Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves steady on a light test. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.37/cwt on 898 head.

Average price

$229.37

898 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$705

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

$60.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.45

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	749	229.98	1,724	859
Medium and Large 1-2	632	224.42	1,418	33
Medium and Large 2	603	169.00	1,019	6thin

One grade step is worth $60.98/cwt here — about $705 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 sale898 hd

229.37

—

OK average5 barns · 1,872 hd

235.82

−6.45

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 1-2	—	908	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,939	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	222.84/cwt	218.50–224.00	1,370	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	238.18/cwt	217.00–241.50	1,753	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	238.58/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,954	210
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,087	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	289.69/cwt	269.00–297.00	1,338	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,075	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	245.62/cwt	243.50–249.00	1,778	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	240.26/cwt	239.50–246.50	1,893	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	228.79/cwt	220.50–236.25	2,080	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	471	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,558	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	251.85/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,697	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	267.75/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,684	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,019	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,335	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	373	290.99/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,085	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	254.97/cwt	234.00–262.00	1,588	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,350	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	246.56/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	366	277.38/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	222.65/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	273.99/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,304	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	756	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	342	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,426	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	224.45/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,529	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	323	280.47/cwt	280.00–281.00	906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	213.95/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,893	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,248	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	256.38/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,228	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	254.91/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,226	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	239.73/cwt	237.00–261.00	1,424	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,825	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	413	260.39/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,561	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	246.14/cwt	237.00–249.50	1,526	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	440	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,968	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	228.66/cwt	223.50–231.00	1,781	406
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	249.35/cwt	249.00–249.50	1,656	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,291	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	268.54/cwt	266.00–269.00	1,515	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	553	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,415	4

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 Aug 3, 2023

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

Receipts 2,009Last week 1,539Year ago 2,058

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer and 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	908	213.50	213.50
22	—	736	217.00–241.50	238.18
9	—	1,028	203.00	203.00
9	—	391	275.00	275.00
5	—	624	215.00	215.00
18	—	957	211.00	211.00
4	—	787	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	819	227.00–245.00	238.58
2	—	537	270.00	270.00
8	—	462	269.00–297.00	289.69
108	—	724	243.50–249.00	245.62
111	—	788	239.50–246.50	240.26
183	—	909	220.50–236.25	228.79
19	—	577	270.00	270.00
53	—	674	251.00–252.00	251.85
18	—	629	265.00–269.00	267.75
4	—	851	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	657	210.00	210.00
5	—	755	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	245.00	245.00
8	—	475	281.00	281.00
2	—	380	299.00	299.00
3	—	775	200.00	200.00
20	—	564	266.00–269.00	268.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	615	218.50–224.00	222.84
7	—	366	274.00–282.00	277.38
9	—	323	280.00–281.00	280.47
9	—	518	241.00	241.00
28	—	481	251.00–260.00	254.91
8	—	413	260.00–261.00	260.39
5	—	553	240.00	240.00
4	—	652	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	731	220.00–224.00	222.65
3	—	365	277.00	277.00
76	—	885	206.00–216.00	213.95
22	—	479	255.00–258.00	256.38
25	—	594	237.00–261.00	239.73
141	—	812	224.75	224.75
37	—	620	237.00–249.50	246.14
33	—	1,025	192.00	192.00
406	—	779	223.50–231.00	228.66
26	—	664	249.00–249.50	249.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	229.00	229.00
4	—	550	232.00	232.00
11	—	681	218.00–231.00	224.45
11	—	716	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	603	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	285.00–301.00	290.99
26	—	623	234.00–262.00	254.97
29	—	476	265.00–282.00	273.99
4	—	756	210.00	210.00
2	—	342	300.00	300.00
21	—	534	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	708	226.00	226.00
7	—	502	269.00	269.00
6	—	673	237.00	237.00
5	—	575	240.00–251.00	246.56

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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