Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2022-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder cattle sale on Dec. 16th: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Steer calves steady to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.78/cwt on 1,438 head.

Average price

$160.78

1,438 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$10.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	697	161.39	1,124	1,353
Medium and Large 1-2	612	151.04	924	85

One grade step is worth $10.35/cwt here — about $200 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 sale1,438 hd

160.78

—

OK average7 barns · 12,279 hd

168.61

−7.83

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	155.19/cwt	148.00–163.00	765	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	191.67/cwt	178.00–203.00	838	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	182.38/cwt	171.00–191.00	959	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,013	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	163.75/cwt	153.00–166.50	1,091	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	159.06/cwt	150.50–162.00	1,150	317
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	221.87/cwt	215.00–224.00	832	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	168.29/cwt	160.00–179.00	959	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	157.89/cwt	149.00–170.00	995	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	153.24/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,333	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	154.26/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,191	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	177.63/cwt	170.50–192.00	847	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	144.23/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,318	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	151.05/cwt	146.00–160.00	947	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	146.64/cwt	145.00–148.00	981	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	169.78/cwt	168.00–174.00	801	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	161.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	831	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,109	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	152.19/cwt	142.00–155.50	881	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	154.84/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,284	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	144.76/cwt	144.00–145.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	149.89/cwt	148.00–156.00	835	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	152.60/cwt	142.00–155.50	952	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	158.74/cwt	153.00–162.00	811	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	145.30/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,068	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	133.09/cwt	129.00–143.00	772	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.49/cwt	148.00–164.50	743	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	144.56/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,116	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	132.96/cwt	125.00–144.00	626	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	961	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	933	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	159.26/cwt	152.00–164.00	677	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	152.74/cwt	144.00–157.50	800	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	148.11/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,003	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	154.05/cwt	151.00–157.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	131.40/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,206	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	138.80/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,158	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	152.76/cwt	145.00–163.00	593	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	6

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 2,936Last week 2,674Year ago 5,578

Compared to the last feeder cattle sale on Dec. 16th: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Steer calves steady to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	157.00	157.00
16	—	493	148.00–163.00	155.19
10	—	671	151.00	151.00
2	—	730	145.00	145.00
16	—	770	144.00	144.00
22	—	557	148.00–156.00	149.89
6	—	835	149.00	149.00
11	—	511	153.00–162.00	158.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	437	178.00–203.00	191.67
60	—	526	171.00–191.00	182.38
184	—	666	153.00–166.50	163.75
317	—	723	150.50–162.00	159.06
13	—	375	215.00–224.00	221.87
129	—	570	160.00–179.00	168.29
4	—	322	193.00	193.00
151	—	630	149.00–170.00	157.89
69	—	870	147.00–154.00	153.24
120	—	772	150.00–163.00	154.26
41	—	477	170.50–192.00	177.63
38	—	914	140.00–147.00	144.23
192	—	829	150.00–157.50	154.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	170.00	170.00
2	—	390	181.00	181.00
8	—	627	146.00–160.00	151.05
4	—	725	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	144.00	144.00
11	—	669	145.00–148.00	146.64
10	—	472	168.00–174.00	169.78
9	—	515	160.00–165.00	161.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	579	142.00–155.50	152.19
77	—	624	142.00–155.50	152.60
110	—	735	139.00–152.00	145.30
65	—	472	148.00–164.50	157.49
73	—	772	136.00–147.00	144.56
9	—	1,012	95.00	95.00
28	—	425	152.00–164.00	159.26
60	—	524	144.00–157.50	152.74
245	—	677	138.00–151.00	148.11
4	—	331	151.00–157.00	154.05
6	—	865	127.00	127.00
23	—	918	131.00–134.00	131.40
69	—	834	133.00–142.00	138.80
40	—	388	145.00–163.00	152.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	491	144.00–145.00	144.76
14	—	580	129.00–143.00	133.09
4	—	527	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	471	125.00–144.00	132.96
9	—	531	132.00	132.00
49	—	691	135.00	135.00
6	—	765	117.00	117.00

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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