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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 9, 2024

1,588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $231.04/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,031/hd at 879 lb · 179 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.83/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 773 lb · 149 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $243.53/cwt -10.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 769 lb · 81 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,588 2,664 2,313
Feeder cattle 1,588 2,664 2,313

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady on a light test. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 2 387.00 $387.00 $1,169
375 375 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,331
405–432 422 16 320.00–339.00 $325.48 $1,374
453–461 457 6 315.00–338.00 $326.60 $1,493
505–531 515 34 306.00–320.00 $313.32 $1,614 -6.44
558–576 573 35 291.00–319.00 $301.64 $1,728 +20.29
617 unweaned 617 25 256.00 $256.00 $1,580 -21.00
615–627 623 18 289.00–298.00 $295.04 $1,838 +19.38
735 unweaned 735 7 216.00 $216.00 $1,588
730–748 736 33 239.00–251.00 $246.04 $1,811 -0.45
766 unweaned 766 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,854
762–781 769 77 238.00–246.00 $243.61 $1,873 -10.24
852–897 879 179 229.00–242.00 $231.04 $2,031 +1.07
931–940 934 81 217.00–219.50 $217.87 $2,035 -2.57
968–970 969 67 207.00–216.00 $209.41 $2,029 -6.09
1010–1036 1026 82 200.50–206.75 $202.75 $2,080 -9.70
1072 1072 18 195.00 $195.00 $2,090
1101–1120 1106 46 193.50–195.50 $194.07 $2,146
1195 1195 5 182.00 $182.00 $2,175
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567–578 574 12 250.00–275.00 $265.77 $1,526
642–645 644 13 244.00–261.00 $251.83 $1,622
729 729 7 217.00 $217.00 $1,582 -11.67

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 unweaned 315 7 311.00 $311.00 $980
315–338 332 16 328.00–331.00 $330.29 $1,097
377 unweaned 377 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,131
392 392 7 322.00 $322.00 $1,262
405 unweaned 405 6 269.00–273.00 $270.33 $1,095
441 441 7 319.00 $319.00 $1,407 +5.00
468 unweaned 468 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,446 ±0.00
480–493 482 18 274.00–291.00 $276.90 $1,335 -23.90
518–547 545 39 281.00–293.00 $281.88 $1,536 +2.88
551–590 566 48 249.00–254.00 $251.14 $1,421 -18.82
612–632 622 24 254.00–266.00 $259.90 $1,617 +9.86
653 unweaned 653 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,515 +40.00
650–688 673 54 233.00–243.00 $237.15 $1,596 -4.73
701–715 707 25 220.00–249.00 $233.88 $1,654 +4.30
758–796 773 149 218.00–239.00 $225.83 $1,746 +3.27
826–835 830 19 209.00–210.00 $209.58 $1,740 -6.07
860–876 863 65 206.00–209.00 $208.44 $1,799 -1.93
941 941 33 196.00 $196.00 $1,844 -6.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 2 288.00 $288.00 $855
390 unweaned 390 4 253.00 $253.00 $987
421–428 426 15 273.00–288.00 $283.05 $1,206 +18.34
455–475 465 4 257.00–266.00 $261.40 $1,216 +14.40
648 648 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,452 +14.00
701–734 725 11 205.00–215.00 $207.64 $1,505
808–827 816 9 184.00–185.00 $184.55 $1,506 -12.45

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 347.00 $347.00 $1,336
440 unweaned 440 5 314.00 $314.00 $1,382 +45.00
452 452 7 312.00 $312.00 $1,410
513–520 unweaned 515 6 294.00–296.00 $295.33 $1,521 +18.33
552–577 570 7 264.00–289.00 $270.92 $1,544 +33.92
586 unweaned 586 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,541 +1.73
604 604 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,601
638–645 unweaned 641 5 235.00–249.00 $240.64 $1,543
665 665 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,603
675 unweaned 675 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,620
737 737 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,666
797 797 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,690
802 unweaned 802 20 180.00 $180.00 $1,444
852 852 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,772 +13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 unweaned 457 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,106

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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.