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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 300 473 135
Slaughter cattle 156 324 78
Replacement cattle 144 149 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, except Breaker cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Packer demand moderate to good. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold with 52 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
889 889 85-90% 5 41.00 $41.00 $364 —
945–960 955 85-90% 5 48.00–53.50 $52.31 $500 —
1018–1262 1146 85-90% 17 45.00–55.00 $52.66 $603 +3.73
1103–1250 1152 85-90% 3 62.00–62.50 $62.18 $716 +11.59
1047–1291 1185 85-90% 40 57.00–59.50 $57.85 $686 +7.26
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $598 —
1007 1007 80-85% 7 28.00 $28.00 $282 —
1175–1545 1283 80-85% 20 58.00–63.00 $61.80 $793 +9.80
1410–1430 1420 80-85% 2 65.50–66.00 $65.75 $934 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1262–1382 1322 75-80% 4 65.00–68.50 $66.67 $881 —
1215–1430 1364 75-80% 16 58.00–62.00 $60.45 $825 -1.88
1240–1545 1393 75-80% 3 50.00–57.00 $54.12 $754 -8.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–2360 1750 19 67.00–83.50 $77.67 $1,359 —
1525–2212 1821 10 84.50–88.00 $86.19 $1,570 —
2057–2647 2352 4 90.00–91.50 $90.66 $2,132 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1063–1235 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 900.00–925.00 $915.81
1065–1157 1126 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 760.00–950.00 $819.88
1477 1477 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
1485 1485 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1181–1280 1201 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,235.00–1,285.00 $1,245.66
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 760.00 $760.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,250.00 $1,250.00 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00 —
1275 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00 —

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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.