Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.74/cwt on 1,433 head.

Average price

$208.74

1,433 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$287

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

$7.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.09

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	216.07	1,150	111
Medium and Large 1	691	208.12	1,437	1,322

One grade step is worth $7.95/cwt here — about −$287 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 sale1,433 hd

208.74

—

OK average5 barns · 2,753 hd

217.83

−9.09

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

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	214.75/cwt	208.00–238.00	700	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	218.97/cwt	210.00–223.00	819	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	221.43/cwt	203.00–234.00	1,388	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,467	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	190.12/cwt	187.00–200.50	1,375	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	180.35/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,501	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	413	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	193.01/cwt	182.00–197.00	1,515	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	251.22/cwt	234.00–264.00	1,171	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	227.14/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,072	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	282.50/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,116	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	229.02/cwt	205.00–238.00	1,317	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	242.99/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,021	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,690	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	209.73/cwt	192.00–226.00	1,414	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	377	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	243.77/cwt	225.00–258.00	1,275	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	178.57/cwt	172.00–179.50	1,593	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	261.60/cwt	261.00–263.00	853	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	228.85/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	458	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	193.41/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,298	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	213.02/cwt	206.00–226.00	890	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	208.88/cwt	199.00–211.00	1,107	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	179.62/cwt	173.00–184.00	1,324	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	202.93/cwt	202.00–204.00	830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	185.22/cwt	183.00–189.00	967	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	179.32/cwt	179.25–179.50	1,221	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	190.99/cwt	180.00–195.50	1,215	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,139	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	171.23/cwt	168.50–174.00	1,404	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	161.77/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,482	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	200.31/cwt	192.00–204.00	1,052	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	213.43/cwt	205.00–220.00	903	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	186.84/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,257	303
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	177.71/cwt	177.50–179.00	1,128	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,431	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	368	208.03/cwt	195.00–215.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,336	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,149	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	179.18/cwt	168.00–181.25	1,369	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	194.47/cwt	189.00–199.50	1,124	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	207.96/cwt	199.00–218.00	986	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	198.33/cwt	188.00–209.00	940	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	865	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	176.35/cwt	170.00–179.50	1,621	82

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 3,252Last week 3,640Year ago 4,543

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	326	208.00–238.00	214.75
28	—	374	210.00–223.00	218.97
62	—	418	206.00–226.00	213.02
51	—	530	199.00–211.00	208.88
62	—	737	173.00–184.00	179.62
9	—	1,026	144.00	144.00
212	—	636	180.00–195.50	190.99
6	—	951	147.00	147.00
66	—	820	168.50–174.00	171.23
24	—	916	158.00–165.00	161.77
303	—	673	180.00–193.00	186.84
9	—	878	163.00	163.00
133	—	764	168.00–181.25	179.18
112	—	578	189.00–199.50	194.47
111	—	474	199.00–218.00	207.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	175.00	175.00
11	—	409	202.00–204.00	202.93
16	—	522	183.00–189.00	185.22
61	—	681	179.25–179.50	179.32
8	—	825	138.00	138.00
36	—	635	177.50–179.00	177.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	199.00	199.00
18	—	525	192.00–204.00	200.31
17	—	423	205.00–220.00	213.43
6	—	368	195.00–215.00	208.03
21	—	474	188.00–209.00	198.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	627	203.00–234.00	221.43
134	—	723	187.00–200.50	190.12
127	—	832	170.00–183.00	180.35
205	—	785	182.00–197.00	193.01
53	—	466	234.00–264.00	251.22
12	—	395	282.00–285.00	282.50
87	—	575	205.00–238.00	229.02
11	—	420	238.00–245.00	242.99
13	—	1,012	167.00	167.00
244	—	674	192.00–226.00	209.73
90	—	523	225.00–258.00	243.77
31	—	892	172.00–179.50	178.57
17	—	326	261.00–263.00	261.60
82	—	919	170.00–179.50	176.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	873	168.00	168.00
52	—	472	210.00–230.00	227.14
6	—	790	168.00	168.00
5	—	577	196.00	196.00
8	—	742	180.00	180.00
27	—	356	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	243.00	243.00
4	—	585	231.00	231.00
2	—	377	230.00	230.00
10	—	487	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	220.00–235.00	228.85
3	—	513	224.00	224.00
2	—	375	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	671	190.00–196.00	193.41
3	—	645	196.00	196.00

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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