Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Steer calves to few to trend except 500-600 lbs 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was average. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.84/cwt on 1,567 head.

Average price

$146.84

1,567 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$173

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

$0.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	599	147.30	883	108
Medium and Large 1	719	146.81	1,056	1,459

One grade step is worth $0.50/cwt here — about −$173 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 sale1,567 hd

146.84

—

OK average7 barns · 10,937 hd

145.33

+1.51

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

43 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	—	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,014	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	130.34/cwt	125.00–134.00	865	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,208	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	178.76/cwt	178.00–179.00	853	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	179.64/cwt	165.50–181.00	909	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,127	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,302	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	127.41/cwt	124.50–130.50	1,105	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	192.93/cwt	183.00–197.00	750	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	190.47/cwt	186.00–202.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	170.29/cwt	158.00–174.50	976	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	139.66/cwt	136.00–153.00	1,028	350
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	126.55/cwt	119.00–130.25	1,158	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	212.98/cwt	212.00–213.00	703	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	153.74/cwt	146.00–158.00	978	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	134.61/cwt	132.00–135.50	833	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	127.68/cwt	114.00–131.00	930	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	148.08/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,008	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	122.80/cwt	122.00–124.50	1,066	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	135.77/cwt	128.00–139.25	1,052	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	134.86/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,102	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	125.72/cwt	123.00–128.75	977	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	149.32/cwt	140.00–161.00	773	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	149.94/cwt	149.00–155.00	790	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	121.95/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,006	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.01/cwt	148.00–158.00	722	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	923	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.17/cwt	154.00–169.00	686	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	139.78/cwt	139.00–142.00	781	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	911	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	133.58/cwt	133.50–134.00	787	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	132.37/cwt	132.00–133.50	942	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	174.00/cwt	163.00–178.00	766	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	2

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 18, 2021

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

Receipts 2,345Last week 7,144Year ago 951

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	149.00	149.00
2	—	585	146.00	146.00
3	—	373	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	165.00	165.00
15	—	926	109.50	109.50
31	—	664	125.00–134.00	130.34
56	—	619	132.00–135.50	134.61
80	—	728	114.00–131.00	127.68
40	—	868	122.00–124.50	122.80
80	—	777	123.00–128.75	125.72
28	—	527	149.00–155.00	149.94
34	—	825	115.00–126.00	121.95
28	—	469	148.00–158.00	154.01
37	—	423	154.00–169.00	162.17
27	—	559	139.00–142.00	139.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	135.00	135.00
6	—	430	135.00–140.00	138.34
29	—	589	133.50–134.00	133.58
4	—	386	145.00	145.00
16	—	533	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	974	124.00	124.00
17	—	477	178.00–179.00	178.76
76	—	506	165.50–181.00	179.64
10	—	1,127	115.50	115.50
112	—	867	124.50–130.50	127.41
34	—	389	183.00–197.00	192.93
10	—	436	186.00–202.00	190.47
147	—	573	158.00–174.50	170.29
350	—	736	136.00–153.00	139.66
105	—	915	119.00–130.25	126.55
39	—	330	212.00–213.00	212.98
66	—	636	146.00–158.00	153.74
137	—	681	140.00–157.00	148.08
174	—	775	128.00–139.25	135.77
136	—	817	134.00–138.00	134.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	518	140.00–161.00	149.32
4	—	473	161.00	161.00
12	—	664	139.00	139.00
19	—	588	155.00	155.00
38	—	712	132.00–133.50	132.37
15	—	440	163.00–178.00	174.00
2	—	365	162.00	162.00

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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