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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 770 998 1,014
Slaughter cattle 566 732 595
Replacement cattle 204 266 419

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Supply included 770 cows and bulls with 73 percent going to packers. Demand was average.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
972 972 85-90% 2 30.00 $30.00 $292 -13.00
980 980 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $431 +1.00
986 986 85-90% 6 51.00 $51.00 $503 +8.00
922–1132 1030 85-90% 42 37.50–46.50 $42.01 $433 —
912–1390 1092 85-90% 28 40.00–44.50 $42.16 $460 —
1076–1390 1190 85-90% 6 30.00–35.50 $34.20 $407 -12.60
1055–1535 1197 85-90% 35 49.50–51.00 $49.95 $598 +3.15
1003–1477 1199 85-90% 94 45.00–49.50 $47.67 $572 +0.87
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
942–1925 1269 80-85% 151 49.50–54.00 $51.27 $651 +4.20
1087–1590 1319 80-85% 26 45.50–49.00 $47.67 $629 —
1280–1695 1463 80-85% 20 54.00–57.00 $54.88 $803 -2.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1635 1555 75-80% 3 58.00–60.00 $59.04 $918 —
1335–1710 1557 75-80% 11 62.00–68.50 $65.17 $1,015 —
1580–1692 1644 75-80% 8 69.00–71.50 $69.93 $1,150 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1870 1651 13 61.00–70.50 $65.87 $1,088 -1.53
1520–2555 1867 17 72.00–82.50 $77.11 $1,440 —
1795–2110 1937 3 83.50–84.00 $83.68 $1,621 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
832–1405 1001 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 57.00–76.00 $67.02 $671

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 650.00 $650.00
1115–1440 1256 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 850.00–1,025.00 $968.25
1195–1435 1267 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 52 635.00–850.00 $723.29
1040–1515 1271 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 65 700.00–1,000.00 $854.74
1288 1288 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 560.00 $560.00
812–1310 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–760.00 $712.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,360.00 $1,360.00 —
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 -325.00
1065–1240 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,125.00 $1,021.04 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.