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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 8, 2024

2,800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.13/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,474/hd at 526 lb · 172 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.86/cwt +8.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,606/hd at 667 lb · 163 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $243.10/cwt +8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,894/hd at 779 lb · 162 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,800 3,066 2,989
Feeder cattle 2,800 3,066 2,989

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifer steady to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 392.00 $392.00 $1,333 +8.89
353–371 unweaned 362 10 362.00–387.00 $374.19 $1,355 +64.28
350–385 371 14 381.00–393.00 $386.66 $1,435 +28.66
432–449 443 33 345.00–378.00 $365.29 $1,618 +15.13
465–488 unweaned 470 15 332.00–355.00 $350.22 $1,646 +28.91
451–493 478 42 354.00–368.00 $359.41 $1,718 +22.62
507–534 531 80 330.00–350.00 $336.55 $1,787 +21.57
558 unweaned 558 3 294.00 $294.00 $1,641 +19.00
551–585 568 32 295.00–323.00 $311.71 $1,771 +3.49
610–640 631 67 280.00–289.00 $286.51 $1,808 -7.49
663 unweaned 663 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,565
653–680 668 102 274.00–288.00 $277.77 $1,856 +10.80
707–748 724 98 234.00–270.00 $250.69 $1,815 -2.68
751–793 779 162 220.00–256.00 $243.10 $1,894 +8.02
804–847 808 88 229.00–250.00 $246.13 $1,989 +12.43
880–898 891 96 230.00–232.00 $230.62 $2,055 +0.45
916–929 919 56 224.00–233.75 $231.11 $2,124 +8.11
951–976 965 130 221.00–222.00 $221.42 $2,137 +3.35
1035 1035 16 205.50 $205.50 $2,127
1120 1120 14 194.00 $194.00 $2,173
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 9 342.00 $342.00 $1,341
403–447 424 17 280.00–341.00 $328.87 $1,394
493 493 6 295.00 $295.00 $1,454 -11.00
495 unweaned 495 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,460
520–543 535 10 280.00–322.00 $293.08 $1,568 -4.92
566 566 23 285.00 $285.00 $1,613 +1.64
614–645 632 12 235.00–270.00 $249.17 $1,575 -15.83
651–694 663 36 251.00–265.00 $259.05 $1,718
721–730 725 7 226.00–230.00 $227.73 $1,651 -14.27
938 938 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,923 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 5 172.00 $172.00 $688
619 619 6 148.00 $148.00 $916

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 unweaned 321 3 305.00 $305.00 $979 -5.00
363 363 4 311.00 $311.00 $1,129 +14.05
360–380 unweaned 370 6 282.00–286.00 $284.05 $1,051 -9.00
415–439 423 26 294.00–321.00 $310.36 $1,313 +28.62
415–444 unweaned 426 21 272.00–296.00 $289.48 $1,233 +18.89
458–499 483 44 282.00–307.00 $296.69 $1,433 +16.04
485–486 unweaned 485 8 270.00–294.00 $284.99 $1,382 +12.76
501–512 unweaned 508 8 258.00–272.00 $263.18 $1,337 -6.38
501–542 527 164 276.00–292.00 $280.96 $1,481 +5.43
553–560 unweaned 555 25 255.00–261.00 $256.70 $1,425 +13.67
567–584 576 107 259.00–273.50 $268.39 $1,546 +10.87
615–646 632 105 237.00–255.00 $244.91 $1,548 -7.08
620–648 unweaned 634 8 223.00–233.00 $227.89 $1,445 -7.48
651–665 unweaned 657 5 216.00–224.00 $220.76 $1,450 -4.24
657–698 667 158 228.00–249.00 $241.50 $1,611 +8.77
714–746 734 67 226.50–230.00 $227.36 $1,669 +7.99
763–791 775 78 219.00–223.50 $221.48 $1,716 +1.95
776 unweaned 776 6 208.00 $208.00 $1,614
800–840 820 117 216.25–219.25 $217.55 $1,784 +3.91
895 895 50 210.00 $210.00 $1,880 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,015 -10.10
415 415 8 268.00 $268.00 $1,112 -2.00
476 476 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,190 -8.18
508 508 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,295 -0.91
553–560 559 15 248.00–259.00 $256.82 $1,436 +21.01
617 617 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,351 -4.35
696 696 8 219.00 $219.00 $1,524 +17.00
715–740 730 15 200.00–218.00 $207.05 $1,511 +9.25
759 759 17 212.00 $212.00 $1,609 +10.50
819 819 12 203.00 $203.00 $1,663
890 890 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,833 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 10 160.00 $160.00 $824
721 721 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,240

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 unweaned 354 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,239
445–449 unweaned 448 10 332.00–358.00 $350.25 $1,569 +36.62
454–471 unweaned 462 12 290.00–350.00 $327.35 $1,512 +21.37
500 500 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,550
562–583 unweaned 579 28 279.00–285.00 $280.04 $1,621 +25.71
609–647 unweaned 627 34 250.00–270.00 $260.68 $1,634 +10.24
645 645 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,548
733 unweaned 733 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,686 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 296.00 $296.00 $1,003
445 unweaned 445 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,380

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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.