Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves steady on a light test, but a stronger undertone was noted. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.27/cwt on 1,266 head.

Average price

$136.27

1,266 head · 824 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$11.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.28

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	824	136.84	1,127	1,202
Medium and Large 1-2	825	125.56	1,036	64

One grade step is worth $11.28/cwt here — about $91 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 sale1,266 hd

136.27

—

OK average7 barns · 9,090 hd

137.55

−1.28

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

44 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	—	487	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,101	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,272	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	170.65/cwt	164.00–176.00	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	126.17/cwt	114.00–129.75	913	203
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	447	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	929	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	696	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	133.65/cwt	131.00–144.00	628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	138.99/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,072	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	145.23/cwt	137.00–153.00	983	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	132.31/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,163	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	144.97/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,052	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	163.67/cwt	157.00–169.00	771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,223	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	130.81/cwt	126.00–133.50	1,192	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.76/cwt	139.00–146.00	678	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	134.97/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,111	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	172.80/cwt	172.00–173.00	634	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	163.99/cwt	154.00–166.00	938	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	177.34/cwt	169.00–181.00	927	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	131.15/cwt	131.00–132.00	759	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	143.50/cwt	135.00–147.00	745	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	128.85/cwt	126.00–133.00	861	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	120.43/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,220	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	122.53/cwt	121.50–124.00	1,195	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	157.81/cwt	151.00–162.50	969	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	123.22/cwt	118.00–126.75	1,017	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	120.52/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,036	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	122.28/cwt	117.50–126.00	940	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.37/cwt	150.00–159.00	580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	120.65/cwt	120.00–121.50	1,091	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.85/cwt	130.00–136.00	830	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	947	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	129.98/cwt	122.00–140.00	502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,023	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,133	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	124.66/cwt	123.00–125.50	865	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	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

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

Receipts 3,004Last week 4,047Year ago 7,973

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	148.00	148.00
7	—	715	130.50	130.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	151.00	151.00
2	—	572	131.00	131.00
10	—	693	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	146.00	146.00
203	—	724	114.00–129.75	126.17
18	—	475	139.00–146.00	142.76
19	—	579	131.00–132.00	131.15
20	—	519	135.00–147.00	143.50
43	—	668	126.00–133.00	128.85
250	—	825	118.00–126.75	123.22
193	—	860	117.00–124.00	120.52
257	—	769	117.50–126.00	122.28
12	—	373	150.00–159.00	155.37
28	—	904	120.00–121.50	120.65
37	—	625	130.00–136.00	132.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	696	110.00	110.00
6	—	515	136.00	136.00
10	—	470	131.00–144.00	133.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	386	122.00–140.00	129.98
51	—	694	123.00–125.50	124.66
2	—	600	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,101	115.50	115.50
8	—	434	164.00–176.00	170.65
152	—	771	135.00–144.00	138.99
52	—	677	137.00–153.00	145.23
131	—	879	128.00–135.00	132.31
136	—	726	136.00–149.00	144.97
9	—	471	157.00–169.00	163.67
32	—	1,050	116.50	116.50
124	—	911	126.00–133.50	130.81
146	—	823	127.00–139.00	134.97
16	—	367	172.00–173.00	172.80
22	—	572	154.00–166.00	163.99
29	—	523	169.00–181.00	177.34
149	—	1,013	120.00–121.00	120.43
69	—	975	121.50–124.00	122.53
87	—	614	151.00–162.50	157.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	712	133.00	133.00
6	—	645	139.00–140.00	139.50
29	—	832	123.00	123.00
2	—	380	163.00	163.00
20	—	954	118.75	118.75

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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