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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 579 331 831
Slaughter cattle 477 277 113
Replacement cattle 102 54 718

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Supply included 579 cows and bulls with 82% going to the packers. Demand was moderate to active.

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
936–965 946 80-85% 3 64.00–69.00 $65.70 $622
1048–1475 1236 80-85% 152 72.00–78.50 $75.94 $939 +6.16
1175–1277 1243 80-85% 3 70.00–72.00 $71.37 $887
1155–1427 1278 80-85% 35 79.00–82.00 $80.22 $1,025 +6.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,024
1160–1571 1364 75-80% 72 80.50–85.00 $83.72 $1,142
1245–1720 1461 75-80% 51 86.00–92.50 $87.67 $1,281
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
883–954 922 85-90% 11 48.00 $48.00 $443
980 980 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $608 -2.50
1030–1037 1034 85-90% 4 63.00–63.50 $63.25 $654 -0.75
1046–1430 1090 85-90% 49 66.00–71.00 $69.28 $755
1194 1194 85-90% 7 75.50 $75.50 $901

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1940 1484 18 90.00–100.00 $94.99 $1,410 +9.63
1395–1745 1628 3 74.00–86.00 $82.57 $1,344
1580–2205 1880 7 100.00–109.00 $103.35 $1,943

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1150 1083 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–935.00 $889.85
1083–1237 1202 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 28 775.00–960.00 $914.77
1187–1291 1239 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 910.00–1,100.00 $999.99
1115–1382 1279 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 860.00–1,200.00 $1,048.96

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
822–1025 856 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,300.00–1,575.00 $1,520.11
800–1025 929 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,325.00–1,375.00 $1,356.54
705–1063 974 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,250.00–1,600.00 $1,536.63
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1166–1300 1206 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 15 1,450.00–1,600.00 $1,538.88

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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.