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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 21, 2023

394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 394 487 682
Slaughter cattle 279 465 605
Replacement cattle 115 22 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
896 896 85-90% 9 70.00 $70.00 $627 —
936–1018 971 85-90% 7 80.00–82.00 $80.90 $786 -5.60
1060 1060 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $795 —
1005–1245 1065 85-90% 4 82.50–84.00 $82.94 $883 —
1065–1137 1084 85-90% 10 85.00–93.00 $88.44 $959 —
1032–1200 1133 85-90% 23 87.00–95.00 $90.60 $1,026 +3.45
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 5 95.00 $95.00 $1,036 —
1195–1355 1252 80-85% 8 90.00–94.00 $91.77 $1,149 -1.31
1220–1535 1288 80-85% 33 95.00–104.00 $97.24 $1,252 +8.26
1237–1415 1326 80-85% 6 104.00–107.00 $105.71 $1,402 +6.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 75-80% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,280 —
1337–1583 1455 75-80% 15 104.50–108.50 $106.45 $1,549 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1695 1495 3 93.00–96.00 $94.43 $1,412 —
1540–2230 1769 15 100.00–108.00 $103.58 $1,832 —
1860–1960 1910 2 112.50–114.00 $113.23 $2,163 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
893–1000 936 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,325.00–1,910.00 $1,575.05
992 992 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,425.00 $1,425.00
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,710.00 $1,710.00
1202–1300 1273 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,300.00–1,710.00 $1,496.48
1480 1480 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035–1191 1113 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 98.00–112.00 $108.78 $1,211
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 75.00 $75.00 $611

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
913–1126 1034 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 77 1,775.00–2,650.00 $2,318.79

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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.