Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Packer demand good. Demand continues good for cows returning to feed.

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	—	Average	1,693	217.93	3,691	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	183.33	2,673	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	179.27	2,251	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	169.23	1,828	28

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$3,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,450	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,453	$3,423	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,237	$2,819	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$2,738	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,518	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,091	$2,450	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,139	$2,132	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,011	$3,197	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,175	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$4,067	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,052	$4,057	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$4,050	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$3,919	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,199	$3,717	15
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,206	$220	5

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	3,529.89/head	2,900.00–3,775.00	3,530	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	2,569.33/head	2,325.00–2,750.00	2,569	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,470	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	220.00/head	220.00–220.00	220	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,091	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,056	1,868.33/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	1,868	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	248.24/cwt	233.00–264.00	2,589	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,196	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,127	2,518.38/head	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,518	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,247	2,738.29/head	2,525.00–2,975.00	2,738	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,453	3,423.22/head	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,423	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	3,966.77/head	3,750.00–4,550.00	3,967	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,555	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	4
Bulls	—	—	1,463	209.58/cwt	205.00–216.00	3,066	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	227.17/cwt	221.00–234.00	4,062	7
Bulls	—	—	1,708	198.13/cwt	193.00–202.00	3,384	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,124	174.67/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,963	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,136	181.48/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,062	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	910	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,289	186.19/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,400	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,451	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,237	188.49/cwt	182.00–203.00	2,332	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	176.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,278	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,449	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,649	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	179.44/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,923	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	173.84/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,820	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	184.42/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,364	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	166.14/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,871	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	898	135.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,213	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,228	181.30/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,226	9

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Woodward, OK

Tue May 5, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 324Last week 334Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 235Last week 85Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Packer demand good. Demand continues good for cows returning to feed.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,650.00	3,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,196	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,155	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,140	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,220	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,030	4,300.00	4,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,200	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,183	3,750.00–4,550.00	3,966.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,200	4,150.00	4,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,065	2,900.00–3,775.00	3,529.89
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	2,200.00	2,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,205	2,325.00–2,750.00	2,569.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,091	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,056	1,750.00–2,250.00	1,868.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,127	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,518.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,247	2,525.00–2,975.00	2,738.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,370	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,453	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,423.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,310	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,555	3,450.00	3,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,176	210.00	210.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,206	220.00	220.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	233.00–264.00	248.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	205.00–216.00	209.58
7	—	1,788	221.00–234.00	227.17
2	—	1,708	193.00–202.00	198.13
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,124	171.00–181.00	174.67
6	—	1,136	178.00–183.00	181.48
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,289	185.00–189.00	186.19
9	—	1,228	170.00–185.00	181.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	185.00	185.00
15	—	1,629	173.00–183.00	179.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,237	182.00–203.00	188.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,292	170.00–180.00	176.30
9	—	1,282	182.00–187.00	184.42
6	—	1,126	159.00–169.00	166.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,050	157.00	157.00
5	—	1,047	170.00–175.00	173.84
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	130.00–138.00	135.03

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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