Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	511	202	473
Slaughter cattle	351	164	324
Replacement cattle	160	38	149

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand was moderate. There was a special bull and female sale at Woodard today after the regular auction selling approximately 22 2 year old bulls and 76 replacement females. Demand was good for the bulls and young replacement quality females.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
993	993	80-85%	3	76.00	$76.00	$755	—
1062–1820	1277	80-85%	49	83.00–88.00	$85.46	$1,091	—
1115–1630	1305	80-85%	35	75.00–82.50	$79.02	$1,031	—
1220–1441	1386	80-85%	4	89.00	$89.00	$1,234	+5.95

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–857	832	85-90%	5	42.00–60.00	$49.42	$411	—
917–955	930	85-90%	3	62.00–66.00	$64.63	$601	—
935	935	85-90%	1	74.00	$74.00	$692	—
1020–1250	1080	85-90%	15	61.00–72.00	$67.44	$728	—
1053–1487	1160	85-90%	58	74.00–83.00	$79.66	$924	—
1257	1257	85-90%	2	60.00	$60.00	$754	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1177	1177	75-80%	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,130	—
1180–1655	1317	75-80%	23	88.50–90.00	$89.12	$1,174	—
1560–1980	1694	75-80%	9	80.00–88.00	$83.00	$1,406	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–2410	1801	21	94.00–106.00	$102.40	$1,844	—
1625–2595	1883	4	87.00–90.00	$88.90	$1,674	—
1715–2320	2052	21	106.00–117.00	$109.96	$2,256	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
951	951	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1013	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,700.00	$1,700.00
933–1250	1069	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	1,325.00–1,750.00	$1,640.74
1201	1201	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	975.00	$975.00
1132–1260	1203	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,010.00–1,210.00	$1,126.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
851–1019	936	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,950.49	+525.49
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00	$1,400.00	+500.00
1070–1116	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,260.00	$1,233.36	-226.64
1205–1220	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,235.00–1,325.00	$1,280.28	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	985.00	$985.00	—

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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.