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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 514 380 752
Slaughter cattle 399 302 453
Replacement cattle 115 78 299

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Supply included 514 cows and bulls with 78% going to the packers. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1330 1237 80-85% 5 69.00 $69.00 $854 +4.88
1111–1417 1264 80-85% 86 62.00–67.50 $64.32 $813 +4.88
1201–1415 1277 80-85% 27 55.00–60.00 $57.88 $739 -1.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1570 1442 75-80% 20 60.00–64.50 $62.82 $906 —
1375–1635 1470 75-80% 40 65.00–72.50 $67.79 $997 —
1465–1890 1610 75-80% 26 73.00–79.50 $76.39 $1,230 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–975 960 85-90% 2 44.00–45.00 $44.51 $427 —
1042–1350 1169 85-90% 30 49.00–56.00 $53.86 $630 -5.07
1140–1235 1187 85-90% 3 64.00–65.50 $64.83 $770 +5.90
1110–1335 1216 85-90% 35 57.00–61.50 $59.25 $720 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–2270 1772 14 79.00–83.50 $80.86 $1,433 —
1610–2000 1840 9 85.00–91.50 $87.72 $1,614 —
2065–2160 2113 2 92.00–94.00 $92.98 $1,965 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1196 1147 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 700.00–735.00 $714.59
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1228 1228 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,010.00 $1,010.00
1157–1610 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,060.00–1,150.00 $1,120.50
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 875.00 $875.00
1284 fancy 1284 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,460.00 $1,460.00
1137–1510 1327 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 27 750.00–1,085.00 $883.08
1538–1571 1555 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,050.00–1,135.00 $1,092.95

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
896 896 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 710.00 $710.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1212 1212 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1220–1250 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,285.00–1,350.00 $1,317.11 —

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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.