Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate for feeders and good for the lighter weight grazing cattle. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.93/cwt on 3,628 head.

Average price

$135.93

3,628 head · 793 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$16.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	797	136.16	1,085	3,441
Medium and Large 1-2	723	132.03	954	182
Medium and Large 2	598	120.00	718	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.16/cwt here — about $367 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 sale3,628 hd

135.93

—

OK average7 barns · 20,200 hd

141.03

−5.10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	131.15/cwt	122.00–135.00	813	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	149.67/cwt	138.00–156.00	795	228
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	792	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	139.04/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,007	443
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	119.31/cwt	115.00–122.75	1,215	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	141.57/cwt	136.00–150.00	810	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	166.59/cwt	156.00–172.50	703	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	111.29/cwt	105.00–115.50	1,022	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	110.17/cwt	110.00–110.50	1,064	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	135.12/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,035	307
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	177.41/cwt	166.00–182.00	917	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	162.64/cwt	155.00–171.00	943	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	190.07/cwt	178.00–194.00	878	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	187.24/cwt	177.50–193.00	805	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	123.17/cwt	119.00–124.75	1,136	478
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	120.70/cwt	118.00–122.85	1,178	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	117.13/cwt	116.00–119.25	1,245	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	158.71/cwt	151.00–167.00	987	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	183.84/cwt	181.00–186.00	691	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	125.14/cwt	122.00–130.25	1,096	316
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	143.00/cwt	136.50–148.00	968	271
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	556	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	174.44/cwt	168.00–178.50	818	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	849	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	127.06/cwt	123.50–127.50	1,003	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	143.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	876	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	653	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	443	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	549	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	135.51/cwt	134.00–136.00	916	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	120.25/cwt	115.00–124.50	981	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	166.25/cwt	163.00–173.00	780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	126.03/cwt	121.00–130.00	739	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	132.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	152.81/cwt	147.00–158.50	744	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	602	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	126.89/cwt	121.00–129.25	845	403
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	116.54/cwt	103.00–121.25	1,014	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	167.72/cwt	159.00–174.50	642	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	120.23/cwt	111.00–123.50	988	435
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	129.96/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,076	646
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	123.93/cwt	117.00–127.50	901	573
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	121.86/cwt	117.00–126.75	943	313

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 Mar 4, 2021

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

Receipts 7,765Last week 4,330Year ago 6,068

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
250	—	620	122.00–135.00	131.15
228	—	531	138.00–156.00	149.67
161	—	572	136.00–150.00	141.57
75	—	422	156.00–172.50	166.59
63	—	918	105.00–115.50	111.29
20	—	966	110.00–110.50	110.17
154	—	487	147.00–158.50	152.81
19	—	345	174.50	174.50
403	—	666	121.00–129.25	126.89
158	—	870	103.00–121.25	116.54
20	—	383	159.00–174.50	167.72
435	—	822	111.00–123.50	120.23
573	—	727	117.00–127.50	123.93
313	—	774	117.00–126.75	121.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	586	121.00–130.00	126.03
10	—	482	130.00–136.00	132.89
7	—	697	120.50	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	501	158.00	158.00
12	—	469	168.00–178.50	174.44
11	—	641	132.50	132.50
7	—	585	142.00	142.00
6	—	680	128.50	128.50
5	—	765	119.00	119.00
2	—	442	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	498	152.50	152.50
2	—	435	180.00	180.00
4	—	556	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	549	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
443	—	724	131.00–149.00	139.04
195	—	1,018	115.00–122.75	119.31
307	—	766	128.00–138.00	135.12
138	—	517	166.00–182.00	177.41
137	—	580	155.00–171.00	162.64
85	—	462	178.00–194.00	190.07
28	—	430	177.50–193.00	187.24
478	—	922	119.00–124.75	123.17
135	—	976	118.00–122.85	120.70
132	—	1,063	116.00–119.25	117.13
113	—	622	151.00–167.00	158.71
14	—	376	181.00–186.00	183.84
316	—	876	122.00–130.25	125.14
271	—	677	136.50–148.00	143.00
3	—	328	206.00	206.00
646	—	828	125.00–134.00	129.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	789	123.50–127.50	127.06
22	—	611	140.00–145.00	143.36
4	—	505	150.00	150.00
3	—	560	149.00	149.00
5	—	735	118.00	118.00
21	—	676	134.00–136.00	135.51
16	—	816	115.00–124.50	120.25
9	—	469	163.00–173.00	166.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	598	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	653	128.50	128.50

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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