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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 30, 2023

1,748 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $250.49/cwt +7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 620 lb · 162 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.80/cwt +15.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,287/hd at 555 lb · 156 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $285.58/cwt +7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,485/hd at 520 lb · 93 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,748 3,112 4,406
Feeder cattle 1,748 3,112 4,406

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower on a light test. Steer calves 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was moderate to light for the feeders and moderate for the calves. Quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 8 377.00 $377.00 $1,090 —
315 315 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,181 —
318 unweaned 318 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,081 +29.10
361–397 375 5 329.00–343.00 $337.08 $1,264 -13.32
385–389 unweaned 388 7 289.00–337.00 $323.39 $1,255 —
403–447 414 40 311.00–366.00 $343.05 $1,420 +13.83
422 unweaned 422 2 307.00 $307.00 $1,296 +0.64
453–491 unweaned 469 14 280.00–309.00 $297.94 $1,397 +17.61
452–490 472 8 283.00–348.00 $305.35 $1,441 +17.85
502 unweaned 502 26 270.00 $270.00 $1,355 -1.46
501–546 527 67 277.00–302.00 $291.62 $1,537 +6.64
550–583 565 77 250.00–289.00 $269.63 $1,523 +5.72
574 unweaned 574 8 256.00 $256.00 $1,469 -12.56
603–648 618 123 230.00–259.00 $252.73 $1,562 -5.13
600–648 unweaned 626 39 231.00–246.00 $243.43 $1,524 +7.39
650–696 678 67 220.00–236.50 $232.60 $1,577 -2.22
700–749 720 22 211.00–231.00 $224.88 $1,619 +0.52
710–740 unweaned 720 6 191.00–207.00 $196.48 $1,415 -25.52
781 781 8 214.50 $214.50 $1,675 -3.76
810–838 816 77 205.00–228.00 $220.59 $1,800 +16.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 2 293.00 $293.00 $1,280 +19.00
538 unweaned 538 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,173 -17.00
555–596 576 6 236.00–242.00 $238.89 $1,376 +4.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 2 263.00 $263.00 $842 +30.02
327 327 2 271.00 $271.00 $886 —
371 unweaned 371 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,057 +37.35
359–399 378 22 260.00–304.00 $291.84 $1,103 +30.44
402–425 412 25 277.00–295.00 $285.94 $1,178 +37.02
400–440 unweaned 418 17 265.00–287.00 $278.89 $1,166 +38.06
452–487 unweaned 472 13 256.00–275.00 $264.64 $1,249 +32.83
466–481 477 27 238.00–271.00 $262.62 $1,253 +19.73
502–546 527 42 235.00–253.00 $243.35 $1,282 +19.30
505–547 unweaned 543 26 233.00–246.00 $234.49 $1,273 +13.03
550–561 554 146 231.00–237.00 $232.79 $1,290 +7.28
567–576 unweaned 570 10 209.00–221.00 $217.36 $1,239 +4.66
618–631 unweaned 623 14 209.00–213.50 $210.63 $1,312 +9.64
601–640 636 78 212.00–221.00 $218.30 $1,388 +5.09
654–663 unweaned 657 11 193.00–210.00 $202.60 $1,331 +3.45
682–699 694 31 204.00–212.00 $206.16 $1,431 -10.66
710–742 735 23 184.00–203.50 $199.70 $1,468 -9.09
771–778 774 13 188.00–189.00 $188.46 $1,459 -17.53
813–845 816 67 184.00–205.00 $202.73 $1,654 —
817 unweaned 817 4 172.00 $172.00 $1,405 —
876 876 18 182.50 $182.50 $1,599 -9.63
908 908 11 190.00 $190.00 $1,725 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–435 unweaned 434 4 200.00–220.00 $209.97 $911 +28.60
501 unweaned 501 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,027 —
540 540 6 193.00 $193.00 $1,042 +3.55
599 599 17 229.00 $229.00 $1,372 +32.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 unweaned 378 8 329.00–353.00 $347.12 $1,312 +31.12
426 unweaned 426 3 303.00 $303.00 $1,291 +18.07
470 470 2 282.00 $282.00 $1,325 +23.81
500–516 507 16 252.00–284.00 $275.69 $1,398 +7.69
501–540 unweaned 510 14 231.00–240.00 $236.44 $1,206 -10.27
565–570 566 13 223.00–245.00 $228.11 $1,291 —
578–583 unweaned 579 15 236.00–237.00 $236.73 $1,371 +3.20
600–629 unweaned 619 33 223.00–236.00 $232.10 $1,437 +11.83
657 657 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,465 —
705–745 716 14 199.00–208.00 $203.46 $1,457 —
721 unweaned 721 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,478 +7.31
757 unweaned 757 7 194.00 $194.00 $1,469 -0.01

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Reading this report

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.