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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 24, 2024

1,638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.55/cwt +23.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,438/hd at 565 lb · 123 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.74/cwt -3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,527/hd at 665 lb · 107 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $249.60/cwt -6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,702/hd at 682 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,638 2,535 2,214
Feeder cattle 1,638 2,535 2,214

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady with lots of unweaned calves in the offering today. Demand was moderate, but with the warm dry weather more emphasis was being put on condition. Quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 unweaned 355 5 357.00 $357.00 $1,267 —
406 406 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,279 —
400–445 unweaned 417 30 315.00–335.00 $319.48 $1,332 +3.56
460–476 unweaned 464 30 275.00–300.00 $291.04 $1,350 +26.20
527 527 14 280.00 $280.00 $1,476 +31.29
532–549 unweaned 543 63 241.00–270.00 $260.28 $1,413 +2.77
555–583 566 19 253.50–272.00 $258.56 $1,463 -18.44
563–596 unweaned 576 54 239.00–262.00 $257.73 $1,485 +4.97
615–632 unweaned 622 34 248.00–259.00 $250.90 $1,561 +4.74
635 635 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,524 -22.39
650–692 678 40 240.00–267.00 $248.12 $1,682 -14.86
657–688 unweaned 685 49 230.00–252.00 $250.81 $1,718 +6.46
712–734 721 32 235.00–258.00 $249.24 $1,797 -10.85
724–735 unweaned 728 9 229.00–243.00 $232.80 $1,695 -9.40
760–782 768 25 243.00–251.00 $248.07 $1,905 -3.03
800–841 813 35 244.00–255.00 $247.58 $2,013 +7.09
838 unweaned 838 10 217.00 $217.00 $1,818 —
864–870 867 19 234.00–250.00 $242.39 $2,102 -0.06
965 965 2 215.00 $215.00 $2,075 -1.00
1139 1139 13 204.00 $204.00 $2,324 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 unweaned 301 3 287.00 $287.00 $864 —
457 unweaned 457 10 250.00 $250.00 $1,142 —
586 unweaned 586 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,307 +6.06
611–631 unweaned 620 17 222.00–224.00 $222.96 $1,382 —
616–631 624 6 232.00–238.00 $234.96 $1,466 -2.04
685 685 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,630 +0.70
753 753 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,702 -11.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 297.00 $297.00 $1,132 +25.00
395–397 unweaned 396 14 290.00–312.00 $297.83 $1,179 +46.83
410–448 unweaned 429 54 275.00–305.00 $289.07 $1,240 +27.70
448 448 4 267.00 $267.00 $1,196 —
459–498 unweaned 488 41 247.00–272.00 $259.80 $1,268 +12.63
487–496 493 32 243.00–247.00 $245.52 $1,210 -4.48
516 516 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,280 +12.00
503–544 unweaned 524 78 235.00–260.00 $248.75 $1,303 +8.02
552–593 563 102 241.00–261.00 $257.09 $1,447 +24.44
563–586 unweaned 575 21 225.00–254.00 $242.22 $1,393 +12.23
608–635 unweaned 622 46 220.00–229.00 $225.12 $1,400 -2.16
617–647 631 37 237.00–246.00 $243.49 $1,536 +8.29
651–681 unweaned 655 56 210.00–224.50 $222.74 $1,459 -2.26
671–678 675 51 223.00–241.00 $237.43 $1,603 +3.35
753 unweaned 753 12 223.00 $223.00 $1,679 +9.38
753–793 774 35 216.00–234.00 $230.93 $1,787 -3.07
825 825 17 235.50 $235.50 $1,943 +7.86
884 884 14 224.00 $224.00 $1,980 —
963 963 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,955 +6.15
1070 1070 7 196.00 $196.00 $2,097 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–397 unweaned 385 10 237.00–267.00 $249.65 $961 —
397 397 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,012 —
422–448 unweaned 437 15 236.00–257.00 $246.87 $1,079 +18.22
456–495 unweaned 477 21 237.00–241.00 $239.77 $1,144 +64.77
523 523 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,187 —
561 561 22 234.00 $234.00 $1,313 —
578 unweaned 578 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,272 +22.35
633 633 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,431 —
824 824 5 197.00 $197.00 $1,623 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 unweaned 337 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,163 —
413–432 unweaned 423 11 250.00–270.00 $264.61 $1,119 -7.39
458 unweaned 458 11 312.00 $312.00 $1,429 +33.69
500–548 unweaned 532 9 262.00–272.00 $265.13 $1,410 +15.37
581–598 unweaned 587 18 230.00–239.00 $233.65 $1,372 -3.67
600–602 unweaned 601 5 210.00–228.00 $220.79 $1,327 -5.48
725 725 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,610 —
717–740 unweaned 734 16 216.00–218.00 $217.51 $1,597 +2.52
763 763 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,694 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 unweaned 530 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,214 —
671 unweaned 671 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,456 —

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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.