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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 508 296 621
Slaughter cattle 390 184 452
Replacement cattle 118 112 169

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Supply included 508 cows and bulls with 61% going to the packers. Demand was moderate to active.

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 2 58.00 $58.00 $563 ±0.00
857–1036 971 85-90% 16 45.00–57.50 $53.38 $518 -4.62
1015–1088 1044 85-90% 5 45.00–55.00 $50.83 $531 +5.83
967–1220 1051 85-90% 3 61.00–62.00 $61.39 $645
1025–1336 1126 85-90% 64 58.50–65.00 $62.28 $701 -1.14
1065–1171 1134 85-90% 12 65.00–67.50 $65.65 $744 +6.09
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
988 988 80-85% 3 62.00 $62.00 $613
1160–1530 1280 80-85% 12 70.00–74.00 $71.76 $919 +6.78
1065–1552 1302 80-85% 55 66.00–68.50 $67.12 $874
1145–1595 1330 80-85% 21 59.50–66.00 $64.13 $853
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1014–1560 1208 75-80% 28 68.50–71.00 $69.41 $838
1523–1630 1551 75-80% 15 66.50–67.50 $67.20 $1,042

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1402–1765 1524 10 79.00–84.50 $82.86 $1,263
1387–2625 1601 19 85.00–93.00 $88.56 $1,418
1615–2400 1957 20 93.50–99.00 $96.24 $1,883 +2.57

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1050 1007 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,210.00 $1,021.06
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1000–1230 1138 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 700.00–875.00 $802.32
1238 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 835.00 $835.00
1000–1345 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 800.00–1,100.00 $884.14
1244–1432 1298 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 875.00–900.00 $882.88

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00 -370.56
1104 1104 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,100.00 $1,100.00 -110.00
1077–1345 1173 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 975.00–1,250.00 $1,067.71 -71.19
1080–1257 1201 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,210.00–1,360.00 $1,307.96 +154.63
1125–1297 1262 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,210.00–1,300.00 $1,254.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840 840 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00

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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.