Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	958	933	946
Slaughter cattle	540	—	462
Replacement cattle	418	—	484

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows, Boners and Breakers 4.00-10.00 higher, Lean cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 higher. Packer demand good. Many cows moving to town as drought continues to get worse over much of Western Oklahoma. Several nice bred cows and pairs available due to the drought and these sold to good demand. A total of 934 cows and bulls sold with 56 percent going to slaughter.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
778–900	813	85-90%	7	35.00	$35.00	$285
840–998	958	85-90%	7	37.00–44.00	$40.03	$383
996	996	85-90%	3	46.00	$46.00	$458
1017–1295	1081	85-90%	64	38.00–46.50	$44.65	$483
1050–1235	1150	85-90%	5	34.00–35.50	$35.12	$404
1027–1455	1217	85-90%	103	47.00–52.50	$48.88	$595
1200–1357	1300	85-90%	5	54.00–54.50	$54.09	$703

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
818–985	853	80-85%	8	44.00–45.50	$44.94	$383
915	915	80-85%	1	56.00	$56.00	$512
1000–1615	1252	80-85%	78	42.00–51.00	$48.48	$607
1195–1510	1341	80-85%	61	52.00–56.50	$53.65	$719
1530–1785	1658	80-85%	2	58.00–66.00	$62.31	$1,033

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1150–1670	1377	75-80%	8	45.00–52.50	$49.72	$685
1320–1805	1511	75-80%	7	55.00–61.00	$57.44	$868
1670–1830	1717	75-80%	6	65.50–71.00	$67.28	$1,155

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1318–2105	1733	28	62.00–78.00	$71.36	$1,237
1800	1800	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,584
1805–2085	1907	9	79.00–85.00	$81.83	$1,560

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
1201	1201	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	835.00	$835.00
1083–1356	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	600.00–700.00	$668.06
1236	1236	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	725.00	$725.00
1045–1430	1271	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	700.00–910.00	$825.40
1100–1392	1273	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	650.00–885.00	$841.90
1015–1482	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	68	610.00–950.00	$770.75
1100–1550	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–1,010.00	$893.33
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	700.00	$700.00
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
1407	1407	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	816.00	$816.00
1502	1502	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,010.00	$1,010.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1208	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,160.00	$1,160.00
1186–1302	1268	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,160.00	$1,109.66
1250–1290	1277	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,083.68
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–798	781	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	435.00–450.00	$444.25

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
952–1091	1023	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	36	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,104.12
983–1056	1023	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,092.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	910.00	$910.00
965	965	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1200–1360	1288	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,035.00–1,175.00	$1,092.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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.