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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 4, 2024

1,767 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $223.03/cwt +7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,856/hd at 832 lb · 136 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $242.37/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,563/hd at 645 lb · 129 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $220.23/cwt -8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 785 lb · 107 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,767 734 4,551
Feeder cattle 1,767 734 4,551

Compared to the last sale December 21st: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher versus a light test last sale. Heifer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was moderate to active. Quality average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 unweaned 308 16 379.00 $379.00 $1,167
358 unweaned 358 6 357.00 $357.00 $1,278 +52.00
365 365 2 366.00 $366.00 $1,336 +33.00
415–418 417 5 308.00–335.00 $324.25 $1,352 +4.25
455–475 unweaned 464 7 295.00–321.00 $309.58 $1,436
467–492 487 17 284.00–307.00 $297.28 $1,448 -14.64
529 unweaned 529 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,428 -3.00
544–546 546 83 288.50–292.00 $289.47 $1,581
580–592 586 21 250.00–270.00 $257.78 $1,511 -9.22
610 unweaned 610 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,470 -1.00
610–649 646 125 241.75–249.00 $242.41 $1,566
653–678 659 25 233.00–246.00 $237.77 $1,567 +21.77
680 unweaned 680 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,510
735–748 741 51 222.00–225.00 $222.47 $1,649
742 unweaned 742 5 213.00 $213.00 $1,580
753–798 785 107 215.00–228.50 $220.23 $1,729 -8.30
823–848 832 136 217.50–229.75 $223.03 $1,856 +7.92
864–879 866 60 213.50–215.00 $214.80 $1,860 +0.80
915–935 930 13 190.00–207.00 $199.11 $1,852 -7.89
951–978 955 67 193.00–206.50 $199.35 $1,904
1001 1001 8 189.00 $189.00 $1,892
1076 1076 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,905
1169 1169 35 174.50 $174.50 $2,040
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 unweaned 482 9 266.00 $266.00 $1,282 +56.00
525 525 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,444
552–570 557 8 222.00–232.00 $224.56 $1,251 -7.44
634 634 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,477
683 683 26 229.50 $229.50 $1,567 +29.50
716–734 728 16 213.00–218.00 $215.74 $1,571 +25.74
822 822 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,644
870 870 8 206.00 $206.00 $1,792
933 933 18 187.00 $187.00 $1,745

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 unweaned 307 7 313.00 $313.00 $961
327 327 4 275.00 $275.00 $899 -25.18
385 unweaned 385 7 267.00 $267.00 $1,028
402–432 unweaned 412 10 268.00–272.00 $270.55 $1,115 +6.31
401–427 415 14 250.00–275.00 $269.82 $1,120 +29.82
455–463 unweaned 459 17 224.00–245.00 $233.79 $1,073 -5.23
450–485 471 15 249.00–270.00 $259.59 $1,223 +18.83
502–535 unweaned 517 16 234.00–240.00 $239.14 $1,236 +10.49
516–543 536 63 234.00–248.00 $241.33 $1,294 +18.33
568–591 581 20 225.00–231.00 $227.21 $1,320 +6.35
556–590 unweaned 583 20 214.00–220.00 $215.14 $1,254 +1.93
601–626 616 82 213.00–235.00 $231.30 $1,425 +39.30
657–677 unweaned 670 6 207.00–228.00 $221.14 $1,482
673–695 686 15 210.00 $210.00 $1,441
702 unweaned 702 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,481
708–744 721 74 202.00–216.50 $209.03 $1,507 +13.03
766 unweaned 766 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,609
752–791 780 75 211.00–212.50 $211.40 $1,649 +22.40
810–846 828 49 188.00–204.50 $200.28 $1,658 +2.28
884 884 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,635 +13.00
973 973 11 173.00 $173.00 $1,683
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 unweaned 502 6 201.00 $201.00 $1,009
566–575 569 9 199.00–217.00 $210.94 $1,200
640 unweaned 640 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,267 +46.00
660 660 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,261
758–789 772 35 196.00–205.00 $201.60 $1,556

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 unweaned 366 9 319.00 $319.00 $1,168 +45.00
437 unweaned 437 4 291.00 $291.00 $1,272 -0.21
545 unweaned 545 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,352 -7.58
553–570 unweaned 562 11 232.00–246.00 $241.81 $1,359 +7.88
553–575 569 14 222.00–273.00 $236.17 $1,344
620 unweaned 620 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,432 +3.00
657–665 unweaned 661 4 221.00–227.00 $224.02 $1,481 +18.02
722 unweaned 722 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,567 +17.00
746 746 7 201.00 $201.00 $1,499 +9.00

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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.