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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 16, 2025

2,691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $254.78/cwt -11.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,201/hd at 864 lb · 210 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $252.32/cwt -2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,364/hd at 937 lb · 177 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.90/cwt +14.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,573/hd at 519 lb · 147 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,691 1,150 638
Feeder cattle 2,691 1,150 638

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer calves under 550 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Heifer calves 5.00 to 15.00 higher. 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
307–328 321 39 445.00–475.00 $462.19 $1,484 +47.78
355–393 unweaned 364 17 440.00–460.00 $455.01 $1,656
387–393 390 12 406.00–422.00 $415.27 $1,620
415–445 434 64 390.00–425.00 $412.05 $1,788 +24.05
449 unweaned 449 10 382.00 $382.00 $1,715
451–475 465 16 370.00–380.00 $376.01 $1,748 +20.03
470–481 unweaned 476 38 360.00–364.00 $362.34 $1,725
515–517 unweaned 516 7 322.00–349.00 $341.26 $1,761 +1.26
513–545 527 100 322.00–339.00 $332.09 $1,750 +10.97
553–599 576 67 301.00–327.00 $311.92 $1,797 -13.55
581–593 unweaned 584 25 302.00–320.00 $304.67 $1,779 -17.33
605–638 619 45 276.00–303.00 $297.92 $1,844 -6.75
635 unweaned 635 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,861 +21.00
652–694 677 68 267.00–298.00 $281.16 $1,903 -7.41
680 unweaned 680 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,884 +7.00
709–736 717 44 272.00–286.00 $275.78 $1,977 -5.56
754–793 778 70 267.00–277.00 $270.54 $2,105 +0.27
815–836 825 53 252.00–265.50 $264.00 $2,178 +8.00
836 unweaned 836 10 256.00 $256.00 $2,140
850–891 864 210 239.00–264.00 $254.78 $2,201 -11.22
920–944 937 177 249.00–257.50 $252.32 $2,364 -2.32
961 961 30 244.50 $244.50 $2,350 +9.58
1000 1000 12 236.00 $236.00 $2,360
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–446 436 16 365.00–377.00 $369.71 $1,612 +29.71
474–497 484 26 297.00–345.00 $335.60 $1,624
568 568 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,630
642 642 6 261.00 $261.00 $1,676
680 680 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,707
709–736 720 10 250.00–256.00 $252.45 $1,818 -1.98
783 783 9 231.00 $231.00 $1,809
801 801 15 248.00 $248.00 $1,986

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–335 323 29 435.00–452.00 $440.46 $1,423 +124.46
340 unweaned 340 2 367.00 $367.00 $1,248
371–380 unweaned 373 18 370.00 $370.00 $1,380 +31.49
385–395 388 32 352.00–382.00 $372.22 $1,444 +32.22
410–437 424 12 309.00–327.00 $317.71 $1,347 +6.28
400–446 unweaned 437 10 309.00–329.00 $325.34 $1,422 +5.81
460–498 474 81 288.00–333.00 $311.77 $1,478 -8.80
470–479 unweaned 477 16 300.00–332.00 $326.09 $1,555 +33.17
505–535 517 128 294.00–344.00 $305.04 $1,577 +19.04
508–546 unweaned 536 19 269.00–297.00 $288.46 $1,546 -0.72
556–590 unweaned 565 35 250.00–275.00 $266.85 $1,508 -13.15
553–596 581 61 258.00–284.00 $271.96 $1,580 -6.58
608–646 618 19 260.00–275.00 $266.53 $1,647 +0.96
602–649 unweaned 633 35 227.00–250.00 $233.60 $1,479 -20.40
654–696 680 122 244.00–265.00 $257.71 $1,752 -0.29
700–742 726 54 235.00–256.00 $251.84 $1,828 +0.01
769 unweaned 769 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,738
756–797 773 90 232.00–250.00 $245.10 $1,895 -8.40
815–825 819 33 226.00–250.00 $242.34 $1,985 -1.16
882–886 885 19 223.00–231.00 $225.52 $1,996
908 908 13 215.00–228.00 $218.00 $1,979
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–333 331 19 340.00–392.00 $386.84 $1,280
355–367 361 4 305.00–337.00 $321.27 $1,160
454 454 10 272.00 $272.00 $1,235
510–527 517 12 262.00–285.00 $274.74 $1,420
593 593 15 252.00 $252.00 $1,494
605–630 612 13 232.00–257.00 $243.58 $1,491
700 700 7 183.00 $183.00 $1,281

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–342 unweaned 336 7 377.00–420.00 $407.51 $1,369 -27.50
363–385 unweaned 374 8 417.00–432.00 $424.28 $1,587
386 386 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,640
402 unweaned 402 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,568 +0.05
463–466 unweaned 465 14 362.00–367.00 $363.78 $1,692 +53.78
463–495 478 7 330.00–367.00 $351.14 $1,678 +36.14
501 501 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,578 +4.85
500–539 unweaned 526 38 305.00–331.00 $314.80 $1,656 +4.26
574–576 unweaned 575 17 287.00–302.50 $297.93 $1,713
562–588 578 17 262.00–298.00 $275.59 $1,593
605 605 7 279.00 $279.00 $1,688
626–630 unweaned 629 19 270.00–279.00 $275.69 $1,734 +3.69
670 unweaned 670 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,608 -22.00
710–737 724 6 250.00–258.00 $253.62 $1,836
736 unweaned 736 37 252.50 $252.50 $1,858
750 unweaned 750 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,868
782 782 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,853 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 unweaned 440 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,386
441 441 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,301
498 unweaned 498 3 316.00 $316.00 $1,574
555 555 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,460

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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.