Cattle Market Pulse

Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 28, 2022

1,130 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,130 508 458
Slaughter cattle 1,006 436 339
Replacement cattle 124 72 119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1460 1257 80-85% 201 82.00–85.00 $83.29 $1,047 -6.18
1065–1635 1261 80-85% 114 75.00–81.50 $79.79 $1,006 -9.68
1155–1530 1322 80-85% 69 85.50–89.50 $87.29 $1,154 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
779–935 814 85-90% 9 41.00–60.00 $45.85 $373 —
938–971 955 85-90% 9 66.00–72.00 $69.37 $662 -6.63
985 985 85-90% 2 77.00 $77.00 $758 +2.00
942–1054 988 85-90% 15 51.00–60.00 $55.64 $550 -19.36
1021 1021 85-90% 11 60.00 $60.00 $613 —
971–1250 1055 85-90% 45 63.00–76.00 $71.32 $752 —
1000–1202 1086 85-90% 57 65.00–76.00 $73.59 $799 —
1130–1186 1149 85-90% 9 82.50–83.00 $82.67 $950 +1.99
1018–1318 1152 85-90% 181 76.00–82.00 $79.65 $918 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,335 —
1364–1700 1480 75-80% 29 85.00–89.00 $86.77 $1,284 —
1415–1985 1646 75-80% 6 80.00–85.00 $83.25 $1,370 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1930 1596 23 100.00–111.00 $105.85 $1,689 —
1420–1790 1620 4 80.00–95.00 $88.87 $1,440 —
1470–2335 1870 25 111.00–118.00 $114.91 $2,149 -2.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
998 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,060.00 $1,060.00
1115–1200 1142 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–975.00 $924.63
1005–1305 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 850.00–1,125.00 $980.78
1395 1395 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940–1055 998 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–1,550.00 $1,526.44 -258.35
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
974–1348 1086 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 39 1,050.00–1,500.00 $1,274.79 +69.53
1017–1210 1117 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 19 1,460.00–1,550.00 $1,524.68 +174.68
1086–1251 1169 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 1,500.00–1,575.00 $1,540.15 +131.78
1278 1278 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
1341 1341 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
712 712 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.