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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 14, 2024

2,914 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.80/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,768/hd at 783 lb · 417 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $229.40/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,101/hd at 916 lb · 216 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.77/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,825/hd at 823 lb · 172 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,914 3,768 3,685
Feeder cattle 2,914 3,768 3,685

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 377.00 $377.00 $1,206 +1.68
347 unweaned 347 6 371.00 $371.00 $1,287 —
366 unweaned 366 3 358.00 $358.00 $1,310 -0.27
376–392 382 19 355.00–384.00 $374.28 $1,430 +20.34
416–435 422 9 335.00–374.00 $360.61 $1,522 +5.95
400–437 unweaned 424 23 342.00–347.00 $343.64 $1,457 +15.21
454–468 461 28 336.00–369.00 $350.85 $1,617 +23.10
465 unweaned 465 6 331.00 $331.00 $1,539 +4.08
512–528 523 109 329.00–345.00 $342.09 $1,789 +18.11
553–576 563 30 316.00–339.00 $334.07 $1,881 +22.16
608–635 623 101 290.00–300.00 $293.08 $1,826 +6.14
663–697 678 38 274.00–287.50 $282.59 $1,916 +5.57
707–728 713 51 268.00–272.00 $270.39 $1,928 -1.99
757–798 775 166 248.00–265.00 $255.02 $1,976 +6.38
808–833 827 62 242.50–245.00 $243.13 $2,011 -1.85
882 882 20 235.00 $235.00 $2,073 -0.09
905–939 916 216 227.00–232.50 $229.40 $2,101 -1.81
987–989 988 75 226.50–230.00 $228.51 $2,258 +7.51
1055 1055 5 209.00 $209.00 $2,205 +2.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–447 433 22 306.00–321.00 $311.90 $1,351 -12.10
493 493 10 275.00 $275.00 $1,356 —
515 515 21 311.00 $311.00 $1,602 +19.51
560 560 13 303.00 $303.00 $1,697 +18.00
770 770 10 228.00 $228.00 $1,756 —
865 865 11 221.00 $221.00 $1,912 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 unweaned 322 10 329.00 $329.00 $1,059 —
301–349 335 16 316.00–348.00 $341.89 $1,145 —
369–385 379 31 322.00–339.00 $329.67 $1,249 +16.99
412–447 unweaned 420 22 292.00–326.00 $317.78 $1,335 —
412–448 435 54 313.00–334.00 $318.88 $1,387 +16.93
450–495 464 15 295.00–335.00 $312.23 $1,449 +6.56
472 unweaned 472 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,322 -17.65
514 unweaned 514 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,393 +2.23
521–535 533 66 288.00–289.00 $288.13 $1,536 +5.45
560–599 572 42 260.00–282.00 $269.59 $1,542 +2.05
567–598 unweaned 577 9 241.00–262.00 $254.75 $1,470 —
608–642 630 99 242.00–270.00 $252.89 $1,593 +2.48
638–641 unweaned 639 8 242.00–246.00 $244.50 $1,562 -1.50
660–674 669 52 248.00–255.00 $250.52 $1,676 +16.43
715–745 730 105 224.00–236.50 $232.83 $1,700 -3.66
755–795 783 417 216.00–229.50 $225.80 $1,768 -2.62
808–827 823 172 221.00–225.50 $221.77 $1,825 -3.01
855–862 859 67 214.00–217.50 $216.01 $1,856 -1.32
863 fancy 863 9 242.00 $242.00 $2,088 —
974 974 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,851 -2.00
1022 fancy 1022 9 216.00 $216.00 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–393 378 14 282.00–307.00 $302.65 $1,144 +56.65
469–471 469 21 270.00–281.00 $278.90 $1,308 +15.02
516–540 530 45 260.00–274.00 $269.54 $1,429 +4.54
638 638 9 228.00 $228.00 $1,455 -0.97
678–696 692 52 228.00–241.00 $230.69 $1,596 +20.76
703 703 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,469 +17.06
775–797 781 42 188.00–210.00 $204.68 $1,599 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 5 225.00 $225.00 $932 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 unweaned 368 15 347.00 $347.00 $1,277 +9.00
420 420 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,390 -26.00
482 unweaned 482 2 318.00 $318.00 $1,533 -17.24
488 488 5 312.00 $312.00 $1,523 —
507–531 unweaned 515 9 309.00–322.00 $317.53 $1,635 +21.53
651 unweaned 651 9 264.00 $264.00 $1,719 +24.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,286 —
476 476 5 297.00 $297.00 $1,414 —
612–643 622 12 249.00–274.50 $265.72 $1,653 —

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Reading this report

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.