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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 580 419 798
Slaughter cattle 400 349 753
Replacement cattle 180 70 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand was moderate for the slaughter cattle and active for the good quality replacement cattle. .

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
966 966 85-90% 6 87.00 $87.00 $840 —
1050 1050 85-90% 3 89.00 $89.00 $934 —
1018–1240 1089 85-90% 90 91.00–99.00 $96.70 $1,053 —
1086–1141 1108 85-90% 30 100.50–101.50 $100.91 $1,118 +0.66
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1242 1192 80-85% 58 100.00–108.00 $105.80 $1,261 —
1330–1486 1447 80-85% 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,592 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1725 1466 75-80% 27 110.00–119.00 $114.96 $1,685 —
1560 1560 75-80% 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,607 —
1335–1616 1569 75-80% 19 119.00–126.00 $119.46 $1,874 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1745 1619 8 115.00–123.00 $118.93 $1,925 —
1542–2265 1947 9 124.00–134.00 $129.36 $2,519 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1103–1310 1154 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,900.00–2,060.00 $2,006.03
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,535.00 $1,535.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1177 1177 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,575.00 $1,575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
928–1084 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 93 2,050.00–2,700.00 $2,495.90
943–1081 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 60 2,300.00–2,800.00 $2,516.17

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
1067 1067 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,775.00 $2,775.00 +415.54

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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.