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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

457 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 457 724 533
Slaughter cattle 411 585 206
Replacement cattle 46 139 327

Special Note: There will be a special replacement cow and bull sale April 12th at 1:00 pm. Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $552 -9.00
845–1095 961 85-90% 18 48.00–55.00 $53.84 $517 -9.70
957–1112 1007 85-90% 37 58.00–70.50 $63.77 $642 -9.76
1060 1060 85-90% 2 50.00 $50.00 $530 -25.06
1000–1183 1137 85-90% 13 70.00–73.00 $71.73 $816
1000–1405 1165 85-90% 64 74.00–80.50 $77.76 $906 -4.03
1232 1232 85-90% 2 79.00 $79.00 $973
1010–1590 1256 85-90% 9 80.50–82.50 $81.64 $1,025
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1188–1655 1336 80-85% 47 82.50–85.50 $83.88 $1,121 -4.05
1120–1625 1337 80-85% 46 78.00–82.50 $80.44 $1,075 -7.49
1265–1598 1443 80-85% 9 86.50–92.50 $88.45 $1,276
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 75-80% 1 89.50 $89.50 $1,405
1395–1682 1599 75-80% 9 84.00–87.50 $85.46 $1,367

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1870 1611 8 84.50–99.00 $93.99 $1,514
1420–2055 1720 19 99.00–108.00 $103.44 $1,779
1735–2045 1951 8 111.00–116.00 $112.56 $2,196

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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 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1110–1283 1232 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,057.51

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,285.00 $1,285.00 -165.00
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,110.00 $1,110.00 -340.00
1000–1089 1076 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 825.00–850.00 $846.68 -603.32
1090–1273 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,200.00–1,335.00 $1,249.73 +11.70
1510 1510 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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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.