Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

1,090 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,090	1,173	380
Slaughter cattle	148	178	302
Replacement cattle	942	995	78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	85-90%	2	68.00	$68.00	$639	+18.89
920–996	956	85-90%	10	61.00–70.00	$66.89	$639	-8.94
985–986	985	85-90%	15	53.00–54.00	$53.80	$530	-22.03
1012–1152	1066	85-90%	75	65.00–71.00	$69.16	$737	—
1025–1482	1170	85-90%	201	71.00–76.50	$74.15	$868	—
1101–1476	1250	85-90%	27	77.00–79.50	$77.80	$972	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1660	1282	80-85%	80	68.00–76.50	$74.11	$950	—
1132–1687	1319	80-85%	185	76.50–82.50	$79.06	$1,043	—
1240–1403	1360	80-85%	15	82.50–83.50	$82.79	$1,126	-6.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1322–1830	1475	75-80%	48	78.00–82.50	$80.39	$1,186	-11.28
1395–1765	1546	75-80%	13	82.50–87.50	$84.26	$1,303	—
1545–1670	1608	75-80%	2	89.50–92.50	$91.06	$1,464	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1680	1558	9	78.00–99.00	$94.63	$1,474	—
1510–2170	1792	24	100.00–110.50	$104.86	$1,879	—
1726–2395	1909	12	111.00–118.00	$114.06	$2,177	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
899–1092	942	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1040–1220	1114	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,235.77
1032–1336	1206	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	80	900.00–1,460.00	$1,103.45
1147–1540	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,035.00–1,285.00	$1,120.48
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1158	1106	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–850.00	$820.93

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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
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	+375.00
1278	1278	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.