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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 8, 2022

782 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 782 877 946
Slaughter cattle 697 820 640
Replacement cattle 85 57 306

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
921 921 80-85% 4 58.00 $58.00 $534 —
1036–1422 1212 80-85% 50 61.00–68.00 $65.74 $797 -2.69
1108–2205 1301 80-85% 156 68.00–76.00 $71.73 $933 -1.87
1305–1800 1416 80-85% 33 76.00–80.50 $77.37 $1,096 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 3 64.00 $64.00 $589 +22.84
955 955 85-90% 4 50.00 $50.00 $478 -4.48
945–1005 969 85-90% 16 59.50–60.00 $59.53 $577 +5.05
961–1133 1022 85-90% 13 50.00–60.00 $55.89 $571 —
926–1233 1090 85-90% 52 61.00–66.50 $63.33 $690 +18.33
1002–1295 1130 85-90% 87 60.00–66.50 $64.94 $734 —
1315 1315 85-90% 3 45.00 $45.00 $592 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1452 1452 75-80% 2 77.50 $77.50 $1,125 —
1570–1657 1612 75-80% 11 86.00–87.50 $86.64 $1,397 —
1500–1720 1614 75-80% 8 78.50–86.00 $84.23 $1,359 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1377–1780 1623 19 70.00–84.00 $80.22 $1,302 —
1547–2115 1807 16 85.00–97.00 $90.03 $1,627 —
1950–2275 2113 2 101.00–104.00 $102.38 $2,163 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1022 1022 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 87.00 $87.00 $889

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
973–1420 1147 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 41 825.00–1,160.00 $970.07
1151–1310 1212 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 825.00–1,000.00 $895.22
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00
1190–1437 1341 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,050.00–1,085.00 $1,077.24
1427 1427 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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.