Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves steady on a light test. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $242.35/cwt on 783 head.

Average price

$242.35

783 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$639

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

$63.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.74

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	777	246.90	1,919	680
Medium and Large 1-2	809	224.37	1,815	73
Medium and Large 2	699	183.10	1,280	30

One grade step is worth $63.80/cwt here — about $639 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 sale783 hd

242.35

—

OK average5 barns · 2,274 hd

260.09

−17.74

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

59 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	—	937	224.03/cwt	217.50–232.50	2,099	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,819	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	241.37/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,851	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,356	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,256	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	256.98/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,596	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	240.25/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,727	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	225.42/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,837	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	246.86/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,429	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	286.80/cwt	270.50–294.00	1,658	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,453	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,245	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	263.69/cwt	242.50–269.00	1,785	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	234.56/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,956	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,078	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	236.68/cwt	233.00–239.50	2,045	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	277.07/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	278.12/cwt	277.00–279.00	1,466	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	258.60/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,502	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	679	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,426	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	263.83/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,533	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,385	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	262.45/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,239	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,092	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	283.81/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,450	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	381	320.59/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,221	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,450	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,091	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,363	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,201	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	243.97/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,259	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	345	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,038	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	237.26/cwt	233.00–238.50	1,587	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,864	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	260.97/cwt	243.00–271.00	1,339	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	226.68/cwt	221.00–228.75	1,743	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	658	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,232	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,573	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	227.91/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,618	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	296.88/cwt	274.00–303.00	1,220	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	279.55/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,402	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	253.33/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,621	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,881	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,777	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	404	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,313	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	228.08/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,389	8

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 Jul 27, 2023

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

Receipts 1,539Last week 2,380Year ago 3,608

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves steady on a light test. 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
64	—	937	217.50–232.50	224.03
86	—	767	237.00–247.00	241.37
85	—	1,045	225.50	225.50
22	—	621	249.00–270.00	256.98
54	—	719	237.50–245.00	240.25
44	—	578	270.50–294.00	286.80
13	—	508	286.00	286.00
7	—	382	326.00	326.00
110	—	677	242.50–269.00	263.69
3	—	469	258.00	258.00
62	—	834	232.50–237.50	234.56
40	—	987	210.50	210.50
37	—	864	233.00–239.50	236.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	200.00	200.00
21	—	815	218.00–231.00	225.42
8	—	579	225.00–260.00	246.86
23	—	875	215.00	215.00
15	—	756	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	661	190.00	190.00
5	—	597	175.00	175.00
12	—	783	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	489	272.00–281.00	277.07
20	—	527	277.00–279.00	278.12
10	—	581	257.00–261.00	258.60
6	—	612	257.00	257.00
10	—	404	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	852	213.50	213.50
2	—	1,092	175.00	175.00
2	—	312	325.00	325.00
27	—	669	233.00–238.50	237.26
25	—	832	224.00	224.00
19	—	513	243.00–271.00	260.97
91	—	769	221.00–228.75	226.68
31	—	572	275.00	275.00
33	—	710	227.00–228.00	227.91
14	—	411	274.00–303.00	296.88
44	—	640	240.00–257.00	253.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	260.00–268.00	262.45
4	—	568	235.00	235.00
22	—	516	239.00–251.00	243.97
8	—	345	301.00	301.00
7	—	420	276.00–284.00	279.55
8	—	609	222.00–234.00	228.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	684	212.00	212.00
6	—	440	248.00	248.00
9	—	916	184.00	184.00
15	—	725	188.00	188.00
24	—	572	210.00	210.00
19	—	616	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	325.00	325.00
7	—	511	281.00–285.00	283.81
7	—	381	320.00–321.00	320.59
3	—	586	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	679	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	581	252.00–270.00	263.83
12	—	685	240.00	240.00
9	—	537	258.00	258.00
6	—	454	295.00	295.00

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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