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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 5, 2024

1,302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.52/cwt +10.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,819/hd at 814 lb · 106 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $245.01/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,792/hd at 731 lb · 103 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.23/cwt +7.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 672 lb · 83 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,302 2,033 2,413
Feeder cattle 1,302 2,033 2,413

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5,00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves mostly 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
358–385 unweaned 376 13 332.00–357.00 $345.41 $1,299 +29.41
437 unweaned 437 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,254
467 467 11 305.00 $305.00 $1,424
470–477 unweaned 475 25 252.00–278.00 $258.17 $1,226 -28.41
500–525 513 4 282.00–286.00 $284.05 $1,457 -3.33
500–543 unweaned 540 34 265.50–266.00 $265.53 $1,434 -4.47
553–567 unweaned 556 22 251.00–265.00 $262.40 $1,459 -1.50
571 571 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,627 +9.56
600–643 624 34 232.00–259.00 $241.80 $1,509 -21.20
603–642 unweaned 627 39 240.00–246.00 $242.15 $1,518 +4.46
665–680 669 7 231.00–247.00 $242.36 $1,621 -14.53
669–697 unweaned 675 19 228.00–240.00 $237.39 $1,602 +0.89
703–745 unweaned 726 24 225.00–232.00 $227.39 $1,651 -3.61
718–743 733 79 247.00–253.00 $250.36 $1,835 -1.64
770 unweaned 770 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,709
758–793 773 14 225.00–238.00 $234.03 $1,809 -9.10
803–819 814 48 235.50–244.00 $241.06 $1,962 -0.08
851–864 863 69 233.00–238.50 $238.11 $2,055 +10.48
908 908 30 224.50 $224.50 $2,038 -4.63
1135 1135 7 192.00 $192.00 $2,179
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,254
570 unweaned 570 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,351
580 580 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,363
731 731 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,718 -9.00
975 975 7 204.00 $204.00 $1,989
1005 1005 24 209.00 $209.00 $2,100

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 unweaned 331 4 282.00 $282.00 $933 -3.73
350–387 unweaned 371 18 252.00–286.00 $276.65 $1,026 -3.22
435–445 438 8 266.00–277.00 $274.20 $1,201
425–449 unweaned 443 8 248.00–269.00 $263.96 $1,169 +3.63
451–494 unweaned 470 39 234.00–267.00 $253.54 $1,192 -5.63
509–544 unweaned 529 24 236.00–250.00 $247.90 $1,311 +7.66
560–564 561 30 242.00–259.50 $255.39 $1,433 +18.39
556–597 unweaned 585 33 221.00–233.00 $228.60 $1,337 -14.40
601–641 unweaned 618 50 211.00–246.00 $234.49 $1,449 -3.51
669–674 670 75 246.00–248.50 $248.10 $1,662 +8.21
690 unweaned 690 8 208.00 $208.00 $1,435 -15.58
704–705 704 41 215.00–238.50 $236.78 $1,667
770 unweaned 770 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,609
801–820 814 106 221.00–229.50 $223.52 $1,819 +8.52
853 853 21 216.50 $216.50 $1,847 +2.25
905 905 6 197.00 $197.00 $1,783
960 960 5 199.50 $199.50 $1,915 -5.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,192
561–595 572 12 223.00–226.50 $225.81 $1,292
688–690 688 27 220.00–236.50 $234.66 $1,614 +0.66
737 737 10 228.00 $228.00 $1,680
892 892 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,695

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–348 unweaned 341 14 301.00–375.00 $322.59 $1,100
396 unweaned 396 3 281.00 $281.00 $1,113 -37.60
417–447 unweaned 430 8 260.00–325.00 $293.18 $1,261 +19.18
487 unweaned 487 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,271 -26.26
510–546 unweaned 538 10 238.00–253.00 $249.99 $1,345 -11.01
588–597 unweaned 590 12 224.00–250.00 $245.61 $1,449 -7.39
601 601 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,418
626–643 unweaned 629 15 220.00–230.00 $227.96 $1,434 -16.04
691 unweaned 691 7 221.50 $221.50 $1,531 -5.50

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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.