Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00-4.00 lower on limited offerings. Steer and heifer calves were to lightly tested for an accurate trend. Demand moderate to good. Quality average to mostly attractive. Winter storms came across the trade are hampering livestock movement.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.22/cwt on 1,113 head.

Average price

$148.22

1,113 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$15.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.56

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	707	149.00	1,053	990
Medium and Large 1-2	730	142.36	1,040	118
Medium and Large 2	805	133.50	1,075	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.50/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale1,113 hd

148.22

—

OK average7 barns · 13,362 hd

154.78

−6.56

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

56 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 1	—	915	138.77/cwt	137.50–139.75	1,270	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	457	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	622	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	132.07/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,020	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,226	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	736	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	964	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	132.46/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,167	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	142.20/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,103	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	140.03/cwt	137.25–143.00	991	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	177.77/cwt	171.00–184.00	942	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	180.53/cwt	176.50–182.00	874	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	406	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	558	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	154.45/cwt	151.50–158.00	727	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,154	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	173.03/cwt	171.00–175.00	666	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	129.08/cwt	128.00–130.00	864	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,388	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	908	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	172.43/cwt	171.00–173.00	829	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	141.63/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,156	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	160.48/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,009	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	137.03/cwt	134.50–140.00	1,174	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,014	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	155.29/cwt	151.00–159.00	657	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	883	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	132.10/cwt	126.50–135.00	964	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.89/cwt	142.00–147.00	830	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	138.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	132.93/cwt	129.00–137.00	904	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	126.68/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,045	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	143.03/cwt	137.00–146.50	802	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	129.28/cwt	126.00–133.50	856	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	142.84/cwt	140.00–144.00	873	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	160.95/cwt	160.00–163.00	702	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,123	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.12/cwt	149.00–151.00	787	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	897	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	142.48/cwt	140.00–148.00	976	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	161.62/cwt	159.00–176.00	952	78

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	915	137.50–139.75	138.77
182	—	776	141.00–145.00	142.20
133	—	708	137.25–143.00	140.03
67	—	530	171.00–184.00	177.77
23	—	484	176.50–182.00	180.53
164	—	816	140.00–143.00	141.63
88	—	629	160.00–164.00	160.48
39	—	857	134.50–140.00	137.03
6	—	365	194.00	194.00
148	—	685	140.00–148.00	142.48
78	—	589	159.00–176.00	161.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	881	131.00–133.00	132.46
10	—	730	135.50	135.50
5	—	771	134.00	134.00
35	—	633	142.00–145.00	143.49
7	—	467	172.00	172.00
11	—	529	169.50	169.50
6	—	836	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	481	171.00–173.00	172.43
10	—	552	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	805	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	457	136.00	136.00
12	—	406	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	772	130.00–133.50	132.07
18	—	958	128.00	128.00
60	—	471	151.50–158.00	154.45
22	—	905	127.50	127.50
16	—	385	171.00–175.00	173.03
10	—	1,110	125.00	125.00
175	—	730	126.50–135.00	132.10
65	—	573	142.00–147.00	144.89
131	—	680	129.00–137.00	132.93
63	—	825	126.00–127.00	126.68
107	—	611	140.00–144.00	142.84
60	—	436	160.00–163.00	160.95
20	—	884	127.00	127.00
9	—	524	149.00–151.00	150.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	736	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	792	128.00	128.00
17	—	423	151.00–159.00	155.29
6	—	298	160.00	160.00
40	—	735	128.00	128.00
10	—	489	135.00–140.00	138.06
5	—	511	143.00	143.00
35	—	561	137.00–146.50	143.03
9	—	662	126.00–133.50	129.28
2	—	940	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	664	133.00	133.00
7	—	538	148.00	148.00
5	—	628	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	154.00	154.00
13	—	669	128.00–130.00	129.08
5	—	533	141.00	141.00
8	—	479	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	177.00	177.00

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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