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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 16, 2026

3,029 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $358.30/cwt ≈ $2,967/hd at 828 lb · 307 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.12/cwt ≈ $2,991/hd at 882 lb · 256 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $337.70/cwt -5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $3,141/hd at 930 lb · 191 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,029 1,430 1,129
Feeder cattle 3,029 1,430 1,129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers up to 12.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves mostly steady. Demand was moderate. Quality average to plain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 18 800.00 $800.00 $2,208 —
333 unweaned 333 14 640.00 $640.00 $2,131 —
359 unweaned 359 6 605.00 $605.00 $2,172 -17.61
367 367 5 650.00 $650.00 $2,386 +10.00
412–440 426 35 585.00–600.00 $588.13 $2,505 -6.87
428 unweaned 428 15 560.00 $560.00 $2,397 -25.00
453 453 10 525.00 $525.00 $2,378 -42.50
500–535 511 15 515.00–527.50 $516.98 $2,642 +12.41
526–537 unweaned 533 16 471.00–512.50 $486.36 $2,592 —
554–592 566 78 461.00–495.00 $485.95 $2,750 +15.95
620–622 unweaned 622 13 440.00–443.00 $442.54 $2,753 —
646 646 6 434.00 $434.00 $2,804 —
666–692 689 24 419.00–426.00 $425.15 $2,929 -4.65
713–739 732 89 378.00–403.00 $385.37 $2,821 -8.16
766–797 779 47 358.00–383.00 $372.49 $2,902 -12.22
809–841 828 307 351.50–364.00 $358.30 $2,967 —
862–879 872 120 348.75–353.00 $349.70 $3,049 -5.88
903–946 930 191 326.00–347.00 $337.70 $3,141 -5.16
987–988 988 146 322.50–327.50 $325.14 $3,212 -9.16
1016–1038 1027 220 316.50–319.75 $318.29 $3,269 -5.11
1055 1055 31 319.25 $319.25 $3,368 +12.16
1091 1091 38 300.00 $300.00 $3,273 -7.09
1102 1102 111 312.00 $312.00 $3,438 —
1116 1116 4 296.00 $296.00 $3,303 —
1155 1155 3 299.00 $299.00 $3,453 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 562.50 $562.50 $2,475 —
470 470 2 510.00 $510.00 $2,397 -19.00
555 555 2 436.00 $436.00 $2,420 —
625 unweaned 625 4 408.00 $408.00 $2,550 —
659 659 6 400.00 $400.00 $2,636 —
747 747 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,540 —
770–771 770 103 357.00 $357.00 $2,749 —
857–899 882 256 335.50–344.00 $339.12 $2,991 —
925 925 2 318.00 $318.00 $2,942 —
1068–1091 1073 14 299.00–306.50 $304.87 $3,271 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 unweaned 342 5 560.00 $560.00 $1,915 -3.91
358 358 10 540.00 $540.00 $1,933 —
408–428 414 10 485.00–490.00 $486.55 $2,014 +41.55
411–437 unweaned 426 14 485.00–505.00 $492.60 $2,098 -16.66
456–457 unweaned 457 20 458.00–468.00 $464.00 $2,120 +0.59
511 511 5 428.00 $428.00 $2,187 -13.00
518–521 unweaned 519 9 428.00–440.00 $435.98 $2,263 +9.34
554 554 10 430.00 $430.00 $2,382 +16.29
576 unweaned 576 26 432.00 $432.00 $2,488 —
605–634 624 21 391.00–411.00 $398.66 $2,488 -14.70
619–642 unweaned 626 20 350.00–380.00 $367.70 $2,302 -5.30
650–665 657 23 379.00–385.00 $382.85 $2,515 -9.80
741–743 742 19 347.00 $347.00 $2,575 -11.44
758–780 772 64 334.50–336.50 $335.19 $2,588 -16.50
810–844 819 70 332.00–340.00 $338.37 $2,771 —
855–858 856 59 324.50–328.00 $325.15 $2,783 -25.85
997 997 29 297.00 $297.00 $2,961 —
1000 1000 55 299.00 $299.00 $2,990 +10.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 8 459.00 $459.00 $1,896 —
460–466 unweaned 463 7 450.00 $450.00 $2,084 +34.00
506–549 530 18 383.00–422.50 $409.38 $2,170 —
577–586 582 9 385.00–390.00 $387.20 $2,254 -9.80
586 unweaned 586 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,168 —
626–640 632 13 357.00–370.00 $363.07 $2,295 +3.07
675–684 679 10 339.00–355.00 $348.55 $2,367 -15.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–382 unweaned 365 26 575.00–642.50 $612.41 $2,235 +7.41
423 unweaned 423 3 515.00 $515.00 $2,178 -61.57
472–490 unweaned 478 6 487.50–505.00 $499.02 $2,385 -25.85
522 unweaned 522 6 490.00 $490.00 $2,558 +6.41
558–594 unweaned 581 8 449.00–465.00 $454.77 $2,642 -22.73
646 646 3 402.00 $402.00 $2,597 —
696–697 unweaned 696 9 388.00–396.00 $394.22 $2,744 —
802 802 2 336.00 $336.00 $2,695 -7.00
901 901 4 319.00 $319.00 $2,874 —
999 999 6 311.00 $311.00 $3,107 —

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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.