Sale reports / Oklahoma / Woodward Livestock Inc / 2024-04-16

Woodward Livestock Inc

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Woodward, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 16
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1824
Slaughter Cattle receipts
291 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 334▼ 264 vs year ago 555 · −47.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 56▼ 192 vs year ago 220 · −87.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00-7.00 lower. Demand was moderate.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,721140.512,41823
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,380127.511,76049
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,229123.851,52290
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,043113.541,18544

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$2,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$3,22817

Every lot

18 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——1,657127.65/cwt124.00–131.002,1155
Bulls——1,685141.04/cwt134.00–145.002,37713
Bulls——1,877151.99/cwt149.00–155.002,8535
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92794.00/cwt94.00–94.008712
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,008109.29/cwt105.00–112.501,10216
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,038117.66/cwt115.00–119.001,22120
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,121118.04/cwt116.00–120.001,3234
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,162122.10/cwt121.00–126.001,41917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,194117.64/cwt117.00–119.001,4056
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229123.84/cwt120.00–126.001,52249
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299127.42/cwt126.00–128.001,65518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320128.13/cwt127.00–129.501,69131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,393118.46/cwt118.00–119.001,6502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480134.90/cwt131.00–136.001,9974
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484124.04/cwt120.00–125.001,84114
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0553,228.32/head2,850.00–3,500.003,22817
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1702,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.