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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 1, 2024

3,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.64/cwt +4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,449/hd at 528 lb · 228 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $293.23/cwt +23.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 619 lb · 182 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.43/cwt +7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,552/hd at 620 lb · 160 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,066 1,342 1,200
Feeder cattle 3,066 1,342 1,200

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand moderate to active. Quality average to attractive.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–345 326 12 374.00–392.00 $383.11 $1,249
326–343 unweaned 335 6 338.00–401.00 $368.70 $1,235
356–390 unweaned 370 5 304.00–318.00 $309.91 $1,147
386 386 3 358.00 $358.00 $1,382 -15.52
412 unweaned 412 2 343.00 $343.00 $1,413
406–443 422 43 330.00–365.00 $350.16 $1,478 -2.84
452–495 471 68 320.00–358.00 $336.79 $1,586 -0.79
476–488 unweaned 482 15 294.00–332.00 $321.31 $1,549
505–545 531 107 302.00–325.00 $314.98 $1,673 +3.73
517–538 unweaned 531 6 305.00–316.00 $308.57 $1,639 +33.03
555 unweaned 555 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,526
558–593 570 104 291.00–322.00 $308.22 $1,757 +23.08
612 unweaned 612 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,585
603–644 619 178 272.00–306.00 $294.00 $1,820 +24.66
651–695 669 89 245.00–275.00 $266.97 $1,786 +12.62
706 unweaned 706 6 232.00 $232.00 $1,638
703–748 725 131 245.25–264.00 $253.37 $1,837 +10.93
763–799 789 58 233.00–237.50 $235.08 $1,855 +4.58
813–848 840 96 225.00–242.00 $233.70 $1,963 +9.84
851–898 874 33 223.00–237.00 $230.17 $2,012
949 949 22 223.00 $223.00 $2,116
953–956 954 13 215.00–219.00 $218.07 $2,080 +22.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,469
512 512 2 298.00 $298.00 $1,526
553–598 589 21 283.00–285.00 $283.36 $1,669 +28.36
649 649 25 265.00 $265.00 $1,720 +48.00
720–748 741 17 242.00 $242.00 $1,793
948 948 26 217.00 $217.00 $2,057

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 312.00 $312.00 $1,005
335 unweaned 335 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,038
363–397 unweaned 382 13 272.00–302.00 $293.05 $1,119 +2.05
370–396 389 24 288.00–301.00 $296.95 $1,155 -15.02
400–438 417 60 273.00–292.00 $281.74 $1,175 -22.71
405–443 unweaned 429 14 261.00–288.00 $270.59 $1,161
457–487 unweaned 470 13 260.00–275.00 $272.23 $1,279
466–498 478 92 260.00–289.50 $280.65 $1,342 +5.74
501–546 unweaned 519 34 251.00–275.00 $269.56 $1,399 +24.56
501–548 529 194 262.00–285.00 $275.53 $1,458 +4.61
553–594 573 124 247.00–275.00 $257.52 $1,476 -5.20
567–580 unweaned 578 11 240.00–257.00 $243.03 $1,405
603–623 unweaned 616 15 232.00–237.00 $235.37 $1,450 +20.37
602–642 620 145 238.00–261.00 $251.99 $1,562 +8.26
675 unweaned 675 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,519
651–699 678 84 222.00–252.00 $232.73 $1,578 +4.66
720 unweaned 720 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,368
703–743 734 82 210.00–224.50 $219.37 $1,610 -2.91
757–782 760 18 212.00–220.50 $219.53 $1,668 +10.27
801–834 819 102 212.00–218.50 $213.64 $1,750 +4.34
873 873 15 213.00 $213.00 $1,859 +6.50
958 958 34 182.00 $182.00 $1,744
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 14 270.00–282.00 $275.10 $1,067
413 413 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,115 +42.00
415 unweaned 415 8 258.00 $258.00 $1,071
471–487 477 14 255.00–260.00 $258.18 $1,232 +37.18
500–517 unweaned 507 5 234.00–241.00 $236.86 $1,201 +2.86
500–546 528 26 247.00–258.00 $255.91 $1,351 +30.91
582 unweaned 582 8 230.00–236.00 $233.00 $1,356 +3.00
580–598 593 7 225.00–240.00 $235.81 $1,398 +8.72
605–612 608 13 205.00–235.00 $223.35 $1,358
635–649 unweaned 642 15 204.50–211.00 $208.00 $1,335
681 681 9 202.00 $202.00 $1,376 -4.07
708–733 717 30 188.00–209.00 $197.80 $1,418 -3.20
793 793 15 201.50 $201.50 $1,598
876 876 29 204.00 $204.00 $1,787

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 unweaned 291 4 347.00 $347.00 $1,010
345 unweaned 345 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,101 +18.00
383–398 unweaned 390 9 315.00–351.00 $335.13 $1,307 +30.13
426–449 unweaned 440 12 296.00–346.00 $313.63 $1,380 -21.37
483–497 unweaned 492 15 280.00–317.00 $305.98 $1,505
495 495 13 320.00 $320.00 $1,584
534 unweaned 534 6 288.00 $288.00 $1,538 +17.00
550–597 unweaned 586 18 240.00–269.00 $254.33 $1,490
604–618 unweaned 608 16 240.00–254.00 $250.44 $1,523
661 unweaned 661 7 242.00 $242.00 $1,600 +13.00
666–673 672 28 231.00–236.00 $231.53 $1,556 -2.47
715 715 8 228.00 $228.00 $1,630
733 unweaned 733 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,657
845 unweaned 845 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,715
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 23 211.00 $211.00 $1,730

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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.