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Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 3, 2026

1,092 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $364.73/cwt +11.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,279/hd at 625 lb · 81 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.44/cwt -18.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,868/hd at 564 lb · 68 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $381.14/cwt -15.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,612/hd at 423 lb · 61 head
Woodward 5-weight heifers sold at $326/cwt, near the bottom of the state—$18/cwt below the OK average ($344) and $40/cwt under Beaver, OK ($366). The class is down $50/cwt from its early August peak of $390. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,092 1,282 1,438
Feeder cattle 1,092 1,282 1,438

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady with few comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 lower with most of the offering on unweaned or short weaned calves. Demand was moderate. Quality average on the feeders. Average to good on the calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–341 unweaned 341 5 520.00–525.00 $522.00 $1,780 —
360–381 unweaned 370 28 450.00–495.00 $483.58 $1,789 -31.16
385 385 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,732 —
421–438 unweaned 426 10 437.50–445.00 $442.69 $1,886 -8.31
445–446 446 9 390.00–425.00 $401.65 $1,791 -53.35
456–498 unweaned 479 28 385.00–415.00 $398.22 $1,907 -52.64
508–547 unweaned 526 52 358.00–382.50 $369.94 $1,946 -29.56
554–598 unweaned 579 38 345.00–374.00 $357.86 $2,072 -40.58
600–640 624 5 340.00–347.00 $344.31 $2,148 -14.69
600–645 unweaned 625 76 355.00–379.00 $366.07 $2,288 +18.51
671 671 5 341.00 $341.00 $2,288 —
660–686 unweaned 673 12 338.00–352.00 $344.86 $2,321 +15.06
707 unweaned 707 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,262 —
700–742 710 17 330.00–356.00 $351.18 $2,493 +3.50
756–795 761 46 329.00–345.00 $337.67 $2,570 -14.33
801–820 816 20 331.00–343.00 $333.36 $2,720 +1.30
856 856 7 331.00 $331.00 $2,833 +11.60
920 920 20 308.00 $308.00 $2,834 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 unweaned 488 9 365.00 $365.00 $1,781 -33.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–330 unweaned 326 11 420.00–452.00 $428.84 $1,398 -35.66
378 378 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,474 -55.00
360–393 unweaned 381 34 387.50–435.00 $399.66 $1,523 -14.98
404–445 unweaned 421 49 377.50–406.00 $388.76 $1,637 -9.35
431 431 12 350.00 $350.00 $1,508 -39.00
452 fancy 452 8 405.00 $405.00 $1,831 —
455–497 unweaned 485 34 325.00–360.00 $345.16 $1,674 -19.30
500–547 unweaned 529 41 305.00–325.00 $316.72 $1,675 -22.00
555 fancy 555 19 378.00 $378.00 $2,098 -5.00
550–597 unweaned 567 49 300.00–328.00 $313.38 $1,777 -29.72
606–635 unweaned 620 32 304.00–329.00 $320.90 $1,990 -7.10
658 fancy 658 17 346.00 $346.00 $2,277 —
671 671 11 320.00 $320.00 $2,147 —
732 732 2 299.00 $299.00 $2,189 -22.88
775–792 788 11 295.00–310.00 $306.72 $2,417 +19.22
812 812 5 309.00 $309.00 $2,509 +11.24
918 918 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,616 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 unweaned 380 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,368 —
595 595 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,785 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 unweaned 334 10 510.00–525.00 $512.83 $1,713 -5.91
363–399 unweaned 384 17 460.00–475.00 $467.46 $1,795 -15.04
404–445 unweaned 418 13 400.00–470.00 $435.16 $1,819 -29.84
477–481 unweaned 480 8 375.00–407.50 $399.43 $1,917 -27.56
507–530 unweaned 517 24 367.50–383.00 $375.09 $1,939 -41.91
596–597 unweaned 597 8 309.00–327.50 $318.24 $1,900 -29.11
635 unweaned 635 3 313.00 $313.00 $1,988 —
726 unweaned 726 6 319.00 $319.00 $2,316 —
815 815 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,486 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 unweaned 333 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,482 —
435 unweaned 435 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,675 —
481 unweaned 481 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,611 —
658 unweaned 658 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,875 —

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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.