Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifer steady to 4.00 higher. Steer calves were steady on a light test with a stronger undertone noted on the 300-500lbs calves. Heifer calves were steady. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.21/cwt on 1,116 head.

Average price

$251.21

1,116 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.16

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	252.38	1,826	1,060
Medium and Large 1-2	782	229.23	1,792	56

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $35 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 sale1,116 hd

251.21

—

OK average4 barns · 2,057 hd

258.37

−7.16

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

62 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 1Unweaned	—	381	327.12/cwt	316.00–336.00	1,246	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	239.66/cwt	234.00–244.75	2,087	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	245.25/cwt	243.00–248.50	2,001	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	253.85/cwt	246.00–262.00	1,066	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	242.10/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,242	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	245.26/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,550	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,221	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,931	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	257.79/cwt	240.00–263.50	1,717	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	258.93/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,471	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	788	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,741	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	243.53/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,646	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	253.79/cwt	248.50–254.75	1,827	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	259.68/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,475	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	247.80/cwt	239.50–252.00	1,915	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	278.85/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,483	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	293.97/cwt	282.00–298.00	1,449	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	284.22/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,353	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,496	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	729	238.42/cwt	233.00–239.50	1,738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	315.48/cwt	307.00–321.00	1,350	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	251.83/cwt	228.00–270.00	1,327	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	289.79/cwt	278.00–297.00	1,356	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,535	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	283.53/cwt	277.00–293.00	1,344	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	604	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,444	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	781	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	372	262.44/cwt	255.00–286.00	976	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	232.59/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,549	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	257.14/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,461	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	312	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	707	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	285.03/cwt	245.00–313.00	1,237	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	223.80/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,943	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	212.06/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,455	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	317.20/cwt	295.00–342.00	1,174	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	235.62/cwt	224.00–247.00	1,477	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	238.97/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,357	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	235.62/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,859	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	245.91/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,293	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	251.34/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	234.95/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,471	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	247.30/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,167	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	234.03/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,444	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,796	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	598	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	656	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,742	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	235.47/cwt	228.00–241.50	1,728	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	240.90/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,607	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,394	3

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 →

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Receipts 2,413Last week 4,135Year ago 4,474

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	316.00–336.00	327.12
23	—	788	221.00	221.00
20	—	676	237.00–245.00	243.53
106	—	568	251.00–270.00	259.68
52	—	532	271.00–280.00	278.85
37	—	493	282.00–298.00	293.97
12	—	729	233.00–239.50	238.42
12	—	428	307.00–321.00	315.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
237	—	871	234.00–244.75	239.66
170	—	816	243.00–248.50	245.25
49	—	632	244.00–249.00	245.26
25	—	1,005	221.00	221.00
156	—	666	240.00–263.50	257.79
9	—	568	255.00–267.00	258.93
2	—	300	350.00	350.00
77	—	720	248.50–254.75	253.79
49	—	773	239.50–252.00	247.80
10	—	476	278.00–287.00	284.22
7	—	546	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	226.00	226.00
3	—	603	221.00	221.00
16	—	870	222.00	222.00
11	—	799	234.00	234.00
11	—	735	237.00	237.00
9	—	829	227.00	227.00
3	—	581	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	420	246.00–262.00	253.85
21	—	513	240.00–246.00	242.10
19	—	372	255.00–286.00	262.44
14	—	666	223.00–244.00	232.59
65	—	568	235.00–243.00	238.97
34	—	472	244.00–258.00	247.30
28	—	617	229.00–239.00	234.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	868	218.00–228.00	223.80
3	—	926	202.00	202.00
144	—	789	232.00–242.00	235.62
8	—	526	243.00–249.00	245.91
6	—	457	250.00–252.00	251.34
73	—	626	226.00–243.00	234.95
11	—	576	253.00	253.00
105	—	734	228.00–241.50	235.47
97	—	667	237.00–245.00	240.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	686	204.00–220.00	212.06
3	—	855	202.00	202.00
16	—	781	230.00	230.00
3	—	556	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	220.00	220.00
5	—	656	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	527	228.00–270.00	251.83
15	—	468	278.00–297.00	289.79
3	—	691	221.00	221.00
4	—	781	208.00	208.00
23	—	568	250.00–263.00	257.14
4	—	312	354.00	354.00
4	—	707	233.00	233.00
35	—	434	245.00–313.00	285.03
9	—	370	295.00–342.00	317.20
14	—	627	224.00–247.00	235.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	653	235.00	235.00
7	—	474	277.00–293.00	283.53
6	—	604	239.00	239.00
3	—	575	223.00	223.00

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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