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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 459 562 211
Slaughter cattle 429 443 137
Replacement cattle 30 119 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618–683 632 85-90% 18 26.00–30.00 $26.96 $170 —
918–978 955 85-90% 17 65.00–72.00 $68.28 $652 +1.28
1032–1073 1049 85-90% 12 58.50–59.50 $59.07 $620 +19.07
1001–1099 1074 85-90% 40 64.00–72.00 $69.93 $751 -3.07
1008–1310 1118 85-90% 42 72.00–77.00 $74.22 $830 —
1165–1360 1208 85-90% 16 79.00–80.50 $79.32 $958 +1.32
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1450 1220 80-85% 58 77.00–82.00 $80.28 $979 +1.28
1005–1546 1262 80-85% 18 70.00–77.00 $75.29 $950 —
1040–1535 1275 80-85% 29 82.50–89.00 $84.26 $1,074 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1710 1349 75-80% 21 82.00–85.00 $83.00 $1,120 —
1290–1689 1529 75-80% 18 85.50–91.50 $88.68 $1,356 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1720 1520 8 75.00–93.50 $86.20 $1,310 —
1370–1980 1752 15 95.00–102.00 $98.86 $1,732 -2.18
1570–2415 2117 5 102.50–109.00 $106.30 $2,250 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
904–1150 1041 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 84.00–89.00 $85.75 $893

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1202 1202 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.