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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 23, 2026

2,573 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $336.77/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $3,102/hd at 921 lb · 322 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $361.12/cwt +11.42 vs last sale · ≈ $3,091/hd at 856 lb · 195 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.08/cwt -7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,818/hd at 886 lb · 164 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,573 3,029 632
Feeder cattle 2,573 3,029 632

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher except steers over 1000 pounds 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady except 7 weight heifers 6.00 to 8.00 higher on better quality. Steer and heifer calves 10.00 to 15.00 lower. 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
385 unweaned 385 3 610.00 $610.00 $2,348 +5.00
400–431 413 7 540.00–575.00 $555.64 $2,295 -32.49
488 488 5 525.00 $525.00 $2,562 ±0.00
493 unweaned 493 3 524.00 $524.00 $2,583
500–530 515 6 480.00–520.00 $499.42 $2,572 -17.56
527–543 unweaned 534 7 467.50–473.00 $470.60 $2,513 -15.76
560–567 562 17 459.00–461.00 $460.29 $2,587 -25.66
617 unweaned 617 4 446.00 $446.00 $2,752 +3.46
609–636 619 37 432.00–452.00 $442.50 $2,739 +8.50
623 623 6 422.50 $422.50 $2,632 -11.50
656–693 672 20 410.00–435.00 $419.21 $2,817 -5.94
680 unweaned 680 3 404.00 $404.00 $2,747
700–709 706 10 395.00–399.00 $397.81 $2,809 +12.44
753–769 764 91 363.00–389.00 $383.85 $2,933 +11.36
826–837 835 53 353.00–361.00 $359.35 $3,001 +1.05
850–868 856 195 358.00–367.00 $361.12 $3,091 +11.42
920–928 921 322 335.50–338.50 $336.77 $3,102 -0.93
959–974 969 65 328.50–335.25 $330.66 $3,204 +5.52
1045 1045 4 293.00 $293.00 $3,062 -25.29
1014–1048 1046 145 300.00–321.00 $309.96 $3,242 -8.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 unweaned 356 5 590.00 $590.00 $2,100
435 435 3 525.00 $525.00 $2,284 -37.50
457–499 487 7 438.00–450.00 $441.22 $2,149 -68.78
564–582 570 12 438.00–440.00 $439.32 $2,504 +3.32
608 unweaned 608 10 413.00 $413.00 $2,511 +5.00
611–642 613 26 392.50–430.00 $426.98 $2,617
707–738 721 29 353.00–395.00 $384.08 $2,769 +44.08
793 793 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,617 -27.00
828–830 830 19 345.00–349.50 $348.79 $2,895
856–894 878 33 336.00–343.00 $340.32 $2,988 +1.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 7 425.00 $425.00 $1,674
667 667 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,134

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–381 375 6 480.00–520.00 $499.65 $1,874 -40.35
417–428 unweaned 421 13 438.00–482.50 $465.12 $1,958 -27.48
432 432 2 465.00 $465.00 $2,009 -21.55
473–475 unweaned 474 16 410.00–445.00 $428.58 $2,031 -35.42
463–483 477 19 410.00–437.00 $426.50 $2,034
507–527 unweaned 509 18 385.00–421.00 $400.28 $2,037 -35.70
500–535 518 8 415.00–419.00 $417.07 $2,160 -10.93
577 unweaned 577 13 355.00 $355.00 $2,048 -77.00
576–597 581 17 402.50–420.00 $413.72 $2,404 -16.28
606 unweaned 606 9 362.50 $362.50 $2,197 -5.20
615 615 9 404.00 $404.00 $2,485 +5.34
651–655 653 7 371.00–373.00 $372.14 $2,430 -10.71
716 unweaned 716 8 330.00 $330.00 $2,363
707–743 719 132 353.00–363.00 $354.77 $2,551 +7.77
751–777 765 159 334.50–357.00 $342.40 $2,619 +7.21
820–844 842 35 328.00–329.00 $328.08 $2,762 -10.29
879–897 886 164 304.00–323.50 $318.08 $2,818 -7.07
908–913 910 96 309.00–333.00 $316.53 $2,880
956 956 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,868
1018–1048 1036 103 290.00–297.00 $292.40 $3,029
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–429 unweaned 426 5 400.00–424.00 $414.49 $1,766
495 495 2 407.00 $407.00 $2,015
572–593 583 8 374.00–395.00 $385.03 $2,245 -2.17
600–647 629 53 365.00–388.00 $381.71 $2,401 +18.64
652–690 671 28 345.00–368.00 $351.52 $2,359 +2.97
705 705 5 344.00 $344.00 $2,425
774–795 788 37 326.00–329.50 $328.38 $2,588
816–836 825 11 311.00–317.00 $314.24 $2,592
898 898 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,649
953–998 959 35 275.00–289.00 $279.95 $2,685
1034 1034 27 261.00 $261.00 $2,699
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 8 340.00 $340.00 $1,822

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 3 570.00 $570.00 $1,887
373 unweaned 373 3 505.00 $505.00 $1,884 -107.41
403 unweaned 403 3 567.50 $567.50 $2,287 +52.50
405–430 425 11 530.00–560.00 $554.81 $2,358
463–491 467 21 525.00–530.00 $529.25 $2,472
513–519 unweaned 515 13 472.00–495.00 $486.09 $2,503 -3.91
518 518 5 451.00 $451.00 $2,336
550 550 4 435.00–445.00 $440.00 $2,420
567 unweaned 567 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,495 -14.77
606–643 615 12 405.00–434.00 $426.42 $2,622 +24.42
853 853 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,772
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 unweaned 467 12 489.00 $489.00 $2,284

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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.