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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 4, 2024

1,031 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $219.91/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,023/hd at 920 lb · 89 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.93/cwt -6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,415/hd at 522 lb · 66 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $354.41/cwt +22.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 472 lb · 59 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,031 795 1,882
Feeder cattle 1,031 795 1,882

Compared to last week:: Feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves mostly steady. 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
360–367 unweaned 362 6 359.00–363.00 $361.65 $1,309
394 394 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,359 +2.50
400 unweaned 400 4 329.00–359.00 $344.00 $1,376
402 402 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,274
453 unweaned 453 3 327.00 $327.00 $1,481 -8.00
458–487 473 56 345.00–363.00 $355.88 $1,683 +24.59
563–594 589 36 293.00–308.00 $305.61 $1,800 -10.39
610–629 623 14 263.00–279.00 $272.69 $1,699
718–738 722 56 252.00–256.50 $255.68 $1,846 +11.06
758–788 766 27 234.00–244.00 $239.63 $1,836 -2.11
813–835 825 24 219.00–228.00 $222.60 $1,836 -2.84
902–939 920 89 213.50–225.00 $219.91 $2,023 +3.41
960 960 10 214.00 $214.00 $2,054
1042 1042 115 202.75 $202.75 $2,113 -7.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 2 307.00 $307.00 $1,449
541 541 9 292.00 $292.00 $1,580
873 873 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,964

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,124
360–370 366 7 326.00–329.00 $327.13 $1,197 +14.13
365–395 unweaned 382 9 305.00–316.00 $309.18 $1,181 -9.82
426–432 430 15 301.00–313.00 $308.24 $1,325 +10.24
408–446 unweaned 431 23 282.00–309.00 $293.33 $1,264 +7.33
451–457 unweaned 455 8 283.00–284.00 $283.63 $1,291 -27.37
487 487 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,349 -14.14
506–540 520 55 257.00–287.00 $273.37 $1,422 -2.68
516–542 unweaned 533 11 251.00–273.00 $258.75 $1,379 -28.25
582–591 588 6 249.00–251.00 $249.66 $1,468 -13.27
597 unweaned 597 6 267.00 $267.00 $1,594 -11.00
617–628 620 23 238.00–251.00 $248.55 $1,541 -0.25
651–674 669 16 224.00–236.50 $233.53 $1,562 -2.01
705–708 707 25 229.00–231.00 $229.80 $1,625 -4.04
759–799 774 50 212.00–224.00 $218.65 $1,692
884–899 885 58 198.00–206.50 $205.76 $1,821 -5.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 unweaned 307 2 239.00 $239.00 $734
401 401 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,063
473 473 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,301
657 657 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,511

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 unweaned 355 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,083 -45.00
415 415 2 323.00 $323.00 $1,340
466 466 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,654
485 unweaned 485 2 339.00 $339.00 $1,644 -12.00
501–530 516 8 331.00–336.00 $333.57 $1,721
513–529 unweaned 519 15 304.00–307.00 $305.22 $1,584
560 unweaned 560 4 271.00 $271.00 $1,518
582 582 8 269.00 $269.00 $1,566
615 615 4 267.00 $267.00 $1,642 -2.00
632 unweaned 632 2 253.00 $253.00 $1,599 -4.41
665 665 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,716
720 unweaned 720 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,793 +4.00
763 763 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,679

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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.