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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 7, 2024

881 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.35/cwt -5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 613 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $254.47/cwt +3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,570/hd at 617 lb · 66 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.50/cwt +8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,866/hd at 813 lb · 63 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 881 1,613 2,851
Feeder cattle 881 1,613 2,851

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady with general rains in the area earlier in the week limiting receipts. Steer and heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate to active. Quality average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,254 -32.92
447 unweaned 447 2 292.00 $292.00 $1,305
472–490 477 10 277.00–290.00 $281.00 $1,340 -21.00
472–498 unweaned 483 25 257.00–289.00 $282.45 $1,364 -1.03
504–514 unweaned 508 12 267.00–270.00 $268.74 $1,365 -17.85
505–531 520 16 272.00–292.00 $285.95 $1,487 +2.08
556–580 571 11 274.00–290.00 $279.66 $1,597 +7.19
579 unweaned 579 33 264.00 $264.00 $1,529 +15.71
603–626 unweaned 615 59 246.00–258.00 $254.74 $1,567 +3.30
600–645 632 7 250.00–258.00 $252.17 $1,594
665–684 unweaned 671 31 248.00–252.00 $250.66 $1,682 +0.38
650–693 678 24 242.00–249.00 $246.33 $1,670 -4.67
736–742 unweaned 740 11 229.00–233.00 $230.45 $1,705 -6.62
748 748 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,818 -8.00
761–774 769 17 223.00–232.00 $227.07 $1,746
808 808 47 259.50 $259.50 $2,097 +7.58
935 935 19 240.00 $240.00 $2,244
955 955 17 232.00 $232.00 $2,216 +17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–441 426 9 295.00–297.00 $296.15 $1,262
541 541 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,325 -39.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 unweaned 302 2 267.00 $267.00 $806
397 unweaned 397 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,052
448 448 12 286.00 $286.00 $1,281 -14.27
450–483 unweaned 469 7 275.00–287.00 $282.06 $1,323 +23.02
476 476 7 244.00 $244.00 $1,161 -13.00
516–525 517 32 246.00–256.00 $254.74 $1,317 +8.88
510–533 unweaned 522 11 226.00–240.00 $236.30 $1,233 -11.30
562–596 unweaned 571 28 216.00–237.00 $221.76 $1,266 -23.34
566–591 580 22 228.00–237.00 $232.69 $1,350 -14.31
603–626 610 46 221.00–238.00 $228.08 $1,391
604–636 unweaned 618 22 226.00–233.00 $228.93 $1,415 -4.84
660–687 662 22 227.00–238.00 $236.96 $1,569 -2.77
651–672 unweaned 667 17 213.00–222.00 $216.34 $1,443 -6.66
751 751 8 217.00 $217.00 $1,630 -17.00
774 unweaned 774 5 193.00 $193.00 $1,494
813 813 63 229.50 $229.50 $1,866
943 943 12 206.00 $206.00 $1,943
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 10 242.00 $242.00 $874
383 unweaned 383 2 207.00 $207.00 $793 -44.00
440 440 9 221.00 $221.00 $972 -49.00
535 535 14 219.00 $219.00 $1,172 -14.00
582 582 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,228 -18.00
646 unweaned 646 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,331

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 unweaned 327 2 295.00 $295.00 $965
407 407 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,241
450 450 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,328
480 unweaned 480 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,306 -17.46
508–516 511 9 263.00–270.00 $265.36 $1,356
512 unweaned 512 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,382 -13.63
576–583 unweaned 581 11 248.00–250.00 $248.54 $1,444 +8.05
652 652 7 236.00 $236.00 $1,539
688 unweaned 688 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,569 -6.00

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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.