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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 5, 2023

324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 324 217 713
Slaughter cattle 266 178 545
Replacement cattle 58 39 168

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter 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
967 967 80-85% 2 94.00 $94.00 $909 —
1067–1230 1136 80-85% 34 91.00–93.50 $92.79 $1,054 +3.79
1200 1200 80-85% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,068 —
1082–1515 1241 80-85% 57 90.00–98.00 $94.06 $1,167 —
1275–1835 1383 80-85% 8 99.00–106.00 $102.20 $1,413 -1.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
937 937 85-90% 2 70.00 $70.00 $656 —
959–995 968 85-90% 8 87.00–88.00 $87.74 $849 —
1092 1092 85-90% 2 85.00 $85.00 $928 —
1020–1340 1108 85-90% 12 86.00–89.00 $88.01 $975 +7.99
1105–1197 1151 85-90% 8 88.00 $88.00 $1,013 -2.92
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1257–1460 1332 75-80% 4 109.00–110.00 $109.75 $1,462 —
1246–1703 1465 75-80% 16 98.00–105.00 $100.88 $1,478 —
1592–1610 1598 75-80% 3 90.00–97.00 $92.35 $1,476 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1610 1500 2 82.00–93.00 $87.10 $1,306 —
1391–2015 1752 19 96.00–109.00 $105.42 $1,847 —
2030 2030 1 111.00 $111.00 $2,253 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1250 1186 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,400.00–1,675.00 $1,490.43
1020–1272 1223 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,225.00–1,410.00 $1,323.12
1235 1235 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
1220–1285 1253 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,575.00–1,800.00 $1,684.58
1165–1345 1276 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,675.00–1,775.00 $1,705.44

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1112 1112 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —

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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.