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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 986 857 439
Slaughter cattle 922 782 369
Replacement cattle 64 75 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Temperatures forecast well over 105 degrees in the area today.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
886–976 937 85-90% 16 20.00–40.00 $28.28 $265 -20.09
961 961 85-90% 4 52.00 $52.00 $500 -10.57
882–1096 983 85-90% 31 48.00–52.00 $49.22 $484 -13.35
1020 1020 85-90% 14 45.00 $45.00 $459 —
1013–1480 1077 85-90% 29 45.00–55.50 $52.98 $571 -4.06
1091 1091 85-90% 15 61.50 $61.50 $671 -5.65
1018–1545 1204 85-90% 213 58.00–65.00 $62.96 $758 -10.41
1161–1415 1212 85-90% 32 65.50–67.50 $66.05 $801 -7.32
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006–1545 1194 80-85% 37 59.00–65.00 $62.70 $749 —
1057–1610 1301 80-85% 273 65.50–72.50 $68.29 $888 -9.58
1230–1690 1486 80-85% 8 73.00–74.00 $73.28 $1,089 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1760 1473 75-80% 27 67.00–73.50 $71.13 $1,048 -11.12
1505–1720 1562 75-80% 19 74.50–80.00 $76.45 $1,194 -8.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1795 1529 8 62.00–83.00 $78.67 $1,203 —
1510–2455 1839 22 85.00–95.00 $90.25 $1,660 -10.55
1890–2287 2086 9 95.00–101.00 $97.72 $2,038 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
978 978 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00
1196–1295 1246 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,060.00 $995.18

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1156 1156 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1038–1395 1166 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 1,150.00–1,500.00 $1,317.49 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
787 787 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00 —
827 827 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00 +7.07
997 997 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
902–1107 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 950.00–1,075.00 $1,019.11 —

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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.