Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-5.00 lower, instance 8.00-9.00 lower on 700 lbs. to 800 lbs. heifer. Limited test on steer and heifer calves. Fill average. Demand moderate as cattle futures went down up to 4.50 on feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.22/cwt on 2,138 head.

Average price

$124.22

2,138 head · 894 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

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

$11.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.98

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	745	135.00	1,006	6thin
Medium and Large 1	898	124.26	1,115	1,930
Medium and Large 1-2	863	123.44	1,066	202

One grade step is worth $11.56/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale2,138 hd

124.22

—

OK average4 barns · 7,604 hd

132.19

−7.98

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

52 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 1Fleshy	—	930	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	1,049	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	815	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	671	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	833	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	108.22/cwt	104.00–113.50	948	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	972	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	119.68/cwt	117.60–120.00	889	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	848	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	130.95/cwt	129.00–132.00	855	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	113.76/cwt	113.25–118.00	981	323
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	121.33/cwt	118.25–129.25	892	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	115.07/cwt	113.50–118.50	939	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	116.52/cwt	114.25–122.00	907	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	133.55/cwt	132.00–135.00	851	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	109.39/cwt	105.00–113.75	993	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	109.75/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,055	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.48/cwt	125.00–133.00	871	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	141.67/cwt	139.00–149.00	792	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	156.90/cwt	153.00–158.00	723	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	150.39/cwt	150.00–151.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	631	7
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	516	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	232	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	120.30/cwt	119.75–123.50	1,097	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	117.82/cwt	116.00–120.50	1,033	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,063	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	917	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,069	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	716	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,031	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	123.46/cwt	120.50–131.25	1,135	741
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	114.12/cwt	110.85–119.00	1,115	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	122.88/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,068	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	133.07/cwt	129.50–139.00	1,025	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	132.17/cwt	124.00–135.50	1,096	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	112.38/cwt	107.00–118.50	1,150	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,102	110.75/cwt	110.75–110.75	1,220	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	1,251	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.02/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,015	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	145.58/cwt	145.00–146.00	990	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	155.43/cwt	155.00–155.50	957	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	163.80/cwt	163.50–164.00	921	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	161.26/cwt	159.00–163.50	848	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	818	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	854	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,025	29

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 30, 2019

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

Receipts 5,076Last week 3,575Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	930	112.75	112.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	745	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	912	119.75–123.50	120.30
50	—	877	116.00–120.50	117.82
17	—	958	111.00	111.00
16	—	622	147.50	147.50
12	—	786	136.00	136.00
6	—	745	139.50	139.50
5	—	576	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	716	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
741	—	919	120.50–131.25	123.46
229	—	977	110.85–119.00	114.12
186	—	869	118.00–130.00	122.88
184	—	770	129.50–139.00	133.07
172	—	829	124.00–135.50	132.17
129	—	1,023	107.00–118.50	112.38
85	—	1,102	110.75	110.75
29	—	1,150	108.75	108.75
25	—	725	139.00–141.00	140.02
21	—	680	145.00–146.00	145.58
21	—	616	155.00–155.50	155.43
12	—	562	163.50–164.00	163.80
10	—	526	159.00–163.50	161.26
10	—	440	186.00	186.00
5	—	452	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	854	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	632	129.00	129.00
15	—	508	132.00	132.00
14	—	690	120.75	120.75
9	—	745	117.00	117.00
6	—	463	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	876	104.00–113.50	108.22
90	—	836	116.25	116.25
76	—	743	117.60–120.00	119.68
24	—	640	132.50	132.50
23	—	653	129.00–132.00	130.95
9	—	765	116.50	116.50
7	—	477	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
323	—	862	113.25–118.00	113.76
226	—	735	118.25–129.25	121.33
221	—	816	113.50–118.50	115.07
159	—	778	114.25–122.00	116.52
128	—	637	132.00–135.00	133.55
86	—	908	105.00–113.75	109.39
56	—	961	108.00–112.00	109.75
31	—	673	125.00–133.00	129.48
26	—	559	139.00–149.00	141.67
22	—	461	153.00–158.00	156.90
12	—	415	162.00	162.00
8	—	526	150.00–151.00	150.39
7	—	387	163.00	163.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	516	45.00	45.00

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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