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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 9, 2025

1,150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $288.05/cwt +26.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,931/hd at 670 lb · 107 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.17/cwt -3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 628 lb · 86 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $325.08/cwt +32.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 569 lb · 62 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,150 1,591 762
Feeder cattle 1,150 1,591 762

Compared to the last sale on December 19th: Feeder steers 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. 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
317–338 323 10 405.00–435.00 $414.41 $1,339 -53.11
433 433 15 388.00 $388.00 $1,680 +22.95
461–485 478 20 350.00–368.00 $355.98 $1,702 -17.57
509 unweaned 509 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,731 +19.60
502–537 523 17 314.00–330.00 $321.12 $1,679 +16.13
559 unweaned 559 7 322.00 $322.00 $1,800 +43.34
551–584 570 55 320.00–333.00 $325.47 $1,855 +11.26
604–647 617 35 293.00–311.00 $304.67 $1,880 +33.64
641 unweaned 641 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,744 -2.52
653 unweaned 653 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,763 +8.27
651–698 671 104 280.00–293.50 $288.57 $1,936
712 unweaned 712 9 269.00 $269.00 $1,915 +8.00
711–723 715 49 266.00–284.00 $281.34 $2,012 +25.27
751–785 762 48 267.00–272.00 $270.27 $2,059 +15.27
821 821 35 256.00 $256.00 $2,102 -2.00
857 857 26 266.00 $266.00 $2,280 +8.94
919–926 920 54 254.50–256.00 $254.64 $2,343 +20.10
969–976 974 17 230.00–244.00 $234.92 $2,288
1036 1036 52 240.75 $240.75 $2,494
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,506 +40.29
725–745 740 30 250.00–256.00 $254.43 $1,883 +22.43
885 885 17 238.00 $238.00 $2,106 +9.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 316.00 $316.00 $1,081 -70.01
360–391 unweaned 374 23 337.00–340.00 $338.51 $1,266 -32.58
370–382 375 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,275
405–420 414 5 295.00–322.00 $311.43 $1,289 -45.67
432–443 unweaned 438 8 317.00–322.00 $319.53 $1,400 +3.47
450–479 462 12 320.00–321.00 $320.57 $1,481 +27.60
490–491 unweaned 490 11 287.00–300.00 $292.92 $1,435 -20.04
521 521 9 286.00 $286.00 $1,490 +7.96
520–530 unweaned 524 20 284.00–295.00 $289.18 $1,515 +21.06
553 unweaned 553 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,548 +16.15
557–581 567 20 275.00–281.00 $278.54 $1,579 +12.68
618 unweaned 618 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,570
609–640 628 83 253.00–271.00 $265.57 $1,668 -3.43
652–663 658 26 254.00–259.00 $258.00 $1,698 -3.65
700–738 722 41 242.00–260.50 $251.83 $1,818 +16.03
755 755 11 253.50 $253.50 $1,914 +23.00
803 803 13 243.50 $243.50 $1,955 +16.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,000

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–337 unweaned 335 5 395.00–462.00 $435.01 $1,457 -4.99
410–427 unweaned 421 19 372.00–400.00 $389.95 $1,642 +42.39
476 unweaned 476 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,476 -9.64
493 493 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,553 -11.91
501–547 524 19 298.00–317.00 $310.15 $1,625 -12.58
511–546 unweaned 529 21 310.00–311.00 $310.54 $1,643 +14.20
640 unweaned 640 8 272.00 $272.00 $1,741 +5.05
646 646 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,718 ±0.00
655 unweaned 655 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,716 +12.00
679 679 5 262.00 $262.00 $1,779
793 793 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,816
804 unweaned 804 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,849
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 unweaned 333 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,299
366 unweaned 366 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,208

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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.