Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.37/cwt on 751 head.

Average price

$210.37

751 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$730

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

$74.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.89

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	212.82	1,394	667
Medium and Large 1-2	611	192.91	1,179	81
Medium and Large 2	481	138.00	664	3thin

One grade step is worth $74.82/cwt here — about $730 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 sale751 hd

210.37

—

OK average5 barns · 2,464 hd

216.26

−5.89

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

53 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	—	431	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	222.07/cwt	216.00–238.00	1,299	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,410	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	561	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,178	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	283.38/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,295	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	241.35/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,400	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	192.90/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,721	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	385	269.66/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,038	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	438	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,156	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	289.71/cwt	268.00–294.00	1,257	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	229.98/cwt	228.50–230.50	1,502	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	199.69/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,631	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	219.78/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,598	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	276.38/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,302	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,413	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	204.82/cwt	199.00–212.00	1,172	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	312	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	422	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	244.82/cwt	234.00–251.00	1,261	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	378	223.55/cwt	207.00–231.00	845	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	230.78/cwt	224.00–251.00	1,309	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	258.30/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	194.92/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,411	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	213.84/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,351	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	180.94/cwt	178.00–187.50	1,299	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	227.84/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,201	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	207.07/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,421	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	166.25/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,435	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,132	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	195.78/cwt	192.50–197.00	1,509	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	392	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,154	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	246.81/cwt	239.00–266.00	1,177	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,643	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,820	7

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 25, 2023

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

Receipts 1,451Last week 1,345Year ago 1,250

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	210.00	210.00
7	—	585	216.00–238.00	222.07
8	—	815	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	457	265.00–291.00	283.38
9	—	580	238.00–244.00	241.35
6	—	536	250.00–267.00	258.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	201.00	201.00
5	—	627	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	498	267.00	267.00
7	—	572	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	892	191.00–193.00	192.90
8	—	765	214.00	214.00
12	—	434	268.00–294.00	289.71
35	—	653	228.50–230.50	229.98
57	—	817	199.00–202.00	199.69
69	—	727	215.00–222.50	219.78
8	—	471	266.00–280.00	276.38
2	—	500	280.00	280.00
4	—	570	270.00	270.00
7	—	943	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	385	268.00–278.00	269.66
14	—	438	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	636	225.00	225.00
3	—	576	256.00	256.00
6	—	341	288.00	288.00
27	—	893	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	457	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	199.00–212.00	204.82
3	—	606	210.00	210.00
13	—	515	234.00–251.00	244.82
2	—	392	267.00	267.00
2	—	457	257.00	257.00
2	—	435	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	312	256.00	256.00
4	—	422	212.00	212.00
16	—	378	207.00–231.00	223.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	762	169.00	169.00
35	—	718	178.00–187.50	180.94
5	—	632	200.00	200.00
10	—	824	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	567	224.00–251.00	230.78
31	—	724	190.00–205.00	194.92
133	—	632	209.00–215.00	213.84
11	—	527	226.00–231.00	227.84
132	—	686	199.00–209.00	207.07
32	—	863	160.00–182.00	166.25
15	—	424	267.00	267.00
141	—	771	192.50–197.00	195.78
3	—	381	278.00	278.00
59	—	477	239.00–266.00	246.81
3	—	906	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	138.00	138.00

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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