Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Weaned steer and heifer calves mostly steady with several unweaned calves in the offering meeting limited demand. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.10/cwt on 792 head.

Average price

$230.10

792 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$875

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

$82.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.43

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	690	235.79	1,627	666
Medium and Large 1-2	650	220.30	1,433	88
Medium and Large 2	492	153.05	753	38

One grade step is worth $82.73/cwt here — about $875 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 sale792 hd

230.10

—

OK average5 barns · 3,699 hd

245.53

−15.43

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

82 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	214.90/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,414	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	257.59/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,999	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	234.97/cwt	233.00–235.50	2,138	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,987	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,086	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,205	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	226.24/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	245.24/cwt	244.00–247.00	2,141	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	227.96/cwt	221.00–236.00	2,193	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	230.15/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,344	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	237.31/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,227	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	253.79/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,721	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,554	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	297.81/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,242	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	251.02/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,594	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,155	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	561	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,122	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	254.60/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,843	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	249.08/cwt	241.00–251.00	2,052	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	285.74/cwt	274.00–289.00	1,400	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	754	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,757	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	253.22/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,555	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	296.72/cwt	293.00–299.00	1,110	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,472	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,313	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	388	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	512	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	256.01/cwt	252.50–268.00	1,500	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	271.50/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,434	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	719	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,718	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	239.51/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,593	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	391	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,107	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	343	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	230.14/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,427	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	754	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	528	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	238.90/cwt	231.00–256.00	1,488	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	262.83/cwt	259.00–272.00	1,301	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	249.65/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,445	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	223.37/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	722	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,365	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	245.55/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,031	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	242.99/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,164	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	468	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	346	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,791	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	602	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	764	217.84/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,664	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	541	266.29/cwt	255.00–274.00	1,441	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	215.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,695	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	238.60/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,496	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,940	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	358	279.00/cwt	267.00–287.00	999	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	738	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,368	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,595	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	808	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	248.68/cwt	239.00–256.50	1,440	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	240.25/cwt	239.00–240.50	1,727	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	223.39/cwt	218.00–239.00	1,407	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	436	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	244.65/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,637	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	232.96/cwt	225.50–236.50	1,899	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	237.87/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,848	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	439	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	755	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.

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Receipts 2,181Last week 2,413Year ago 3,028

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	658	214.00–220.00	214.90
81	—	584	220.00–240.00	230.15
23	—	517	229.00–245.00	237.31
14	—	420	245.00–247.00	245.55
12	—	479	242.00–244.00	242.99
8	—	358	267.00–287.00	279.00
3	—	738	210.00	210.00
21	—	630	218.00–239.00	223.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	920	216.00	216.00
12	—	1,086	203.00	203.00
2	—	460	240.00	240.00
2	—	387	272.00	272.00
31	—	627	236.00–243.00	238.60
28	—	892	217.50	217.50
4	—	958	206.00	206.00
4	—	345	281.00	281.00
39	—	579	239.00–256.50	248.68
35	—	719	239.00–240.50	240.25
128	—	669	225.00–250.00	244.65
8	—	1,038	203.00	203.00
6	—	435	252.00	252.00
86	—	815	225.50–236.50	232.96
85	—	777	227.00–239.00	237.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,015	176.50	176.50
5	—	607	230.00	230.00
12	—	785	210.00–220.00	215.94
17	—	582	235.00	235.00
13	—	676	236.00	236.00
10	—	743	226.00	226.00
4	—	307	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	344	175.00	175.00
15	—	668	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	212.00	212.00
12	—	330	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	776	251.00–259.00	257.59
85	—	910	233.00–235.50	234.97
55	—	873	244.00–247.00	245.24
32	—	962	221.00–236.00	227.96
50	—	678	251.00–256.00	253.79
11	—	593	262.00	262.00
10	—	635	250.00–252.00	251.02
5	—	446	285.00	285.00
3	—	370	300.00	300.00
18	—	724	240.00–260.00	254.60
54	—	824	241.00–251.00	249.08
8	—	543	271.00	271.00
5	—	1,010	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	762	225.00–231.00	226.24
5	—	665	236.00	236.00
7	—	937	230.00	230.00
8	—	460	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	417	290.00–316.00	297.81
22	—	490	274.00–289.00	285.74
20	—	754	233.00	233.00
64	—	614	243.00–259.00	253.22
5	—	374	293.00–299.00	296.72
39	—	586	252.50–268.00	256.01
78	—	528	265.00–284.00	271.50
12	—	719	239.00	239.00
10	—	665	236.00–243.00	239.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	651	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	230.00	230.00
9	—	561	200.00	200.00
6	—	388	227.00	227.00
4	—	512	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	283.00	283.00
3	—	343	301.00	301.00
16	—	623	231.00–256.00	238.90
12	—	495	259.00–272.00	262.83
34	—	579	246.00–260.00	249.65
5	—	663	210.00–232.00	223.37
12	—	764	214.00–220.00	217.84
17	—	541	255.00–274.00	266.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	620	226.00–238.00	230.14
7	—	754	219.00	219.00
4	—	685	233.00	233.00
2	—	392	279.00	279.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	240.00	240.00
7	—	722	189.00	189.00
3	—	468	227.00	227.00
3	—	346	271.00	271.00

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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