Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.05/cwt on 1,320 head.

Average price

$202.05

1,320 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$34.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.17

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	204.22	1,270	1,200
Medium and Large 1-2	651	184.75	1,203	85
Medium and Large 2	481	169.74	817	35

One grade step is worth $34.48/cwt here — about $453 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 sale1,320 hd

202.05

—

OK average5 barns · 3,718 hd

208.22

−6.17

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

60 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	—	715	205.61/cwt	198.00–219.00	1,470	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	257.30/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,240	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	174.17/cwt	172.50–176.50	1,728	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	207.28/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,333	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	208.74/cwt	203.00–214.00	1,213	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	190.20/cwt	187.00–192.50	1,579	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	222.04/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,139	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	215.19/cwt	211.00–238.00	1,435	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	201.24/cwt	198.75–209.00	1,566	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,655	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	189.96/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,689	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	199.30/cwt	194.00–203.50	1,624	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	266.56/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,125	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	251.23/cwt	233.00–256.00	1,296	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	286.67/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,095	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	235.43/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,365	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	235.80/cwt	222.00–251.00	1,474	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	381	283.90/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,082	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,297	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,215	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	315	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	238.65/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,212	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,288	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	699	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,219	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	212.18/cwt	199.00–231.00	1,127	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	236.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,007	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	195.85/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,334	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	211.47/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,207	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	170.33/cwt	165.00–171.50	1,511	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	991	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	190.38/cwt	182.00–200.00	994	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,533	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	172.69/cwt	154.00–186.00	758	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,193	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	219.20/cwt	205.00–228.50	1,149	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	223.00/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,073	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	204.03/cwt	196.00–217.50	1,273	283
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,375	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	176.18/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,166	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	179.68/cwt	176.50–181.75	1,452	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	182.42/cwt	181.00–184.50	1,414	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	331	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	394	224.99/cwt	210.00–231.00	886	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	418	226.49/cwt	200.00–236.00	947	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	190.76/cwt	182.00–198.00	1,364	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	229.50/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,072	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	199.33/cwt	176.00–206.00	1,349	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	194.14/cwt	189.00–196.50	1,514	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	191.09/cwt	182.00–206.00	1,183	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	221.15/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,154	13

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

Receipts 3,313Last week 3,850Year ago 2,729

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 10.00 lower. 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
93	—	715	198.00–219.00	205.61
23	—	482	247.00–270.00	257.30
81	—	992	172.50–176.50	174.17
4	—	1,088	164.00	164.00
104	—	667	211.00–238.00	215.19
188	—	778	198.75–209.00	201.24
46	—	930	178.00	178.00
73	—	889	188.00–193.00	189.96
56	—	815	194.00–203.50	199.30
53	—	422	258.00–276.00	266.56
46	—	516	233.00–256.00	251.23
14	—	382	279.00–288.00	286.67
131	—	580	225.00–246.00	235.43
122	—	625	222.00–251.00	235.80
2	—	315	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	643	180.00–220.00	207.28
23	—	581	203.00–214.00	208.74
19	—	830	187.00–192.50	190.20
14	—	513	220.00–224.00	222.04
13	—	467	225.00–239.00	229.50
80	—	677	176.00–206.00	199.33
43	—	780	189.00–196.50	194.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	440	260.00	260.00
15	—	381	275.00–287.00	283.90
11	—	606	214.00	214.00
6	—	515	236.00	236.00
3	—	315	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	555	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	508	230.00–242.00	238.65
10	—	588	219.00	219.00
5	—	699	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	212.00	212.00
5	—	531	199.00–231.00	212.18
4	—	631	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	425	230.00–240.00	236.92
49	—	681	185.00–204.00	195.85
100	—	571	203.00–218.00	211.47
35	—	887	165.00–171.50	170.33
3	—	991	147.00	147.00
3	—	360	249.00	249.00
199	—	524	205.00–228.50	219.20
57	—	481	210.00–228.00	223.00
283	—	624	196.00–217.50	204.03
78	—	808	176.50–181.75	179.68
57	—	775	181.00–184.50	182.42
208	—	715	182.00–198.00	190.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	522	182.00–200.00	190.38
14	—	952	161.00	161.00
13	—	592	201.50	201.50
11	—	764	180.00	180.00
11	—	662	174.00–178.00	176.18
4	—	480	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	439	154.00–186.00	172.69
9	—	552	175.00	175.00
6	—	517	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	331	232.00	232.00
24	—	394	210.00–231.00	224.99
18	—	418	200.00–236.00	226.49
13	—	619	182.00–206.00	191.09
13	—	522	220.00–225.00	221.15

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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