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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 23, 2026

706 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $444.32/cwt +7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,621/hd at 590 lb · 127 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $409.00/cwt +22.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,675/hd at 654 lb · 98 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $437.29/cwt -35.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,335/hd at 534 lb · 46 head
Woodward 5-weight steers brought $442/cwt, running $10/cwt above the OK average ($432) but $5/cwt under El Reno. The class is down $42 from its late June peak of $467. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 706 960 1,994
Feeder cattle 706 960 1,994

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable trades to test trends but a low under was noted. Hot and dry conditions reduced receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–324 unweaned 319 5 530.00–560.00 $535.64 $1,709 -4.36
380 380 6 555.00 $555.00 $2,109 —
415–428 unweaned 422 10 510.00–540.00 $525.23 $2,216 +25.23
434 434 17 507.50 $507.50 $2,203 —
455 unweaned 455 6 490.00 $490.00 $2,230 +15.57
510–549 unweaned 528 23 415.00–465.00 $442.76 $2,338 -20.24
532–542 540 23 426.00–460.00 $431.82 $2,332 —
571–578 576 10 415.00–430.00 $425.54 $2,451 -16.04
574–593 unweaned 591 117 403.00–449.00 $445.93 $2,635 +13.91
620–628 625 8 377.00–402.00 $392.70 $2,454 -11.00
636 unweaned 636 8 391.00 $391.00 $2,487 -5.38
652–672 unweaned 654 98 365.00–419.75 $409.00 $2,675 +27.26
820 820 6 333.00 $333.00 $2,731 +10.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 unweaned 333 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,332 —
373 unweaned 373 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,734 —
543 543 20 370.00 $370.00 $2,009 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 unweaned 442 4 485.00 $485.00 $2,144 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 unweaned 295 4 485.00 $485.00 $1,431 -20.00
314–347 unweaned 325 9 445.00–455.00 $451.44 $1,467 -23.56
362–363 unweaned 363 8 435.00–480.00 $457.53 $1,661 —
402 402 12 477.50 $477.50 $1,920 +32.78
411–435 unweaned 427 19 427.50–452.50 $435.70 $1,860 -1.80
485–489 unweaned 487 6 355.00–370.00 $362.53 $1,766 -33.02
500–525 unweaned 508 9 372.00–385.00 $380.52 $1,933 -16.99
563–593 unweaned 583 10 325.00–352.50 $342.66 $1,998 -9.86
603–638 614 15 311.00–345.00 $332.84 $2,044 -38.91
604–634 unweaned 620 21 315.00–326.00 $319.97 $1,984 -38.05
643 643 3 299.00 $299.00 $1,923 -72.75
828 828 3 313.00 $313.00 $2,592 +6.62
865–898 888 35 294.00–308.00 $298.87 $2,654 +8.01
953 953 4 291.00 $291.00 $2,773 —
1071 1071 26 273.50 $273.50 $2,929 —
1115 1115 12 261.50 $261.50 $2,916 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
250 unweaned 250 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 4 515.00 $515.00 $1,674 —
578 578 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,878 -93.07
750 750 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,400 —

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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.