Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	602	451	805
Slaughter cattle	404	233	354
Replacement cattle	198	218	451

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale on December 15th 2020: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Supply included 602 cows and bulls with 67% going to the packers. Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	85-90%	1	44.00	$44.00	$422	—
925–978	965	85-90%	7	34.00–35.00	$34.86	$336	-13.14
969–1190	1028	85-90%	9	25.00–36.00	$28.74	$295	-3.76
1032	1032	85-90%	4	35.00	$35.00	$361	+2.50
1105–1150	1122	85-90%	12	38.00–43.00	$41.51	$466	-9.26
1073–1430	1145	85-90%	38	46.50–48.00	$47.11	$539	-3.66
1078–1297	1147	85-90%	13	45.00–50.50	$47.57	$546	-3.20
1062–1480	1153	85-90%	44	44.50–46.00	$45.12	$520	—
1030–1310	1183	85-90%	15	40.00–43.50	$41.72	$494	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	80-85%	1	48.00	$48.00	$470	—
1040–1555	1303	80-85%	85	46.00–48.50	$47.62	$620	—
1185–1487	1426	80-85%	20	42.00–45.00	$44.73	$638	—
1230–1750	1445	80-85%	16	50.00–52.00	$51.25	$741	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1417–1620	1485	75-80%	3	50.00–52.00	$50.73	$753	-10.90
1365–1705	1541	75-80%	7	52.50–57.50	$55.26	$852	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1935	1677	9	59.00–70.50	$66.94	$1,123	—
1602–2110	1862	17	73.00–81.00	$76.92	$1,432	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
931–1007	984	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	55.00–61.00	$56.70	$558
1000–1255	1091	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	52.00–61.00	$54.76	$597

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1092	1092	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
912–1312	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	810.00–1,100.00	$1,043.94
1065–1310	1187	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	675.00–800.00	$742.44
1230–1270	1252	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–960.00	$920.05
1026–1412	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	61	600.00–785.00	$716.48
975–1490	1277	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	660.00–900.00	$835.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
912	912	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	585.00	$585.00
1070–1205	1138	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–785.00	$768.54
1025–1210	1164	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	500.00–580.00	$556.62
995–1257	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	510.00–650.00	$610.30

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1017	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,335.00–1,375.00	$1,348.18	—
1360	1360	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.