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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 24, 2020

617 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 617 770 455
Slaughter cattle 361 566 305
Replacement cattle 256 204 150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
932–980 948 85-90% 3 39.00–40.00 $39.34 $373 —
896–1185 1029 85-90% 35 30.00–37.50 $35.32 $363 -6.69
1005–1420 1142 85-90% 77 38.00–42.50 $40.14 $458 —
1037–1280 1149 85-90% 36 43.00–48.50 $44.78 $515 —
1176 1176 85-90% 3 50.00 $50.00 $588 +15.80
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1058–1425 1210 80-85% 46 38.00–44.50 $42.50 $514 —
1055–1475 1290 80-85% 60 45.00–49.00 $47.41 $612 -3.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1457–1460 1459 75-80% 2 45.00 $45.00 $657 —
1417–1830 1492 75-80% 17 55.00–58.00 $57.13 $852 —
1380–1890 1526 75-80% 7 49.00–54.00 $50.81 $775 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 1 55.00 $55.00 $745 —
1407–2180 1616 11 61.00–69.00 $66.45 $1,074 —
1670–2000 1817 8 70.50–73.00 $71.59 $1,301 —
1950–2075 2013 2 78.00–79.00 $78.48 $1,580 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1020 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
1056 1056 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1003–1415 1158 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 84 610.00–860.00 $730.06
1121–1312 1179 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 725.00–800.00 $772.03
1051–1457 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 34 710.00–910.00 $809.90
1090–1565 1281 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 810.00–975.00 $881.83
1020–1364 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 925.00–935.00 $926.11
1312–1436 fancy 1352 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 28 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1400–1425 fancy 1413 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 1,175.00–1,200.00 $1,187.61

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.