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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 473 433 518
Slaughter cattle 324 255 272
Replacement cattle 149 178 246

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Supply included 473 cows and bulls with 68% going to the packers. Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1143–1805 1365 75-80% 71 60.00–64.50 $62.33 $851 —
1220–1622 1523 75-80% 14 57.00–59.50 $57.76 $880 -7.31
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1157–1270 1180 80-85% 11 60.00–63.00 $61.30 $723 —
1000–1435 1201 80-85% 57 57.00–59.50 $58.13 $698 -2.65
1260 1260 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $655 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
921–935 923 85-90% 6 56.00–58.00 $56.34 $520 —
1053 1053 85-90% 10 55.50 $55.50 $584 +12.00
1003–1320 1109 85-90% 20 53.00–56.00 $54.57 $605 +2.98
950–1163 1120 85-90% 5 48.00–53.50 $48.93 $548 -2.66
1092–1515 1170 85-90% 14 48.00–51.50 $50.59 $592 —
1417 1417 85-90% 2 59.00 $59.00 $836 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–2095 1638 8 68.00–78.50 $74.83 $1,226 —
1370–2485 1899 14 80.50–88.00 $84.75 $1,609 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1060–1410 1178 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 65.00–71.00 $69.45 $818
1240–1270 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 62.00–75.00 $70.60 $882

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1205 1178 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 660.00–750.00 $736.75
1130–1465 1189 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 760.00–950.00 $826.48
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1041–1565 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 700.00–950.00 $791.04
1057–1432 1236 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,156.69
1175–1355 1238 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–1,010.00 $940.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1037 1037 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00 $625.00
1395 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
962–1015 989 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 1,375.00–1,460.00 $1,416.36 —
1040–1121 1108 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,110.00–1,575.00 $1,502.22 +276.36
1126–1287 1194 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 21 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,128.24 —
1080–1310 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,400.00 $1,219.25 —
1200–1220 1216 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,010.00–1,110.00 $1,090.26 +1.09
1302 1302 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1280–1430 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,425.00 $1,318.73 —
1355 1355 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
897 897 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00 —
1115 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00 —

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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.