Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves mostly 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was moderate to active. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.06/cwt on 912 head.

Average price

$225.06

912 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

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

$62.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.31

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	232.44	1,486	683
Medium and Large 1-2	684	203.78	1,393	224
Medium and Large 2	608	170.00	1,034	5thin

One grade step is worth $62.44/cwt here — about $452 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 sale912 hd

225.06

—

OK average5 barns · 2,748 hd

232.37

−7.31

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

65 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	—	702	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,467	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	181.93/cwt	178.00–191.00	1,415	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	232.68/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,415	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	262.35/cwt	241.00–268.00	1,383	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,589	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,051	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,845	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	196.04/cwt	195.50–197.00	1,629	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	245.20/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,447	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	216.33/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,341	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	206.21/cwt	202.00–207.50	1,580	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	217.38/cwt	202.00–220.50	1,452	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	321	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	267.04/cwt	258.00–284.00	1,223	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	287.13/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,215	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	294.30/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,101	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	537	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,203	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	206.36/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,267	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	208.18/cwt	195.00–226.00	1,180	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	328	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	355	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	594	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,194	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	216.97/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,245	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	200.98/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,320	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	185.62/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,192	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	199.27/cwt	186.00–210.00	1,040	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	225.96/cwt	212.00–243.00	1,071	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	224.14/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,215	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	180.82/cwt	179.00–183.50	1,306	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	436	234.12/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,021	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	946	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,312	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,139	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	203.26/cwt	189.00–216.00	1,293	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	216.28/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,153	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	183.19/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,385	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	475	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,424	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	363	236.54/cwt	226.00–251.00	859	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	220.33/cwt	185.00–235.00	1,071	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	202.67/cwt	197.00–212.00	1,173	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	190.50/cwt	186.00–191.50	1,252	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	324	253.85/cwt	253.00–255.00	822	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	205.50/cwt	205.00–206.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	639	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	685	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	566	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	193.89/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,400	62

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

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Receipts 1,882Last week 2,759Year ago 3,661

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	702	209.00	209.00
21	—	608	225.00–237.00	232.68
132	—	527	241.00–268.00	262.35
2	—	348	297.00	297.00
54	—	1,051	175.50	175.50
27	—	831	195.50–197.00	196.04
86	—	590	239.00–255.00	245.20
73	—	766	202.00–207.50	206.21
102	—	668	202.00–220.50	217.38
54	—	458	258.00–284.00	267.04
20	—	423	277.00–289.00	287.13
4	—	916	176.00	176.00
17	—	374	285.00–299.00	294.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	778	178.00–191.00	181.93
21	—	859	185.00	185.00
2	—	697	180.00	180.00
4	—	446	259.00	259.00
94	—	620	210.00–221.00	216.33
2	—	397	259.00	259.00
3	—	505	230.00	230.00
62	—	722	192.00–197.00	193.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	199.00	199.00
4	—	321	272.00	272.00
6	—	427	262.00	262.00
10	—	614	201.00–210.00	206.36
17	—	567	195.00–226.00	208.18
3	—	375	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	289.00	289.00
2	—	355	262.00	262.00
9	—	542	222.00–232.00	224.14
7	—	436	232.00–240.00	234.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	594	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	574	210.00–226.00	216.97
6	—	657	199.00–205.00	200.98
3	—	408	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	642	180.00–187.50	185.62
8	—	741	177.00	177.00
10	—	516	186.00	186.00
3	—	666	165.00	165.00
10	—	584	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	522	186.00–210.00	199.27
4	—	558	210.00	210.00
10	—	363	226.00–251.00	236.54
11	—	486	185.00–235.00	220.33
11	—	324	253.00–255.00	253.85
6	—	437	205.00–206.00	205.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	861	165.00	165.00
4	—	916	147.00	147.00
50	—	474	212.00–243.00	225.96
21	—	722	179.00–183.50	180.82
46	—	386	245.00	245.00
5	—	824	176.00	176.00
123	—	636	189.00–216.00	203.26
29	—	533	213.00–219.00	216.28
41	—	756	176.00–184.00	183.19
12	—	996	143.00	143.00
21	—	579	197.00–212.00	202.67
35	—	657	186.00–191.50	190.50
4	—	408	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	173.00	173.00
5	—	639	178.00	178.00
5	—	685	163.00	163.00
6	—	566	177.00	177.00

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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