Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.58/cwt on 1,797 head.

Average price

$194.58

1,797 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$564

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

$23.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.81

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	725	195.99	1,422	1,564
Medium and Large 1-2	659	185.87	1,226	221
Medium and Large 2	499	172.00	858	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.99/cwt here — about $564 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 sale1,797 hd

194.58

—

OK average5 barns · 3,612 hd

208.39

−13.81

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

71 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	—	677	196.09/cwt	186.00–206.00	1,328	353
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	199.05/cwt	186.00–207.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	186.29/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,371	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	180.78/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,249	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	174.49/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,064	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	171.56/cwt	162.00–177.50	1,659	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,529	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	185.39/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,426	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	192.71/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,106	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	238.55/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,221	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	170.11/cwt	159.00–179.00	1,560	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	214.14/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,321	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	238.30/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,115	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	179.82/cwt	175.50–183.00	1,487	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	241.30/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,004	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	164.44/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,669	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,309	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,677	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	433	207.29/cwt	188.00–214.00	898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	235.05/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,131	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	177.25/cwt	174.00–178.50	1,558	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	223.82/cwt	214.00–241.00	1,305	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,190	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,182	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	394	233.71/cwt	232.00–239.00	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	212.19/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,220	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,145	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	353	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	596	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	222.00/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,086	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	337	263.78/cwt	259.00–272.00	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,151	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	988	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	225.04/cwt	222.00–225.50	1,096	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,245	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,005	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	191.31/cwt	176.00–196.50	1,203	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	168.76/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,458	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	170.55/cwt	165.00–172.75	1,433	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	222.14/cwt	220.50–225.00	820	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	211.55/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,092	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	154.63/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,452	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	172.42/cwt	171.00–173.50	1,247	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	695	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	187.84/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,084	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	192.01/cwt	162.00–202.00	908	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	173.28/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,350	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	400	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	177.65/cwt	174.00–178.50	1,286	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	214.22/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,000	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	204.75/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,081	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	183.67/cwt	174.50–191.00	1,243	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	317	238.53/cwt	227.00–246.00	756	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	210.24/cwt	188.00–215.00	984	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	193.67/cwt	181.00–210.00	724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	221.73/cwt	210.00–231.00	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	197.47/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,143	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,079	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	154.80/cwt	146.00–168.00	1,220	10

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 →

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

Receipts 3,640Last week 4,210Year ago 8,538

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 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
353	—	677	186.00–206.00	196.09
183	—	736	175.00–193.00	186.29
87	—	967	162.00–177.50	171.56
116	—	769	181.00–190.00	185.39
47	—	512	231.00–248.00	238.55
56	—	917	159.00–179.00	170.11
162	—	617	205.00–220.00	214.14
14	—	468	230.00–242.00	238.30
123	—	827	175.50–183.00	179.82
14	—	416	237.00–251.00	241.30
70	—	1,015	163.00–168.00	164.44
25	—	1,096	153.00	153.00
68	—	879	174.00–178.50	177.25
193	—	583	214.00–241.00	223.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	166.00	166.00
19	—	691	176.00–183.00	180.78
45	—	610	165.00–188.00	174.49
35	—	894	171.00	171.00
37	—	574	165.00–200.00	192.71
7	—	435	234.00	234.00
27	—	805	175.00	175.00
9	—	394	210.00–231.00	221.73
13	—	484	223.00	223.00
10	—	788	146.00–168.00	154.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	216.00	216.00
15	—	481	231.00–237.00	235.05
7	—	512	232.50	232.50
8	—	394	232.00–239.00	233.71
15	—	575	205.00–220.00	212.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	188.00–214.00	207.29
7	—	535	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	192.00	192.00
5	—	585	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	186.00–207.00	199.05
4	—	558	200.00	200.00
18	—	528	204.00–206.00	204.75
4	—	610	170.00	170.00
24	—	317	227.00–246.00	238.53
19	—	468	188.00–215.00	210.24
10	—	374	181.00–210.00	193.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	230.00	230.00
134	—	629	176.00–196.50	191.31
50	—	864	168.00–169.00	168.76
72	—	840	165.00–172.75	170.55
14	—	369	220.50–225.00	222.14
31	—	516	210.00–215.00	211.55
4	—	432	213.00	213.00
21	—	939	152.00–160.00	154.63
53	—	779	172.50–175.00	173.28
104	—	724	174.00–178.50	177.65
40	—	467	207.00–217.00	214.22
167	—	677	174.50–191.00	183.67
163	—	579	192.00–208.00	197.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	612	175.00	175.00
16	—	723	171.00–173.50	172.42
16	—	386	180.00	180.00
83	—	577	182.00–192.00	187.84
46	—	473	162.00–202.00	192.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	400	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	218.00	218.00
4	—	650	197.00	197.00
4	—	353	243.00	243.00
3	—	596	202.00	202.00
10	—	489	221.00–226.00	222.00
8	—	337	259.00–272.00	263.78
7	—	437	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	202.00	202.00
4	—	430	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	238.00	238.00
29	—	487	222.00–225.50	225.04
7	—	571	218.00	218.00

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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