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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 19, 2022

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 514 617 469
Slaughter cattle 356 470 372
Replacement cattle 158 147 97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1310 1310 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–999 979 85-90% 10 65.00–70.00 $65.92 $645 -8.40
1031–1195 1070 85-90% 5 67.00–68.00 $67.20 $719 —
1100 1100 85-90% 2 90.50 $90.50 $996 +13.12
1015–1220 1120 85-90% 32 70.00–76.00 $73.84 $827 -3.54
1022–1295 1142 85-90% 63 77.00–84.00 $79.91 $913 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1157–1400 1238 80-85% 3 90.00–92.50 $91.56 $1,134 +8.00
1155–1326 1278 80-85% 28 76.50–81.50 $79.14 $1,011 +1.93
1137–1385 1287 80-85% 51 82.50–87.50 $84.62 $1,089 +7.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1346–1560 1480 75-80% 40 82.50–87.00 $84.22 $1,246 +3.22
1320–1655 1498 75-80% 7 78.00–81.00 $79.39 $1,189 —
1485–2050 1601 75-80% 8 88.00–90.00 $88.91 $1,423 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1257 1257 2 97.00 $97.00 $1,219 —
1355–2170 1834 22 95.00–104.50 $101.35 $1,859 -3.67
1440–2420 1909 18 105.00–111.00 $107.17 $2,046 —
1940–2188 2068 14 113.00–117.00 $115.05 $2,379 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
947 947 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
1045–1160 1118 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 850.00–1,075.00 $988.13
1145–1230 1176 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 950.00–1,125.00 $1,048.99
1338 1338 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 935.00 $935.00 —
900–1300 1098 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 41 1,000.00–1,350.00 $1,124.86 —
1100–1288 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 16 1,075.00–1,350.00 $1,251.42 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
550–700 588 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 400.00–685.00 $484.89 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 985.00 $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.