Sale reports / Oklahoma / Woodward Livestock Inc / 2026-05-12

Woodward Livestock Inc

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Woodward, Oklahoma · Tue, May 12
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1824
Slaughter Cattle receipts
242 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 324▲ 62 vs year ago 180 · +34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 207 vs last sale 235▼ 27 vs year ago 55 · −49.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,790220.703,95121
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,184186.902,21290
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,356186.062,52315
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,078168.801,82025

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,273$3,6633thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,158$3,5172thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$3,1002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$2,9503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,176$2,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,227$2,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,222$3,6577

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,638184.98/cwt182.00–188.003,0302
Bulls——1,783232.36/cwt226.00–245.004,14312
Bulls——1,846210.91/cwt201.00–217.003,8937
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027151.80/cwt147.00–163.001,5597
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,058175.05/cwt168.00–182.001,85210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122177.42/cwt175.00–179.001,9917
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,173188.85/cwt185.00–194.002,21566
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186184.85/cwt184.00–186.002,19216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255175.78/cwt174.00–179.002,2067
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,299189.62/cwt187.00–192.002,4637
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,330165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,2651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,406182.94/cwt180.00–186.002,5728
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1883,782.12/head3,650.00–3,850.003,7823
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3603,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1583,517.39/head3,150.00–3,850.003,5172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1762,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2272,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2733,662.76/head3,250.00–3,950.003,6633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3702,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9503
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,010222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,2423

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.