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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 438 179 906
Slaughter cattle 360 105 832
Replacement cattle 78 74 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows mostly steady. 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
900 900 80-85% 6 105.50 $105.50 $950 —
950–983 957 80-85% 15 100.50–105.00 $101.42 $971 —
1035–1268 1175 80-85% 5 106.00–107.00 $106.35 $1,250 +3.35
1068–1520 1256 80-85% 70 110.00–117.00 $112.96 $1,419 -4.88
1302–1334 1326 80-85% 8 117.50–118.00 $117.62 $1,560 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698–711 706 85-90% 10 60.50–70.00 $64.26 $454 —
750–887 818 85-90% 42 77.00–93.50 $85.69 $701 —
1053–1262 1129 85-90% 24 103.00–110.00 $106.20 $1,199 —
1060–1223 1141 85-90% 11 91.50–98.00 $94.62 $1,080 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1236–1540 1377 75-80% 20 117.50–122.50 $119.13 $1,640 —
1345–1516 1463 75-80% 8 123.00–126.50 $124.51 $1,822 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,480 —
1325–2130 1659 8 121.00–128.00 $124.68 $2,068 +1.25
1665–2300 1958 10 129.50–142.00 $134.40 $2,632 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
971 971 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 23 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,485.00 $1,485.00
1090–1165 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,275.00–1,335.00 $1,294.12
1165–1277 1237 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,385.00–1,550.00 $1,464.73
1277 1277 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,385.00 $1,385.00
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00
1466 1466 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,760.00 $1,760.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
916 916 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,185.00 $1,185.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
803–967 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 18 1,875.00–2,325.00 $2,036.23 —

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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.