Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	716	906	898
Slaughter cattle	631	832	759
Replacement cattle	85	74	139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 6.00 to 8.00 lower except the fleshy cows up to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
816–917	864	85-90%	18	45.00–50.00	$46.47	$402	-3.53
945–970	964	85-90%	8	62.50–64.00	$62.87	$606	-8.63
988	988	85-90%	4	53.00	$53.00	$524	-18.50
922–1062	992	85-90%	4	63.00–65.00	$63.93	$634	-7.57
1008–1157	1043	85-90%	82	60.00–65.00	$63.28	$660	—
1035–1210	1119	85-90%	32	65.00–73.00	$68.87	$771	-8.64
1172–1198	1189	85-90%	14	74.00	$74.00	$880	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1043–1070	1047	80-85%	15	70.00–72.00	$70.27	$736	—
1061–1402	1188	80-85%	100	73.00–77.50	$74.76	$888	—
1165–1427	1309	80-85%	33	77.50–82.50	$79.34	$1,039	-8.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1740	1414	75-80%	64	80.00–86.50	$83.37	$1,179	-9.45
1330–1625	1546	75-80%	4	75.00–77.00	$76.37	$1,181	—
1415–1765	1550	75-80%	11	86.50–90.50	$88.06	$1,365	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1810	1516	9	70.00–89.50	$84.48	$1,281	-9.13
1420–2020	1742	19	96.00–105.50	$100.78	$1,756	—
1770–2205	2013	11	106.00–116.00	$109.26	$2,199	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00
957	957	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00
767–1202	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–1,000.00	$922.09
1176–1220	1191	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,032.92
1182–1281	1239	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	975.00–1,075.00	$1,034.10

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1123–1265	1149	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	800.00–910.00	$894.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
912–1009	979	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	1,550.00–1,775.00	$1,701.23

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065–1095	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–1,425.00	$1,408.49	-62.91
1152	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	-410.00

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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.