Sale reports / Oklahoma / Woodward Livestock Inc / 2023-05-16

Woodward Livestock Inc

Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Woodward, Oklahoma · Tue, May 16

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1824

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

278 head

▼ 132 vs last sale 410▼ 371 vs year ago 649 · −57.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 33▼ 29 vs year ago 78 · −37.2%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleThu Oct 29, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,736	117.49	2,040	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	109.69	1,505	99
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	100.10	1,163	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	95.12	995	22

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$1,435	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,309	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,460	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	767	$1,438	7

Every lot

23 lots · USDA AMS · Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Woodward, OK

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	108.86/cwt	108.50–109.00	1,625	4
Bulls	—	—	1,632	115.62/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,887	23
Bulls	—	—	1,946	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.50	2,381	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	92.08/cwt	89.00–95.00	833	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	937	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	932	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	941	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	837	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	936	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	92.07/cwt	90.00–95.00	982	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	97.12/cwt	95.50–99.00	1,066	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	99.09/cwt	95.00–103.50	1,125	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,319	107.25/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,415	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	104.89/cwt	103.50–107.50	1,387	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,353	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,240	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	112.88/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,623	44
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	1,437.88/head	1,300.00–1,585.00	1,438	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	905	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,139	1,308.94/head	1,000.00–1,410.00	1,309	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,222	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	944	119.61/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,129	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	965	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,033	5

This sale against other markets

Oklahoma weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Oklahoma auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Woodward, OK

Tue May 16, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 410Year ago 649

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 33Year ago 78

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,460.00	1,460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	767	1,300.00–1,585.00	1,437.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,222	1,435.00	1,435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,139	1,000.00–1,410.00	1,308.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	905	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	965	107.00	107.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	944	115.00–125.00	119.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,632	112.00–120.00	115.62
16	—	1,946	120.00–125.50	122.34
4	—	1,493	108.50–109.00	108.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,322	103.50–107.50	104.89
18	—	1,135	95.00–103.50	99.09
1	—	1,340	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	937	99.50	99.50
3	—	941	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,438	110.00–116.50	112.88
1	—	1,340	101.00	101.00
54	—	1,319	104.00–110.00	107.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	89.00–95.00	92.08
4	—	960	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,098	95.50–99.00	97.12
7	—	1,067	90.00–95.00	92.07

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.