Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher with all feeders on very limited comparable sales last week. Steer and heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was moderate on the feeders and active on the calves. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.28/cwt on 1,281 head.

Average price

$196.28

1,281 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$458

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

$32.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.64

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	698	197.38	1,377	1,172
Medium and Large 1-2	626	186.42	1,166	99
Medium and Large 2	557	165.00	919	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.38/cwt here — about $458 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 sale1,281 hd

196.28

—

OK average5 barns · 3,039 hd

205.92

−9.64

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

61 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	—	633	179.35/cwt	179.00–179.50	1,135	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	175.52/cwt	175.25–178.00	1,511	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	199.73/cwt	191.00–212.00	1,262	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	178.80/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,384	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,765	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	210.20/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	204.19/cwt	192.00–209.00	1,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	183.92/cwt	179.50–186.50	1,328	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	187.80/cwt	184.00–190.50	1,270	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	259.21/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,125	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	173.61/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,687	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	222.95/cwt	208.00–237.00	1,280	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	231.53/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,216	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	178.31/cwt	175.00–179.50	1,628	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	180.69/cwt	172.00–183.25	1,494	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	240.89/cwt	221.00–248.00	1,144	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	426	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	497	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,007	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	405	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	976	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	953	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,063	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	987	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	647	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	176.02/cwt	170.00–180.50	1,193	173
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	836	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	237.20/cwt	233.00–243.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	967	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	183.17/cwt	174.00–190.00	1,048	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	221.96/cwt	205.00–233.00	832	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	208.84/cwt	186.00–214.00	979	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	216.66/cwt	190.00–223.00	890	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	169.18/cwt	165.50–172.00	1,320	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,336	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	178.00/cwt	166.00–183.50	1,121	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	194.00/cwt	186.00–202.00	1,022	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	166.37/cwt	164.50–167.00	1,366	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	168.52/cwt	162.00–173.50	1,212	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	496	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	188.27/cwt	180.00–200.00	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	262.30/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,028	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	231.18/cwt	222.00–235.00	749	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,054	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	383	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	518	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	824	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	919	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	181.14/cwt	179.00–189.00	946	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,234	37

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 Feb 9, 2023

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

Receipts 2,989Last week 1,200Year ago 5,564

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	633	179.00–179.50	179.35
5	—	525	205.00–218.00	210.20
8	—	441	230.00	230.00
3	—	775	169.00	169.00
4	—	470	214.00	214.00
3	—	580	200.00	200.00
37	—	726	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	861	175.25–178.00	175.52
235	—	632	191.00–212.00	199.73
230	—	774	172.00–185.00	178.80
10	—	1,038	170.00	170.00
49	—	722	179.50–186.50	183.92
81	—	676	184.00–190.50	187.80
48	—	434	247.00–265.00	259.21
21	—	972	172.00–175.00	173.61
93	—	574	208.00–237.00	222.95
64	—	525	222.00–234.00	231.53
60	—	913	175.00–179.50	178.31
120	—	827	172.00–183.25	180.69
47	—	475	221.00–248.00	240.89
13	—	392	260.00–263.00	262.30
3	—	300	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	560	192.00–209.00	204.19
3	—	410	249.00	249.00
3	—	520	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	217.00	217.00
5	—	497	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	557	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	231.00	231.00
2	—	530	200.00	200.00
5	—	378	233.00–243.00	237.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	405	241.00	241.00
5	—	467	204.00	204.00
10	—	594	179.00	179.00
9	—	517	191.00	191.00
4	—	647	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	387	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	678	170.00–180.50	176.02
74	—	572	174.00–190.00	183.17
65	—	375	205.00–233.00	221.96
52	—	469	186.00–214.00	208.84
21	—	411	190.00–223.00	216.66
205	—	780	165.50–172.00	169.18
12	—	862	155.00	155.00
118	—	630	166.00–183.50	178.00
104	—	527	186.00–202.00	194.00
24	—	821	164.50–167.00	166.37
168	—	719	162.00–173.50	168.52
25	—	324	222.00–235.00	231.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	161.00	161.00
5	—	434	169.00	169.00
11	—	543	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	168.50	168.50
7	—	496	189.00	189.00
8	—	426	180.00–200.00	188.27
5	—	600	174.00	174.00
2	—	330	224.00	224.00
9	—	587	179.50	179.50
3	—	383	209.00	209.00
9	—	522	179.00–189.00	181.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	518	159.00	159.00

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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