Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, 800-850 lbs 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Steer calves unevenly steady, but not enough calves last week for a comparison of trends. Heifer calves not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.25/cwt on 3,844 head.

Average price

$126.25

3,844 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$3.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	781	126.55	988	3,465
Medium and Large 1-2	685	123.43	845	379

One grade step is worth $3.12/cwt here — about $143 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 sale3,844 hd

126.25

—

OK average7 barns · 19,126 hd

125.32

+0.93

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

54 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	—	484	155.41/cwt	153.00–159.00	752	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	176.20/cwt	165.00–178.00	655	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	94.74/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,076	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	152.82/cwt	143.00–155.00	805	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	148.55/cwt	140.00–157.00	862	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	905	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	139.03/cwt	134.00–149.00	936	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	169.81/cwt	165.00–174.00	725	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	144.01/cwt	140.75–151.00	881	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	97.85/cwt	97.85–97.85	1,055	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	103.14/cwt	95.00–104.50	1,062	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	126.19/cwt	118.00–130.00	861	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	117.01/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,019	484
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	121.36/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,009	381
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	109.79/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,010	357
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	131.05/cwt	126.00–139.50	951	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	108.29/cwt	105.00–110.50	1,051	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	611	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	137.59/cwt	137.00–140.00	776	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	131.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	798	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	760	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	97.44/cwt	89.00–101.00	936	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	131.52/cwt	124.00–138.00	692	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	138.16/cwt	134.00–140.50	598	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	134.79/cwt	134.00–137.00	632	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	117.85/cwt	110.00–121.00	852	625
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	124.42/cwt	120.00–130.75	714	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	110.76/cwt	106.00–112.00	902	375
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	106.02/cwt	102.00–108.50	914	347
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	118.83/cwt	115.00–129.00	804	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	111.79/cwt	107.00–117.00	859	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	115.41/cwt	111.00–118.00	656	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	99.96/cwt	90.00–103.00	924	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	107.57/cwt	101.00–111.00	729	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	503	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	106.16/cwt	105.00–107.00	639	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	121.63/cwt	113.00–126.00	765	414
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	126.93/cwt	112.00–135.00	805	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	109.14/cwt	106.50–113.00	896	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.94/cwt	118.00–137.00	727	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	121.71/cwt	119.50–123.00	873	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	103.61/cwt	103.00–105.00	825	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	126.12/cwt	122.00–131.00	967	569

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 21, 2020

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

Receipts 7,973Last week 6,204Year ago 3,575

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	484	153.00–159.00	155.41
39	—	372	165.00–178.00	176.20
28	—	1,136	90.00–100.00	94.74
180	—	527	143.00–155.00	152.82
100	—	580	140.00–157.00	148.55
174	—	673	134.00–149.00	139.03
165	—	427	165.00–174.00	169.81
154	—	612	140.75–151.00	144.01
121	—	1,078	97.85	97.85
117	—	1,030	95.00–104.50	103.14
484	—	871	110.00–121.00	117.01
381	—	831	115.00–126.00	121.36
357	—	920	106.00–115.00	109.79
258	—	726	126.00–139.50	131.05
245	—	971	105.00–110.50	108.29
569	—	767	122.00–131.00	126.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	896	101.00	101.00
150	—	682	118.00–130.00	126.19
10	—	481	131.00	131.00
9	—	382	160.00	160.00
4	—	427	151.00	151.00
3	—	995	95.00	95.00
54	—	634	112.00–135.00	126.93
40	—	821	106.50–113.00	109.14
37	—	577	118.00–137.00	125.94
33	—	790	115.00	115.00
29	—	717	119.50–123.00	121.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	547	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	142.00	142.00
65	—	961	89.00–101.00	97.44
45	—	526	124.00–138.00	131.52
21	—	433	134.00–140.50	138.16
11	—	469	134.00–137.00	134.79
625	—	723	110.00–121.00	117.85
114	—	574	120.00–130.75	124.42
375	—	814	106.00–112.00	110.76
347	—	862	102.00–108.50	106.02
312	—	677	115.00–129.00	118.83
212	—	768	107.00–117.00	111.79
84	—	924	90.00–103.00	99.96
414	—	629	113.00–126.00	121.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	568	111.00–118.00	115.41
29	—	678	101.00–111.00	107.57
15	—	451	111.50	111.50
12	—	602	105.00–107.00	106.16
4	—	531	117.00	117.00
2	—	420	109.00	109.00
72	—	796	103.00–105.00	103.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	564	137.00–140.00	137.59
14	—	609	130.00–135.00	131.11
6	—	457	164.00	164.00
6	—	430	156.00	156.00
3	—	818	93.00	93.00

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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