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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 26, 2022

742 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 742 986 331
Slaughter cattle 649 922 277
Replacement cattle 93 64 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
948 948 80-85% 3 50.00 $50.00 $474 —
1099–1123 1114 80-85% 28 62.50–63.00 $62.69 $698 —
1032–1145 1121 80-85% 28 62.00–63.50 $63.20 $708 —
1091–1412 1232 80-85% 114 64.00–68.50 $66.55 $820 —
1136–1448 1246 80-85% 80 69.00–73.50 $70.45 $878 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–907 884 85-90% 9 30.00–35.00 $32.28 $285 —
857–1088 959 85-90% 40 40.00–52.50 $47.44 $455 -4.56
1012–1051 1032 85-90% 26 54.00–56.50 $56.12 $579 +11.12
935–1168 1118 85-90% 12 47.00–60.00 $55.54 $621 —
1007–1253 1164 85-90% 65 62.00–64.00 $63.10 $734 —
1145–1315 1234 85-90% 24 64.25–67.00 $64.69 $798 -1.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1455 1358 75-80% 2 68.00–68.50 $68.27 $927 —
1160–1745 1371 75-80% 37 69.50–75.00 $71.91 $986 —
1265–1670 1426 75-80% 25 75.50–81.00 $78.42 $1,118 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1690 1600 2 66.00–82.00 $73.55 $1,177 —
1400–1890 1646 15 82.50–89.00 $85.23 $1,403 —
1657–2480 1910 11 93.00–104.00 $98.45 $1,880 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1040 1024 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 650.00–800.00 $751.18
990–1126 1069 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 850.00–1,100.00 $982.24
1007–1125 1093 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 875.00–1,050.00 $995.80
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1113 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1035–1203 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,200.00–1,625.00 $1,461.78 —
1097–1210 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,308.07 —
1030–1346 1204 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 15 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,278.79 —

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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.