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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 2, 2024

2,664 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.31/cwt -6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,620/hd at 674 lb · 223 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.37/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 867 lb · 223 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.65/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,760/hd at 816 lb · 222 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,664 1,162 2,613
Feeder cattle 2,664 1,162 2,613

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality average to fair.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 2 366.00 $366.00 $1,190 —
481 unweaned 481 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,467 —
488–498 494 16 304.00–309.00 $306.84 $1,516 -23.16
501–507 unweaned 503 17 290.00–332.00 $314.58 $1,582 -11.42
500–543 540 17 319.00–333.00 $319.76 $1,727 -10.24
573–598 581 20 272.00–295.00 $281.35 $1,635 -31.84
607–630 unweaned 620 45 265.00–284.00 $277.00 $1,717 -6.00
620 thin fleshed 620 7 303.00 $303.00 $1,879 —
606–646 638 106 260.00–284.00 $275.66 $1,759 -6.63
667–697 681 72 241.00–263.00 $255.21 $1,738 +3.27
708–717 713 12 245.00–248.00 $246.49 $1,757 -3.55
767–776 773 58 250.00–256.50 $253.85 $1,962 +4.06
802–826 817 123 227.00–238.00 $233.31 $1,906 +0.31
852–885 869 88 219.00–239.00 $229.97 $1,998 +9.97
913–939 921 50 212.00–222.50 $220.44 $2,030 —
954 954 27 215.50 $215.50 $2,056 +3.42
1017–1040 1021 52 203.00–214.75 $212.45 $2,169 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 14 262.00 $262.00 $1,127 —
734–741 739 41 226.00–236.00 $228.67 $1,690 —
755–780 773 23 219.00–231.00 $227.94 $1,762 -2.06
911 911 19 209.00 $209.00 $1,904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 7 175.00 $175.00 $880 —
600–630 613 43 206.00–225.00 $216.70 $1,328 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–439 435 19 314.00 $314.00 $1,366 —
452 unweaned 452 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,397 +25.00
462–496 484 22 293.00–308.00 $300.80 $1,456 -8.20
502–549 518 32 275.00–281.00 $279.00 $1,445 -6.18
525–539 unweaned 534 27 274.00–286.00 $277.36 $1,481 -4.74
550–578 559 48 255.00–272.00 $269.96 $1,509 -19.04
570 unweaned 570 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,322 —
622–645 633 20 229.00–262.00 $250.04 $1,583 -2.32
650–699 674 216 226.00–250.50 $241.88 $1,630 -6.44
675 unweaned 675 7 192.00 $192.00 $1,296 -36.00
705–727 717 166 216.00–233.00 $229.58 $1,646 -8.42
751–796 773 178 217.00–232.00 $222.56 $1,720 -14.44
802–835 816 222 207.00–218.50 $215.65 $1,760 +3.95
850–895 867 223 196.00–212.00 $210.37 $1,824 +8.00
909–942 926 103 199.00–206.50 $202.54 $1,876 —
1013 1013 17 194.00 $194.00 $1,965 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 9 263.00 $263.00 $968 —
422–438 428 31 247.00–278.00 $264.71 $1,133 —
497 497 16 247.00 $247.00 $1,228 —
591 591 23 242.00–249.00 $243.83 $1,441 -11.17
635 635 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,334 -25.36
660–697 679 50 190.00–218.00 $209.10 $1,420 -25.90
806 806 25 197.00 $197.00 $1,588 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 unweaned 383 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,222 —
430 430 3 318.00 $318.00 $1,367 —
447 unweaned 447 2 269.00 $269.00 $1,202 -8.00
500 unweaned 500 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,385 -33.00
521–525 523 7 285.00–296.00 $291.31 $1,524 —
560–588 unweaned 574 6 252.00–271.00 $261.27 $1,500 —
588 588 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,394 -44.00
716 unweaned 716 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,590 —
844 844 6 196.00 $196.00 $1,654 —
855 855 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,667 —

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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.