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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Woodward, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 29, 2026

320 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 320 391 278
Slaughter cattle 240 346 189
Replacement cattle 80 45 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand was moderate for the slaughter cattle and good for the bred females. Quality average.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
963 963 85-90% 3 106.00 $106.00 $1,021 -27.00
1006 1006 85-90% 6 127.00 $127.00 $1,278 —
1085–1183 1123 85-90% 15 133.00–141.00 $134.60 $1,512 +1.76
1063–1287 1161 85-90% 13 130.00–136.00 $133.94 $1,555 -5.38
1055–1375 1215 85-90% 2 111.00–120.00 $114.91 $1,396 -31.50
1012–1510 1246 85-90% 17 120.00–130.00 $127.10 $1,584 -19.31
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1102–1595 1310 80-85% 17 131.00–138.00 $133.79 $1,753 -11.23
1145–1700 1343 80-85% 19 139.00–146.00 $142.65 $1,916 -2.37
1358 1358 80-85% 3 150.00 $150.00 $2,037 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1807 1499 75-80% 6 154.00–156.00 $155.34 $2,329 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–1950 1384 4 154.00–176.00 $167.37 $2,316 —
1535–1935 1793 3 195.00–202.00 $198.94 $3,567 —
1350–2210 1803 16 177.00–192.00 $183.82 $3,314 -7.02

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1042–1055 1049 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 260.00–263.00 $261.51 $2,743
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 214.00 $214.00 $2,418
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1042 1042 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 192.00 $192.00 $2,001

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,675.00 $2,675.00
1098 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1077–1175 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 1,800.00–1,950.00 $1,886.46
1192 1192 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1070–1387 1228 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 45 1,800.00–2,625.00 $2,183.91
1232 1232 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,150.00 $3,150.00
1327–1570 1449 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,425.00–2,450.00 $2,438.55

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
767–811 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 3,175.00–3,400.00 $3,337.93 —

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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.