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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 5, 2024

1,954 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.37/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,693/hd at 676 lb · 180 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $348.99/cwt +18.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,691/hd at 484 lb · 155 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $257.49/cwt +28.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,137/hd at 830 lb · 88 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,954 1,449 2,519
Feeder cattle 1,954 1,449 2,519

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago: Feeder steers 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer calves mostly steady. Heifer calves 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Quality was average to plain with a few fancier sets of heifer calves. Demand was moderate for the feeders and active for the calves.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,280
331–345 334 10 405.00–407.00 $405.41 $1,354 +40.41
376 unweaned 376 4 347.00 $347.00 $1,305 -43.00
375–387 380 52 385.00–417.00 $399.02 $1,516 +7.36
415 unweaned 415 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,390
426–437 429 21 340.00–345.00 $341.91 $1,467 -22.91
450–491 unweaned 482 62 324.00–352.00 $341.88 $1,648 +48.53
450–496 486 93 337.00–359.00 $353.73 $1,719 -36.27
506–530 unweaned 517 18 300.00–327.00 $314.92 $1,628 -10.31
500–528 519 16 333.00–340.00 $337.89 $1,754 +17.93
552–588 unweaned 563 26 287.00–300.00 $292.51 $1,647 +8.42
558–587 570 33 281.00–295.00 $288.52 $1,645 -9.71
601–635 612 85 278.00–301.00 $291.78 $1,786 +15.68
652–661 659 8 266.00–280.00 $269.46 $1,776 +11.06
670 unweaned 670 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,588
709–730 716 15 251.00–261.00 $257.60 $1,844 +4.46
717 unweaned 717 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,742 -7.00
752–799 790 51 251.00–254.00 $253.60 $2,003 +6.03
826–836 830 88 248.00–258.00 $257.49 $2,137 +28.24
877–888 884 45 232.00–249.00 $245.30 $2,168 +18.30
936 936 29 235.00 $235.00 $2,200 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–397 396 11 337.00–357.00 $353.42 $1,400
475–483 477 16 310.00–320.00 $312.53 $1,491 -2.68
505–516 514 20 297.00–315.00 $304.93 $1,567
563 563 5 273.00 $273.00 $1,537 -8.12
689–698 691 33 256.00–259.00 $258.27 $1,785 +16.27
740 740 34 245.00 $245.00 $1,813

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–347 337 18 366.00–382.00 $369.18 $1,244 +49.18
345 unweaned 345 3 352.00 $352.00 $1,214 +25.00
363–392 379 16 336.00–350.00 $342.38 $1,298 +25.28
382 unweaned 382 2 337.00 $337.00 $1,287 +16.34
401–449 unweaned 422 21 310.00–327.00 $320.04 $1,351 +20.24
401–443 427 36 300.00–337.00 $322.92 $1,379 +33.81
452–491 477 41 305.00–326.00 $319.66 $1,525 +21.11
473–493 unweaned 481 21 306.00–311.00 $309.05 $1,487 +16.22
503–531 514 19 285.00–313.00 $302.39 $1,554 +26.59
500–541 unweaned 518 66 280.00–308.00 $296.66 $1,537 +22.13
580–588 unweaned 582 12 260.00–276.00 $264.04 $1,537 +11.15
587 587 7 267.00 $267.00 $1,567 +10.82
605–623 615 15 243.00–270.00 $255.40 $1,571 +7.64
600–640 unweaned 627 37 235.00–266.00 $252.90 $1,586 +6.18
660–686 unweaned 676 5 227.00–239.00 $234.31 $1,584 +1.80
673–680 676 175 240.00–260.00 $250.83 $1,696 -0.50
703 unweaned 703 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,568
706–743 739 72 233.00–246.25 $244.96 $1,810 +2.26
752 unweaned 752 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,594 -13.00
753–762 760 29 235.00–251.00 $245.62 $1,867 +19.92
829–843 841 81 231.00–234.25 $233.81 $1,966
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,163
346 unweaned 346 4 272.00 $272.00 $941
388 unweaned 388 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,036
463 unweaned 463 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,292 +32.00
492 492 2 274.00 $274.00 $1,348
509–540 unweaned 523 9 263.00–277.00 $270.57 $1,415 +48.57
518–529 523 21 240.00–282.00 $270.82 $1,416
550 unweaned 550 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,331
557 557 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,420
627–632 631 11 234.00–243.00 $241.37 $1,523
705 705 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,629 +23.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 unweaned 329 18 390.00 $390.00 $1,283 -32.00
368 unweaned 368 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,362 -18.33
451–493 unweaned 483 12 302.00–320.00 $306.21 $1,479 -25.08
502–540 unweaned 508 26 280.00–332.00 $311.37 $1,582 +23.53
532 532 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,569
559 559 7 297.00 $297.00 $1,660
551–591 unweaned 580 32 270.00–295.00 $279.24 $1,620 +3.40
621 621 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,646
642 unweaned 642 11 261.00 $261.00 $1,676 +6.56
661 661 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,686
735–740 unweaned 736 14 234.00–239.00 $235.08 $1,730
753 unweaned 753 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,717
757 757 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,703
871 871 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,881
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–432 unweaned 424 9 286.00–297.00 $290.98 $1,234
559 559 5 288.00 $288.00 $1,610
605 unweaned 605 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,573
646 646 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,596

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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.