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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 468 514 933
Slaughter cattle 346 399 567
Replacement cattle 122 115 366

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Supply included 468 cows and bulls with 75% 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
940 940 85-90% 2 50.00 $50.00 $470
935–970 953 85-90% 2 35.00–40.50 $37.80 $360 -6.71
1007–1035 1018 85-90% 8 40.50–45.00 $41.44 $422
1002–1091 1029 85-90% 30 42.00–50.00 $46.99 $484
1045–1210 1123 85-90% 21 50.00–53.00 $51.82 $582
1090–1457 1193 85-90% 46 54.00–59.50 $56.14 $670 -8.69
1236–1250 1244 85-90% 10 61.00–62.00 $61.60 $766 +2.35
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1207–1470 1285 80-85% 32 62.00–67.50 $64.19 $825 +6.31
1150–1420 1304 80-85% 12 58.00–62.00 $59.90 $781
1456–1695 1515 80-85% 7 67.50–73.50 $71.01 $1,076
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1317–1515 1438 75-80% 11 64.00–70.50 $66.95 $963 +4.13
1440–1470 1455 75-80% 2 77.00 $77.00 $1,120 +9.21
1482–1765 1566 75-80% 16 71.00–75.50 $73.50 $1,151

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–2520 1695 11 68.00–79.00 $74.68 $1,266
1690–2295 1940 3 87.00–92.00 $88.45 $1,716
1520–2425 1988 21 80.00–85.50 $82.68 $1,644

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1165 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 725.00–835.00 $770.28
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
1132–1261 1211 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 650.00–785.00 $736.48
1136–1301 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,250.00–1,425.00 $1,372.39
1117–1548 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 41 750.00–1,200.00 $931.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1233 1118 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 710.00–910.00 $842.37
1125–1145 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–725.00 $694.16
1141 1141 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 750.00 $750.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
852–920 893 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,350.00–1,425.00 $1,396.37
810–1080 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00–1,250.00 $1,178.57
1272 1272 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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.