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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 24, 2023

1,374 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $253.64/cwt +19.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,877/hd at 740 lb · 129 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.75/cwt +8.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 829 lb · 108 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.27/cwt +6.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,725/hd at 721 lb · 102 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,374 2,527 3,153
Feeder cattle 1,374 2,527 3,153

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves steady on a light test of weaned calves. 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
355 355 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,154
367 unweaned 367 2 299.00 $299.00 $1,097
460–470 464 8 278.00–282.00 $280.48 $1,301 +6.48
475 unweaned 475 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,221 -7.00
510 unweaned 510 10 295.00 $295.00 $1,504 +42.66
555–571 561 9 274.00–276.00 $274.68 $1,541 -1.24
586 unweaned 586 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,612 +37.59
620–635 632 9 256.00–274.00 $270.07 $1,707 -1.93
669–688 682 77 260.00–274.00 $265.20 $1,809 +2.97
718–747 740 129 249.00–261.00 $253.64 $1,877 -0.80
770 fancy 770 60 254.75 $254.75 $1,962
771 771 28 250.00 $250.00 $1,928 +3.58
843 843 47 247.00 $247.00 $2,082
896 896 67 239.00–240.00 $239.82 $2,149
911–944 938 102 239.00–243.75 $239.72 $2,249 +14.22
1071 1071 24 208.00 $208.00 $2,228 +4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,364 +36.00
591 591 9 246.00 $246.00 $1,454 +1.00
603–638 616 10 244.00–246.00 $244.92 $1,509 +6.42
678–685 681 5 245.00–247.00 $245.80 $1,674 +25.80
712 712 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,645 +43.50
782 782 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,689
958 958 17 203.00 $203.00 $1,945

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 unweaned 367 7 275.00–277.00 $276.18 $1,014 -8.82
395 395 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,098
413–433 unweaned 425 19 245.00–279.00 $270.33 $1,149 +11.56
460–498 unweaned 470 21 245.00–275.00 $265.77 $1,249 +23.35
488 488 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,152 -44.00
500–510 507 6 258.00–269.00 $261.62 $1,326 -4.88
542–545 unweaned 543 9 243.00–253.00 $249.65 $1,356 +19.46
572–583 581 13 243.00–259.00 $256.58 $1,491 +4.58
607–612 611 7 257.00–267.00 $259.84 $1,588 +10.92
670–678 675 10 228.00–243.00 $233.96 $1,579 -4.26
709–745 721 102 233.00–242.10 $239.27 $1,725 +2.60
829 829 108 233.75 $233.75 $1,938 +8.20
881 881 11 218.00 $218.00 $1,921 -1.75
933–938 937 37 200.00–216.00 $204.31 $1,914 -12.19
955 955 16 189.00 $189.00 $1,805 -17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–384 unweaned 376 48 218.00–230.00 $225.41 $848
422 unweaned 422 18 216.00 $216.00 $912
476 unweaned 476 23 241.00 $241.00 $1,147 +15.00
480 480 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,037 ±0.00
566 unweaned 566 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,319
638 638 7 223.00 $223.00 $1,423 -7.00
785–796 790 23 172.00–219.00 $198.40 $1,567 -19.33

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–385 unweaned 371 4 298.00–307.00 $302.33 $1,122 -7.67
421–448 unweaned 439 12 284.00–287.00 $286.04 $1,256 +0.43
498 unweaned 498 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,230 +10.00
508–522 unweaned 514 5 258.00–275.00 $268.09 $1,378 +16.50
570–591 unweaned 584 25 242.00–258.00 $247.33 $1,444 +17.67
654–665 unweaned 659 18 231.50–239.00 $235.47 $1,552
736 unweaned 736 7 194.00 $194.00 $1,428 -11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 unweaned 346 4 230.00 $230.00 $796

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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.