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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 26, 2023

2,214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.70/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,565/hd at 739 lb · 274 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $221.41/cwt -12.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,937/hd at 875 lb · 274 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $224.05/cwt -15.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,846/hd at 824 lb · 151 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,214 2,526 2,788
Feeder cattle 2,214 2,526 2,788

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves up to 20.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light. Quality was average to plain.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 unweaned 459 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,212 -25.27
501–526 unweaned 515 26 248.00–278.00 $261.82 $1,348 -22.16
552–571 unweaned 561 34 230.00–252.00 $243.01 $1,363 -34.87
589 589 15 248.00 $248.00 $1,461 -19.82
630–646 unweaned 638 93 217.00–239.00 $232.82 $1,485 -2.26
680–692 unweaned 688 34 216.00–230.00 $220.68 $1,518 -11.37
686–692 690 29 240.00–244.00 $241.58 $1,667 -12.69
703–745 unweaned 710 50 216.00–222.00 $217.73 $1,546 -9.32
768–798 791 51 236.00–237.00 $236.23 $1,869 -6.80
798 unweaned 798 35 209.00 $209.00 $1,668 -12.29
800–816 unweaned 801 36 187.00–211.00 $208.96 $1,674 -4.76
813–839 831 115 222.00–232.00 $228.78 $1,901 -13.47
860–893 875 274 220.00–223.00 $221.41 $1,937 -12.59
992 992 13 185.00 $185.00 $1,835
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 574 6 202.00 $202.00 $1,159 -43.67
588 unweaned 588 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,270
638 638 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,487 +17.00
652–681 674 22 201.00–236.00 $216.25 $1,458 -9.75
693 unweaned 693 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,386
710 unweaned 710 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,314
712 712 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,317 -39.00
850–897 889 58 175.00–204.00 $197.66 $1,757

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 2 258.00 $258.00 $838 +16.49
365 unweaned 365 7 269.00 $269.00 $982 +19.04
420–449 unweaned 436 11 230.00–264.00 $242.38 $1,057 -11.78
470–493 unweaned 479 35 221.00–253.00 $243.65 $1,167 -6.32
502–536 521 11 220.00–239.00 $228.33 $1,190 -11.81
517–534 unweaned 528 36 222.00–240.00 $230.32 $1,216 -6.13
563 563 10 224.00 $224.00 $1,261 -30.38
567–595 unweaned 581 13 205.00–225.00 $214.29 $1,245 -13.54
617 617 27 234.00 $234.00 $1,444 +5.59
602–644 unweaned 619 119 205.00–218.00 $212.59 $1,316 -13.06
653–677 655 44 212.00–225.50 $224.23 $1,469 +2.40
672–699 unweaned 689 23 196.00–212.00 $202.60 $1,396 -14.60
715–743 unweaned 725 72 197.00–198.50 $197.97 $1,435 -14.74
737–745 744 202 212.00–218.00 $216.60 $1,612 +0.56
777–797 778 43 198.00–211.50 $207.40 $1,614 -25.85
803 803 14 214.00 $214.00 $1,718 -7.98
913 913 40 208.00 $208.00 $1,899
961 961 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,816
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 225.00 $225.00 $889
420 420 4 219.00 $219.00 $920
505 unweaned 505 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,086
530 530 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,140
620–641 631 35 190.00–202.00 $198.72 $1,254
872 872 11 162.00 $162.00 $1,413
942 942 4 177.00 $177.00 $1,667
958 958 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,629

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 unweaned 310 3 300.00 $300.00 $930
403–411 unweaned 410 17 304.00–307.00 $304.52 $1,249 -1.10
481–486 unweaned 482 32 240.00–272.00 $252.10 $1,215 -16.62
500 500 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,215
507–545 unweaned 516 20 220.00–249.00 $232.27 $1,199 -25.16
563–581 unweaned 573 7 227.00–240.00 $234.53 $1,344 -5.96
610–632 unweaned 626 38 200.00–215.00 $207.49 $1,299 -25.40
662 unweaned 662 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,463 +1.00
700–712 unweaned 706 13 182.00–219.00 $207.92 $1,468
766 unweaned 766 12 190.00 $190.00 $1,455 -20.00
856 unweaned 856 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,789
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 unweaned 380 4 245.00 $245.00 $931 -20.00
656–690 unweaned 673 6 164.00–205.00 $183.98 $1,238

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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.