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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 24, 2021

371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 371 898 523
Slaughter cattle 312 759 448
Replacement cattle 59 139 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Supply included 371 cows and bulls with 84% 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
799 799 85-90% 5 30.00 $30.00 $240 —
920–975 931 85-90% 5 48.00–54.00 $49.26 $459 +9.52
1038–1250 1128 85-90% 14 37.00–46.00 $42.38 $478 -15.38
1047–1386 1208 85-90% 43 50.00–55.00 $52.82 $638 -11.28
1198–1425 1298 85-90% 26 55.00–57.50 $55.64 $722 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 80-85% 2 55.50 $55.50 $547 —
1020–1640 1317 80-85% 39 58.00–62.00 $59.55 $784 —
1110–1453 1361 80-85% 8 54.50–57.00 $55.75 $759 —
1155–1545 1361 80-85% 20 62.00–67.00 $63.50 $864 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1725 1595 75-80% 13 71.50–75.50 $73.09 $1,166 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1590 1553 2 73.00–75.00 $74.02 $1,150 —
1605–2160 1841 11 83.00–91.00 $88.27 $1,625 +1.83
1537–2330 1904 14 91.00–103.00 $93.67 $1,783 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1072 1009 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 810.00–850.00 $828.55
915–1470 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 800.00–1,025.00 $976.59
1166–1440 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 800.00–975.00 $890.04
1280 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1413 1413 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,010.00 $1,010.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00 $600.00
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1162–1395 1248 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,150.00–1,300.00 $1,279.19 —
1385 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1675 1675 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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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.