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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 6, 2022

809 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 809 1,224 324
Slaughter cattle 716 1,135 293
Replacement cattle 93 89 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
931–977 946 80-85% 6 69.00–71.50 $70.64 $668 —
1020–1260 1137 80-85% 33 75.00–78.00 $77.50 $881 —
1070–1610 1295 80-85% 291 78.00–83.50 $81.04 $1,049 -4.03
1170–1865 1472 80-85% 65 83.50–87.50 $84.46 $1,243 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
928 928 85-90% 4 57.00 $57.00 $529 -14.00
1038–1133 1091 85-90% 56 61.00–73.00 $69.32 $756 -3.60
1012–1145 1095 85-90% 19 73.00–77.00 $75.09 $822 +8.16
1122–1275 1240 85-90% 37 78.50–80.50 $79.22 $982 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1357–1580 1481 75-80% 19 81.50–86.00 $84.04 $1,245 -6.49
1265–1644 1577 75-80% 24 89.00–92.00 $90.85 $1,433 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1705 1520 5 92.00–98.50 $96.61 $1,468 —
1583–2732 1876 20 103.00–109.00 $106.58 $1,999 —
1620–2105 1919 13 110.00–119.00 $112.36 $2,156 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1075 1063 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,075.00 $1,010.78
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,135.00 $1,135.00
1055–1441 1291 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 52 910.00–1,450.00 $1,200.26

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
776–1325 996 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,400.00–1,725.00 $1,573.01 +173.01
1157–1217 1177 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,660.00–1,775.00 $1,735.36 +273.85
1178 1178 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,710.00 $1,710.00 +248.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.