Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts were light this week due to a winter storm in the area. There were not enough receipts in any one class for an accurate trend however demand was moderate to active on the available cattle. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.93/cwt on 432 head.

Average price

$197.93

432 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$28.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.55

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	201.85	1,276	373
Medium and Large 1-2	576	173.14	998	59

One grade step is worth $28.71/cwt here — about $278 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 sale432 hd

197.93

—

OK average5 barns · 2,170 hd

201.49

−3.55

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

41 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	—	468	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,095	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	711	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,162	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	205.90/cwt	192.00–216.00	1,081	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	216.74/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,142	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	322	223.67/cwt	219.50–228.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	182.21/cwt	180.00–184.50	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	178.60/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,120	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	178.64/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,283	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,507	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	236.38/cwt	221.00–240.00	894	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	880	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	838	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	456	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	233.85/cwt	211.00–238.00	1,097	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	178.26/cwt	167.00–189.00	961	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	173.30/cwt	169.50–174.50	1,083	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	193.41/cwt	189.00–200.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	242.13/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,007	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	195.51/cwt	177.00–200.00	843	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	181.10/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,204	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	400	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	923	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	181.62/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,477	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	187.35/cwt	176.00–193.00	804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	165.74/cwt	162.00–166.50	1,134	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	182.57/cwt	168.00–189.00	891	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	175.98/cwt	167.00–182.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	168.55/cwt	165.00–174.00	976	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	553	171.37/cwt	171.00–172.00	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	452	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	173.21/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,051	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,232	11

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 Jan 26, 2023

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

Receipts 779Last week 4,618Year ago 4,050

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	203.00	203.00
5	—	652	168.00	168.00
11	—	711	163.50	163.50
12	—	525	192.00–216.00	205.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	232.00	232.00
4	—	395	210.00	210.00
4	—	560	175.00	175.00
6	—	473	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	527	205.00–219.00	216.74
6	—	588	180.00–184.50	182.21
9	—	627	177.00–182.00	178.60
40	—	718	165.00–182.00	178.64
62	—	861	175.00	175.00
10	—	378	221.00–240.00	236.38
14	—	342	245.00	245.00
27	—	469	211.00–238.00	233.85
8	—	902	165.00	165.00
59	—	416	239.00–244.00	242.13
21	—	665	175.00–183.00	181.10
62	—	813	172.00–184.00	181.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	219.50–228.00	223.67
4	—	456	185.00	185.00
3	—	400	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	155.00	155.00
3	—	480	181.00	181.00
23	—	539	167.00–189.00	178.26
25	—	625	169.50–174.50	173.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	341	189.00–200.00	193.41
4	—	514	166.00	166.00
8	—	429	176.00–193.00	187.35
12	—	684	162.00–166.50	165.74
21	—	488	168.00–189.00	182.57
5	—	396	167.00–182.00	175.98
10	—	579	165.00–174.00	168.55
24	—	607	167.00–175.00	173.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	431	177.00–200.00	195.51
4	—	363	200.00	200.00
8	—	553	171.00–172.00	171.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	611	151.00	151.00
11	—	775	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	150.00	150.00

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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