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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 1, 2025

517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.52/cwt +18.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,166/hd at 825 lb · 78 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.42/cwt +12.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,022/hd at 711 lb · 53 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.72/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,093/hd at 776 lb · 44 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 517

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 unweaned 460 6 397.00 $397.00 $1,826
522 unweaned 522 13 359.00 $359.00 $1,874
505–545 523 25 367.00–390.00 $382.58 $2,001 -24.42
557–574 569 25 360.00–392.00 $368.77 $2,098 +2.88
565–582 unweaned 572 14 346.00–351.00 $348.18 $1,992
607–644 634 9 335.00–357.00 $340.57 $2,159 -28.43
643 unweaned 643 15 316.00 $316.00 $2,032
686–690 689 8 315.00–319.00 $317.51 $2,188 -20.49
788–795 792 7 275.00–289.00 $280.97 $2,225 -4.63
844 844 5 282.00 $282.00 $2,380
868 868 10 278.00 $278.00 $2,413 +1.04
900 900 21 278.00–278.50 $278.38 $2,505
965 965 14 272.00 $272.00 $2,625 +10.40

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 unweaned 377 2 322.00 $322.00 $1,214 -55.00
381–395 389 7 367.00 $367.00 $1,428 -26.50
435 unweaned 435 8 372.00 $372.00 $1,618
476 unweaned 476 4 352.00 $352.00 $1,676 ±0.00
503–514 unweaned 510 9 329.00–335.00 $330.97 $1,688
506–536 519 27 329.00–336.00 $332.08 $1,723 -27.52
577 577 22 332.00 $332.00 $1,916 +1.74
621 621 6 314.00 $314.00 $1,950 -10.69
661–686 669 20 283.00–296.50 $292.34 $1,956 +3.32
705–733 711 53 279.00–287.00 $284.42 $2,022 +12.42
763–795 776 44 264.50–276.00 $269.72 $2,093 +7.23
805–829 825 78 246.00–263.25 $262.52 $2,166 +18.52
873–885 882 19 236.00–242.50 $241.15 $2,127
909 909 17 236.00 $236.00 $2,145 -6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 4 293.00 $293.00 $1,749
632 632 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,593 -36.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 unweaned 387 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,529 -59.51
412 unweaned 412 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,772 +33.00
473 473 3 359.00 $359.00 $1,698 -48.00
538 538 3 367.00 $367.00 $1,974
651 651 4 324.00 $324.00 $2,109
706 unweaned 706 4 276.00 $276.00 $1,949

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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.