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%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleThu Aug 20, 2026
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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
BullsAverage1,724118.692,04627
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, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1962,359.46/head1,900.00–2,500.002,35914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5112,065.03/head1,675.00–2,125.002,06511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6852,095.35/head2,000.00–2,225.002,0955
Bulls1,739120.88/cwt116.00–125.502,10217
Bulls2,009127.66/cwt126.00–129.002,5654
Bulls1,490106.50/cwt91.00–115.501,5876
CowsLean 85-90%1,116100.25/cwt97.50–104.001,11982
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight79686.00/cwt86.00–86.006854
CowsLean 85-90%1,04895.48/cwt85.00–97.001,00128
CowsBoner 80-85%1,290106.13/cwt105.00–108.501,36975
CowsBoner 80-85%1,459100.80/cwt100.00–102.001,4715
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,316109.91/cwt109.50–110.501,44617

How this sale compares

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.