Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	578	602	541
Slaughter cattle	397	404	390
Replacement cattle	181	198	151

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Supply included 578 cows and bulls with 68% 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
885–997	966	85-90%	13	31.00–38.00	$33.81	$327	-1.05
950–990	966	85-90%	6	42.00–43.00	$42.66	$412	+7.80
1078	1078	85-90%	3	44.00	$44.00	$474	—
1012–1497	1135	85-90%	51	45.00–48.00	$46.58	$529	-0.53
1078–1278	1163	85-90%	28	48.00–50.00	$48.48	$564	+3.36
1040–1488	1168	85-90%	24	40.00–45.00	$43.12	$504	+1.40

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1700	1313	80-85%	90	49.00–53.00	$50.39	$662	+2.77
1135–1550	1321	80-85%	5	53.00–54.50	$53.65	$709	+6.03
1085–1580	1339	80-85%	25	44.50–48.50	$47.56	$637	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1690	1613	75-80%	2	50.00–50.50	$50.26	$811	—
1557–2260	1807	75-80%	10	54.00–56.00	$55.46	$1,002	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–2005	1806	10	66.00–75.50	$70.53	$1,274	—
1525–2350	1911	14	77.00–85.00	$81.76	$1,562	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
868–1285	994	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	68.00–80.00	$73.37	$729
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	$868

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1052–1090	1079	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	60.50–63.00	$61.20	$660

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1132–1415	1226	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	785.00–900.00	$855.77
1030–1465	1228	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	63	600.00–875.00	$795.27
1085–1417	1241	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	750.00–910.00	$826.99
1028–1417	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	585.00–860.00	$773.31
1168–1445	1259	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	735.00–875.00	$829.66

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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
951–1275	1016	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,110.00–1,250.00	$1,214.86	-133.32
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—
1241–1310	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	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.