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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 16, 2023

3,112 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $224.13/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,609/hd at 718 lb · 176 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.99/cwt -15.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 473 lb · 159 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $203.99/cwt -26.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,705/hd at 836 lb · 136 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,112 2,851 2,955
Feeder cattle 3,112 2,851 2,955

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate. Quality average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–321 unweaned 313 6 295.00–326.00 $310.90 $973 -28.10
377–388 385 7 336.00–356.00 $350.40 $1,349 +17.01
412–438 421 9 324.00–332.00 $329.22 $1,386 +18.18
407–447 unweaned 422 35 296.00–312.00 $306.36 $1,293 -15.88
470–472 471 8 280.00–296.00 $287.50 $1,354 -9.64
458–498 unweaned 477 47 270.00–286.00 $280.33 $1,337 +4.87
503–535 521 30 272.00–299.00 $284.98 $1,485 +26.70
511–535 unweaned 526 35 260.00–282.00 $271.46 $1,428 +2.77
555–567 unweaned 566 27 265.00–269.00 $268.56 $1,520 +5.30
560–591 581 79 252.00–275.00 $263.91 $1,533 -4.90
610–620 617 33 242.00–260.00 $257.86 $1,591 +15.88
601–643 unweaned 626 73 223.00–241.00 $236.04 $1,478 -25.08
651–680 670 27 227.00–246.00 $234.82 $1,573 -6.22
672–678 unweaned 676 19 217.00–224.00 $219.68 $1,485 -13.17
707 unweaned 707 17 222.00 $222.00 $1,570 +4.50
713–728 719 159 215.00–232.00 $224.36 $1,613 +0.85
779 unweaned 779 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,636
775–785 783 20 216.00–219.00 $218.26 $1,709 +1.26
802–848 836 136 203.50–205.50 $203.99 $1,705 -26.01
887–899 896 100 222.00–228.00 $225.18 $2,018
931–934 933 28 191.50–215.00 $210.81 $1,967
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 unweaned 312 9 263.00 $263.00 $821
353 353 6 250.00 $250.00 $882
372 unweaned 372 26 240.00 $240.00 $893
440 unweaned 440 30 237.00 $237.00 $1,043
446 446 3 274.00 $274.00 $1,222
485 485 12 237.25 $237.25 $1,151 -37.95
543 unweaned 543 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,276
565–581 569 26 234.00–236.00 $234.55 $1,335 -10.45
615–635 621 7 226.00–229.00 $226.88 $1,409 +21.88
654–675 unweaned 662 8 200.00–206.00 $203.71 $1,349 -8.29

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–343 unweaned 339 29 230.00–245.00 $232.98 $790 -46.56
352–380 unweaned 369 27 235.00–260.00 $247.65 $914 -23.60
353–379 369 15 252.00–266.00 $261.40 $965 +0.40
417–445 422 18 234.00–255.00 $248.92 $1,050 -2.95
402–442 unweaned 427 60 233.00–256.00 $240.83 $1,028 -22.19
450–493 unweaned 470 99 225.00–243.00 $231.81 $1,090 -19.34
460–499 479 60 240.50–247.00 $242.89 $1,163 -8.11
515–548 unweaned 529 71 212.00–227.00 $221.46 $1,172 -12.87
505–548 531 40 220.00–234.00 $224.05 $1,190 -10.27
553–591 unweaned 568 88 205.00–225.00 $212.70 $1,208 -12.31
552–591 581 40 220.00–232.00 $225.51 $1,310 +8.37
606–636 unweaned 618 32 198.00–214.00 $200.99 $1,242 -15.26
611–647 631 63 209.00–217.00 $213.21 $1,345 -6.96
658 fancy 658 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,566
660–676 666 78 200.00–220.00 $216.82 $1,444 +5.79
651–695 unweaned 676 41 194.00–203.00 $199.15 $1,346 -0.88
711 unweaned 711 5 198.00 $198.00 $1,408
703–738 722 128 198.50–214.00 $208.79 $1,507 +4.76
776–787 778 63 203.00–206.50 $205.99 $1,603 -3.42
877–879 878 37 185.00–197.00 $192.13 $1,687
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–372 unweaned 354 11 200.00–225.00 $220.22 $780 +40.22
422–425 unweaned 422 38 177.00–210.00 $181.37 $765 -51.99
460 460 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,104 +15.00
473 unweaned 473 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,017 +26.06
510–543 517 14 160.00–198.00 $189.45 $979 -18.00
575 unweaned 575 9 185.00 $185.00 $1,064 -25.00
598 598 14 192.00–204.00 $196.29 $1,174
658–681 662 41 186.00–190.00 $189.20 $1,253
709–735 unweaned 723 17 174.00–192.00 $182.31 $1,318
734 734 19 186.00 $186.00 $1,365
750 750 10 167.00 $167.00 $1,252

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 unweaned 395 5 316.00 $316.00 $1,248 -16.69
418 418 3 282.00 $282.00 $1,179
416–436 unweaned 427 7 277.00–296.00 $284.93 $1,217 +0.68
461 unweaned 461 6 268.00 $268.00 $1,235 -0.79
471–498 488 8 255.00–260.00 $258.19 $1,260
500 500 9 268.00 $268.00 $1,340 -2.00
525–545 unweaned 530 25 244.00–251.00 $246.71 $1,308 -9.97
550–583 unweaned 565 65 220.00–242.00 $233.53 $1,319 -9.19
610–645 unweaned 624 34 210.00–228.00 $220.27 $1,374 -8.48
665 unweaned 665 16 209.00 $209.00 $1,390 +3.00
734–745 unweaned 737 22 197.00–200.00 $197.69 $1,457 -5.26
757–769 unweaned 765 15 192.00–195.00 $194.01 $1,484 -16.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 5 225.00 $225.00 $952
493 unweaned 493 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,094 +18.43
527 unweaned 527 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,128 -10.00

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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.