Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Steer calves steady to 5.00 lower on a light test. Heifer calves steady. Demand moderate with lots of heavier feeder cattle coming off wheat. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $114.86/cwt on 4,113 head.

Average price

$114.86

4,113 head · 820 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$14.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	832	115.08	958	3,714
Medium and Large 1-2	710	115.03	817	339
Medium and Large 2	672	100.18	673	60

One grade step is worth $14.90/cwt here — about $285 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 sale4,113 hd

114.86

—

OK average7 barns · 19,377 hd

119.52

−4.66

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

58 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	—	482	156.90/cwt	150.00–161.00	756	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.42/cwt	133.50–151.00	805	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.63/cwt	138.00–153.50	752	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	85.49/cwt	83.50–86.00	1,033	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	82.33/cwt	82.00–83.00	632	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	664	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	168.60/cwt	164.00–171.00	701	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	103.84/cwt	97.00–107.25	803	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	114.31/cwt	113.50–115.00	832	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	126.21/cwt	123.00–129.50	804	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	97.40/cwt	96.00–105.00	815	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	895	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	121.88/cwt	118.50–124.00	828	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.93/cwt	133.00–134.50	690	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	109.42/cwt	103.00–112.00	950	505
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.27/cwt	116.00–132.50	717	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	124.87/cwt	118.00–131.00	913	314
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	105.15/cwt	97.00–109.75	968	602
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	141.94/cwt	137.50–148.00	661	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	113.59/cwt	107.00–119.00	935	541
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	119.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	930	388
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	101.56/cwt	96.50–104.75	980	428
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	129.02/cwt	126.50–134.25	871	251
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	664	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	984	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	627	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	972	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	911	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	875	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	120.29/cwt	113.00–127.50	569	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	107.71/cwt	97.00–109.00	773	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	104.99/cwt	104.00–108.00	665	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	111.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	600	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	116.47/cwt	111.00–124.00	733	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	116.27/cwt	114.00–117.00	674	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	113.17/cwt	107.00–121.00	757	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	147.01/cwt	144.00–151.00	616	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	101.07/cwt	91.00–104.00	695	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	100.17/cwt	92.00–103.50	831	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	86.14/cwt	86.00–86.50	833	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	106.22/cwt	96.00–108.50	815	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	95.30/cwt	90.00–99.00	825	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	88.97/cwt	82.00–92.00	818	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	126.71/cwt	119.00–132.50	724	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	872	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	136.47/cwt	134.00–140.00	635	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	128.22/cwt	122.50–140.50	665	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,127	94.22/cwt	91.00–95.50	1,062	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	138.59/cwt	135.50–152.00	865	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	100.24/cwt	99.50–102.50	1,016	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	169.30/cwt	165.00–173.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,082	95.25/cwt	91.50–95.50	1,031	65

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 30, 2020

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

Receipts 6,346Last week 5,349Year ago 4,000

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	482	150.00–161.00	156.90
69	—	573	133.50–151.00	140.42
76	—	520	138.00–153.50	144.63
25	—	1,208	83.50–86.00	85.49
26	—	416	164.00–171.00	168.60
505	—	868	103.00–112.00	109.42
314	—	731	118.00–131.00	124.87
602	—	921	97.00–109.75	105.15
541	—	823	107.00–119.00	113.59
388	—	776	115.00–125.00	119.85
428	—	965	96.50–104.75	101.56
251	—	675	126.50–134.25	129.02
113	—	1,127	91.00–95.50	94.22
100	—	624	135.50–152.00	138.59
82	—	1,014	99.50–102.50	100.24
9	—	366	165.00–173.00	169.30
65	—	1,082	91.50–95.50	95.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	768	82.00–83.00	82.33
18	—	604	110.00	110.00
10	—	691	107.00	107.00
11	—	580	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	773	97.00–107.25	103.84
47	—	728	113.50–115.00	114.31
39	—	637	123.00–129.50	126.21
32	—	837	96.00–105.00	97.40
30	—	877	102.00	102.00
52	—	679	118.50–124.00	121.88
13	—	515	133.00–134.50	133.93
9	—	1,015	88.50	88.50
38	—	568	116.00–132.50	126.27
17	—	466	137.50–148.00	141.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	664	148.25	148.25
27	—	627	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	132.00	132.00
3	—	785	96.00	96.00
2	—	467	144.00	144.00
4	—	638	107.00	107.00
3	—	388	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	911	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	473	113.00–127.50	120.29
16	—	633	104.00–108.00	104.99
31	—	536	111.00–115.00	111.99
54	—	580	114.00–117.00	116.27
18	—	688	91.00–104.00	101.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	718	97.00–109.00	107.71
117	—	629	111.00–124.00	116.47
207	—	669	107.00–121.00	113.17
45	—	419	144.00–151.00	147.01
119	—	830	92.00–103.50	100.17
22	—	967	86.00–86.50	86.14
225	—	767	96.00–108.50	106.22
93	—	866	90.00–99.00	95.30
36	—	919	82.00–92.00	88.97
146	—	571	119.00–132.50	126.71
33	—	1,014	86.00	86.00
21	—	465	134.00–140.00	136.47
98	—	519	122.50–140.50	128.22
5	—	1,103	76.00	76.00

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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