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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 7, 2024

3,768 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $272.38/cwt +18.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,942/hd at 713 lb · 302 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $248.64/cwt +7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 784 lb · 252 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.18/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,546/hd at 618 lb · 229 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,768 3,275 3,252
Feeder cattle 3,768 3,275 3,252

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves steady to 5.00 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
317–345 334 5 353.00–389.00 $375.32 $1,254 +9.32
350–373 359 9 341.00–367.00 $353.94 $1,271 -0.53
384–388 unweaned 385 9 341.00–367.00 $358.27 $1,379
411–448 428 11 348.00–362.00 $354.66 $1,518 +8.43
407–445 unweaned 432 6 325.00–330.00 $328.43 $1,419
459–464 unweaned 462 13 326.00–328.00 $326.92 $1,510 +36.92
475–486 482 6 317.00–333.00 $327.75 $1,580 -19.31
508–540 unweaned 527 36 302.00–327.00 $321.51 $1,694
506–544 531 62 314.00–336.00 $323.98 $1,720 +1.86
563–587 578 82 296.00–322.00 $311.91 $1,803 +3.06
605 unweaned 605 6 301.00 $301.00 $1,821
603–643 630 67 280.00–304.00 $286.94 $1,808 -1.19
661 unweaned 661 13 266.00 $266.00 $1,758 +6.00
652–691 672 73 260.00–294.00 $277.02 $1,862 -1.01
700–743 713 302 253.00–286.00 $272.38 $1,942 +18.84
759–799 784 252 244.00–265.00 $248.64 $1,949 +7.45
806–835 825 155 240.50–248.25 $244.98 $2,021 +10.59
857–897 876 200 227.00–240.00 $235.09 $2,059 +4.18
901–920 915 82 224.50–237.50 $231.21 $2,116 +10.71
966 966 65 221.00 $221.00 $2,135 +3.07
1005–1023 1014 266 212.00–220.00 $215.85 $2,189 +3.16
1061–1070 1068 35 206.00–207.00 $206.23 $2,203
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 11 309.00 $309.00 $1,217 +1.00
443 443 3 324.00 $324.00 $1,435
542–543 543 12 284.00–299.00 $291.49 $1,583 -4.93
591 591 17 285.00 $285.00 $1,684
696 696 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,705 -14.67
734–740 739 31 235.00–247.00 $239.24 $1,768 -0.26
827 827 7 218.00 $218.00 $1,803

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–377 unweaned 366 11 306.00–325.00 $321.45 $1,177 -21.55
351–378 368 11 298.00–336.00 $312.68 $1,151 -23.52
402–432 423 27 285.00–317.00 $301.95 $1,277 -20.71
450–480 468 25 290.00–318.00 $305.67 $1,431 +10.69
466–487 unweaned 485 40 285.00–299.00 $297.65 $1,444 +21.65
507–516 unweaned 512 5 266.00–273.00 $268.77 $1,376
521–538 524 72 271.00–285.00 $282.68 $1,481 +8.94
552–594 570 113 253.00–283.00 $267.54 $1,525 +2.28
606–638 617 217 245.00–262.00 $250.41 $1,545 +7.37
632 unweaned 632 12 246.00 $246.00 $1,555
650–698 684 164 224.00–245.50 $234.09 $1,601 -1.09
700–748 717 147 229.00–242.00 $236.49 $1,696 +7.70
752–792 768 155 226.00–235.00 $228.42 $1,754 +12.42
814–846 832 199 218.00–232.00 $224.78 $1,870 +1.93
861–898 875 92 202.50–225.50 $217.33 $1,902 +5.91
913–927 921 58 204.50–226.50 $213.52 $1,967 +22.22
956 956 6 192.00 $192.00 $1,836
1004 1004 10 192.00 $192.00 $1,928 +11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 6 293.00 $293.00 $982 -21.00
374 374 6 246.00 $246.00 $920 -14.00
480–498 483 16 255.00–266.00 $263.88 $1,275 +7.88
525 525 10 265.00 $265.00 $1,391
573–593 576 45 205.00–246.00 $229.64 $1,323 -17.36
620–649 636 43 220.00–234.00 $228.97 $1,456
673–675 674 35 198.00–220.00 $209.93 $1,415 -5.07
701–745 719 18 172.00–217.00 $191.94 $1,380
919 919 13 190.00 $190.00 $1,746

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 unweaned 350 7 338.00 $338.00 $1,183
371 371 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,113
400 400 3 357.00 $357.00 $1,428
427 unweaned 427 2 332.00 $332.00 $1,418
452–467 unweaned 455 25 309.00–342.00 $335.24 $1,525 +38.60
517 517 10 309.00–317.00 $312.20 $1,614
543 unweaned 543 14 296.00 $296.00 $1,607
569 unweaned 569 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,622
675 unweaned 675 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,620 -2.00
706 706 17 233.50 $233.50 $1,649
867 867 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,855

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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.