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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 29, 2024

2,033 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $240.85/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,957/hd at 812 lb · 209 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $229.13/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,085/hd at 910 lb · 180 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $234.09/cwt +12.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,941/hd at 829 lb · 113 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,033 1,585 4,135
Feeder cattle 2,033 1,585 4,135

Compared to last week: Feeder steers over 900 pounds 2.00 to 5.00 higher, under 900 steady. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate. Quality plain to average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 7 367.00 $367.00 $1,240
362–394 385 21 340.00 $340.00 $1,309
390 unweaned 390 4 316.00 $316.00 $1,232 +27.00
400 unweaned 400 2 322.00 $322.00 $1,288 +13.00
405 405 11 327.00 $327.00 $1,324
472–497 unweaned 489 24 282.00–287.00 $286.58 $1,401 -1.67
509–546 517 14 275.00–291.00 $287.38 $1,486 +21.38
547 unweaned 547 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,477 -13.72
550–593 561 19 261.00–281.00 $275.44 $1,545 -0.82
558–598 unweaned 567 47 250.00–272.00 $263.90 $1,496 -0.91
617 617 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,623 +5.00
610–649 unweaned 643 30 235.00–252.00 $237.69 $1,528
650–697 659 53 251.00–259.00 $256.89 $1,693 +6.57
678 unweaned 678 18 236.50 $236.50 $1,603
714 unweaned 714 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,649
747 747 19 252.00 $252.00 $1,882 +2.98
755–796 777 75 241.50–245.00 $243.13 $1,889 +0.88
802–827 812 203 239.00–242.25 $241.14 $1,958 -0.86
824 unweaned 824 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,903
868–885 884 102 227.50–229.50 $227.63 $2,012 -9.37
905–913 910 180 227.00–234.50 $229.13 $2,085 +7.50
959–967 965 56 216.00–228.00 $218.00 $2,104 +1.00
1001–1021 1005 127 214.00–215.00 $214.22 $2,153 +2.29
1058 1058 26 208.00 $208.00 $2,201
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 unweaned 413 4 231.00 $231.00 $954
627 627 11 254.00 $254.00 $1,593
655 655 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,572
718 718 12 244.00 $244.00 $1,752 +22.00
753 753 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,724
811–847 829 113 232.00–236.00 $234.09 $1,941 +12.18
860–872 868 10 211.00–218.00 $215.92 $1,874 -2.08

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 11 320.00 $320.00 $1,014
316–347 unweaned 330 13 278.00–300.00 $285.73 $943
353–365 unweaned 358 8 270.00–286.00 $279.87 $1,002 -12.62
372–386 378 32 299.00–302.00 $300.75 $1,137
425–442 unweaned 433 30 256.00–267.00 $260.33 $1,127 +4.84
451–471 unweaned 459 21 251.00–264.00 $259.17 $1,190 +8.36
479–495 484 16 245.00–264.00 $259.54 $1,256 +22.54
511–542 unweaned 530 20 236.00–247.00 $240.24 $1,273 -7.26
535 535 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,321 -6.00
571 unweaned 571 11 235.00–246.00 $243.00 $1,388 +1.50
582 582 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,379
627 unweaned 627 17 238.00 $238.00 $1,492
661–693 unweaned 677 22 211.00–227.00 $223.58 $1,514
650–689 680 82 237.00–244.00 $239.89 $1,631 +0.30
713 unweaned 713 14 216.00 $216.00 $1,540
717–745 741 95 227.00–240.00 $236.78 $1,755 +4.38
766 766 8 226.50 $226.50 $1,735 -5.46
805 unweaned 805 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,682
830 830 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,784 +6.00
857 857 35 214.25 $214.25 $1,836 -0.43
954–966 956 30 205.00–205.50 $205.42 $1,964 +9.81
1033 1033 11 198.50 $198.50 $2,051 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 unweaned 411 4 242.00 $242.00 $995 +15.93
666 666 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,558 +18.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–378 unweaned 371 6 317.00–322.00 $318.60 $1,182
419 unweaned 419 5 274.00 $274.00 $1,148 -47.16
451–491 unweaned 478 15 286.00–290.00 $287.26 $1,373 +5.26
537 unweaned 537 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,402 -17.66
571 unweaned 571 3 253.00 $253.00 $1,445 +4.00
600–614 unweaned 609 8 244.00 $244.00 $1,486 +10.00
677 unweaned 677 6 227.00 $227.00 $1,537
832 unweaned 832 10 207.00 $207.00 $1,722

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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.