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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

562 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 562 727 675
Slaughter cattle 443 649 567
Replacement cattle 119 78 108

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1415 1154 80-85% 20 65.00–75.50 $74.39 $858 —
1020–1535 1236 80-85% 116 76.00–81.00 $79.00 $976 -0.80
1140–1512 1332 80-85% 11 81.00–83.50 $82.72 $1,102 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–945 895 85-90% 6 36.00–50.00 $45.85 $410 —
912 912 85-90% 2 61.50 $61.50 $561 +16.50
947 947 85-90% 4 34.00 $34.00 $322 -11.00
986 986 85-90% 3 67.00 $67.00 $661 -3.00
912–1041 987 85-90% 25 60.00–65.00 $63.13 $623 -6.87
1020 1020 85-90% 2 40.00 $40.00 $408 —
1077 1077 85-90% 4 73.00 $73.00 $786 —
1008–1400 1087 85-90% 48 70.00–75.00 $73.52 $799 —
1025–1103 1087 85-90% 5 67.00–68.00 $67.81 $737 —
1203 1203 85-90% 8 78.00 $78.00 $938 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1305 1299 75-80% 4 80.00–81.00 $80.75 $1,049 —
1300–1655 1480 75-80% 25 81.50–84.00 $82.80 $1,225 —
1450–1845 1653 75-80% 8 84.50–85.50 $84.74 $1,401 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1570 1482 3 90.00–93.00 $91.38 $1,354 —
1430–2060 1771 18 95.00–106.00 $101.04 $1,789 —
1775–2105 1971 5 106.00–111.00 $108.24 $2,133 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
1012–1146 1086 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 800.00–935.00 $899.96
1046–1360 1109 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 835.00–1,060.00 $910.67
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 910.00 $910.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
937 937 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 785.00 $785.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
740–950 811 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 44 1,325.00–1,650.00 $1,598.93 —
875–877 876 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,425.00–1,650.00 $1,585.61 —
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
918–1193 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 19 1,100.00–1,525.00 $1,292.55 —
1083–1260 1127 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,050.00–1,310.00 $1,122.65 -27.35
1137 1137 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -100.00

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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.