Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

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	1,799	112.08	2,016	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	96.71	1,386	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	92.06	1,177	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	84.44	941	105

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)	1,162	$1,564	40
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,449	101
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,254	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,149	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	943	$996	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$1,715	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,059	$1,486	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,019	$1,475	7

Every lot, as filed

31 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%	—	1,519	105.84/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,608	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	91.95/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,173	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,048	79.68/cwt	75.00–80.50	835	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	93.38/cwt	91.00–94.50	1,296	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	96.97/cwt	96.00–100.50	1,315	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	68.88/cwt	67.00–69.50	754	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	855	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	91.64/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,123	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	86.49/cwt	84.00–89.00	992	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,233	89.76/cwt	89.50–90.00	1,107	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	882	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	706	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,136	86.93/cwt	84.00–88.50	988	42
Bulls	—	—	1,750	109.57/cwt	98.00–115.00	1,917	22
Bulls	—	—	1,465	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,362	2
Bulls	—	—	1,933	119.25/cwt	115.00–125.50	2,305	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	943	996.05/head	850.00–1,100.00	996	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	1,564.09/head	1,510.00–1,600.00	1,564	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,169	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	892	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	1,448.95/head	1,200.00–1,585.00	1,449	101
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,253.90/head	1,125.00–1,335.00	1,254	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	1,736.28/head	1,585.00–1,860.00	1,736	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,514.77/head	1,460.00–1,550.00	1,515	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	103.61/cwt	95.00–117.00	1,184	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,148.88/head	1,060.00–1,450.00	1,149	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	1,472.97/head	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,473	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	97.77/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,419	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	87.48/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,114	4

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 18, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 555Last week 392Year ago 356

Replacement CattleReceipts 220Last week 169Year ago 158

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	103.00–109.00	105.84
24	—	1,388	91.00–94.50	93.38
41	—	1,451	95.00–101.00	97.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,276	89.00–95.00	91.95
11	—	1,356	96.00–100.50	96.97
4	—	1,273	87.00–88.00	87.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,048	75.00–80.50	79.68
42	—	1,136	84.00–88.50	86.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	67.00–69.50	68.88
2	—	1,055	81.00	81.00
6	—	1,225	91.00–93.00	91.64
24	—	1,147	84.00–89.00	86.49
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,233	89.50–90.00	89.76
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	882	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,750	98.00–115.00	109.57
2	—	1,465	93.00	93.00
13	—	1,933	115.00–125.50	119.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	943	850.00–1,100.00	996.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	1,162	1,510.00–1,600.00	1,564.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	101	—	1,228	1,200.00–1,585.00	1,448.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,235	1,125.00–1,335.00	1,253.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,105	1,060.00–1,450.00	1,148.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,230	95.00	95.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,143	95.00–117.00	103.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	892	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,178	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,323	1,585.00–1,860.00	1,736.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,070	1,460.00–1,550.00	1,514.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,052	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,472.97

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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