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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 11, 2024

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.89/cwt -4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,414/hd at 623 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $200.50/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 533 lb · 36 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.05/cwt +17.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 369 lb · 35 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 762 1,767 7,095
Feeder cattle 762 1,767 7,095

Compared to last week: To few feeder steers and heifers for an accurate trend. Steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 with instances of 20.00 higher. Demand was moderate for the feeders and moderate to active for the calves. Quality average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 364 7 332.00–355.00 $341.47 $1,243 -24.53
398 unweaned 398 8 316.00–338.00 $327.00 $1,301
420–448 unweaned 435 19 308.00–328.00 $310.25 $1,350
435 435 4 323.00 $323.00 $1,405 -1.25
455–488 477 6 286.00–304.00 $291.72 $1,392 -5.56
550–575 unweaned 554 13 258.00–266.00 $264.26 $1,464
551–577 560 8 256.00–273.00 $267.62 $1,499 +9.84
621 unweaned 621 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,453 -7.00
610–648 629 27 236.00–241.00 $237.52 $1,494 -4.89
695 695 13 227.00 $227.00 $1,578
726–734 730 26 215.00–226.00 $220.47 $1,609 -2.00
770–782 776 4 204.00–210.00 $206.98 $1,606 -13.25
822–827 824 24 212.00–216.00 $215.17 $1,773 -7.86
853–874 864 12 206.00–213.00 $209.46 $1,810 -5.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–363 355 13 260.00–270.00 $267.64 $950
451 451 17 235.00 $235.00 $1,060
510–537 524 15 261.00–267.00 $262.27 $1,374 -12.73
637 unweaned 637 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,191

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–361 361 24 270.00–280.00 $279.18 $1,008
378–396 unweaned 386 11 292.00–297.00 $294.67 $1,137 +27.67
400 400 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,120 +10.18
418–435 unweaned 427 18 275.00–289.00 $283.69 $1,211 +13.14
451–462 unweaned 455 5 257.00–273.00 $266.51 $1,213 +32.72
475–495 481 18 262.00–269.00 $266.95 $1,284 +7.36
522–540 528 24 255.00–265.00 $262.68 $1,387 +21.35
552–582 556 14 245.00–258.00 $256.06 $1,424 +28.85
551–577 unweaned 561 8 220.00–223.00 $221.88 $1,245 +6.74
619–635 623 48 225.00–230.00 $227.88 $1,420 -3.42
623 unweaned 623 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,339
655–678 674 28 216.00–225.00 $218.60 $1,473 +8.60
710–746 730 23 204.00–206.00 $204.94 $1,496 -4.09
757–771 766 12 203.00–209.00 $204.98 $1,570 -6.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–325 unweaned 324 4 243.00–260.00 $251.54 $815
387 unweaned 387 2 257.00 $257.00 $995
405–413 406 26 245.00–262.00 $260.00 $1,056
448 unweaned 448 9 220.00 $220.00 $986
478–487 unweaned 479 17 235.00–236.00 $235.12 $1,126
519 519 19 192.00 $192.00 $996
548 unweaned 548 17 210.00 $210.00 $1,151
581 unweaned 581 18 208.00 $208.00 $1,208
610 610 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,159
693 693 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,386 +9.00
737 737 5 203.00 $203.00 $1,496

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 unweaned 548 19 230.00 $230.00 $1,260
590 unweaned 590 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,345
628 628 9 198.00 $198.00 $1,243
652 unweaned 652 21 215.00 $215.00 $1,402
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 unweaned 492 5 253.00 $253.00 $1,245
532 unweaned 532 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,271 -9.00
603 603 18 236.00 $236.00 $1,423
618 unweaned 618 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,434 +1.00
740 unweaned 740 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,517 -12.00

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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.