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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 15, 2024

2,855 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $250.67/cwt -8.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,679/hd at 670 lb · 214 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.60/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,714/hd at 777 lb · 171 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.83/cwt -4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,596/hd at 716 lb · 135 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,855 2,800 2,095
Feeder cattle 2,855 2,800 2,095

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower. 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
326 326 4 389.00 $389.00 $1,268 -3.00
362–385 372 11 368.00–400.00 $384.96 $1,432 -1.70
379–398 unweaned 387 10 350.00–352.00 $350.82 $1,358 -23.37
408–439 436 41 365.00–375.00 $374.07 $1,631 +8.78
451 unweaned 451 3 346.00 $346.00 $1,560 -4.22
478–495 489 39 320.00–349.00 $328.95 $1,609 -30.46
526 unweaned 526 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,473
513–538 528 98 311.00–336.00 $322.92 $1,705 -13.63
555–577 566 73 300.00–320.00 $314.04 $1,777 +2.33
597 unweaned 597 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,582
608–648 631 77 268.00–298.00 $283.68 $1,790 -2.83
657–685 665 72 260.00–287.00 $276.57 $1,839 -1.20
700 unweaned 700 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,687
703–737 725 101 244.00–259.00 $254.32 $1,844 +3.63
780 unweaned 780 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,786
750–799 786 125 234.00–243.00 $239.52 $1,883 -3.58
811–846 820 87 227.00–239.00 $232.23 $1,904 -13.90
889–895 889 68 223.00–227.00 $226.70 $2,015 -3.92
906–941 920 103 218.00–225.00 $222.72 $2,049 -8.39
958 958 15 216.00 $216.00 $2,069 -5.42
1022 1022 53 207.00 $207.00 $2,116 +1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 unweaned 438 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,056
555–583 563 41 258.00–271.00 $261.96 $1,475 -23.04
655–694 670 214 225.00–259.00 $250.67 $1,679 -8.38
963 963 10 190.00 $190.00 $1,830
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 8 166.00 $166.00 $772
541 541 15 165.00 $165.00 $893

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–322 unweaned 319 8 286.00–293.00 $287.70 $918 -17.30
333–338 335 22 333.00–358.00 $341.04 $1,142
366–381 unweaned 372 23 286.00–320.00 $305.85 $1,138 +21.80
381–388 385 14 274.00–300.00 $289.28 $1,114 -21.72
408 unweaned 408 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,204 +5.52
422–443 434 52 296.00–307.00 $302.00 $1,311 -8.36
450–480 unweaned 466 16 273.00–291.00 $283.86 $1,323 -1.13
457–497 477 82 280.00–299.00 $290.74 $1,387 -5.95
502–533 unweaned 507 28 251.00–275.00 $268.47 $1,361 +5.29
511–545 529 61 265.00–276.00 $269.71 $1,427 -11.25
550 unweaned 550 8 249.00 $249.00 $1,370 -7.70
553–582 572 116 251.00–276.00 $267.98 $1,533 -0.41
601 unweaned 601 5 234.50 $234.50 $1,409 +6.61
601–649 619 32 246.00–256.00 $249.11 $1,542 +4.20
650–669 660 25 229.00–250.00 $236.13 $1,558 -5.37
692 unweaned 692 11 196.00 $196.00 $1,356 -24.76
704–736 716 130 214.00–225.50 $223.09 $1,597 -4.27
725 unweaned 725 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,566
764–792 777 171 202.00–225.85 $220.60 $1,714 -0.88
802–849 826 34 206.00–216.00 $211.74 $1,749 -5.81
836 unweaned 836 5 183.00 $183.00 $1,530
878–880 879 62 207.50–208.50 $207.81 $1,827 -2.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 3 296.00 $296.00 $876
343 unweaned 343 4 260.00 $260.00 $892
455 unweaned 455 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,046
466–470 467 6 250.00–271.00 $263.96 $1,233 +13.96
518 unweaned 518 16 259.00 $259.00 $1,342
583–598 593 49 250.00–255.00 $253.50 $1,503 -3.32
670–680 676 22 208.00–223.00 $217.52 $1,470 -1.48
705 705 6 182.00 $182.00 $1,283 -25.05
886 886 24 206.50 $206.50 $1,830 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 unweaned 336 3 208.00 $208.00 $699
404 404 15 149.00 $149.00 $602
422 unweaned 422 7 202.00 $202.00 $852
457 457 9 128.00 $128.00 $585

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 unweaned 276 4 323.00 $323.00 $891
368 unweaned 368 3 328.00 $328.00 $1,207 -22.00
382 382 2 373.00 $373.00 $1,425
425–446 unweaned 428 19 334.00–335.00 $334.16 $1,430 -16.09
474–481 unweaned 477 28 303.00–316.00 $308.95 $1,474 -18.40
500 500 2 308.00 $308.00 $1,540 -2.00
507–536 unweaned 519 7 292.00–318.00 $306.50 $1,591
577 577 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,569
557–594 unweaned 580 33 273.00–281.00 $277.31 $1,608 -2.73
607 607 5 276.50 $276.50 $1,678
609–625 unweaned 615 11 262.00–281.50 $269.21 $1,656 +8.53
787 787 10 222.00 $222.00 $1,747
788 unweaned 788 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,631
818 unweaned 818 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,726
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 unweaned 522 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,263

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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.