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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 662 579 466
Slaughter cattle 591 477 377
Replacement cattle 71 102 89

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Supply included 662 cows and bulls with 89% going to the packers. Demand was moderate.

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
948 948 85-90% 3 51.00 $51.00 $483 +3.00
1050 1050 85-90% 3 50.00 $50.00 $525
1010–1255 1116 85-90% 81 52.00–62.00 $59.33 $662
1013–1435 1197 85-90% 89 62.00–70.00 $64.88 $777 -10.62
1239–1465 1270 85-90% 15 71.50–72.50 $71.76 $911
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1675 1279 80-85% 81 64.00–71.50 $68.76 $879 -11.46
1065–1585 1343 80-85% 98 72.00–77.50 $74.12 $995
1435 1435 80-85% 7 78.50 $78.50 $1,126
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1317–1765 1464 75-80% 41 79.00–83.00 $81.41 $1,192 -6.26
1390–1670 1530 75-80% 2 75.00–78.50 $76.59 $1,172
1627 1627 75-80% 7 86.50 $86.50 $1,407

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–2250 1641 34 88.00–96.00 $92.60 $1,520 +10.03
1540–1770 1655 2 85.00 $85.00 $1,407
1575–2226 1919 18 96.50–103.00 $98.60 $1,892

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1077 1077 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 70.00 $70.00 $754
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 82.00 $82.00 $1,107

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
1060–1287 1251 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 835.00–925.00 $885.28
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1101 1101 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00
865–1288 1182 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,110.00–1,275.00 $1,244.82 +244.82

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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.