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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 21, 2023

2,563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $255.07/cwt +5.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,060/hd at 808 lb · 207 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.31/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,747/hd at 727 lb · 180 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $269.54/cwt +16.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,654/hd at 614 lb · 164 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,563 2,181 2,640
Feeder cattle 2,563 2,181 2,640

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. There was a light test on weaned steer and heifer calves but unweaned calves were steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was average to attractive.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,051
353–370 363 12 285.00–310.00 $299.87 $1,089 -0.13
368 unweaned 368 5 297.00 $297.00 $1,093 +0.28
406–438 unweaned 429 25 299.00–315.00 $305.64 $1,311 +7.83
456–495 unweaned 472 18 290.00–298.00 $293.58 $1,386 +7.84
501–547 unweaned 528 57 276.00–291.00 $281.95 $1,489 +10.45
551–592 unweaned 580 20 259.00–270.00 $261.68 $1,518 +5.67
605–616 613 74 279.00–282.00 $281.24 $1,724 +30.22
600–621 unweaned 614 90 241.00–265.00 $259.92 $1,596 +6.70
657–692 686 78 260.00–278.00 $270.40 $1,855 +16.61
674–697 unweaned 686 51 228.00–243.00 $236.96 $1,626 -2.55
705 705 6 241.00 $241.00 $1,699 -13.60
703–747 unweaned 723 25 226.00–247.00 $233.83 $1,691 -5.17
750–788 unweaned 766 7 222.00–239.00 $231.51 $1,773 -1.49
751–773 767 82 258.00–259.00 $258.29 $1,981 +0.70
801 unweaned 801 6 211.00 $211.00 $1,690
805–826 808 201 253.00–256.75 $256.39 $2,072 +7.31
868–869 868 93 246.00–249.00 $248.52 $2,157 +3.28
934–945 938 75 231.00–237.00 $234.98 $2,204 +0.01
952 952 24 234.00 $234.00 $2,228 +6.04
1044–1045 1044 15 205.00–205.50 $205.30 $2,143 -23.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 unweaned 417 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,109
462–464 463 10 243.00–255.00 $248.99 $1,153 +8.99
472 unweaned 472 31 225.00 $225.00 $1,062
515–548 unweaned 527 11 228.00–259.00 $239.72 $1,263 +39.72
554–599 unweaned 559 50 222.00–225.00 $222.32 $1,243 +22.32
562 562 14 249.00 $249.00 $1,399
640 unweaned 640 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,517
600–649 645 34 246.00–249.00 $246.25 $1,588
681–690 687 14 245.00–255.00 $248.54 $1,707 +12.54
895 895 18 235.00 $235.00 $2,103
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–412 unweaned 410 18 100.00–162.00 $110.08 $451
506 unweaned 506 7 167.00 $167.00 $845
510 510 3 189.00 $189.00 $964

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 unweaned 311 3 252.00 $252.00 $784
363–395 unweaned 380 25 235.00–260.00 $242.86 $923 -36.14
382 382 6 236.00 $236.00 $902 -36.00
401–442 unweaned 423 21 225.00–250.00 $238.28 $1,008 -7.27
448 448 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,142 +3.00
451–499 unweaned 484 56 235.00–261.00 $250.74 $1,214 +7.75
501–540 unweaned 515 59 235.00–241.00 $239.58 $1,234 +2.27
531–545 536 13 225.00–236.00 $230.03 $1,233
551–590 unweaned 575 51 220.00–246.00 $229.96 $1,322 -0.19
575–590 584 8 235.00–237.00 $235.74 $1,377 -12.94
608–649 unweaned 629 59 212.00–233.00 $227.59 $1,432 +4.20
632–634 632 26 231.00–249.00 $245.53 $1,552 +6.93
655–686 675 84 235.00–250.00 $246.77 $1,666 +2.12
703–712 unweaned 705 15 220.00–222.00 $221.46 $1,561 +11.46
703–742 729 165 229.00–247.00 $242.02 $1,764 +1.77
768–791 776 61 220.00–234.00 $229.28 $1,779 -8.59
820–830 825 62 228.50–232.00 $230.43 $1,901 -2.53
908 908 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,925 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–397 unweaned 381 5 179.00–218.00 $195.26 $744
422–436 unweaned 435 23 188.00–205.00 $189.43 $824 -22.57
463–498 unweaned 491 59 199.00–202.00 $201.47 $989
513–539 unweaned 527 9 227.00–235.00 $231.54 $1,220
594 594 6 201.00 $201.00 $1,194 -34.00
598 unweaned 598 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,208
632 632 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,416 -6.00
653–672 unweaned 663 12 178.00–207.00 $192.55 $1,277
681–698 688 12 197.00–219.00 $206.30 $1,419 -29.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 unweaned 370 12 100.00 $100.00 $370

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–333 unweaned 321 13 300.00–325.00 $316.92 $1,017 +15.92
368–380 unweaned 370 14 276.00–297.50 $294.34 $1,089 +11.34
410 unweaned 410 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,250
453–495 unweaned 470 5 259.00–271.00 $265.94 $1,250 +3.11
538–544 unweaned 542 26 247.00–257.00 $254.24 $1,378 -12.05
552–597 unweaned 571 11 220.00–247.00 $232.97 $1,330 -16.68
621 unweaned 621 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,459 -3.90
670–693 unweaned 685 12 211.00–230.00 $217.19 $1,488 -6.18
729 729 7 208.00 $208.00 $1,516
821 821 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,773
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 unweaned 563 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,199

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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.