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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 439 624 371
Slaughter cattle 369 540 305
Replacement cattle 70 84 66

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Supply included 439 cows and bulls with 84% going to the packers. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $604 -3.00
1040–1575 1217 80-85% 85 63.50–68.00 $65.78 $801 -3.75
1080–1330 1237 80-85% 3 62.00–63.00 $62.35 $771 -7.18
1103–1640 1273 80-85% 17 68.50–69.50 $69.08 $879 -4.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1725 1440 75-80% 57 68.00–76.50 $71.28 $1,026
1523 1523 75-80% 4 67.00 $67.00 $1,020 -9.81
1477–1770 1572 75-80% 22 76.50–88.50 $83.04 $1,305
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 2 55.00 $55.00 $531 -12.00
1023–1070 1035 85-90% 4 50.00–54.00 $52.97 $548
1064–1348 1136 85-90% 24 63.50–67.50 $64.77 $736
1017–1327 1199 85-90% 24 60.00–63.00 $61.85 $742 -6.55

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1630 1578 2 81.00–84.00 $82.45 $1,301
1530–2750 1836 23 84.50–93.50 $88.44 $1,624
1780–2450 1991 7 94.00–100.00 $95.66 $1,905 -3.86

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1030–1590 1257 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,050.00–1,235.00 $1,127.20
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1150–1402 1317 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,150.00 $1,072.97
1372 1372 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1022–1130 1058 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00
996–1250 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00–1,850.00 $1,687.78
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 +100.00
915–1298 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,262.32 -215.83
1155–1235 1183 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,285.00 $1,285.00 +99.46

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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.