Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves not well tested but a stronger undertone was noted. Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.18/cwt on 2,424 head.

Average price

$130.18

2,424 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$5.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	786	130.65	1,027	2,211
Medium and Large 1-2	691	125.35	867	213

One grade step is worth $5.30/cwt here — about $160 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 sale2,424 hd

130.18

—

OK average4 barns · 6,936 hd

129.69

+0.49

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

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	785	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	142.62/cwt	136.00–146.00	804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	144.45/cwt	141.00–149.00	750	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	126.32/cwt	115.00–129.00	855	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	122.26/cwt	115.00–126.00	883	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	145.86/cwt	139.00–153.00	934	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	133.64/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,018	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	135.45/cwt	131.00–145.00	982	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	141.95/cwt	136.00–146.00	964	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	120.23/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,057	324
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	126.02/cwt	118.00–131.75	1,036	546
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	102.53/cwt	99.00–103.25	1,146	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	162.00/cwt	155.50–167.00	828	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	110.21/cwt	103.00–114.50	1,129	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	112.79/cwt	106.00–114.25	1,083	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	152.47/cwt	143.50–160.00	875	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	117.31/cwt	114.00–123.75	1,087	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	126.68/cwt	122.50–137.00	778	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	114.81/cwt	114.00–115.00	940	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	168.36/cwt	160.00–177.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	182.10/cwt	176.00–187.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	173.42/cwt	170.00–178.00	732	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	115.64/cwt	113.00–118.00	718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	103.41/cwt	103.00–104.00	803	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	116.57/cwt	107.00–120.00	900	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	151.39/cwt	149.00–156.00	746	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	110.42/cwt	107.00–112.50	973	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	133.31/cwt	127.00–140.00	788	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	108.74/cwt	99.00–114.00	954	293
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	112.83/cwt	104.00–117.00	935	320
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	116.34/cwt	106.00–120.00	900	409
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	134.34/cwt	131.00–136.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	141.94/cwt	136.00–151.00	680	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	137.70/cwt	132.00–150.00	731	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	133.86/cwt	127.00–138.00	776	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	126.16/cwt	122.00–129.00	799	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	118.12/cwt	108.00–124.25	850	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.08/cwt	113.00–127.00	838	258
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	871	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	151.69/cwt	142.00–160.00	739	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	133.86/cwt	125.00–136.00	874	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	155.92/cwt	149.00–158.00	650	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	962	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	103.95/cwt	91.00–106.25	962	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	685	3

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 28, 2020

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

Receipts 4,982Last week 7,973Year ago 5,076

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	172.00	172.00
4	—	623	139.00	139.00
5	—	771	109.00	109.00
5	—	828	107.00	107.00
8	—	525	149.50	149.50
8	—	564	136.00–146.00	142.62
10	—	729	119.50	119.50
14	—	487	142.00–160.00	151.69
15	—	653	125.00–136.00	133.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	159.00	159.00
11	—	519	141.00–149.00	144.45
16	—	677	115.00–129.00	126.32
16	—	722	115.00–126.00	122.26
34	—	614	122.50–137.00	126.68
36	—	819	114.00–115.00	114.81
38	—	772	107.00–120.00	116.57
17	—	493	149.00–156.00	151.39
18	—	881	107.00–112.50	110.42
23	—	591	127.00–140.00	133.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	640	139.00–153.00	145.86
195	—	762	129.00–138.00	133.64
196	—	725	131.00–145.00	135.45
230	—	679	136.00–146.00	141.95
324	—	879	114.00–125.00	120.23
546	—	822	118.00–131.75	126.02
36	—	1,118	99.00–103.25	102.53
42	—	511	155.50–167.00	162.00
64	—	1,024	103.00–114.50	110.21
89	—	960	106.00–114.25	112.79
115	—	574	143.50–160.00	152.47
160	—	927	114.00–123.75	117.31
2	—	1,052	102.00	102.00
6	—	458	160.00–177.00	168.36
7	—	368	176.00–187.00	182.10
16	—	422	170.00–178.00	173.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	621	113.00–118.00	115.64
17	—	777	103.00–104.00	103.41
2	—	572	124.00	124.00
6	—	444	131.00–136.00	134.34
6	—	500	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
293	—	877	99.00–114.00	108.74
320	—	829	104.00–117.00	112.83
409	—	774	106.00–120.00	116.34
50	—	479	136.00–151.00	141.94
88	—	531	132.00–150.00	137.70
102	—	580	127.00–138.00	133.86
173	—	633	122.00–129.00	126.16
229	—	720	108.00–124.25	118.12
258	—	675	113.00–127.00	124.08
13	—	417	149.00–158.00	155.92
30	—	952	101.00	101.00
44	—	925	91.00–106.25	103.95

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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