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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 810 468 958
Slaughter cattle 505 346 540
Replacement cattle 305 122 418

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Supply included 810 cows and bulls with 62% going to the packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
932–995 949 85-90% 12 41.00–47.00 $42.80 $406 -7.20
1060–1075 1063 85-90% 6 40.00–42.50 $42.08 $447 —
1033–1190 1084 85-90% 25 44.00–50.50 $47.65 $517 —
1020–1265 1156 85-90% 15 59.00–62.50 $60.05 $694 —
1035–1241 1166 85-90% 40 52.50–58.50 $55.98 $653 -0.16
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1320 1253 80-85% 2 67.50–69.00 $68.29 $856 +4.10
1136–1380 1263 80-85% 45 57.00–63.50 $60.59 $765 -3.60
1150–1435 1293 80-85% 5 50.00–55.00 $53.75 $695 -10.44
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1625 1455 75-80% 4 57.00–63.50 $61.34 $892 -15.66
1335–1665 1463 75-80% 22 64.50–70.50 $68.82 $1,007 -8.18
1485–1757 1586 75-80% 13 71.00–75.50 $74.07 $1,175 +0.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1925 1567 8 70.00–76.00 $74.73 $1,171 —
1835 1835 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,560 —
1400–2303 1836 21 77.50–84.50 $81.87 $1,503 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1085 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00–1,000.00 $912.56
972–1320 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 750.00–900.00 $801.83
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1095–1455 1228 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 31 735.00–925.00 $824.87
1200–1271 1243 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,275.00–1,450.00 $1,382.40
1047–1520 1247 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 74 800.00–1,060.00 $913.88
1011–1682 fancy 1249 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 1,150.00–1,275.00 $1,213.46
970–1647 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 925.00–1,150.00 $980.74
1070–1650 fancy 1395 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,250.00–1,485.00 $1,410.51
1410 fancy 1410 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1630 fancy 1630 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1200–1300 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,525.00–1,550.00 $1,541.22 —
1200–1285 1247 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,350.00–1,475.00 $1,420.87 —

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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.