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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 3, 2025

352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.59/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,996/hd at 714 lb · 41 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $284.32/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,235/hd at 786 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $343.54/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,155/hd at 627 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 352 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 452.00 $452.00 $1,921 —
518 518 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,020 +7.89
569–583 574 8 352.00–372.00 $364.39 $2,092 +0.34
586 unweaned 586 3 372.00 $372.00 $2,180 —
620–631 622 21 349.00–352.00 $349.58 $2,174 +2.58
637 unweaned 637 11 332.00 $332.00 $2,115 —
766–795 786 34 282.00–291.00 $284.32 $2,235 -2.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 357.00 $357.00 $1,696 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–345 unweaned 340 5 360.00–370.00 $365.94 $1,244 —
420–448 433 13 377.00–427.00 $403.12 $1,746 +36.12
426–437 unweaned 433 12 372.00–385.00 $380.74 $1,649 -2.11
450–497 481 20 352.00–392.00 $365.28 $1,757 +9.90
500–528 unweaned 516 16 320.00–348.00 $335.19 $1,730 +4.19
557 unweaned 557 2 302.00 $302.00 $1,682 -19.00
595 595 9 341.00 $341.00 $2,029 +29.29
600–626 619 20 314.00–317.00 $315.81 $1,955 +22.28
607–635 unweaned 621 4 265.00–285.00 $274.77 $1,706 -11.72
693 693 15 266.00 $266.00 $1,843 -27.29
713–733 714 41 256.00–281.50 $279.59 $1,996 +3.78
756 756 12 272.00 $272.00 $2,056 +0.71
863 863 3 254.00 $254.00 $2,192 -2.49
915–940 923 14 211.00–216.00 $214.84 $1,983 -30.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 unweaned 448 5 352.00 $352.00 $1,577 —
503–533 522 8 287.00–318.00 $306.79 $1,601 —
732 732 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,830 —
781 781 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,812 —
885 885 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,956 —
978 978 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,672 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–347 unweaned 344 4 442.00 $442.00 $1,520 —
360–390 unweaned 375 6 437.00–440.00 $438.56 $1,645 +15.34
375 375 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,556 —
400 unweaned 400 3 412.00 $412.00 $1,648 —
477 unweaned 477 2 357.00 $357.00 $1,703 -58.49
501–512 unweaned 504 14 337.00–380.00 $346.97 $1,749 -6.53
553–556 unweaned 554 12 335.00–375.00 $351.72 $1,949 +3.59
747 unweaned 747 2 287.00 $287.00 $2,144 —
810 810 6 261.00 $261.00 $2,114 —
862 862 2 258.00 $258.00 $2,224 —

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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.