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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 11, 2024

703 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $214.59/cwt -5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 915 lb · 116 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $221.00/cwt ≈ $1,810/hd at 819 lb · 61 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.27/cwt -4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,639/hd at 765 lb · 42 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 703 1,031 3,850
Feeder cattle 703 1,031 3,850

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady except 600-750 lb steers up to 10 lower. Feeder heifers 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves mostly steady on a light test. Demand was moderate. Quality average to plain.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 unweaned 386 3 333.00 $333.00 $1,285 -28.65
405–415 408 8 315.00–345.00 $337.36 $1,376 +20.36
443 unweaned 443 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,440
480 480 18 361.00 $361.00 $1,733 +5.12
490 unweaned 490 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,494
552–582 unweaned 565 6 249.00–295.00 $277.54 $1,568
594 594 36 304.00 $304.00 $1,806 -1.61
627 627 2 253.00 $253.00 $1,586 -19.69
732 732 17 243.00 $243.00 $1,779 -12.68
848 848 30 230.00 $230.00 $1,950 +7.40
887 887 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,951
901–921 915 116 214.00–216.00 $214.59 $1,963 -5.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,130
635 635 7 227.50 $227.50 $1,445
708–712 709 31 225.50–237.00 $229.60 $1,628
772 772 37 234.50 $234.50 $1,810
819 819 61 221.00 $221.00 $1,810
886 886 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,719 -31.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 unweaned 385 2 309.00 $309.00 $1,190 -0.18
398 398 4 298.00 $298.00 $1,186 -29.13
430 430 3 323.00 $323.00 $1,389 +14.76
452 unweaned 452 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,243 -8.63
505–516 unweaned 513 7 257.00–263.00 $261.31 $1,341 +2.56
532 532 2 253.00 $253.00 $1,346 -20.37
558–573 564 13 255.00–270.00 $262.08 $1,478 +12.42
565–581 unweaned 573 10 253.00–257.00 $254.97 $1,461 -12.03
681 unweaned 681 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,376
712 712 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,495 -19.80
760–768 765 42 212.00–218.00 $214.27 $1,639 -4.38
835 835 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,703
851–885 860 11 172.00–194.00 $187.83 $1,615 -17.93
1003 1003 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,775
1146 1146 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,937
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,264 -18.00
546 546 6 247.00 $247.00 $1,349
550 550 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,160
612–616 614 10 200.00–213.00 $205.22 $1,260
663 663 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,319 -31.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 unweaned 412 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,339
475–492 unweaned 487 7 301.00–316.00 $311.82 $1,519 -27.18
512 unweaned 512 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,674 +21.78
550 unweaned 550 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,348 -26.00
717–732 unweaned 727 6 221.00–224.00 $221.99 $1,614 -27.01
800 800 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,576
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 4 279.00 $279.00 $1,038
551 551 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,339

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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.