 18 252.00 $252.00 $1,502 -14.71
614–634 621 15 242.00–252.50 $248.92 $1,546 -2.59
612–645 unweaned 632 23 219.00–227.00 $222.01 $1,403 -10.99
651–680 669 111 234.00–245.00 $238.22 $1,594 -4.53
712 unweaned 712 9 203.00 $203.00 $1,445 —
715–737 718 63 235.00–237.00 $236.67 $1,699 +1.37
760–792 785 129 224.00–231.75 $231.18 $1,815 +0.22
805–836 817 238 219.00–231.75 $225.55 $1,843 +1.80
874 874 107 219.75 $219.75 $1,921 +9.83
916 916 41 216.50 $216.50 $1,983 —
985 985 17 206.00 $206.00 $2,029 —
1015 1015 11 190.00 $190.00 $1,928 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 7 241.00 $241.00 $983 +16.00
462 unweaned 462 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,044 +6.67
481 481 15 200.00–240.00 $216.00 $1,039 —
519–533 524 8 239.00–245.00 $242.71 $1,272 —
577 577 7 223.00 $223.00 $1,287 -2.00
608 unweaned 608 8 211.00 $211.00 $1,283 —
615 615 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,414 +20.00
678 678 10 232.00 $232.00 $1,573 +3.29
720–725 721 51 219.00–223.50 $222.97 $1,608 +2.97
751–798 769 118 210.00–220.00 $217.73 $1,674 +33.73
871 871 80 207.00 $207.00 $1,803 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 unweaned 343 4 322.00 $322.00 $1,104 -7.00
376 unweaned 376 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,166 +24.51
412–445 unweaned 422 10 265.00–296.00 $285.61 $1,205 -10.60
480 unweaned 480 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,138 -37.00
522–545 unweaned 536 17 245.00–256.00 $251.59 $1,349 —
575–597 unweaned 591 27 226.00–234.00 $229.66 $1,357 -28.77
602 unweaned 602 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,294 -31.98
618 618 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,520 —
682–698 691 12 217.00–233.00 $223.58 $1,545 —
710 710 10 241.00 $241.00 $1,711 —
720 unweaned 720 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,476 —
916 916 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,548 —

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Reading this report

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.