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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 19, 2024

2,157 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $235.66/cwt +5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,156/hd at 915 lb · 218 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $241.73/cwt +5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,762/hd at 729 lb · 144 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.60/cwt +14.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,887/hd at 829 lb · 130 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,157 2,535 2,563
Feeder cattle 2,157 2,535 2,563

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves mostly steady with very few weaned calves in the offering. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 unweaned 332 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,062 —
357 357 2 307.00 $307.00 $1,096 —
362–382 unweaned 371 9 287.00–290.00 $288.37 $1,070 —
423–441 unweaned 433 27 287.00–325.00 $318.09 $1,377 +24.11
436 436 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,417 —
450 unweaned 450 7 312.00 $312.00 $1,404 +22.00
509–539 516 28 257.00–269.00 $262.45 $1,354 -4.42
509–544 unweaned 521 32 250.00–272.00 $263.26 $1,372 +0.42
560–597 unweaned 585 59 241.00–256.00 $250.78 $1,467 -10.51
602–637 unweaned 614 61 231.00–252.50 $246.43 $1,513 +5.95
661 unweaned 661 36 248.50 $248.50 $1,643 +10.50
675–693 684 65 237.00–249.50 $247.53 $1,693 +17.53
704–747 unweaned 725 46 230.00–247.00 $236.25 $1,713 +11.04
707–745 731 98 235.00–250.00 $244.30 $1,786 -6.66
765–785 unweaned 771 21 215.00–227.00 $224.92 $1,734 +3.72
755–791 788 26 242.00–244.00 $242.15 $1,908 -1.86
833 833 35 249.50 $249.50 $2,078 +4.14
877–883 880 31 221.00–231.00 $225.50 $1,984 -15.50
906–940 915 218 229.00–238.10 $235.66 $2,156 +5.56
1076 1076 5 209.00 $209.00 $2,249 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 282.00 $282.00 $1,072 —
433 unweaned 433 5 277.00 $277.00 $1,199 +5.00
557–591 575 9 220.00–244.00 $229.61 $1,320 —
643 643 9 225.00 $225.00 $1,447 —
707–749 722 19 228.00–230.00 $229.24 $1,655 —
770–792 779 54 223.00–231.00 $229.43 $1,787 —
805–827 821 80 223.00–241.00 $238.85 $1,961 +10.85
918 918 19 227.00 $227.00 $2,084 +22.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–392 unweaned 374 13 251.00–272.00 $265.23 $992 -9.56
375–376 376 5 282.00–287.00 $285.00 $1,072 —
425 425 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,114 ±0.00
415–439 unweaned 436 44 247.00–262.00 $252.42 $1,101 -8.76
461–476 unweaned 464 30 241.00–259.00 $248.25 $1,152 +6.52
482 482 2 253.00 $253.00 $1,219 —
506–528 522 11 251.00–260.00 $257.62 $1,345 -3.38
502–539 unweaned 534 43 241.00–261.00 $250.25 $1,336 +18.16
563–592 unweaned 578 66 242.50–262.00 $250.43 $1,447 +19.56
587 587 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,468 +0.04
607–648 unweaned 615 39 225.00–253.00 $237.30 $1,459 +20.48
628–647 644 76 243.50–250.00 $244.19 $1,573 +1.35
656–688 unweaned 672 22 209.00–219.00 $211.32 $1,420 -5.60
652–687 678 43 221.00–235.00 $227.71 $1,544 -5.65
736–748 unweaned 740 10 206.00–209.00 $208.09 $1,540 +2.33
755–766 761 49 227.00–240.00 $233.94 $1,780 +11.74
796 unweaned 796 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,544 -2.00
803–841 829 130 220.00–231.50 $227.60 $1,887 +14.71
898 898 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,895 —
921 921 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,980 —
955 955 6 203.00 $203.00 $1,939 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 unweaned 317 4 251.00 $251.00 $796 —
412–437 unweaned 429 6 216.00–236.00 $222.41 $954 —
457–480 unweaned 471 13 226.00–227.00 $226.63 $1,067 —
465–480 471 7 237.00–243.00 $239.62 $1,129 +22.62
633 633 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,462 +2.58
642 unweaned 642 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,380 —
798 798 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,604 —
893 893 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,697 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–399 unweaned 396 29 291.00–332.00 $299.38 $1,186 —
484–490 unweaned 485 23 258.00–270.00 $264.17 $1,281 +7.13
502 unweaned 502 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,280 +6.79
575–595 unweaned 586 11 234.00–236.00 $234.89 $1,376 -0.76
600–623 unweaned 608 9 226.00–230.00 $227.37 $1,382 +6.54
665 665 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,456 —
668–683 unweaned 676 13 219.00–234.00 $225.63 $1,525 +12.09
916 916 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,878 +7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391–395 unweaned 394 13 280.00–285.00 $283.86 $1,118 —
505 unweaned 505 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,167 —
622 unweaned 622 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,362 —

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Reading this report

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.