Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	759	632	759
Slaughter cattle	592	503	596
Replacement cattle	167	129	163

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower except heavy breaking cows up to 1.00 higher. Supply included 759 cows and bulls with 78% going to the packers. Demand was moderate to good. Quality average to attractive.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
851	851	80-85%	11	45.00	$45.00	$383	—
1040–1310	1161	80-85%	10	61.50–63.00	$62.37	$724	-0.65
1085–1448	1261	80-85%	161	63.00–66.50	$64.59	$814	—
1203–1570	1347	80-85%	8	68.00–70.50	$69.36	$934	+3.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1309–1585	1408	75-80%	27	70.00–74.00	$71.52	$1,007	—
1402–1907	1610	75-80%	94	74.00–78.00	$76.92	$1,238	—
1500–1905	1741	75-80%	49	78.00–80.00	$79.18	$1,379	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–937	910	85-90%	12	57.00–58.00	$57.31	$522	+14.06
965–970	968	85-90%	11	56.50–59.50	$57.32	$555	+17.32
1072	1072	85-90%	12	52.50	$52.50	$563	—
1049–1234	1102	85-90%	20	62.00–62.75	$62.64	$690	-1.91
1050–1163	1127	85-90%	19	58.00–61.50	$59.77	$674	-4.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1475	1398	3	70.00–82.00	$77.75	$1,087	—
1330–2154	1837	28	85.00–94.00	$90.13	$1,656	—
1735–2420	2074	27	94.00–98.00	$95.83	$1,988	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–1185	1057	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	65.00–80.00	$71.06	$751

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	775.00	$775.00
1085–1247	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–950.00	$880.32
1198–1245	1212	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	850.00–910.00	$891.51
895–1435	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–1,250.00	$1,085.51
1095–1520	1378	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	+291.45
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,360.00	$1,360.00	+112.74
1112–1335	1236	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	39	1,200.00–1,485.00	$1,380.26	+133.00
1115–1341	1251	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,550.00–1,625.00	$1,576.75	—
1261	1261	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1115–1513	1296	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	38	1,250.00–1,650.00	$1,490.51	—
1310–1355	1333	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,149.16	-236.53
1405	1405	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00	—

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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.