Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower . Packer demand moderate. A total of 472 cows and bulls with 60% 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	—	Average	1,802	91.32	1,645	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	68.97	1,006	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	66.69	838	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	61.21	671	43

Every lot, as filed

36 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	69.29/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,013	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	60.83/cwt	60.00–62.00	566	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	57.50/cwt	56.00–59.00	539	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	897	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	574	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	62.63/cwt	60.00–64.00	725	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	58.12/cwt	57.00–60.00	656	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	66.12/cwt	66.00–66.50	741	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	66.72/cwt	66.00–68.00	967	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	953	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	967	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	600	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	892	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	624	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	925	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	601	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	66.14/cwt	64.50–68.00	833	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	69.66/cwt	68.00–70.50	844	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	921	14
Bulls	—	—	1,795	91.22/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,637	18
Bulls	—	—	1,932	96.89/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,872	5
Bulls	—	—	1,625	82.62/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,343	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,230	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	803.69/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,849	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,276.03/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	15,440	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	1,129.75/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	14,077	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,537	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,283	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,274	1,162.76/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	14,814	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,821	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	1,283.06/cwt	1,125.00–1,460.00	15,384	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,535.00/cwt	1,535.00–1,535.00	19,955	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	973	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	11,530	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	7,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	12,510	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,229	831.83/cwt	775.00–875.00	10,223	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	976.47/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,790	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,086.20/cwt	910.00–1,225.00	14,121	34

How this sale compares

Oklahoma weighted averages

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Woodward Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Woodward, OK

Tue May 12, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 284Last week 245Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 177Year ago 264

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower . Packer demand moderate. A total of 472 cows and bulls with 60% going to packers.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,462	68.00–72.00	69.29
11	—	1,450	66.00–68.00	66.72
1	—	1,315	72.50	72.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	930	60.00–62.00	60.83
2	—	938	56.00–59.00	57.50
2	—	897	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,157	60.00–64.00	62.63
13	—	1,128	57.00–60.00	58.12
4	—	1,120	66.00–66.50	66.12
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	967	62.00	62.00
2	—	892	70.00	70.00
1	—	925	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,260	64.50–68.00	66.14
24	—	1,211	68.00–70.50	69.66
14	—	1,439	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,795	86.00–94.00	91.22
5	—	1,932	95.00–101.00	96.89
3	—	1,625	81.00–84.00	82.62

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	890	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,101	700.00–850.00	803.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,210	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,276.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,246	900.00–1,200.00	1,129.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,167	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,242	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,338	935.00	935.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,229	775.00–875.00	831.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,105	900.00–1,075.00	976.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,300	910.00–1,225.00	1,086.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,274	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,162.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,199	1,125.00–1,460.00	1,283.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,300	1,535.00	1,535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	973	1,185.00	1,185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,010.00	1,010.00

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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