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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 26, 2024

1,612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.52/cwt -5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,302/hd at 528 lb · 120 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $249.25/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 626 lb · 108 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $265.20/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,421/hd at 536 lb · 106 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,612 2,157 2,051
Feeder cattle 1,612 2,157 2,051

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves unevely steady with mostly unweaned calves in the offering. Demand was moderate, Quality average to plain.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 unweaned 400 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,220 -13.09
473–490 unweaned 478 66 281.00–282.00 $281.28 $1,345 -30.72
508–548 unweaned 536 106 253.00–292.00 $265.20 $1,421 +1.94
560–562 560 10 270.00–285.00 $273.01 $1,529
558–578 unweaned 573 13 245.00–262.00 $248.82 $1,426 -1.96
615–624 622 11 264.00–265.00 $264.73 $1,647
617–639 unweaned 626 97 245.00–256.00 $247.49 $1,549 +1.06
662–665 unweaned 663 14 232.00–237.00 $233.43 $1,548 -15.07
710–728 720 90 248.00–252.00 $251.31 $1,809 +7.01
706–741 unweaned 724 8 222.00–226.00 $223.95 $1,621 -12.30
768 unweaned 768 9 225.50 $225.50 $1,732 +0.58
801–831 818 87 237.00–242.50 $241.07 $1,972 -8.43
886 886 60 236.00 $236.00 $2,091 +10.50
931 931 8 234.50 $234.50 $2,183 -1.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 4 265.00 $265.00 $851
447 unweaned 447 10 227.00 $227.00 $1,015 -50.00
528 unweaned 528 15 227.00 $227.00 $1,199
620–643 633 23 217.00–251.00 $231.47 $1,465 +6.47
659 659 6 253.00 $253.00 $1,667
686 unweaned 686 15 213.00 $213.00 $1,461
803–830 810 20 229.00–231.00 $229.51 $1,859 -9.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
827 827 7 209.00 $209.00 $1,728

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–383 unweaned 363 12 261.00–262.00 $261.26 $948 -3.97
401–442 unweaned 407 23 262.00–280.00 $276.46 $1,125 +24.04
451 451 16 275.00 $275.00 $1,240 +22.00
450–497 unweaned 473 83 231.00–260.00 $249.75 $1,181 +1.50
508–546 unweaned 528 120 241.00–253.00 $246.52 $1,302 -3.73
577–584 unweaned 582 39 234.00–256.00 $240.46 $1,399 -9.97
620–624 unweaned 623 33 225.00–230.00 $228.79 $1,425 -8.51
618–648 631 15 232.00–240.00 $236.86 $1,495 -7.33
650–660 653 55 243.00–244.00 $243.72 $1,591 +16.01
662–693 unweaned 676 16 219.00–228.00 $222.30 $1,503 +10.98
706–711 711 70 229.00–242.00 $241.45 $1,717
711–716 unweaned 714 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,499 +1.91
752–777 776 60 220.00–227.50 $226.92 $1,761 -7.02
803 803 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,807 -2.60
867 867 26 219.00 $219.00 $1,899 +8.00
977 977 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,905 -8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 unweaned 306 5 245.00 $245.00 $750 -6.00
400–411 unweaned 409 11 212.00–248.00 $218.40 $893 -4.01
504 504 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,235
520 unweaned 520 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,232
596 unweaned 596 11 227.00 $227.00 $1,353
622 unweaned 622 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,306 -5.00
657 657 7 216.00 $216.00 $1,419

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 unweaned 350 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,208
446 unweaned 446 6 308.00 $308.00 $1,374
457–498 unweaned 493 15 282.00–314.00 $285.96 $1,410 +21.79
515 515 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,442
516–548 unweaned 534 7 267.00–275.00 $270.31 $1,443 +15.31
570–597 unweaned 591 20 233.00–238.00 $236.93 $1,400 +2.04
617–635 unweaned 626 18 229.00–237.00 $231.86 $1,451 +4.49
650 unweaned 650 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,424 -6.63
675–690 680 6 207.00–219.00 $211.06 $1,435 -7.94
722–740 unweaned 729 19 217.00–224.50 $221.39 $1,614
802 802 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,692
967 967 5 193.00 $193.00 $1,866
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 unweaned 380 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,034 -11.86
431–445 unweaned 437 5 237.00–275.00 $259.51 $1,134
520 unweaned 520 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,253 +10.00

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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.