Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2022-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves mostly steady. Heifer calves 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.09/cwt on 1,650 head.

Average price

$174.09

1,650 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$8.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	715	174.53	1,248	1,563
Medium and Large 1-2	586	166.12	973	87

One grade step is worth $8.41/cwt here — about $275 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 sale1,650 hd

174.09

—

OK average7 barns · 10,359 hd

174.72

−0.63

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

48 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	—	984	137.67/cwt	136.00–139.50	1,355	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	873	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	157.13/cwt	154.75–165.00	1,290	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	178.66/cwt	170.50–192.75	1,202	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	166.81/cwt	160.50–176.50	1,218	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	220.56/cwt	219.00–226.00	973	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	171.07/cwt	168.00–173.00	818	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	782	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	886	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	397	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	153.56/cwt	149.50–156.00	1,333	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	708	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	212.89/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,026	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	149.69/cwt	142.00–150.25	1,398	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	212.91/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,109	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	193.58/cwt	189.00–195.50	1,223	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,060	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	166.52/cwt	152.00–190.00	899	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	198.35/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,150	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,240	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	157.82/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,220	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	131.56/cwt	123.00–133.50	1,168	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,152	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.86/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,015	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	200.17/cwt	194.00–202.00	721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	184.89/cwt	177.00–195.00	801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	149.03/cwt	146.00–151.50	1,075	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	187.13/cwt	179.00–191.00	893	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	145.17/cwt	138.00–148.00	997	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	144.38/cwt	142.00–149.00	770	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	152.28/cwt	148.50–160.00	1,031	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	142.52/cwt	140.50–145.50	1,112	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	181.44/cwt	173.00–187.00	951	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	796	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,234	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,198	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,166	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	172.78/cwt	164.00–179.50	988	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	362	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	140.67/cwt	132.00–143.50	1,135	106

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 31, 2022

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

Receipts 3,176Last week 2,187Year ago 3,223

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves mostly steady. Heifer calves 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	984	136.00–139.50	137.67
288	—	821	154.75–165.00	157.13
296	—	673	170.50–192.75	178.66
67	—	730	160.50–176.50	166.81
74	—	441	219.00–226.00	220.56
126	—	868	149.50–156.00	153.56
13	—	328	216.00	216.00
29	—	482	211.00–220.00	212.89
58	—	934	142.00–150.25	149.69
101	—	521	200.00–217.00	212.91
102	—	632	189.00–195.50	193.58
128	—	580	190.00–206.00	198.35
11	—	1,016	122.00	122.00
192	—	773	155.00–165.00	157.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	426	205.00	205.00
7	—	617	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	448	198.00	198.00
12	—	684	155.00	155.00
38	—	540	152.00–190.00	166.52
4	—	572	177.00	177.00
5	—	647	147.00	147.00
7	—	479	182.00	182.00
10	—	841	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	164.00	164.00
8	—	478	168.00–173.00	171.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	162.00	162.00
4	—	782	141.00	141.00
7	—	495	179.00	179.00
2	—	397	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	888	123.00–133.50	131.56
76	—	623	158.00–167.00	162.86
2	—	327	208.00	208.00
9	—	360	194.00–202.00	200.17
9	—	433	177.00–195.00	184.89
244	—	721	146.00–151.50	149.03
42	—	477	179.00–191.00	187.13
147	—	677	148.50–160.00	152.28
151	—	780	140.50–145.50	142.52
45	—	524	173.00–187.00	181.44
10	—	986	121.50	121.50
15	—	1,032	113.00	113.00
104	—	572	164.00–179.50	172.78
106	—	807	132.00–143.50	140.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	687	138.00–148.00	145.17
4	—	455	156.00	156.00
15	—	533	142.00–149.00	144.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	796	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	362	200.00	200.00

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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