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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 28, 2023

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 483 332 724
Slaughter cattle 341 228 585
Replacement cattle 142 104 139

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1168 1168 80-85% 4 95.00 $95.00 $1,110 —
1045–1355 1190 80-85% 53 90.00–101.00 $95.75 $1,139 —
1143–1380 1247 80-85% 23 101.00–108.00 $104.30 $1,301 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 2 64.00 $64.00 $598 -18.04
950–1102 1046 85-90% 19 82.00–87.00 $85.85 $898 -1.15
1078–1225 1154 85-90% 8 88.00–89.50 $88.94 $1,026 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1342–1605 1443 75-80% 19 104.00–111.00 $108.82 $1,570 +4.27
1425–1711 1576 75-80% 10 111.00–115.00 $112.53 $1,773 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1552–1650 1585 3 85.00–86.00 $85.65 $1,358 —
1310–2105 1621 18 103.00–115.50 $111.80 $1,812 +1.85
1580–2270 1958 14 116.00–125.50 $119.70 $2,344 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1132 1132 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 104.00 $104.00 $1,177
931–1310 1146 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 110.00–138.00 $127.53 $1,461

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1013–1126 1079 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,025.00–1,310.00 $1,168.54
1010–1220 1158 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,310.00–1,635.00 $1,552.63
1032–1415 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 1,350.00–1,650.00 $1,558.89
1117–1415 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,250.00–1,460.00 $1,335.55
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1242 1242 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,310.00 $1,310.00
1210–1285 1248 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,225.00–1,250.00 $1,237.88
1296 1296 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 1,485.00 $1,485.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1095 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,300.00–1,310.00 $1,303.24
1127 1127 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820 820 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
900–1126 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 19 1,085.00–1,375.00 $1,245.17 —
1221 1221 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,635.00 $1,635.00 —

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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.