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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 29, 2024

488 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 488 347 306
Slaughter cattle 478 332 271
Replacement cattle 10 15 35

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Demand was moderate.

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 80-85% 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,016
1117 1117 80-85% 11 114.00 $114.00 $1,273
1055–1645 1266 80-85% 139 111.00–118.00 $114.04 $1,444 -1.42
1091–1475 1272 80-85% 13 118.00–124.00 $120.86 $1,537 +5.40
1035–1780 1381 80-85% 47 105.00–111.00 $109.35 $1,510
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
911–983 934 85-90% 15 105.00–107.00 $106.04 $990
940 940 85-90% 8 99.00 $99.00 $931
973–1055 1008 85-90% 7 104.00–107.00 $105.65 $1,065
1041 1041 85-90% 3 90.00 $90.00 $937
1014–1185 1059 85-90% 39 105.00–109.00 $107.98 $1,144
1109–1159 1135 85-90% 22 113.00–116.00 $114.25 $1,297 +44.25
1085–1358 1223 85-90% 37 111.00–115.00 $113.90 $1,393 +11.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1352–1865 1548 75-80% 16 112.00–116.00 $113.69 $1,760 -5.24
1140–1930 1559 75-80% 4 121.00–123.00 $121.37 $1,892

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1950 1672 10 110.00–135.00 $128.25 $2,144
1780–2015 1894 8 137.00–146.00 $141.23 $2,675 +1.84

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1295 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,375.00–1,785.00 $1,615.23

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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.