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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 18, 2024

1,535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $258.30/cwt -3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,020/hd at 782 lb · 190 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.36/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,871/hd at 775 lb · 179 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $242.47/cwt +3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,223/hd at 917 lb · 158 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,535 2,472 2,380
Feeder cattle 1,535 2,472 2,380

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves steady on a light test. 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
320 unweaned 320 2 372.00 $372.00 $1,190
455 unweaned 455 4 318.00 $318.00 $1,447
502 502 2 328.00 $328.00 $1,647
531–535 unweaned 532 26 329.00–334.00 $330.16 $1,756 +7.74
550–584 unweaned 580 40 305.00–307.00 $305.24 $1,770 -0.88
636 unweaned 636 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,781 -5.01
650–687 unweaned 665 10 252.00–260.00 $256.69 $1,707 -11.31
680–692 684 39 266.00–277.00 $269.14 $1,841 -6.99
705 705 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,868 +0.86
710 unweaned 710 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,846
750–793 782 190 251.00–260.00 $258.30 $2,020 -3.74
820–840 837 50 247.00–256.00 $252.47 $2,113 -2.50
878 878 35 245.00 $245.00 $2,151 -6.36
901–941 917 158 239.00–244.75 $242.47 $2,223 +3.55
972–983 976 61 241.00 $241.00 $2,352 +7.00
1035 1035 3 225.00 $225.00 $2,329
1056–1057 1056 6 215.00–225.00 $221.66 $2,341 +6.97
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 19 256.00 $256.00 $1,830
822 822 8 234.00 $234.00 $1,923
890 890 32 241.00 $241.00 $2,145 +13.00
913–946 925 24 233.00–238.00 $236.08 $2,184 +5.39

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 unweaned 333 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,099
377–385 unweaned 383 8 324.00–330.00 $325.48 $1,247 +23.48
395 395 2 303.00 $303.00 $1,197 -34.50
449 unweaned 449 18 309.00 $309.00 $1,387 -12.38
456 456 7 311.00 $311.00 $1,418 +10.61
462–492 unweaned 476 10 285.00–290.00 $287.35 $1,368 -6.65
508–545 523 5 277.00–297.00 $288.66 $1,510 +4.66
517–538 unweaned 533 23 284.00–287.00 $284.63 $1,517 +10.35
566–576 unweaned 569 18 272.00 $272.00 $1,548 +3.69
602–629 unweaned 620 28 243.00–257.00 $249.15 $1,545 +11.27
648 648 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,801 +24.58
665 unweaned 665 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,636 +20.00
652–681 671 20 246.00–255.00 $251.94 $1,691 -2.86
702–715 710 57 247.50–255.00 $250.36 $1,778 +5.43
755–796 775 179 233.50–248.50 $241.36 $1,871 -2.64
817–823 822 21 224.00–229.50 $228.98 $1,882 -11.44
867 867 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,821 -18.96
915–939 920 72 212.50–215.50 $214.82 $1,976
980 980 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,911 -20.00
1045 1045 23 201.00 $201.00 $2,100
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,180 -21.00
460 unweaned 460 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,247
575 unweaned 575 2 248.00 $248.00 $1,426 +13.00
703–742 724 31 226.00–229.00 $227.31 $1,646
808–836 819 61 212.00–223.00 $217.93 $1,785 +7.93

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 5 362.00 $362.00 $1,231
397 unweaned 397 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,390
406–440 unweaned 416 7 319.00–351.00 $341.32 $1,420 -8.68
460–482 unweaned 472 12 311.00–327.00 $321.39 $1,517
555–593 unweaned 582 7 273.00–293.00 $278.45 $1,621 +6.92
618 618 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,700
630 unweaned 630 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,632 -13.78
665 unweaned 665 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,696 +20.00

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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.