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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

855 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 855 946 770
Slaughter cattle 580 640 566
Replacement cattle 275 306 204

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower except breaker cows up to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand moderate on slaughter cows and active on the replacement quality females. Quality average.

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
932–972 942 85-90% 26 35.00–40.00 $38.72 $365 -9.79
1017 1017 85-90% 2 31.00 $31.00 $315 -16.24
1006–1253 1085 85-90% 56 45.00–50.50 $48.25 $524
1055–1223 1103 85-90% 14 44.00–48.00 $45.71 $504 -9.23
1070–1265 1144 85-90% 28 51.00–55.00 $53.24 $609 +21.52
1154–1230 1190 85-90% 25 51.50–56.00 $53.23 $633 +3.37
1220–1325 1255 85-90% 3 55.00–57.00 $55.70 $699
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038–1286 1188 80-85% 11 53.00–55.00 $53.85 $640 -3.26
1145–1445 1251 80-85% 45 55.00–59.00 $56.60 $708 -4.56
1015–1520 1286 80-85% 37 59.00–64.50 $60.93 $784 -0.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1482 1393 75-80% 19 62.00–65.00 $63.38 $883
1385–1500 1471 75-80% 4 58.00–61.00 $60.29 $887
1290–1830 1585 75-80% 36 65.00–73.00 $67.54 $1,071

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1815 1636 4 62.00–71.00 $67.51 $1,104
1460–2215 1814 10 71.00–79.00 $75.33 $1,366 -6.62
1775–2020 1937 5 80.00–85.00 $83.61 $1,620

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
993 993 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 73.00 $73.00 $725

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
892–1115 966 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 875.00–885.00 $881.15
1070–1085 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,010.00–1,110.00 $1,076.36
1133–1235 1156 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 750.00–825.00 $803.06
1085–1295 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 700.00–875.00 $772.82
1048–1530 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 66 750.00–1,200.00 $885.49
957–1490 1296 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 825.00–1,175.00 $1,054.34
1115–1523 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 79 735.00–900.00 $799.98
1330 1330 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1165–1200 1172 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,040.36 -359.64
1172 1172 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 +50.00
1220–1366 1322 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,260.00–1,400.00 $1,363.91
1309–1400 1336 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,420.70
1377–1392 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,425.00–1,450.00 $1,437.43

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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.