Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,748	212.46	3,713	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	179.80	2,527	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	179.09	2,112	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	168.44	1,805	18

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,108	23
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,398	$3,025	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,792	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,148	$2,703	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,261	$2,437	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$4,037	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	969	$3,936	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,051	$3,648	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,024	$3,111	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$4,209	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	165.84/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,914	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	853	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,201.61/head	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,202	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,144	3,618.14/head	3,500.00–3,825.00	3,618	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,243.14/head	2,225.00–2,325.00	2,243	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	2,415.12/head	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,415	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,450	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,171	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,190	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	2,702.69/head	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,703	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	3,257.45/head	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,257	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	2,876.77/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,877	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	2,903.38/head	2,700.00–3,175.00	2,903	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,545.11/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,545	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	956	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	933	4,209.12/head	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,209	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,398	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	984	4,113.62/head	4,025.00–4,300.00	4,114	9
Bulls	—	—	1,942	223.14/cwt	216.00–230.00	4,333	9
Bulls	—	—	1,560	189.75/cwt	183.00–196.00	2,960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,576	206.13/cwt	200.00–216.00	3,249	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	966	171.24/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,654	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	914	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,499	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,096	181.79/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,992	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,094	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,958	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	975	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,609	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	180.32/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,472	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,406	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	181.77/cwt	179.00–186.00	2,281	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,833	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	167.34/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,971	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	176.80/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,199	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	176.72/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,787	13

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.

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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Woodward, OK

Tue Apr 21, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 314Last week 529Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 315Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,154	164.00–168.00	165.84
1	—	1,175	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	966	169.00–172.00	171.24
1	—	975	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	914	164.00	164.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,096	177.00–185.00	181.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,094	179.00	179.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,371	179.00–185.00	180.32
1	—	1,280	188.00	188.00
13	—	1,577	174.00–178.00	176.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,255	179.00–186.00	181.77
9	—	1,178	164.00–170.00	167.34
16	—	1,244	174.00–179.00	176.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,942	216.00–230.00	223.14
2	—	1,560	183.00–196.00	189.75
8	—	1,576	200.00–216.00	206.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,187	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	853	3,950.00	3,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,075	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,201.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,144	3,500.00–3,825.00	3,618.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	956	3,625.00	3,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,076	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	984	4,025.00–4,300.00	4,113.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	3,350.00	3,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	947	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	922	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,137	2,225.00–2,325.00	2,243.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,039	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,415.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,294	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,876.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,148	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,702.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,243	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,257.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,270	2,700.00–3,175.00	2,903.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,330	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,545.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	1,398	3,025.00	3,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	196.00	196.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,171	187.00	187.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,209.12

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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