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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 20, 2026

717 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $373.14/cwt +16.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,329/hd at 624 lb · 63 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $359.82/cwt +10.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,468/hd at 686 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.49/cwt +19.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,070/hd at 613 lb · 40 head
Woodward 6-weight steers sold at $367/cwt, mid-pack for the state and $8/cwt below the OK average ($375). The class is down $47/cwt from its early July peak of $414. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 717 697 1,037
Feeder cattle 717 697 1,037

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady on a light test. Steer and heifer calves were mostly unweaned with a stronger undertone noted. Demand was moderate to active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 unweaned 373 4 515.00 $515.00 $1,921 —
446 unweaned 446 10 453.00 $453.00 $2,020 +8.00
462 unweaned 462 22 437.00 $437.00 $2,019 +7.00
476–480 478 6 429.00–450.00 $439.46 $2,101 —
502–538 unweaned 526 14 412.00–423.00 $414.59 $2,181 +20.85
555 unweaned 555 4 392.00 $392.00 $2,176 +20.86
610–648 unweaned 623 43 370.00–374.00 $371.95 $2,317 +16.95
618–641 627 20 368.00–381.00 $375.69 $2,356 +15.82
665–681 unweaned 678 10 356.00–372.00 $359.14 $2,435 +13.28
688 688 39 360.00 $360.00 $2,477 +7.06
702–748 741 26 341.00–355.00 $352.96 $2,615 +5.47
746 unweaned 746 14 328.00 $328.00 $2,447 —
773 unweaned 773 14 349.50 $349.50 $2,702 —
828 828 14 325.00 $325.00 $2,691 -11.00
865–873 866 38 310.00–325.00 $322.28 $2,791 +0.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
617 617 2 357.50 $357.50 $2,206 —
620–625 unweaned 624 8 343.00–350.00 $344.74 $2,151 —
698 unweaned 698 4 316.00 $316.00 $2,206 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–379 unweaned 376 11 455.00–475.00 $461.34 $1,735 +11.34
443–449 unweaned 446 21 419.00–427.50 $423.02 $1,887 —
457–496 unweaned 474 14 390.00–417.00 $403.96 $1,915 +23.96
481 481 3 402.50 $402.50 $1,936 +17.50
522–542 unweaned 529 6 353.00–359.00 $356.95 $1,888 +14.30
552–566 unweaned 559 8 348.00–359.00 $353.57 $1,976 +30.31
560 560 2 372.00 $372.00 $2,083 +22.79
600–631 unweaned 611 30 325.00–348.00 $335.65 $2,051 +19.18
620 620 10 343.00 $343.00 $2,127 +23.57
658 unweaned 658 6 341.00 $341.00 $2,244 +31.39
708–747 unweaned 721 6 302.50–306.00 $304.79 $2,198 —
776 776 8 309.00 $309.00 $2,398 -12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–392 379 12 425.00–446.00 $438.77 $1,663 —
396 unweaned 396 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,703 +55.00
486 unweaned 486 8 374.00 $374.00 $1,818 +44.00
582 unweaned 582 10 330.00 $330.00 $1,921 —
714 714 11 307.00 $307.00 $2,192 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 unweaned 342 4 542.50 $542.50 $1,855 +3.27
370 unweaned 370 15 520.00 $520.00 $1,924 —
438–448 unweaned 443 6 450.00 $450.00 $1,994 -9.82
465–496 unweaned 486 6 410.00–450.00 $422.77 $2,055 +10.54
507–533 unweaned 514 32 389.00–425.00 $416.78 $2,142 +8.78
571–588 unweaned 580 11 357.00–365.00 $360.44 $2,091 -2.72
620 unweaned 620 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,015 -16.51
670–676 unweaned 672 23 325.00–337.00 $331.09 $2,225 —
719–738 unweaned 723 20 309.00–321.00 $318.55 $2,303 -3.19
788 unweaned 788 6 303.00 $303.00 $2,388 —

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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.