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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 898 662 555
Slaughter cattle 759 591 286
Replacement cattle 139 71 269

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Supply included 898 head of cows and bulls with 85% going to the packers. Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–944 919 85-90% 13 35.00–41.00 $39.74 $365 -11.26
962 962 85-90% 2 58.00 $58.00 $558 —
1049 1049 85-90% 26 54.00 $54.00 $566 —
1012–1297 1140 85-90% 69 52.00–60.00 $57.76 $658 -1.57
1080–1441 1211 85-90% 175 60.00–67.50 $64.10 $776 —
1262 1262 85-90% 2 61.50 $61.50 $776 -10.26
1366–1490 1397 85-90% 4 68.00–68.50 $68.37 $955 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1141–1548 1297 80-85% 114 58.00–67.50 $64.76 $840 -4.00
1229–2035 1428 80-85% 160 68.00–74.00 $71.20 $1,017 -7.30
1631 1631 80-85% 4 77.50 $77.50 $1,264 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1852 1640 75-80% 17 75.50–77.50 $76.85 $1,260 -9.65
1680 1680 75-80% 2 73.50 $73.50 $1,235 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–2205 1802 5 70.00–82.00 $74.07 $1,335 —
1677–2105 1815 14 82.00–91.50 $86.44 $1,569 —
1685–2050 1854 8 93.50–103.00 $97.39 $1,806 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1072 1072 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,010.00 $1,010.00
1035–1187 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 23 685.00–825.00 $773.70
990–1481 1209 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 44 710.00–1,100.00 $911.31
1267 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 925.00 $925.00
1345–1450 1398 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 910.00–1,060.00 $987.82
1412–1532 1472 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,175.00 $1,139.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
897 897 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
915–1295 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,010.00–1,200.00 $1,121.33 +21.33
1093–1265 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,075.00–1,250.00 $1,170.33 -74.49

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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.