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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 30, 2024

1,831 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.56/cwt -2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,689/hd at 688 lb · 226 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.31/cwt +6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,629/hd at 621 lb · 225 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $235.36/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,066/hd at 878 lb · 132 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,831 2,761 2,219
Feeder cattle 1,831 2,761 2,219

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. 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
331 unweaned 331 8 420.00 $420.00 $1,390 +42.00
352 unweaned 352 2 393.00 $393.00 $1,383
400–436 unweaned 419 18 325.00–351.00 $338.88 $1,420
433–445 442 12 338.00–340.00 $339.18 $1,499
537–545 539 16 326.00–339.00 $335.71 $1,809 +1.60
550 thin fleshed 550 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,842
585–598 590 8 282.00–286.00 $283.52 $1,673 -25.31
608–624 612 21 274.00–287.00 $283.84 $1,737 +11.99
655 655 11 284.00 $284.00 $1,860 +17.65
708–737 726 31 256.00–270.00 $261.71 $1,900 -0.75
750–780 758 35 247.00–262.00 $255.47 $1,936 -7.00
818–839 828 117 245.00–255.00 $250.59 $2,075 -4.22
854–896 878 132 234.00–240.00 $235.36 $2,066 -2.88
901–948 917 127 227.00–240.00 $233.92 $2,145 -0.09
986–994 988 40 220.00–222.50 $220.50 $2,179 -5.63
1006–1038 1030 63 214.00–224.00 $217.26 $2,238 +3.73
1088 1088 3 209.50 $209.50 $2,279
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
671–676 674 10 235.00–237.00 $236.20 $1,592
781 781 16 237.00 $237.00 $1,851 -11.05
816–845 834 21 233.00–237.00 $235.51 $1,964 -4.50
876 876 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,971 -7.77
925 925 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,887 +4.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 unweaned 332 9 336.00 $336.00 $1,116 +3.16
401–446 422 25 289.00–317.00 $310.45 $1,310 -7.25
429 unweaned 429 7 299.00 $299.00 $1,283
465–477 473 47 302.00–305.00 $302.88 $1,433 +7.74
510 unweaned 510 5 291.00 $291.00 $1,484 +3.00
502–522 520 17 283.00–288.00 $287.43 $1,495 +1.15
578 unweaned 578 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,485
565–591 586 19 255.00–266.00 $263.77 $1,546 -10.56
607–641 621 225 251.00–270.00 $262.31 $1,629 +6.57
658–696 688 226 238.00–250.25 $245.56 $1,689 -2.17
716 unweaned 716 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,554 +2.00
713–741 732 48 232.00–238.00 $234.41 $1,716 -9.67
769–777 771 95 218.00–230.00 $227.20 $1,752 -8.14
802–822 808 44 227.00–228.00 $227.68 $1,840 -0.57
855–899 875 61 216.00–224.00 $221.44 $1,938 -2.76
904 904 10 210.00 $210.00 $1,898 +2.15
968 968 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,926
1007 1007 21 203.10 $203.10 $2,045
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–579 573 17 234.00–252.00 $240.42 $1,378 -17.98
661–699 680 20 216.00–228.00 $223.33 $1,519 +0.33
827 827 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,803

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 unweaned 475 2 293.00 $293.00 $1,392 -19.91
521–530 unweaned 525 5 292.00–305.00 $299.75 $1,574 -11.25
582 unweaned 582 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,630
695 unweaned 695 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,710
773 773 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,623
778 unweaned 778 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,680

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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.