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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

713 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 713 642 631
Slaughter cattle 545 547 496
Replacement cattle 168 95 135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1635 1274 80-85% 88 69.50–77.50 $72.93 $929 —
1020–1595 1282 80-85% 57 62.00–69.50 $67.50 $865 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
946 946 85-90% 3 56.00 $56.00 $530 +6.00
1099 1099 85-90% 7 73.00 $73.00 $802 +4.18
1022–1146 1103 85-90% 35 62.50–65.50 $63.93 $705 —
1173 1173 85-90% 3 58.00 $58.00 $680 -13.07
1031–1375 1179 85-90% 55 61.00–68.50 $65.06 $767 -6.01
1046–1410 1218 85-90% 8 56.00–61.50 $59.26 $722 —
1318 1318 85-90% 3 50.00 $50.00 $659 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1287–1592 1483 75-80% 12 74.00–79.00 $76.03 $1,128 -9.38
1405–1780 1636 75-80% 6 80.00–84.00 $82.17 $1,344 —
1935 1935 75-80% 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,664 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1760 1671 5 72.00–81.00 $78.11 $1,305 —
1700–2125 1921 9 85.00–94.00 $88.72 $1,704 —
1935 1935 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,877 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935–1127 1034 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 30 70.00–83.00 $77.33 $800
888–1100 1047 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 32 94.00–101.00 $98.13 $1,027

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1263 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,475.00–1,550.00 $1,508.55
1173–1335 1249 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 850.00–1,075.00 $1,001.99
1047–1408 1273 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 54 1,100.00–1,700.00 $1,396.67
1257–1353 1318 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,375.00–1,575.00 $1,481.88
1515 1515 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
992–1165 1061 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,075.00 $1,025.73

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845–1155 1037 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,475.00–1,600.00 $1,548.19 +63.19
1075–1170 1089 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 1,260.00–1,400.00 $1,281.50 —
1092 1092 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,285.00 $1,285.00 —

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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.