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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 27, 2022

1,432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,432 1,090 514
Slaughter cattle 1,094 148 399
Replacement cattle 338 942 115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
942 942 85-90% 12 28.00 $28.00 $264 -40.00
890–988 950 85-90% 29 40.00–50.00 $46.56 $442 -20.33
985 985 85-90% 7 55.00 $55.00 $542 +1.20
934–1103 1039 85-90% 77 52.50–62.00 $57.51 $598 —
1051–1265 1104 85-90% 52 50.00–62.50 $57.15 $631 —
1021–1490 1143 85-90% 191 62.50–72.00 $66.84 $764 —
1032–1400 1188 85-90% 50 72.00–74.50 $72.96 $867 -1.19
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 80-85% 2 73.00 $73.00 $701 —
1077–1451 1281 80-85% 57 65.00–71.50 $70.07 $898 -4.04
1107–1550 1314 80-85% 228 72.00–75.50 $73.46 $965 -5.60
1125–1720 1331 80-85% 67 75.50–80.50 $76.92 $1,024 -2.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1630 1490 75-80% 12 74.00–77.00 $75.97 $1,132 -4.42
1305–1705 1530 75-80% 33 77.50–84.50 $81.52 $1,247 -2.74
1627–1880 1724 75-80% 6 87.50–91.50 $89.18 $1,537 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1870 1675 20 75.00–96.00 $88.55 $1,483 —
1555–2250 1895 24 97.50–103.50 $99.58 $1,887 —
1900–2160 1988 3 103.50–105.00 $104.30 $2,073 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,200.00 $1,200.00
895–1395 1088 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,184.62
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,085.00 $1,085.00
1055–1317 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 88 775.00–1,300.00 $1,007.28
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1085–1320 1268 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 860.00–1,075.00 $1,027.31

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1217–1245 1221 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,075.00–1,135.00 $1,127.35 —

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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.