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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 2, 2022

577 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 577 742 579
Slaughter cattle 537 649 477
Replacement cattle 40 93 102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 11.00 - 14.00 higher. Demand very good. Quality average to attractive.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
928 928 85-90% 5 75.00 $75.00 $696 —
940–996 982 85-90% 22 55.00–58.00 $57.07 $560 +9.63
1003–1070 1020 85-90% 4 50.00–59.00 $56.64 $578 +0.52
1030–1213 1076 85-90% 43 64.00–71.00 $69.03 $743 —
1011–1255 1114 85-90% 110 72.50–78.50 $75.24 $838 +19.70
1082–1263 1144 85-90% 24 79.00–80.00 $79.49 $909 +23.95
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1197–1410 1223 80-85% 9 85.50–91.00 $86.30 $1,055 +19.75
1115–1366 1252 80-85% 90 79.00–84.00 $81.45 $1,020 —
1330–1405 1349 80-85% 4 77.50–78.00 $77.87 $1,050 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1580 1403 75-80% 29 80.00–85.00 $82.37 $1,156 +3.95
1362–1665 1516 75-80% 14 90.00–95.00 $92.35 $1,400 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1343 1343 3 99.00 $99.00 $1,330 —
1580 1580 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,264 —
1360–2015 1603 17 96.00–105.00 $101.01 $1,619 +27.46
1880–2085 1993 8 106.50–114.00 $110.48 $2,202 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1244 1244 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1196 1196 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1332–1615 1438 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,310.00–1,525.00 $1,447.08 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
927 927 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.