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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 22, 2022

682 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 682 640 621
Slaughter cattle 605 338 447
Replacement cattle 77 302 174

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 6 30.00 $30.00 $268 -26.92
831–1031 962 85-90% 19 54.50–59.00 $57.51 $553 -5.68
968 968 85-90% 3 58.00 $58.00 $561 -5.19
970–1164 1036 85-90% 46 62.25–64.50 $63.54 $658 +9.54
997–1342 1133 85-90% 109 62.00–69.00 $66.86 $758 —
1005–1450 1158 85-90% 7 56.00–60.00 $58.20 $674 -14.30
1126–1332 1206 85-90% 7 70.00–72.00 $70.30 $848 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1192 1101 80-85% 8 64.50–67.00 $66.32 $730 —
1022–1820 1295 80-85% 57 64.00–72.50 $69.48 $900 +1.15
1167–1650 1352 80-85% 48 73.00–76.00 $74.63 $1,009 —
1240–1545 1369 80-85% 10 76.00–79.50 $77.98 $1,068 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1725 1548 75-80% 7 79.00–84.00 $81.33 $1,259 +5.38
1428–1717 1581 75-80% 11 75.00–77.50 $76.44 $1,209 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1878 1763 11 64.00–79.00 $74.55 $1,314 —
1475–2345 1854 12 82.00–95.00 $86.38 $1,601 —
2070 2070 1 99.00 $99.00 $2,049 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1170 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
1120–1310 1182 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 43 860.00–1,000.00 $916.43
980–1460 1212 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 985.00–1,275.00 $1,155.07
1037–1402 1296 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 935.00–1,300.00 $1,063.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1076 1076 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
1610 1610 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —

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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.