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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 6, 2024

1,358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $218.53/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,104/hd at 963 lb · 177 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $234.76/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,061/hd at 878 lb · 133 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $227.18/cwt -6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,067/hd at 910 lb · 126 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,358 1,831 1,583
Feeder cattle 1,358 1,831 1,583

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Not enough steer and heifer calves for an accurate trend. 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
387 387 2 329.00 $329.00 $1,273
400 unweaned 400 2 354.00 $354.00 $1,416 +15.12
475 unweaned 475 2 321.00 $321.00 $1,525
480–485 483 5 322.00–338.00 $328.36 $1,586
520 520 8 326.00 $326.00 $1,695 -9.71
553–581 570 14 284.00–308.00 $294.50 $1,679 +10.98
577–593 unweaned 589 8 279.50–287.00 $281.34 $1,657
611 611 7 298.00 $298.00 $1,821 +14.16
656–677 668 17 261.00–279.00 $270.77 $1,809 -13.23
692 unweaned 692 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,702
753–778 769 56 248.00–258.00 $255.37 $1,964 -0.10
802–840 808 103 246.00–254.00 $252.76 $2,042 +2.17
853–895 878 133 230.00–248.00 $234.76 $2,061 -0.60
904–918 910 126 226.00–228.00 $227.18 $2,067 -6.74
951–964 963 177 218.50–219.00 $218.53 $2,104 -1.97
1060–1086 1085 134 197.35–201.50 $197.53 $2,143 -11.97
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,442
755–790 777 17 225.00–235.00 $231.94 $1,802 -5.06
877 877 45 224.00 $224.00 $1,964 -1.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 unweaned 365 12 298.00 $298.00 $1,088
436 unweaned 436 11 283.00 $283.00 $1,234 -16.00
507–525 unweaned 521 8 280.00–289.00 $286.81 $1,494 -4.19
543 543 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,477 -15.43
567 unweaned 567 2 306.00 $306.00 $1,735 +49.00
568–589 577 7 259.00 $259.00 $1,494 -4.77
641 unweaned 641 10 240.00 $240.00 $1,538
665–680 679 56 235.00–239.50 $238.86 $1,622 -6.70
707–746 720 74 223.50–235.50 $231.30 $1,665 -3.11
790 790 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,825 +3.80
804–825 810 17 215.00–219.00 $217.80 $1,764 -9.88
889–893 889 74 207.00–209.00 $208.86 $1,857 -12.58
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 unweaned 565 5 257.00 $257.00 $1,452
608 608 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,435
688 688 9 214.00 $214.00 $1,472 -9.33
772 772 9 190.00 $190.00 $1,467

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 unweaned 371 5 391.00 $391.00 $1,451
441 unweaned 441 4 338.00 $338.00 $1,491
483 unweaned 483 11 299.00 $299.00 $1,444 +6.00
537 537 2 296.00 $296.00 $1,590
530–546 unweaned 540 5 285.00–290.00 $288.04 $1,555 -11.71
572 572 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,579
692 692 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,633
832 unweaned 832 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,739

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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.