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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 28, 2026

769 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $312.83/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,603/hd at 832 lb · 51 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $327.36/cwt +8.21 vs last sale · ≈ $3,241/hd at 990 lb · 46 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.32/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,444/hd at 731 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 769 1,378 906
Feeder cattle 769 1,378 906

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All classes lightly tested. Feeder steers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Demand good for feeders. Steer calves not well tested but a higher undertone noted. Heifer calves mostly steady. Demand moderate to good for calves. Though numbers were limited, supply still included some nice strings of feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 unweaned 277 4 525.00 $525.00 $1,454 —
413 unweaned 413 8 550.00 $550.00 $2,272 —
440 440 2 527.50 $527.50 $2,321 —
474–486 unweaned 478 15 505.00–526.00 $518.88 $2,480 +84.88
508 508 9 500.00 $500.00 $2,540 +29.06
532 unweaned 532 2 462.50 $462.50 $2,460 -13.36
553 unweaned 553 6 456.00 $456.00 $2,522 +36.00
640 640 2 408.00 $408.00 $2,611 +54.67
717–722 719 9 370.00–375.00 $372.77 $2,680 -5.21
755–775 762 17 355.00–371.00 $367.08 $2,797 +27.61
842 842 7 356.00 $356.00 $2,998 +52.00
861–882 873 21 346.00–358.00 $352.75 $3,080 +14.06
900–947 919 5 329.00–331.00 $329.82 $3,031 +0.23
989–996 990 46 314.00–329.00 $327.36 $3,241 +29.36
1041 1041 6 316.00 $316.00 $3,290 +5.00
1053 1053 7 309.00 $309.00 $3,254 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,164 +32.37
645 645 17 381.00 $381.00 $2,457 +31.00
747 747 18 350.50 $350.50 $2,618 —
779 779 5 337.50 $337.50 $2,629 —
910–946 929 17 315.00–320.50 $317.54 $2,950 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 5 394.00 $394.00 $2,541 —
675 675 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,396 —
842 842 2 334.00 $334.00 $2,812 —
908 908 38 322.00 $322.00 $2,924 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–655 653 22 339.00–347.00 $342.98 $2,240 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
247 247 6 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 unweaned 343 5 482.50 $482.50 $1,655 —
365–372 unweaned 367 9 493.00–500.00 $494.58 $1,815 -7.92
401 unweaned 401 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,865 +27.00
428–430 429 6 479.00–480.00 $479.33 $2,056 +56.33
464 464 7 456.00 $456.00 $2,116 +35.85
482 unweaned 482 2 397.00 $397.00 $1,914 -10.59
522–547 528 9 391.00–407.50 $403.70 $2,132 +20.39
551–575 564 27 378.00–394.00 $381.51 $2,152 ±0.00
616 unweaned 616 4 367.50 $367.50 $2,264 +14.45
611–648 625 9 352.00–371.00 $363.56 $2,272 +5.48
684 684 8 342.00 $342.00 $2,339 -0.42
713–743 731 45 322.00–343.00 $334.32 $2,444 +4.66
753–790 765 25 319.00–330.00 $327.67 $2,507 +13.26
807–847 832 51 312.00–321.00 $312.83 $2,603 -0.19
862–890 869 36 307.50–317.50 $315.08 $2,738 +10.28
920 920 3 294.00 $294.00 $2,705 -6.28
1057 1057 6 262.00 $262.00 $2,769 +26.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,825 +87.50
597 597 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,000 +25.00
702–707 702 32 310.00–327.50 $326.40 $2,291 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
150 150 4 1,110.00 $1,110.00 —
210–226 219 9 1,200.00–1,300.00 $1,257.36 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661–695 684 12 329.00–333.00 $330.29 $2,259 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 10 270.00 $270.00 $1,634 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
233 233 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–533 524 6 452.50–462.50 $457.41 $2,397 -21.11
585 585 2 406.00 $406.00 $2,375 —
630 630 2 369.00 $369.00 $2,325 -30.23
655–692 683 11 342.50–367.00 $358.40 $2,448 —
780 780 2 333.00 $333.00 $2,597 —
882 882 6 321.00 $321.00 $2,831 +13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 unweaned 383 3 530.00 $530.00 $2,030 —
585 unweaned 585 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,398 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,216 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
207 207 2 1,235.00 $1,235.00 —

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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.