Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Limited test on heifer calves . Fill average . Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.77/cwt on 1,651 head.

Average price

$141.77

1,651 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$221

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$25.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.65

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	588	157.44	926	345
Medium and Large 1	790	138.78	1,096	1,079
Medium and Large 2	695	134.54	935	52
Large 1	872	131.47	1,147	175

One grade step is worth $25.97/cwt here — about −$221 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 sale1,651 hd

141.77

—

OK average7 barns · 9,594 hd

139.12

+2.65

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

50 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	598	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	154.18/cwt	148.00–156.00	792	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	154.79/cwt	153.00–155.00	768	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	140.30/cwt	138.50–141.00	833	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.67/cwt	134.50–139.00	858	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	131.17/cwt	129.00–131.50	926	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	113.06/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,045	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	134.41/cwt	127.50–137.00	901	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	120.53/cwt	116.00–121.50	977	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	115.95/cwt	114.00–117.50	1,012	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	124.16/cwt	123.00–126.50	960	320
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	883	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	119.47/cwt	118.00–120.50	928	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	842	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	922	14
Steers	Large 1	—	729	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,032	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,010	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,217	51
Steers	Large 1	—	823	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,115	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,196	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	770	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,152	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	143.29/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,020	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	156.53/cwt	152.00–157.00	960	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	121.16/cwt	120.50–125.50	1,170	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	168.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	891	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	151.11/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,018	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	157.65/cwt	155.50–161.00	935	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	126.31/cwt	124.00–128.25	1,182	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	137.08/cwt	135.00–140.35	1,075	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	134.08/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,101	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	129.33/cwt	126.00–133.75	1,147	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	129.44/cwt	127.00–130.50	1,074	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	147.39/cwt	142.00–150.00	927	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	725	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	819	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	998	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	874	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	120.60/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,062	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	803	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	160.91/cwt	156.00–162.00	824	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	876	117.23/cwt	113.50–121.00	1,027	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	933	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	854	17

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 Feeder Cattle - Woodward, OK

Thu May 23, 2019

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

Receipts 3,575Last week 6,382Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Limited test on heifer calves . Fill average . Demand good for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	598	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	110.00	110.00
7	—	428	162.00	162.00
13	—	514	148.00–156.00	154.18
19	—	496	153.00–155.00	154.79
21	—	594	138.50–141.00	140.30
31	—	623	134.50–139.00	137.67
76	—	706	129.00–131.50	131.17
83	—	924	111.00–116.00	113.06
121	—	670	127.50–137.00	134.41
179	—	811	116.00–121.50	120.53
235	—	873	114.00–117.50	115.95
320	—	773	123.00–126.50	124.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	647	136.50	136.50
22	—	777	118.00–120.50	119.47
34	—	685	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	895	106.50	106.50
7	—	720	118.00	118.00
13	—	643	131.00	131.00
14	—	776	118.75	118.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	729	141.50	141.50
51	—	1,010	120.50	120.50
114	—	823	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,073	111.50	111.50
28	—	401	192.00	192.00
37	—	1,002	115.00	115.00
38	—	712	140.00–144.00	143.29
42	—	613	152.00–157.00	156.53
52	—	966	120.50–125.50	121.16
60	—	529	160.00–170.00	168.41
68	—	674	149.00–153.00	151.11
85	—	593	155.50–161.00	157.65
104	—	936	124.00–128.25	126.31
159	—	784	135.00–140.35	137.08
193	—	821	127.00–136.00	134.08
194	—	887	126.00–133.75	129.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	830	127.00–130.50	129.44
21	—	629	142.00–150.00	147.39
29	—	392	185.00	185.00
30	—	468	175.00	175.00
36	—	693	144.00	144.00
43	—	553	158.00	158.00
49	—	881	120.00–122.50	120.60
53	—	433	185.50	185.50
64	—	512	156.00–162.00	160.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	626	148.00	148.00
7	—	689	136.00	136.00
10	—	876	113.50–121.00	117.23
15	—	707	132.00	132.00
17	—	593	144.00	144.00

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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