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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 21, 2026

1,378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $329.59/cwt -6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $3,022/hd at 917 lb · 131 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.02/cwt -6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,598/hd at 830 lb · 122 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $354.49/cwt -15.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,908/hd at 820 lb · 111 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,378 1,672 1,375
Feeder cattle 1,378 1,672 1,375

Compared to last week: Steers were 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Both had a moderate demand with an average quality. Steer and heifer calves were to light to test with few receipts.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,705 -50.00
349 unweaned 349 5 620.00 $620.00 $2,164
370 unweaned 370 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,684 -150.00
481–490 483 5 503.00–508.00 $506.99 $2,449
489 unweaned 489 8 434.00 $434.00 $2,122 -90.40
507–532 unweaned 515 12 475.00–477.50 $475.86 $2,451 -11.43
524–528 526 10 455.00–487.00 $470.94 $2,477 -30.49
560 unweaned 560 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,352 -36.78
575–586 577 31 420.00–429.00 $427.53 $2,467 +5.03
552–599 579 15 439.00–467.00 $449.30 $2,601 +26.80
617–620 619 7 407.00–419.00 $410.42 $2,540 -33.16
605–648 unweaned 631 5 370.00–407.00 $384.19 $2,424 -23.31
615–641 635 4 345.00–356.00 $353.33 $2,244 -59.67
666–695 678 7 375.00–385.00 $379.39 $2,572 -44.89
710–746 726 46 348.00–397.00 $377.98 $2,744 -18.76
757–794 771 42 329.50–349.00 $339.47 $2,617
773 unweaned 773 7 355.00 $355.00 $2,744
805–845 820 109 329.00–369.00 $355.42 $2,914 -14.88
832 832 2 304.00 $304.00 $2,529 -66.30
852–898 876 63 321.00–345.00 $338.69 $2,967 -15.09
898 unweaned 898 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,874
900–938 917 131 310.00–336.50 $329.59 $3,022 -6.31
953–956 955 46 320.50–323.00 $320.99 $3,065 -6.91
996 996 4 298.00 $298.00 $2,968 -29.90
1030 1030 2 311.00 $311.00 $3,203 -2.00
1051 1051 4 304.00 $304.00 $3,195
1185 1185 6 260.00 $260.00 $3,081
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–595 585 4 300.00–369.00 $352.63 $2,063 -69.37
600 600 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,010
610 610 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,135
745 unweaned 745 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,030
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
240 unweaned 240 4 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 unweaned 508 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,134

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 unweaned 305 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,678 -0.77
361 unweaned 361 3 502.50 $502.50 $1,814 -0.97
365–370 368 2 490.00–500.00 $494.97 $1,821 +11.71
431 unweaned 431 4 438.00 $438.00 $1,888 -31.27
445 445 1 423.00 $423.00 $1,882 -71.45
450–473 unweaned 467 4 400.00–410.00 $407.59 $1,903 +2.25
450–487 476 14 405.00–444.00 $420.15 $2,000 +15.11
510–545 unweaned 527 5 385.00–414.00 $403.35 $2,126 +2.36
520–534 529 17 372.00–403.00 $383.31 $2,028 -11.69
555–590 unweaned 579 9 330.00–383.00 $354.97 $2,055 -16.68
550–598 583 55 367.00–411.00 $381.51 $2,224 +136.51
613 613 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,962 -69.06
615–647 631 54 325.00–373.00 $358.08 $2,259 -30.98
605–645 unweaned 638 12 351.00–364.00 $353.05 $2,252 -21.11
657 657 9 318.00 $318.00 $2,089 -36.29
658–689 681 39 338.00–344.50 $342.42 $2,332 +59.92
695–697 unweaned 696 3 335.00–345.00 $341.67 $2,378
713–730 729 43 300.00–335.00 $329.66 $2,403 -19.68
750–790 764 6 295.00–323.00 $314.41 $2,402 -20.55
756–795 unweaned 780 8 305.00–320.00 $310.45 $2,422 -15.55
810–844 830 122 300.00–320.00 $313.02 $2,598 -7.97
867–885 874 28 286.00–311.50 $304.80 $2,664 -7.35
880 880 6 292.00 $292.00 $2,570 -20.15
906–943 920 93 292.00–305.25 $300.28 $2,763 -23.12
1000–1024 1020 12 250.00–280.00 $275.10 $2,806 -28.90
1050–1055 1053 2 216.00–255.00 $235.55 $2,480
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 457.50 $457.50 $1,784
455 455 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,342
535 535 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,444
565 565 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,752
620 620 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,891
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
207–245 unweaned 217 4 1,175.00–1,350.00 $1,288.58 -161.42

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–383 unweaned 369 7 520.00–547.00 $537.65 $1,984 -2.35
380 380 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,710 -95.00
422 unweaned 422 9 453.00 $453.00 $1,912 -75.80
432 432 7 500.00 $500.00 $2,160 -30.00
475 475 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,328
488 unweaned 488 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,294 -38.91
502–530 509 18 462.50–493.00 $478.52 $2,436 +11.15
543 unweaned 543 13 415.00 $415.00 $2,253 -36.98
577 unweaned 577 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,423 +19.27
615–636 unweaned 626 6 392.00–417.00 $404.29 $2,531
615–629 626 24 398.00–404.00 $399.23 $2,499
710 unweaned 710 5 347.00 $347.00 $2,464 +17.00
890 890 1 308.00 $308.00 $2,741
965–995 980 2 291.00–305.00 $297.89 $2,919
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
250–255 unweaned 253 2 1,200.00–1,425.00 $1,313.61

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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.