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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

457 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 457 511 300
Slaughter cattle 408 351 156
Replacement cattle 49 160 144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–965 938 85-90% 5 64.00–70.00 $65.23 $612 -8.77
980 980 85-90% 3 82.00 $82.00 $804 —
991–1100 1010 85-90% 17 71.00–77.00 $72.15 $729 —
1002–1300 1118 85-90% 43 74.00–82.00 $79.44 $888 —
1030–1480 1189 85-90% 54 83.00–88.50 $85.32 $1,014 +5.66
1266–1270 1267 85-90% 5 90.00–91.00 $90.20 $1,143 +30.20
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1495 1238 80-85% 46 82.00–88.50 $85.16 $1,054 —
1168–1362 1253 80-85% 11 93.50–95.50 $94.11 $1,179 +8.65
1090–1715 1301 80-85% 68 88.50–92.00 $90.52 $1,178 +11.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1303–1715 1392 75-80% 9 96.50 $96.50 $1,343 —
1270–1715 1520 75-80% 18 92.50–95.00 $93.57 $1,422 —
1380–1855 1638 75-80% 9 86.00–92.00 $89.69 $1,469 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1790 1594 8 76.00–101.00 $90.22 $1,438 —
1400–1930 1672 12 102.00–111.00 $106.60 $1,782 —
1715–2347 2043 16 112.00–123.50 $117.37 $2,398 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 107.00 $107.00 $1,016

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00
1050–1175 1092 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,026.91
1143 1143 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1220–1385 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,110.00–1,135.00 $1,117.64

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840–965 888 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00–1,585.00 $1,394.01 —
1116 1116 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 1,350.00 $1,350.00 +116.64
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,560.00 $1,560.00 +279.72
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,350.00 $1,350.00 +69.72

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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.