Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady on a light test of weaned calves. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $242.99/cwt on 2,157 head.

Average price

$242.99

2,157 head · 836 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$66.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.80

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	835	244.66	2,044	1,976
Medium and Large 1-2	835	227.46	1,899	171
Medium and Large 2	954	178.00	1,698	10thin

One grade step is worth $66.66/cwt here — about $345 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 sale2,157 hd

242.99

—

OK average5 barns · 4,619 hd

263.79

−20.80

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

71 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	—	379	312.71/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,185	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	241.62/cwt	233.75–245.50	2,100	336
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	954	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,698	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	292.37/cwt	291.00–298.00	1,286	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	247.78/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,053	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	276.18/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,607	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	226.03/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,542	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	235.20/cwt	232.00–237.25	2,256	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	236.22/cwt	232.50–242.50	2,216	347
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	249.78/cwt	244.50–256.75	1,938	368
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	247.45/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	277.49/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,324	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	229.69/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,941	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	243.73/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,977	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	667	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,574	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	255.65/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,736	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	266.16/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,658	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	269.97/cwt	264.00–279.00	1,425	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,346	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	343	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,101	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	394	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,214	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	789	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,799	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	735	234.66/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,725	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	229.43/cwt	227.25–232.25	2,359	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	280.97/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,329	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	242.50/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,608	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	258.05/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,502	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	253.18/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,575	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	231.10/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,576	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	229.63/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,401	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,051	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	363	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	251.83/cwt	233.00–270.00	1,292	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	262.23/cwt	242.00–272.00	1,232	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	358	302.21/cwt	292.00–311.00	1,082	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	662	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,509	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	724	218.15/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,579	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	235.25/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,480	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	248.09/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,409	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	596	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	236.07/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,712	120
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,850	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	251.51/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,172	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,128	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,737	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	282.18/cwt	267.00–299.00	1,194	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	226.73/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	248.37/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,448	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,863	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	266.54/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,501	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	228.69/cwt	227.25–230.00	1,800	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	258.30/cwt	258.25–259.00	1,638	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	242.14/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,632	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	237.84/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,035	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	244.95/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,171	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	229.71/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,424	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	318	286.92/cwt	284.00–290.00	912	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	473	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	239.10/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,243	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,044	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,321	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	356	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,007	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	231.80/cwt	218.00–239.00	1,347	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	226.81/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,399	38

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 31, 2023

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Receipts 4,135Last week 1,374Year ago 3,257

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	311.00–315.00	312.71
336	—	869	233.75–245.50	241.62
20	—	440	291.00–298.00	292.37
2	—	532	274.00	274.00
47	—	582	266.00–279.00	276.18
172	—	959	232.00–237.25	235.20
347	—	938	232.50–242.50	236.22
368	—	776	244.50–256.75	249.78
8	—	726	236.00–254.00	247.45
10	—	477	272.00–286.00	277.49
35	—	811	237.00–247.00	243.73
138	—	679	252.00–261.00	255.65
32	—	623	256.00–275.00	266.16
30	—	1,076	218.00	218.00
243	—	1,028	227.25–232.25	229.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	954	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	682	210.00–240.00	226.03
126	—	845	228.00–233.00	229.69
14	—	997	205.00	205.00
6	—	907	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	667	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	528	264.00–279.00	269.97
8	—	343	321.00	321.00
11	—	394	308.00	308.00
20	—	789	228.00	228.00
13	—	735	231.00–239.00	234.66
20	—	473	265.00–286.00	280.97
24	—	663	241.00–244.00	242.50
13	—	582	252.00–264.00	258.05
48	—	622	248.00–258.00	253.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	425	242.00–256.00	247.78
50	—	478	240.00–258.00	244.95
2	—	652	221.00	221.00
10	—	318	284.00–290.00	286.92
51	—	520	230.00–245.00	239.10
8	—	356	283.00	283.00
53	—	581	218.00–239.00	231.80
38	—	617	220.00–234.00	226.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	725	229.00–237.00	236.07
19	—	822	225.00	225.00
20	—	466	240.00–263.00	251.51
16	—	432	261.00	261.00
10	—	330	280.00	280.00
65	—	929	200.50	200.50
64	—	563	259.00–270.00	266.54
174	—	787	227.25–230.00	228.69
79	—	634	258.25–259.00	258.30
143	—	674	237.00–250.00	242.14
13	—	539	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	797	218.00	218.00
7	—	688	220.00–236.00	226.73
40	—	583	232.00–257.00	248.37
7	—	925	176.00	176.00
4	—	396	232.00	232.00
12	—	435	229.00–247.00	237.84
10	—	620	223.00–234.00	229.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	682	230.00–235.00	231.10
6	—	338	311.00	311.00
32	—	513	233.00–270.00	251.83
40	—	470	242.00–272.00	262.23
16	—	358	292.00–311.00	302.21
31	—	724	211.00–227.00	218.15
30	—	629	234.00–237.00	235.25
30	—	568	235.00–256.00	248.09
9	—	423	267.00–299.00	282.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	610	228.00–231.00	229.63
4	—	363	240.00	240.00
8	—	662	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	596	236.00	236.00
3	—	340	308.00	308.00

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