Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, most advance on Boner cows. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Packer demand moderate to good. A total of 686 cows and bulls sold with 35 percent going to packers.

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	—	Low	1,792	70.20	1,258	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,496	52.07	779	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	45.75	573	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	43.44	480	84

Every lot, as filed

47 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%Light Weight	—	920	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	42.96/cwt	38.00–44.50	511	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	49.69/cwt	49.00–50.60	729	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,226	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	570	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	45.67/cwt	44.00–49.00	575	14
Bulls	—	—	1,657	64.05/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,061	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,881	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	39.47/cwt	37.00–40.75	467	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	799	1
Bulls	—	—	1,947	79.85/cwt	79.00–80.50	1,555	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	946.71/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	10,669	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	1,017.14/cwt	1,010.00–1,035.00	13,976	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	945	36.40/cwt	33.00–43.00	344	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	781.28/cwt	725.00–850.00	9,743	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,379	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,401	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	16,252	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,191	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	883.33/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	7,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,325.49/cwt	1,110.00–1,500.00	15,840	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,264	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,106	46.67/cwt	44.00–50.00	516	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	937.09/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	12,145	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,031	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,348.42/cwt	1,225.00–1,460.00	16,626	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,420	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	15,120	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	456	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	46.92/cwt	46.00–49.00	564	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	55.25/cwt	53.00–59.00	857	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,833	61.03/cwt	60.00–62.00	1,119	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	52.77/cwt	49.50–55.25	703	33
Bulls	—	—	1,861	72.44/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,348	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,167	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,827	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,112	43.39/cwt	40.00–46.00	482	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	880.58/cwt	735.00–1,050.00	11,016	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	799.58/cwt	750.00–850.00	10,467	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	16,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,376	1,093.91/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	15,052	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,660	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	710	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	241	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	37.76/cwt	37.50–38.00	409	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,163	38.27/cwt	37.00–42.50	445	5

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 Dec 17, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 332Last week 451Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 354Last week 391Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	38.00	38.00
2	—	970	47.00	47.00
1	—	710	34.00	34.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,189	38.00–44.50	42.96
7	—	1,203	46.00–49.00	46.92
2	—	1,083	37.50–38.00	37.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,467	49.00–50.60	49.69
22	—	1,551	53.00–59.00	55.25
2	—	1,833	60.00–62.00	61.03
5	—	1,163	37.00–42.50	38.27
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,226	46.50	46.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,260	44.00–49.00	45.67
39	—	1,183	37.00–40.75	39.47
1	—	1,415	56.50	56.50
33	—	1,333	49.50–55.25	52.77
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	945	33.00–43.00	36.40
11	—	1,106	44.00–50.00	46.67
48	—	1,112	40.00–46.00	43.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,657	60.00–69.00	64.05
3	—	1,947	79.00–80.50	79.85
9	—	1,861	70.00–74.50	72.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,322	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,127	800.00–1,025.00	946.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,374	1,010.00–1,035.00	1,017.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,247	725.00–850.00	781.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,158	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,296	725.00–1,025.00	937.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,251	735.00–1,050.00	880.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,309	750.00–850.00	799.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,401	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,233	1,225.00–1,460.00	1,348.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,376	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,093.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,167	585.00	585.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,010.00	1,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	800.00–1,025.00	883.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,195	1,110.00–1,500.00	1,325.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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