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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 19, 2024

1,591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.25/cwt +3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,510/hd at 571 lb · 174 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.19/cwt +25.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,710/hd at 657 lb · 110 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $368.76/cwt +5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,723/hd at 467 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,591 1,670 734
Feeder cattle 1,591 1,670 734

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady depending on flesh and weaning condition. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 unweaned 292 12 490.00 $490.00 $1,431 —
309–311 310 36 462.00–480.00 $467.52 $1,449 +27.52
362–398 unweaned 376 22 390.00–440.00 $415.70 $1,563 —
401–415 403 15 360.00–375.00 $365.05 $1,471 -42.39
407 thin fleshed 407 7 420.00 $420.00 $1,709 —
457–482 465 76 370.00–375.00 $373.55 $1,737 +22.37
486–490 unweaned 487 9 315.00–335.00 $328.30 $1,599 -48.70
501–540 unweaned 527 42 315.00–337.00 $320.40 $1,689 +5.65
521–548 531 38 297.00–327.00 $304.99 $1,619 -21.84
553–566 557 12 299.00–322.00 $314.21 $1,750 +2.49
560–599 unweaned 581 19 267.00–289.00 $278.66 $1,619 -14.86
620–622 unweaned 621 15 270.00–287.00 $274.52 $1,705 +3.44
617–636 630 18 265.00–273.00 $271.03 $1,707 -18.31
668–686 unweaned 678 26 255.00–269.00 $261.73 $1,775 -2.49
708 unweaned 708 8 261.00 $261.00 $1,848 —
720–737 731 45 255.00–258.50 $256.07 $1,872 -9.05
782 782 23 255.00 $255.00 $1,994 -6.61
801 unweaned 801 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,882 —
809 809 12 258.00 $258.00 $2,087 -1.06
853–858 856 35 253.00–260.00 $257.06 $2,200 +14.06
921–932 929 16 221.00–239.00 $234.54 $2,179 -4.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,374 —
380 380 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,216 —
420–443 429 10 277.00–332.00 $299.71 $1,286 -70.29
486 486 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,492 +14.00
596 596 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,645 —
675 675 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,688 —
741 741 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,719 —
806–842 819 30 230.00–239.00 $233.25 $1,910 —
867 867 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,985 —
974 974 7 211.00 $211.00 $2,055 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 unweaned 286 11 422.00 $422.00 $1,207 —
308–345 329 7 382.00–392.00 $386.01 $1,270 —
384–395 unweaned 386 36 340.00–380.00 $371.09 $1,432 +25.38
410–425 418 11 352.00–360.00 $357.10 $1,493 +35.10
410–436 unweaned 424 16 300.00–337.00 $316.06 $1,340 -8.56
463–482 unweaned 467 53 301.00–331.00 $312.96 $1,462 -1.52
466–488 477 31 288.00–300.00 $292.97 $1,397 -15.72
507–510 508 17 271.00–283.00 $278.04 $1,412 -12.29
507–542 unweaned 528 40 260.00–290.00 $268.12 $1,416 -21.15
561–595 unweaned 568 139 247.00–267.00 $263.85 $1,499 -4.13
560–595 585 35 264.00–270.00 $265.86 $1,555 +9.08
601 601 10 269.00 $269.00 $1,617 —
654–657 656 90 260.50–267.00 $261.65 $1,716 +10.66
659–666 unweaned 662 20 231.00–265.00 $253.64 $1,679 +28.00
725–728 727 15 235.00–236.00 $235.80 $1,714 +14.45
710–746 unweaned 734 6 226.00–227.00 $226.32 $1,661 —
775 775 12 230.50 $230.50 $1,786 —
819–832 824 24 226.00–227.50 $226.93 $1,870 -4.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 7 327.00 $327.00 $1,292 +35.00
410–426 418 11 282.00–317.00 $299.72 $1,253 +37.72
454 454 7 267.00 $267.00 $1,212 -6.00
476 unweaned 476 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,357 —
577 577 9 237.00 $237.00 $1,367 -2.05
653 653 32 257.00 $257.00 $1,678 —
677–693 unweaned 685 17 202.00–221.00 $211.95 $1,452 —
1007 1007 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,682 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,405 —
329 unweaned 329 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,448 ±0.00
420–437 unweaned 426 14 345.00–352.00 $347.56 $1,481 -44.53
442 442 5 342.00 $342.00 $1,512 —
458 thin fleshed 458 13 382.00 $382.00 $1,750 —
473–498 unweaned 482 9 305.00–326.00 $319.64 $1,541 -35.78
480–498 489 10 322.00–332.00 $326.91 $1,599 —
525–532 unweaned 530 6 295.00–297.00 $296.34 $1,571 -16.16
525–536 534 13 310.00–325.00 $322.73 $1,723 —
550–586 unweaned 567 60 287.00–310.00 $299.10 $1,696 +19.10
613–631 unweaned 620 8 262.00–270.00 $266.95 $1,655 +4.31
627 627 7 266.00 $266.00 $1,668 +24.00
678 unweaned 678 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,695 -12.06
707–745 unweaned 740 15 241.00–253.00 $251.47 $1,861 —
793 unweaned 793 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,848 —
800 800 4 212.00 $212.00 $1,696 —

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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.