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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 22, 2025

1,254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $295.58/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,314/hd at 783 lb · 222 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $277.49/cwt ≈ $2,456/hd at 885 lb · 146 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $272.50/cwt -3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,512/hd at 922 lb · 75 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,254

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–421 415 6 395.00–402.00 $397.26 $1,649
463 463 8 397.00 $397.00 $1,838 +7.00
508 508 13 407.00 $407.00 $2,068 +22.99
562–587 575 43 360.00–377.00 $367.28 $2,112 -6.49
615 unweaned 615 6 323.00 $323.00 $1,986
630–647 639 4 327.00–328.00 $327.49 $2,093 -17.83
651–682 661 13 317.00–330.00 $324.02 $2,142 -3.22
668 unweaned 668 18 315.00 $315.00 $2,104
701–740 716 15 315.00–320.00 $318.16 $2,278 +11.78
772–798 783 222 282.00–301.00 $295.58 $2,314 +2.58
800–811 809 71 292.00–298.00 $293.34 $2,373 +1.14
852–893 866 12 286.00–292.00 $289.46 $2,507 +9.63
922 922 75 272.50 $272.50 $2,512 -3.21
967 967 11 263.00 $263.00 $2,543 +3.00
1088 1088 52 255.25 $255.25 $2,777
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–592 585 6 277.00–329.00 $312.10 $1,826 -13.40
605–630 609 20 319.00–319.50 $319.42 $1,945 +14.42
728 728 23 280.00 $280.00 $2,038 -6.58
817–832 829 69 279.00–287.00 $281.11 $2,330
872–886 885 146 273.00–278.00 $277.49 $2,456
964 964 10 261.50 $261.50 $2,521
1002 1002 8 256.00 $256.00 $2,565
1055 1055 4 243.00 $243.00 $2,564

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 427.00 $427.00 $1,401
435 435 6 357.00 $357.00 $1,553 -3.57
448 unweaned 448 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,590
471–498 unweaned 481 8 312.00–332.00 $324.24 $1,560 -29.75
470–496 487 7 320.00–331.00 $327.97 $1,597 -27.03
503–531 516 16 330.00–334.00 $332.53 $1,716 -0.24
556 556 10 317.00 $317.00 $1,763
556–558 557 10 317.00 $317.00 $1,766
629 unweaned 629 14 316.00 $316.00 $1,988
602–648 631 41 282.00–314.00 $298.07 $1,881 +4.54
657–698 671 56 275.00–307.00 $287.07 $1,926 -2.93
735–745 738 6 262.00–270.00 $267.31 $1,973 -16.91
738 unweaned 738 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,882
771–797 785 44 261.00–271.50 $269.58 $2,116 -3.84
820–847 838 36 257.00–261.00 $260.13 $2,180 -4.14
850–866 859 19 240.00–246.00 $242.50 $2,083 -22.01
912 912 6 246.00 $246.00 $2,244 -10.00
966 966 3 229.00 $229.00 $2,212
1104 1104 6 188.00 $188.00 $2,076
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 10 308.00 $308.00 $1,592 +17.00
565 unweaned 565 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,723
584 584 16 286.00 $286.00 $1,670
609 609 12 276.00 $276.00 $1,681
652–687 672 12 234.00–272.00 $260.88 $1,753 -20.62
791 791 6 258.00 $258.00 $2,041

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 unweaned 400 10 410.00 $410.00 $1,640 -5.78
497 unweaned 497 4 382.00 $382.00 $1,899 -10.00
530 unweaned 530 6 347.00 $347.00 $1,839 -29.00
607 unweaned 607 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,985 +8.24
608 608 7 323.00 $323.00 $1,964 -5.65
750 750 9 285.00 $285.00 $2,138

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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.