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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 28, 2024

795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $244.62/cwt -24.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 732 lb · 84 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.84/cwt -0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,714/hd at 733 lb · 42 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $225.44/cwt -18.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,862/hd at 826 lb · 40 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 795 1,555 2,759
Feeder cattle 795 1,555 2,759

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer can heifer calves unevenly steady on a light test.. 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
361–391 380 8 340.00–347.00 $342.50 $1,302
460–486 468 14 317.00–358.00 $331.29 $1,550 -47.71
472 unweaned 472 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,581
527 unweaned 527 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,713 +26.00
532 532 13 336.00 $336.00 $1,788 +5.33
571 unweaned 571 9 301.00 $301.00 $1,719
599 599 6 316.00 $316.00 $1,893 +7.19
653–691 677 28 266.00–280.00 $275.18 $1,863 -4.60
729–748 732 84 241.00–248.00 $244.62 $1,791 -24.38
762–797 784 27 238.50–247.50 $241.74 $1,895 -8.40
803–839 826 40 222.00–239.00 $225.44 $1,862 -18.68
857–866 863 25 220.50–222.00 $220.92 $1,907 -15.65
933 933 13 216.50 $216.50 $2,020 -15.94
1017 1017 55 210.00 $210.00 $2,136 +16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,582 +25.87
675 675 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,485 -35.00
725 725 10 231.00 $231.00 $1,675
775 775 11 225.00–231.00 $228.82 $1,773
838 838 21 213.00 $213.00 $1,785 -3.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 unweaned 343 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,012
365 365 3 313.00 $313.00 $1,142 +9.00
390 unweaned 390 5 319.00 $319.00 $1,244 -4.25
403 403 4 298.00 $298.00 $1,201 -14.94
437 unweaned 437 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,250 -18.42
456–458 458 13 287.00–305.00 $291.14 $1,333 -11.15
468 unweaned 468 7 311.00 $311.00 $1,455 +62.00
510 unweaned 510 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,464 +20.00
523–543 537 33 265.00–292.00 $276.05 $1,482 -3.58
565 unweaned 565 13 278.00 $278.00 $1,571 +11.40
558–593 580 10 256.00–273.00 $262.93 $1,525 -8.44
600–612 unweaned 606 10 234.00–261.00 $251.15 $1,522
621–644 634 12 246.00–252.00 $248.80 $1,577 +17.32
671–695 688 18 235.00–237.00 $235.54 $1,621 -4.97
707–747 733 42 228.00–237.00 $233.84 $1,714 -0.15
825–829 828 11 210.00–213.00 $211.91 $1,755 -10.86
852–889 883 33 196.00–212.00 $210.83 $1,862
902 902 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,750
953 953 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,849
1123 1123 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,954
1166 1166 10 171.00 $171.00 $1,994
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–606 602 9 227.00–231.00 $229.66 $1,383 +11.66
695 695 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,453 -4.35
716 716 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,547 -4.32
782–795 784 21 194.00–225.00 $219.02 $1,717 +4.31

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 unweaned 356 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,246
494 unweaned 494 11 351.00 $351.00 $1,734 +25.52
621 621 4 269.00 $269.00 $1,670 -4.00
610–636 unweaned 626 5 250.00–269.00 $257.41 $1,611 -11.59
697 unweaned 697 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,694
728 unweaned 728 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,784

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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.