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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 13, 2026

697 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.62/cwt -34.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,808/hd at 517 lb · 50 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $349.63/cwt -23.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,355/hd at 674 lb · 47 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $321.50/cwt -10.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,874/hd at 894 lb · 47 head
Woodward 5-weight heifers at $345/cwt are near the bottom of the state, $37/cwt below the OK average ($382) and $67/cwt under Tulsa, OK ($412). The class is down $48/cwt from its late June peak of $425. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 697 1,149 897
Feeder cattle 697 1,149 897

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales to set a trend but a weaker undertone was noted especially on the unweaned calves. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 unweaned 420 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,869 —
421 421 6 510.00 $510.00 $2,147 —
486 unweaned 486 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,090 -52.50
529 529 9 453.00 $453.00 $2,396 +18.11
511–545 unweaned 532 14 377.50–414.00 $393.74 $2,095 -43.54
561 561 8 390.00 $390.00 $2,188 -22.53
583–594 unweaned 590 13 370.00–373.00 $371.14 $2,190 -63.84
609 unweaned 609 11 355.00 $355.00 $2,162 -24.58
605–637 621 4 355.00–365.00 $359.87 $2,235 -31.32
667–675 669 25 351.00–359.00 $352.94 $2,361 -23.22
666–686 unweaned 679 22 344.00–350.00 $345.86 $2,348 -18.16
717–749 735 26 345.00–350.00 $347.49 $2,554 -6.00
781 781 27 350.50 $350.50 $2,737 —
833 833 10 336.00 $336.00 $2,799 +4.55
894 894 47 321.50 $321.50 $2,874 -10.08
977 977 23 306.00 $306.00 $2,990 -10.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
687–689 688 7 336.00–340.00 $337.14 $2,320 —
976 976 9 292.00 $292.00 $2,850 —
1083 1083 4 270.00 $270.00 $2,924 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 unweaned 336 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,512 -85.00
350–351 unweaned 350 7 450.00 $450.00 $1,575 +8.56
367–377 370 6 427.00–470.00 $455.41 $1,685 -39.59
450 unweaned 450 8 380.00 $380.00 $1,710 -47.54
473 473 14 385.00 $385.00 $1,821 -22.00
505–540 517 20 350.00–365.00 $360.07 $1,862 -24.48
509–535 unweaned 517 30 330.00–352.00 $342.65 $1,772 -40.82
552–570 559 8 330.00–360.00 $349.21 $1,952 -33.29
555–572 unweaned 559 13 320.00–332.00 $323.26 $1,807 -60.74
619–635 627 14 314.00–325.00 $319.43 $2,003 -31.72
621–635 unweaned 630 8 310.00–327.50 $316.47 $1,994 -41.12
651–689 666 25 306.00–325.00 $316.28 $2,106 —
657–675 unweaned 671 9 307.00–319.00 $309.61 $2,077 —
711 711 8 309.50 $309.50 $2,201 -22.01
755 755 14 321.00 $321.00 $2,424 -9.50
816 816 5 303.00 $303.00 $2,472 -9.11
852–888 876 6 293.00–296.00 $293.97 $2,575 —
906 906 11 282.00 $282.00 $2,555 —
1062 1062 2 245.00 $245.00 $2,602 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 unweaned 384 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,440 —
458–498 unweaned 473 11 330.00 $330.00 $1,561 —
646 646 6 286.00 $286.00 $1,848 —
695 695 3 297.50 $297.50 $2,068 —
835 835 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,338 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–335 unweaned 333 7 525.00–550.00 $539.23 $1,796 -62.96
410–447 unweaned 435 17 442.50–480.00 $459.82 $2,000 -32.01
468–488 unweaned 482 14 405.00–415.00 $412.23 $1,987 -67.77
506 unweaned 506 8 408.00 $408.00 $2,064 -24.66
565–585 unweaned 576 19 340.00–376.00 $363.16 $2,092 -38.84
600 600 2 341.00 $341.00 $2,046 —
610–621 unweaned 618 10 337.50–345.00 $341.51 $2,111 -30.96
735–748 unweaned 739 10 320.00–322.50 $321.74 $2,378 —
878 878 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,590 —

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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.