Sale reports / Oklahoma / Woodward Livestock Inc / 2025-05-20

Woodward Livestock Inc

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Woodward, Oklahoma · Tue, May 20
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1824
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
20 vs last sale 180 130 vs year ago 290 · 44.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
10 vs last sale 55 53 vs year ago 12 · +441.7%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
BullsHigh1,691176.262,98115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,205152.981,84360
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,460152.782,23119
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,093129.341,41311

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)1,445$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,338$2,55826
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,342$2,5504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)971$2,3003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,360$2,29113
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)927$3,4004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$3,1253thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)911$3,2754thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4452,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3382,557.60/head2,200.00–2,950.002,55826
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2203,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1752,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 19113,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19273,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4004
CowsLean 85-90%1,155124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4321
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight965119.05/cwt113.00–122.001,1493
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,3381
CowsLean 85-90%1,220130.06/cwt127.00–133.001,5872
CowsBoner 80-85%1,392147.82/cwt146.00–150.002,0587
Bulls1,825186.19/cwt180.00–192.003,3985
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180153.66/cwt150.00–156.001,81353
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,391162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,2533
CowsLean 85-90%1,240142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,7611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19712,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3602,291.08/head2,250.00–2,320.002,29113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3422,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5504
Bulls1,624171.30/cwt161.00–179.002,78210
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,072134.86/cwt130.00–139.001,4464
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,466151.25/cwt150.00–153.002,21715

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.