Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Steer calves 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate for all classes. Fill average to full.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.96/cwt on 1,525 head.

Average price

$132.96

1,525 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.83

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	612	153.76	942	56
Medium and Large 1	861	134.29	1,156	1,176
Medium and Large 1-2	879	124.01	1,090	266
Medium and Large 3	785	120.33	945	27

One grade step is worth $33.43/cwt here — about −$3 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,525 hd

132.96

—

OK average7 barns · 12,326 hd

141.79

−8.83

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Woodward Livestock Auction Feeder 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	848	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,085	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	890	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,097	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	618	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	120.72/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,020	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	782	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	960	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	876	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	462	174.30/cwt	173.50–175.00	805	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	522	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	846	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	130.62/cwt	128.00–132.50	943	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	118.20/cwt	117.75–120.50	1,093	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	119.36/cwt	118.00–120.25	1,034	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	127.82/cwt	127.00–128.00	965	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	149.73/cwt	141.00–154.50	867	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	141.89/cwt	140.00–145.00	890	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	116.89/cwt	116.50–117.00	1,127	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	157.28/cwt	156.00–164.00	757	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	155.10/cwt	153.00–159.00	825	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	136.89/cwt	136.00–137.25	934	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,014	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	168.20/cwt	160.00–171.00	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	835	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	994	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	885	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	1,024	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	912	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	707	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	976	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	600	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	912	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	88.91/cwt	88.00–89.50	436	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	771	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,056	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,077	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	575	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	877	122.53/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,075	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	701	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	122.39/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,128	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,025	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	957	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,101	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	118.17/cwt	117.00–118.50	1,205	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	130.11/cwt	127.25–131.50	1,159	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	120.80/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,178	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	133.78/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,093	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	125.75/cwt	121.00–127.75	1,159	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	140.95/cwt	138.50–147.00	1,077	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	161.98/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,017	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	179.94/cwt	173.00–189.00	948	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,099	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	1,278	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	150.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,028	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	191.79/cwt	187.00–199.00	894	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	149.43/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,110	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,001	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	772	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	843	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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	848	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	890	123.25	123.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	451	171.00	171.00
24	—	877	119.00–124.00	122.53
18	—	385	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,056	102.00	102.00
11	—	391	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	922	121.00–125.00	122.39
81	—	817	125.50	125.50
31	—	885	125.00	125.00
13	—	755	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	957	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	605	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
230	—	1,020	117.00–118.50	118.17
177	—	891	127.25–131.50	130.11
154	—	975	120.00–122.00	120.80
117	—	817	129.00–139.00	133.78
101	—	922	121.00–127.75	125.75
70	—	764	138.50–147.00	140.95
60	—	628	154.00–169.00	161.98
57	—	527	173.00–189.00	179.94
34	—	1,099	116.25	116.25
21	—	683	150.00–155.00	150.46
18	—	466	187.00–199.00	191.79
16	—	743	149.00–150.00	149.43
16	—	582	172.00	172.00
15	—	373	207.00	207.00
4	—	413	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	451	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	845	119.00–121.00	120.72
27	—	551	142.00	142.00
23	—	774	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	876	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	462	173.50–175.00	174.30
11	—	522	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	722	128.00–132.50	130.62
108	—	925	117.75–120.50	118.20
96	—	866	118.00–120.25	119.36
86	—	755	127.00–128.00	127.82
79	—	579	141.00–154.50	149.73
71	—	627	140.00–145.00	141.89
68	—	964	116.50–117.00	116.89
47	—	481	156.00–164.00	157.28
45	—	532	153.00–159.00	155.10
38	—	682	136.00–137.25	136.89
16	—	818	124.00	124.00
8	—	418	160.00–171.00	168.20
7	—	352	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	835	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	885	115.75	115.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	600	152.00	152.00
7	—	707	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	152.00	152.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	490	88.00–89.50	88.91

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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