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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 577 632
Slaughter cattle 361 446 503
Replacement cattle 38 131 129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1530 1222 80-85% 10 69.00–73.00 $71.88 $878 —
1050–1620 1271 80-85% 76 73.50–77.50 $75.75 $963 -0.79
1095–1465 1275 80-85% 19 78.00–80.50 $78.91 $1,006 +2.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 3 50.00 $50.00 $468 —
945 945 85-90% 2 46.00 $46.00 $435 —
1003 1003 85-90% 4 34.00 $34.00 $341 —
1047 1047 85-90% 2 65.00 $65.00 $681 —
1031–1220 1075 85-90% 10 61.00–66.00 $64.74 $696 +0.97
1016–1280 1119 85-90% 28 67.00–73.00 $69.65 $779 -1.32
1126–1209 1188 85-90% 14 74.00–76.00 $75.42 $896 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1636 1467 75-80% 23 77.50–82.00 $79.07 $1,160 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1620 1510 2 85.00–91.00 $88.22 $1,332 —
1535–2095 1816 17 92.00–103.00 $98.01 $1,780 -1.44
1765–2275 2030 11 106.00–112.00 $108.02 $2,193 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1002–1090 1048 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 75.00–84.00 $78.41 $822

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
942–1285 1056 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 925.00–1,000.00 $955.41
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
1257 1257 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 935.00 $935.00
1272–1300 1286 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,475.00 $1,475.00 +150.80
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 -35.00

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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.