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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 27, 2026

1,282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.86/cwt +16.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,328/hd at 726 lb · 111 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $308.55/cwt ≈ $2,675/hd at 867 lb · 106 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $332.06/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,749/hd at 828 lb · 77 head
Woodward, OK 7-weight heifers sold at $319/cwt, running $3/cwt below the OK average ($322) and $11/cwt under Oklahoma Direct Cattle Report ($330). The class is down $24/cwt from its mid-July peak of $339. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,282 717 380
Feeder cattle 1,282 717 380

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady with few comparable sales versus last week: Steer calves steady to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality average to plain.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–399 unweaned 378 18 490.00–525.00 $514.74 $1,946 -0.26
432 432 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,966
433 unweaned 433 3 451.00 $451.00 $1,953 -2.00
462–485 unweaned 474 22 447.00–453.00 $450.86 $2,137 +13.86
475 475 2 427.50 $427.50 $2,031 -11.96
516 unweaned 516 25 399.50 $399.50 $2,061 -15.09
523 523 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,118
553–597 unweaned 564 48 388.00–402.00 $398.44 $2,247 +6.44
606 606 6 359.00 $359.00 $2,176 -16.69
615–643 unweaned 629 6 345.00–350.00 $347.56 $2,186 -24.39
658–682 unweaned 666 37 326.00–336.00 $329.80 $2,196 -29.34
703–741 724 27 343.00–353.00 $347.68 $2,517 -5.28
756 756 38 352.00 $352.00 $2,661
827–831 828 77 327.00–333.50 $332.06 $2,749 +7.06
885–888 887 30 318.00–321.00 $319.40 $2,833 -2.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–497 unweaned 482 6 385.00–405.00 $398.13 $1,919
557 557 2 377.50 $377.50 $2,103
588 unweaned 588 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,882
614 614 6 347.00 $347.00 $2,131 -10.50
772–791 775 24 305.00–323.00 $319.94 $2,480
865–875 867 106 302.00–310.00 $308.55 $2,675
975–996 977 67 280.00–286.00 $285.54 $2,790

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–312 unweaned 308 13 461.00–470.00 $464.50 $1,431
353 353 5 445.00 $445.00 $1,571
356–388 unweaned 378 14 409.00–430.00 $414.64 $1,567 -46.70
420 420 6 389.00 $389.00 $1,634
411–440 unweaned 427 29 385.00–427.50 $398.11 $1,700 -24.91
461–483 unweaned 476 34 350.00–375.00 $364.46 $1,735 -39.50
509 509 7 363.00 $363.00 $1,848
518–536 unweaned 527 26 327.00–350.00 $338.72 $1,785 -18.23
567 fancy 567 6 383.00 $383.00 $2,172
578 578 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,965 -32.00
567–590 unweaned 581 27 339.00–348.00 $343.10 $1,993 -10.47
600 unweaned 600 4 328.00 $328.00 $1,968 -7.65
708 unweaned 708 3 284.00 $284.00 $2,011 -20.79
720–728 726 108 300.00–328.75 $321.88 $2,337
792 792 8 287.50 $287.50 $2,277 -21.50
812 unweaned 812 19 304.50 $304.50 $2,473
842–844 843 47 297.50–298.00 $297.76 $2,510
890 890 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,492
950 950 6 284.00 $284.00 $2,698
1121–1140 1129 15 242.00–256.00 $250.34 $2,826
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 unweaned 429 5 378.00 $378.00 $1,622
497–499 unweaned 499 15 309.00–340.00 $335.88 $1,676 -38.12
580 unweaned 580 2 314.00 $314.00 $1,821 -16.00
625 625 3 321.00 $321.00 $2,006

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–349 unweaned 326 19 490.00–532.50 $518.74 $1,691 -23.76
377 unweaned 377 4 482.50 $482.50 $1,819 -37.50
417 unweaned 417 12 465.00 $465.00 $1,939 +15.00
472–497 unweaned 478 9 417.00–430.00 $426.99 $2,041 +4.22
509 unweaned 509 8 417.00 $417.00 $2,123 +0.22
574–587 unweaned 580 20 332.50–353.00 $347.35 $2,015 -13.09
667 unweaned 667 2 312.00 $312.00 $2,081 -19.09
716 716 6 303.00 $303.00 $2,169
787 unweaned 787 13 297.00 $297.00 $2,337 -6.00
835 835 6 301.00 $301.00 $2,513
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656 656 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,083

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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.