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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 533 508 311
Slaughter cattle 206 390 202
Replacement cattle 327 118 109

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 - 3.00 higher. Packer demand moderate to good. A total of 533 cows and bulls sold with 39% going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $682 —
1010–1320 1166 80-85% 5 72.00–75.00 $72.80 $849 —
1030–1500 1331 80-85% 60 66.00–71.00 $67.18 $894 +3.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1350 1138 85-90% 27 61.50–67.00 $63.92 $727 -1.73
1060–1325 1139 85-90% 6 51.00–60.00 $57.15 $651 -8.50
1070–1213 1177 85-90% 5 68.00–68.50 $68.41 $805 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1325 1162 75-80% 5 75.00–77.00 $75.82 $881 —
1255–1705 1514 75-80% 29 68.00–72.00 $69.66 $1,055 —
1810 1810 75-80% 1 66.10 $66.10 $1,196 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1775 1575 9 74.00–84.50 $80.11 $1,262 —
1555–2360 1863 17 88.00–94.00 $91.23 $1,700 —
1545–2365 1944 21 95.00–105.00 $99.84 $1,941 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
980–1056 1037 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 950.00–1,150.00 $1,102.75
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1115–1277 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 985.00–1,050.00 $1,030.25
1239 1239 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,185.00 $1,185.00
1239 1239 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 7 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1405 1268 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 875.00–1,188.00 $956.43
1336 1336 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1103 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,575.00 $1,575.00 +475.00
1103 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,575.00 $1,575.00 +475.00
1050–1360 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,225.00–1,450.00 $1,355.31 +287.60
1212 1212 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00 +242.04
987–1375 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,185.00–1,250.00 $1,206.99 -47.10
1271–1361 1316 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,375.85 —
1285–1375 1324 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,475.00 $1,333.37 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1201–1220 1206 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,085.00–1,125.00 $1,095.12 —
1220–1456 1386 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 22 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,130.51 —
1425–1450 1433 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,383.14 —

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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.