Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves lightly tested with a steady undertone. Heifer calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand moderate. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $117.01/cwt on 1,540 head.

Average price

$117.01

1,540 head · 819 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$8.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.11

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	825	117.70	971	1,411
Medium and Large 1-2	762	109.39	834	129

One grade step is worth $8.32/cwt here — about $137 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 sale1,540 hd

117.01

—

OK average7 barns · 7,080 hd

123.11

−6.11

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

55 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	—	969	100.52/cwt	98.00–103.50	974	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	927	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	139.26/cwt	134.00–144.50	866	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	122.70/cwt	118.50–125.00	806	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	140.36/cwt	136.50–142.00	764	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	938	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	106.65/cwt	106.00–110.50	941	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	117.60/cwt	111.50–123.00	902	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	134.32/cwt	131.00–138.00	899	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	105.84/cwt	101.50–107.25	982	303
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	169.65/cwt	165.00–173.00	735	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,182	91.75/cwt	91.75–91.75	1,084	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	733	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	157.38/cwt	156.00–161.00	839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	99.29/cwt	96.25–100.00	1,019	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	152.01/cwt	144.00–157.00	860	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	160.05/cwt	154.00–164.00	752	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	141.14/cwt	134.00–147.00	752	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	163.53/cwt	161.00–169.00	685	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	889	102.05/cwt	101.50–104.00	907	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	572	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	776	113.51/cwt	112.75–115.50	881	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	855	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	928	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	403	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	733	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	562	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	849	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.95/cwt	128.00–134.50	681	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	121.30/cwt	114.50–123.00	821	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	125.53/cwt	121.00–132.00	776	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	128.47/cwt	123.00–133.00	741	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	109.73/cwt	107.50–110.00	792	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	136.37/cwt	132.00–141.00	653	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	110.50/cwt	103.50–114.00	735	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	114.73/cwt	112.00–116.00	717	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.60/cwt	138.00–144.00	609	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	94.32/cwt	93.25–95.00	838	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	141.66/cwt	137.00–147.00	720	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	155.09/cwt	151.00–160.00	656	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	108.41/cwt	105.50–110.50	838	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	778	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	121.97/cwt	120.50–124.00	757	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	146.00/cwt	143.00–158.00	680	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	101.70/cwt	99.00–102.00	834	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	112.48/cwt	105.00–115.00	930	269

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 Apr 9, 2020

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

Receipts 2,814Last week 3,045Year ago 5,067

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	969	98.00–103.50	100.52
84	—	622	134.00–144.50	139.26
66	—	727	129.00	129.00
53	—	882	106.00–110.50	106.65
40	—	767	111.50–123.00	117.60
36	—	669	131.00–138.00	134.32
303	—	928	101.50–107.25	105.84
26	—	433	165.00–173.00	169.65
17	—	1,182	91.75	91.75
17	—	392	187.00	187.00
7	—	533	156.00–161.00	157.38
116	—	1,026	96.25–100.00	99.29
79	—	566	144.00–157.00	152.01
40	—	470	154.00–164.00	160.05
269	—	827	105.00–115.00	112.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	966	96.00	96.00
17	—	657	118.50–125.00	122.70
10	—	544	136.50–142.00	140.36
2	—	770	107.00	107.00
8	—	490	142.50	142.50
5	—	928	98.00	98.00
40	—	837	93.00	93.00
21	—	621	120.50–124.00	121.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	200.00	200.00
21	—	403	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	533	134.00–147.00	141.14
19	—	419	161.00–169.00	163.53
9	—	889	101.50–104.00	102.05
4	—	360	162.00	162.00
3	—	585	137.00	137.00
2	—	800	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	776	112.75–115.50	113.51
8	—	855	108.50	108.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	562	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	96.00	96.00
66	—	520	128.00–134.50	130.95
36	—	479	132.00–141.00	136.37
33	—	665	103.50–114.00	110.50
21	—	625	112.00–116.00	114.73
13	—	433	138.00–144.00	140.60
7	—	568	119.00	119.00
3	—	786	96.50	96.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	936	94.00	94.00
5	—	399	159.00	159.00
120	—	677	114.50–123.00	121.30
27	—	618	121.00–132.00	125.53
150	—	577	123.00–133.00	128.47
88	—	722	107.50–110.00	109.73
31	—	888	93.25–95.00	94.32
29	—	508	137.00–147.00	141.66
21	—	423	151.00–160.00	155.09
152	—	773	105.50–110.50	108.41
57	—	466	143.00–158.00	146.00
40	—	820	99.00–102.00	101.70

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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