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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 17, 2025

991 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $279.29/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,304/hd at 825 lb · 217 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $302.10/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,190/hd at 725 lb · 76 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $269.89/cwt -6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,353/hd at 872 lb · 69 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 991

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 unweaned 391 9 417.00 $417.00 $1,630
451 451 17 425.00 $425.00 $1,917 -10.10
498 unweaned 498 9 373.00 $373.00 $1,858
540 unweaned 540 2 338.00 $338.00 $1,825
557–586 564 23 353.00–365.00 $358.03 $2,019 -12.09
602–607 604 17 333.00–357.00 $348.85 $2,107
640 unweaned 640 5 316.00 $316.00 $2,022
685 685 9 273.00–287.00 $280.78 $1,923 -25.95
701–743 725 76 286.00–309.00 $302.10 $2,190 -0.19
761–785 778 23 273.00–296.00 $289.79 $2,255
800–847 825 217 271.00–288.00 $279.29 $2,304 +2.29
867–883 872 69 268.50–273.00 $269.89 $2,353 -6.11
988 988 5 261.00 $261.00 $2,579 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,608 +80.00
532 532 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,835
561–568 564 7 311.00–325.00 $318.96 $1,799 -11.95
770 770 14 267.00 $267.00 $2,056
815–838 825 22 248.00–256.00 $251.69 $2,076

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 15 425.00 $425.00 $1,543
351–391 unweaned 365 26 373.00–407.00 $398.73 $1,455 +6.08
422–441 433 25 368.00–400.00 $380.46 $1,647 -23.61
450–499 unweaned 466 15 331.00–357.00 $347.73 $1,620 -4.27
474 474 7 357.00 $357.00 $1,692 +30.00
502–547 537 24 324.00–335.00 $327.33 $1,758 -0.02
535–546 unweaned 538 11 313.00–317.00 $315.89 $1,699 -15.11
558–593 570 9 305.00–337.00 $319.06 $1,819 +0.24
577–593 unweaned 588 8 278.00–298.00 $285.56 $1,679
638–639 639 31 276.00–302.00 $296.97 $1,898 -11.92
651–685 662 10 259.00–288.00 $281.41 $1,863 +2.52
726 unweaned 726 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,771
722–738 729 29 251.00–274.00 $268.86 $1,960 -4.37
761–798 780 65 262.00–273.00 $268.36 $2,093
827–832 830 30 265.00–267.00 $265.93 $2,207 +14.26
863 fancy 863 11 280.00 $280.00 $2,416
888 888 3 245.00 $245.00 $2,176 +5.70
985 985 30 223.00 $223.00 $2,197
1138 1138 4 196.00 $196.00 $2,230
1165 1165 6 175.00 $175.00 $2,039
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–420 419 15 353.00–368.00 $361.03 $1,513 +9.03
473–494 489 13 322.00–327.00 $325.88 $1,594
573 573 4 294.00 $294.00 $1,685
699 699 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,748
745 745 8 231.00 $231.00 $1,721

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,587 +6.84
366 unweaned 366 12 420.00 $420.00 $1,537
452 452 2 382.00 $382.00 $1,727 ±0.00
475–490 unweaned 479 10 347.00–380.00 $370.06 $1,773 -11.68
521 unweaned 521 3 362.00 $362.00 $1,886 -8.00
551 551 3 331.00 $331.00 $1,824 -11.00
600 unweaned 600 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,800
692 unweaned 692 2 282.00 $282.00 $1,951 -46.00
816 816 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,983
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 unweaned 363 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,470
975 975 2 225.00 $225.00 $2,194

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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.