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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 433 217 334
Slaughter cattle 255 189 158
Replacement cattle 178 28 176

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Supply included 433 cows and bulls with 59% going to the packer. Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1153–1307 1215 80-85% 5 60.50–61.00 $60.78 $738 —
1010–1565 1300 80-85% 42 54.50–60.00 $57.45 $747 —
1182–1390 1335 80-85% 9 53.50–54.50 $53.94 $720 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
949–995 960 85-90% 9 48.50–54.00 $49.87 $479 -5.13
1056 1056 85-90% 4 43.50 $43.50 $459 —
1120–1136 1131 85-90% 7 48.00–53.00 $51.59 $583 —
1127–1475 1226 85-90% 20 50.00–54.00 $52.41 $643 —
1207–1315 1226 85-90% 6 47.00–48.00 $47.84 $587 —
1265 1265 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $708 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1565 1475 75-80% 2 58.50–59.00 $58.73 $866 -10.37
1160–1785 1537 75-80% 3 63.50–67.50 $65.07 $1,000 —
1265–1755 1558 75-80% 8 60.50–62.50 $61.53 $959 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–2292 1724 20 70.00–81.50 $76.18 $1,313 -0.73
1607–2265 1861 17 82.00–89.00 $84.98 $1,581 —
1707–2210 1929 6 89.50–93.00 $91.13 $1,758 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 54.00 $54.00 $510
1095–1161 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 77.00–87.00 $84.61 $969

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1385 1043 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,036.07
1053 1053 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1010–1452 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 32 750.00–900.00 $841.80
1132–1335 1253 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 26 835.00–1,050.00 $925.29
1305–1320 1317 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 710.00–800.00 $727.84
1118–1602 1358 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 28 825.00–1,000.00 $882.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 785.00 $785.00
1030–1102 1066 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 710.00–760.00 $735.84
1217–1230 1221 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–710.00 $706.64

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
760–1057 883 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,350.00–1,600.00 $1,472.33 —
1062 1062 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
996–1200 1064 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 900.00 $900.00 —
932–1331 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,225.86 —
1047–1313 1207 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,050.00–1,110.00 $1,089.17 —

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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.