Sale reports / Oklahoma / Woodward Livestock Inc / 2023-08-15

Woodward Livestock Inc

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Woodward, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 15
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1824
Slaughter Cattle receipts
349 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 360▼ 282 vs year ago 631 · −44.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 78▼ 15 vs year ago 85 · −17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Quality mostly average, with several attractive bred-cows and cow-calf pair offered.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,724118.692,04627
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,316109.911,44617
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,301105.801,37680
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08898.581,073114

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,468$1,99712
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$2,29019

Every lot

14 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,490106.50/cwt91.00–115.501,5876
Bulls——1,739120.88/cwt116.00–125.502,10217
Bulls——2,009127.66/cwt126.00–129.002,5654
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79686.00/cwt86.00–86.006854
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04895.48/cwt85.00–97.001,00128
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,116100.25/cwt97.50–104.001,11982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290106.13/cwt105.00–108.501,36975
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,316109.91/cwt109.50–110.501,44617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,459100.80/cwt100.00–102.001,4715
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1962,359.46/head1,900.00–2,500.002,35914
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6852,095.35/head2,000.00–2,225.002,0955
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5112,065.03/head1,675.00–2,125.002,06511

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.