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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 9, 2023

2,851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.00/cwt -13.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,349/hd at 619 lb · 226 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $266.59/cwt +6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 581 lb · 180 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.33/cwt -8.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 527 lb · 178 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,851 1,622 4,302
Feeder cattle 2,851 1,622 4,302

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Steer calves steady to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand was moderate to active for the calves for grazing and light to moderate for the feeder cattle . Quality average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 2 339.00 $339.00 $1,102 +22.00
326–327 326 7 299.00–317.00 $304.15 $992
355–390 unweaned 372 8 333.00–358.00 $347.94 $1,294
381–393 388 10 333.00–334.00 $333.39 $1,294 +20.39
400–449 unweaned 414 49 301.00–331.00 $322.24 $1,334 +11.41
411–435 421 7 303.00–315.00 $311.04 $1,309 -12.96
453–483 468 42 282.00–307.00 $297.14 $1,391 +0.14
464–492 unweaned 486 64 268.00–285.00 $275.46 $1,339 -16.03
515–535 524 51 252.00–262.00 $258.28 $1,353 +5.43
501–535 fancy 531 78 302.00–308.00 $307.27 $1,632
501–540 unweaned 532 35 265.00–280.00 $268.69 $1,429 +7.53
550–599 unweaned 574 72 241.00–269.00 $263.26 $1,511 +17.98
550–591 585 108 258.00–275.00 $268.81 $1,573 +5.84
611–634 614 69 239.00–242.50 $241.98 $1,486 -1.08
618–627 unweaned 621 93 246.00–267.00 $261.12 $1,622 +13.68
658–659 unweaned 659 51 229.00–234.50 $232.85 $1,534 +1.63
650–690 674 57 234.00–244.00 $241.04 $1,625 -5.71
719 unweaned 719 14 217.50 $217.50 $1,564 -6.50
706–741 720 107 209.00–228.00 $223.51 $1,609 -2.02
775 775 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,682 +2.57
826 826 12 230.00 $230.00 $1,900 -2.52
974 974 20 213.00 $213.00 $2,075 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–475 474 15 275.00–276.00 $275.20 $1,304
522 522 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,242 -4.84
592 592 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,450
613 613 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,257
620–631 unweaned 622 21 210.00–216.00 $210.87 $1,312
681 unweaned 681 9 212.00 $212.00 $1,444
733 733 5 204.00 $204.00 $1,495

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 263.00 $263.00 $889
315–349 unweaned 341 13 272.00–289.00 $279.54 $953 -5.46
350 350 4 261.00 $261.00 $914 -9.44
356–396 unweaned 376 26 260.00–278.00 $271.25 $1,020
411–435 unweaned 417 24 262.00–266.00 $263.02 $1,097 -2.69
417–432 428 25 242.00–266.00 $251.87 $1,078 -16.29
457–491 unweaned 480 60 238.00–264.00 $251.15 $1,206 -9.11
469–494 485 16 251.00 $251.00 $1,217 +11.00
503–538 526 82 220.00–253.00 $234.32 $1,233 -15.00
500–546 unweaned 528 96 225.00–242.00 $234.33 $1,237 -1.64
550–599 unweaned 573 78 216.00–239.00 $225.01 $1,289 -8.08
553–599 594 32 215.00–219.00 $217.14 $1,290 -28.21
600–640 unweaned 617 125 197.00–222.00 $216.25 $1,334 -12.55
601–637 621 101 218.00–224.00 $220.17 $1,367 -14.38
656–682 672 61 208.50–214.00 $211.03 $1,418 -22.35
655–686 unweaned 679 29 195.00–209.00 $200.03 $1,358 -19.98
716–741 727 11 189.00–217.00 $204.03 $1,483 -25.87
755–781 765 85 189.00–212.00 $209.41 $1,602 -14.59
791 unweaned 791 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,345 -30.00
807–839 821 28 184.00–204.50 $196.99 $1,617 -15.56
960 960 19 182.50 $182.50 $1,752
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–396 unweaned 376 9 180.00 $180.00 $677
410–420 unweaned 417 6 230.00–235.00 $233.36 $973 +48.36
480 480 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,080
470–493 unweaned 484 21 168.00–230.00 $188.94 $914
534–542 537 19 204.00–210.00 $207.45 $1,114 -10.64
552–570 559 11 178.00–192.00 $183.20 $1,024
573 unweaned 573 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,203 -14.00
632 632 35 207.00 $207.00 $1,308 +3.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–394 unweaned 386 12 328.00–345.00 $332.69 $1,284 +14.96
425–448 unweaned 441 7 276.00–306.00 $284.25 $1,254 -11.22
462–480 unweaned 473 25 250.00–285.00 $268.79 $1,271 -0.96
500–547 unweaned 516 21 245.00–264.00 $256.68 $1,324 -3.49
535 535 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,444 +37.00
556 556 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,379
570–589 unweaned 581 23 241.00–244.00 $242.72 $1,410 -6.28
602–646 unweaned 628 60 204.00–237.00 $228.75 $1,437 +1.07
627–645 633 6 221.00–231.00 $227.60 $1,441 -2.40
670 unweaned 670 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,380 -16.41
685 685 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,438
716 716 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,482
719–745 unweaned 725 11 195.00–205.00 $202.95 $1,471 +6.95
775 unweaned 775 10 211.00 $211.00 $1,635
811 811 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,549 -5.00
866 unweaned 866 4 178.00 $178.00 $1,541
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–473 unweaned 462 6 179.00–227.00 $203.57 $940
522 522 6 191.00 $191.00 $997
523 unweaned 523 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,172
666 666 10 187.00 $187.00 $1,245

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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.