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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 25, 2022

781 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 781 1,181 805
Slaughter cattle 708 985 647
Replacement cattle 73 196 158

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1415 1200 80-85% 10 60.00–62.00 $61.33 $736 +1.56
1040–1545 1266 80-85% 142 62.00–67.50 $65.59 $830 -4.35
1140–1575 1332 80-85% 35 68.00–74.00 $71.17 $948 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–1062 950 85-90% 50 50.00–55.00 $51.64 $491 -6.41
960 960 85-90% 14 48.50 $48.50 $466 -9.55
990 990 85-90% 3 61.00 $61.00 $604 +1.00
1017–1090 1065 85-90% 20 56.50–60.00 $58.32 $621 +1.32
1040–1335 1115 85-90% 55 55.00–62.00 $59.10 $659 -0.09
1107–1220 1163 85-90% 32 62.50–67.00 $64.23 $747 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1428 1412 75-80% 4 66.00–66.50 $66.38 $937 +0.40
1345–1660 1528 75-80% 20 70.50–76.00 $72.95 $1,115 —
1510–1905 1609 75-80% 17 77.50–86.00 $79.74 $1,283 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1377–2175 1738 14 65.00–83.50 $77.66 $1,350 —
1357–2490 1785 18 83.50–94.00 $88.75 $1,584 —
1860–2210 2018 4 95.00–101.00 $97.41 $1,966 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1012 1012 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 84.00 $84.00 $850

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1165 1057 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 900.00–1,100.00 $1,034.92
1092 1092 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 960.00 $960.00
1157 1157 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,060.00 $1,060.00
1075–1297 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 37 800.00–1,300.00 $995.21
1122–1390 1256 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–1,200.00 $1,054.84

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1336 1336 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 -164.17

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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.