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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 21, 2024

1,449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.33/cwt +8.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,523/hd at 616 lb · 88 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.00/cwt +32.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 668 lb · 85 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.70/cwt +15.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,738/hd at 716 lb · 75 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,449 2,603 3,112
Feeder cattle 1,449 2,603 3,112

Compared to last week: With a relatively light run this week due to the rain last weekend keeping pastures and roads wet, feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves steady on a light test. Demand was moderate to active. Quality was average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,230 -12.00
363 unweaned 363 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,416 +30.00
366–387 375 23 390.00–395.00 $391.66 $1,469 -4.61
403–440 409 23 350.00–385.00 $364.82 $1,492 -11.73
455 455 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,774 +37.45
470–487 unweaned 479 8 285.00–302.00 $293.35 $1,405 -35.86
503–525 unweaned 515 41 321.00–327.00 $325.23 $1,675 +26.43
507–535 517 14 296.00–334.00 $319.96 $1,654 +0.08
560–592 586 52 292.00–325.00 $298.23 $1,748 +19.13
577–599 unweaned 595 10 272.00–287.00 $284.09 $1,690 +10.03
615–633 unweaned 625 12 264.00–275.00 $270.55 $1,691 +13.11
600–645 632 32 270.00–300.00 $276.10 $1,745 +6.17
665–692 683 34 251.00–262.00 $258.40 $1,765 +0.08
703 unweaned 703 30 250.00 $250.00 $1,758 +4.55
733–740 739 14 248.00–254.50 $253.14 $1,871 -3.57
753–794 786 30 236.00–250.00 $247.57 $1,946 +10.36
823–825 824 16 227.00–230.00 $229.25 $1,889 -31.85
877 877 10 227.00 $227.00 $1,991 -32.87
920 920 9 226.00 $226.00 $2,079
958 958 10 230.00 $230.00 $2,203 -3.00
1001 1001 7 203.00 $203.00 $2,032
1156 1156 3 203.00 $203.00 $2,347
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 7 327.00 $327.00 $1,436 -5.00
457–494 485 10 303.00–330.00 $315.21 $1,529 +9.06
590–599 594 13 276.00–287.00 $281.12 $1,670 +16.18
643 643 7 267.00 $267.00 $1,717
683 683 8 242.00 $242.00 $1,653

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–327 unweaned 319 4 327.00 $327.00 $1,043
343 343 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,098 -22.00
355–387 367 23 307.00–325.00 $317.10 $1,164 +0.09
352–398 unweaned 388 32 315.00–340.00 $320.66 $1,244 +13.44
417–438 430 40 285.00–307.00 $289.11 $1,243 -6.62
425–442 unweaned 434 27 285.00–309.00 $299.80 $1,301 -12.88
459–472 466 12 295.00–302.00 $298.55 $1,391 +33.68
455–497 unweaned 491 31 291.00–310.00 $292.83 $1,438 +18.12
500–515 506 26 252.00–297.00 $275.80 $1,396 +3.90
505–535 unweaned 529 24 256.00–280.00 $274.53 $1,452 +16.10
553–598 572 29 250.00–263.00 $256.18 $1,465 -3.27
570–592 unweaned 576 8 241.00–257.00 $252.89 $1,457 +8.45
605–615 unweaned 607 36 233.00–249.00 $246.72 $1,498 +16.66
600–647 622 52 243.00–252.00 $247.76 $1,541 +2.57
658–687 667 79 237.00–255.00 $251.33 $1,676 +15.50
676–683 unweaned 680 6 230.00–235.00 $232.51 $1,581 +27.14
702–742 716 75 225.00–247.00 $242.70 $1,738 +11.80
771 unweaned 771 18 225.00 $225.00 $1,735
751–793 773 19 223.00–228.00 $225.70 $1,745 -3.65
830 unweaned 830 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,718
1037 1037 17 204.50 $204.50 $2,121 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 unweaned 427 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,097 -17.65
484 unweaned 484 5 247.00 $247.00 $1,195 +31.09
514 unweaned 514 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,141 +17.00
676 676 22 223.00–235.00 $227.91 $1,541 +3.91
725 725 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,508
750 750 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,642

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 unweaned 318 3 422.00 $422.00 $1,342 +85.00
350–377 unweaned 361 25 342.00–400.00 $388.33 $1,402 +56.33
366 366 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,446
430 unweaned 430 3 342.00 $342.00 $1,471 +6.94
455–487 unweaned 475 19 320.00–352.00 $331.29 $1,574 +27.74
522–540 unweaned 533 12 277.00–297.00 $287.84 $1,534 +17.30
556–596 unweaned 574 16 265.00–282.00 $275.84 $1,583 +24.50
633–649 unweaned 642 9 254.00–255.00 $254.44 $1,634 -0.26
845 845 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,825
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 unweaned 475 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,292 -3.00
537 unweaned 537 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,380

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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.