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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 9, 2026

1,430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $334.30/cwt ≈ $3,233/hd at 967 lb · 108 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.46/cwt +12.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,884/hd at 865 lb · 100 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $342.86/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,182/hd at 928 lb · 77 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,430 1,076 747
Feeder cattle 1,430 1,076 747

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher with most of the light calves being unweaned. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–377 unweaned 365 10 605.00–635.00 $622.61 $2,273
372 372 2 640.00 $640.00 $2,381 +38.07
406 unweaned 406 4 585.00 $585.00 $2,375
410 410 2 595.00 $595.00 $2,440
453 453 4 567.50 $567.50 $2,571 +56.84
463–480 unweaned 472 14 536.00–550.00 $542.87 $2,562 +17.87
500–542 517 17 499.00–527.00 $504.57 $2,609 -14.20
556 556 31 470.00 $470.00 $2,613 +17.02
576 unweaned 576 3 453.00 $453.00 $2,609
607 607 2 462.50 $462.50 $2,807 +5.74
653–663 657 13 422.00–437.00 $429.80 $2,824 -5.27
670 unweaned 670 2 409.00 $409.00 $2,740
731–740 737 22 387.00–403.00 $393.53 $2,900 +2.69
762 unweaned 762 2 339.00 $339.00 $2,583
753–793 775 49 373.00–392.00 $384.71 $2,982
852–872 864 57 352.00–361.00 $355.58 $3,072 +6.00
912–945 928 77 330.00–346.50 $342.86 $3,182 ±0.00
954–982 967 108 329.00–339.00 $334.30 $3,233
1008–1046 1020 79 313.25–328.00 $323.40 $3,299
1076–1087 1085 110 306.35–310.25 $307.09 $3,332 -6.16
1244 1244 8 278.00 $278.00 $3,458
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 2 529.00 $529.00 $2,603 +39.00
533 533 11 475.00 $475.00 $2,532
644 644 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,544 -25.78

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 unweaned 296 4 582.50 $582.50 $1,724
300–346 unweaned 320 7 550.00–580.00 $563.91 $1,805 +21.22
369–396 unweaned 379 13 520.00–542.50 $529.03 $2,005 +4.03
411–436 unweaned 423 12 495.00–520.00 $509.26 $2,154 +34.33
435 435 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,936 -57.50
450–470 unweaned 458 9 447.50–480.00 $463.41 $2,122
450–495 468 28 444.00–475.00 $462.85 $2,166 +13.98
500 500 3 441.00 $441.00 $2,205 -1.97
503–521 unweaned 513 29 415.00–443.00 $426.64 $2,189
557–591 578 44 407.00–427.00 $413.71 $2,391 -3.42
614 unweaned 614 5 373.00 $373.00 $2,290
600–636 624 12 412.00–414.00 $413.36 $2,579 +19.01
657–674 665 24 373.00–400.00 $392.65 $2,611 +33.65
702–717 713 8 355.00–369.00 $358.44 $2,556 +13.44
756–795 773 54 340.00–358.00 $351.69 $2,719 +18.25
853 853 25 351.00 $351.00 $2,994 +30.50
867–874 869 75 327.50–328.00 $327.62 $2,847 +7.12
951 951 9 309.50 $309.50 $2,943 +27.99
958 958 30 328.50 $328.50 $3,147 +46.99
1024 1024 27 288.50 $288.50 $2,954
1220 1220 10 263.00 $263.00 $3,209
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 unweaned 323 3 525.00 $525.00 $1,696
383 383 5 510.00 $510.00 $1,953
485–486 486 6 422.00–440.00 $434.01 $2,109
493 unweaned 493 4 416.00 $416.00 $2,051
504 unweaned 504 5 424.00 $424.00 $2,137
575 575 11 397.00 $397.00 $2,283 +10.00
640 640 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,304
696 696 18 364.00 $364.00 $2,533 +35.87

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–340 unweaned 329 12 645.00–725.00 $669.94 $2,204
383 unweaned 383 3 605.00 $605.00 $2,317 +1.15
415–426 unweaned 418 13 575.00–580.00 $576.57 $2,410 +16.57
465–499 unweaned 491 14 510.00–535.00 $524.87 $2,577 +14.87
490–496 492 13 515.00–527.50 $518.88 $2,553 +22.88
510–525 unweaned 518 4 472.50–495.00 $483.59 $2,505 +11.59
557 unweaned 557 8 477.50 $477.50 $2,660 +37.50
630 unweaned 630 2 392.00 $392.00 $2,470
685 685 7 398.00 $398.00 $2,726
808 808 4 343.00 $343.00 $2,771
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 8 545.00 $545.00 $2,158
412–443 unweaned 439 16 470.00–525.00 $504.66 $2,215
563 563 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,365

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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.