Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.27/cwt on 536 head.

Average price

$221.27

536 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$641

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

$47.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.11

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	724	223.19	1,617	476
Medium and Large 1-2	618	216.01	1,335	45
Medium and Large 2	554	176.15	975	15thin

One grade step is worth $47.04/cwt here — about $641 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 sale536 hd

221.27

—

OK average5 barns · 2,180 hd

235.39

−14.11

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

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	210.59/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,331	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,368	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	319	302.42/cwt	287.00–319.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	215.32/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,333	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,890	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,778	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	181.93/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	220.79/cwt	208.50–228.00	1,585	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,356	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	242.35/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,398	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	328	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	300.93/cwt	283.00–324.00	1,177	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,211	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	196.68/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,422	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	207.49/cwt	165.00–217.00	1,218	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	214.05/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,415	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	401	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	197.96/cwt	197.25–198.50	1,524	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,438	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,569	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	224.12/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,266	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	224.24/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,195	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	245.18/cwt	228.00–257.00	1,165	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	482	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	181.22/cwt	181.00–184.50	1,506	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,236	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	207.82/cwt	204.50–211.00	1,621	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	244.74/cwt	231.00–254.00	1,118	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	227.56/cwt	225.00–235.00	969	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,536	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	183.48/cwt	172.00–193.00	1,048	11

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 May 18, 2023

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

Receipts 1,345Last week 2,313Year ago 3,615

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	632	207.00–214.00	210.59
11	—	545	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	293.00	293.00
2	—	490	258.00	258.00
2	—	555	232.00	232.00
4	—	319	287.00–319.00	302.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	206.00–218.00	215.32
7	—	910	173.00	173.00
3	—	696	214.00	214.00
4	—	347	244.00	244.00
7	—	775	176.00–190.00	181.93
3	—	425	246.00	246.00
12	—	475	228.00–257.00	245.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,050	180.00	180.00
47	—	898	198.00	198.00
2	—	472	273.00	273.00
119	—	718	208.50–228.00	220.79
9	—	508	267.00	267.00
27	—	577	236.00–245.00	242.35
30	—	391	283.00–324.00	300.93
4	—	678	224.00	224.00
6	—	421	265.00	265.00
125	—	780	204.50–211.00	207.82
60	—	632	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	273.00	273.00
4	—	625	224.00	224.00
4	—	686	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	156.00	156.00
11	—	571	172.00–193.00	183.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	206.00	206.00
3	—	328	224.00	224.00
2	—	457	248.00	248.00
4	—	401	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	644	188.00	188.00
11	—	587	165.00–217.00	207.49
7	—	392	225.00	225.00
37	—	765	188.00	188.00
4	—	667	200.00	200.00
11	—	426	225.00–235.00	227.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	723	192.00–199.00	196.68
22	—	661	208.00–215.00	214.05
76	—	770	197.25–198.50	197.96
13	—	902	174.00	174.00
35	—	565	218.00–227.00	224.12
8	—	533	222.00–225.00	224.24
4	—	351	269.00	269.00
91	—	831	181.00–184.50	181.22
8	—	609	203.00	203.00
10	—	457	231.00–254.00	244.74
2	—	895	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	220.00	220.00

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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