Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	577	648	706
Slaughter cattle	446	564	152
Replacement cattle	131	84	554

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	80-85%	1	67.00	$67.00	$667	—
1085–1670	1284	80-85%	104	74.00–79.00	$76.54	$983	+0.27
1100–1560	1317	80-85%	28	70.00–74.00	$72.87	$960	-6.77
1355–1700	1470	80-85%	3	79.00–80.00	$79.39	$1,167	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	85-90%	3	34.00	$34.00	$267	—
900–1038	975	85-90%	21	51.00–58.00	$55.25	$539	+6.70
997	997	85-90%	2	70.00	$70.00	$698	+0.50
1008–1108	1065	85-90%	11	61.00–65.50	$63.77	$679	+13.77
1055–1116	1099	85-90%	9	60.00–65.00	$61.55	$676	+11.55
1050–1272	1137	85-90%	42	68.00–73.00	$70.97	$807	+6.23
1150	1150	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$575	-26.51
1217–1430	1253	85-90%	6	74.50	$74.50	$933	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1276–1507	1376	75-80%	11	73.00–77.00	$75.78	$1,043	—
1247–1565	1399	75-80%	22	79.50–82.00	$80.18	$1,122	—
1575–1870	1689	75-80%	4	82.00–83.00	$82.60	$1,395	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1915	1693	15	60.00–94.50	$87.67	$1,484	—
1435–2080	1844	16	95.00–104.50	$99.45	$1,834	-2.62
1865–2165	2063	4	105.00–110.50	$107.09	$2,209	-5.61

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
848	848	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	71.00	$71.00	$602
1129	1129	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	75.00	$75.00	$847
1310	1310	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	93.00	$93.00	$1,218

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1143	1143	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	835.00	$835.00
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1313–1430	1342	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,075.00–1,185.00	$1,104.30
1272–1627	1425	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	975.00–1,335.00	$1,148.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265–1285	1282	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	900.00–910.00	$908.36

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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
991–1015	996	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,335.00–1,750.00	$1,665.40	—
842–1145	1047	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,325.00–1,525.00	$1,434.83	+342.22
1010–1148	1066	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,324.20	—
960–1225	1093	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,170.08	—
1040–1202	1124	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,285.00–1,535.00	$1,460.49	+336.85
1110–1245	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,000.00–1,235.00	$1,117.50	-6.14
1035–1260	1186	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,210.00–1,310.00	$1,265.37	—
1145–1355	1231	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,285.00–1,400.00	$1,348.92	+88.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	1,285.00	$1,285.00	—

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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.