Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. To few weaned calves for a market trend, but unweaned steers steady to 5.00 higher with heifers up to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $259.66/cwt on 876 head.

Average price

$259.66

876 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$26.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.96

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	262.00	1,747	798
Medium and Large 1-2	633	235.69	1,492	78

One grade step is worth $26.31/cwt here — about $255 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 sale876 hd

259.66

—

OK average5 barns · 3,297 hd

267.62

−7.96

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

72 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	—	378	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	243.12/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,118	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	249.75/cwt	237.00–257.00	1,916	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	236.41/cwt	218.00–244.00	2,137	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	247.76/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,670	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	295.87/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,192	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	268.61/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	263.62/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	257.61/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,847	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	721	233.97/cwt	224.00–250.00	1,687	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	287.74/cwt	266.00–296.00	1,537	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	263.25/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,632	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	245.85/cwt	229.00–251.00	2,009	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	279.71/cwt	264.00–289.00	1,617	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	278.29/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,372	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	497	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,362	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	513	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	577	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	442	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	268.91/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,568	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	315.53/cwt	304.00–318.00	1,489	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	782	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	296	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,015	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	337	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	241.92/cwt	224.00–249.00	1,623	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	313.15/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,343	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	732	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,559	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	716	218.21/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,562	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	271.25/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,294	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	382	297.31/cwt	270.00–312.00	1,136	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,504	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,473	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	323	313.36/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,012	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	458	234.13/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,072	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	591	243.86/cwt	227.00–248.00	1,441	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	769	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	331	277.18/cwt	262.00–286.00	917	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	717	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	237.89/cwt	229.50–250.00	1,611	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	257.27/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,124	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	270.98/cwt	252.00–286.00	1,268	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	246.85/cwt	233.00–259.00	1,318	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	229.38/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,817	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	240.74/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,377	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	217.53/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,362	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,167	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	219.16/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	580	216.50/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,256	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	370	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,886	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	240.31/cwt	224.00–241.50	1,771	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	249.68/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,556	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	249.43/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,432	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	259.49/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,142	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	369	252.23/cwt	242.00–261.00	931	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	247.25/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,182	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	227.35/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,521	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	426	231.44/cwt	230.00–232.00	986	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	461	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	222.47/cwt	205.00–231.00	1,595	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	248.86/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,134	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	241.57/cwt	225.00–258.00	1,275	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	239.73/cwt	225.00–253.00	1,374	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	237.71/cwt	231.00–255.00	1,483	55

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 2,051Last week 2,563Year ago 4,201

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	247.00	247.00
6	—	753	212.00	212.00
4	—	848	215.00	215.00
22	—	717	205.00–231.00	222.47
9	—	624	242.00–253.00	248.86
8	—	443	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	871	240.00–245.00	243.12
47	—	767	237.00–257.00	249.75
46	—	904	218.00–244.00	236.41
46	—	674	232.00–256.00	247.76
11	—	403	291.00–300.00	295.87
8	—	611	262.00–275.00	268.61
6	—	532	253.00–269.00	263.62
5	—	365	310.00	310.00
97	—	717	240.00–266.00	257.61
47	—	817	229.00–251.00	245.85
43	—	578	264.00–289.00	279.71
32	—	493	272.00–295.00	278.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	721	224.00–250.00	233.97
29	—	534	266.00–296.00	287.74
72	—	620	261.00–268.00	263.25
65	—	583	259.00–275.00	268.91
49	—	472	304.00–318.00	315.53
8	—	782	234.00	234.00
7	—	296	343.00	343.00
2	—	337	300.00	300.00
65	—	671	224.00–249.00	241.92
15	—	429	300.00–324.00	313.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	497	274.00	274.00
5	—	513	253.00	253.00
2	—	577	238.00	238.00
2	—	442	270.00	270.00
10	—	732	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	716	200.00–224.00	218.21
14	—	477	240.00–295.00	271.25
8	—	382	270.00–312.00	297.31
7	—	654	230.00	230.00
7	—	323	309.00–316.00	313.36
10	—	591	227.00–248.00	243.86
8	—	769	211.00	211.00
4	—	626	226.00	226.00
3	—	545	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	705	209.00	209.00
4	—	693	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	458	231.00–235.00	234.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	331	262.00–286.00	277.18
8	—	717	229.00	229.00
55	—	440	246.00–266.00	259.49
24	—	369	242.00–261.00	252.23
20	—	478	236.00–256.00	247.25
35	—	669	221.00–234.00	227.35
95	—	528	225.00–258.00	241.57
59	—	573	225.00–253.00	239.73
55	—	624	231.00–255.00	237.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	677	229.50–250.00	237.89
24	—	437	255.00–258.00	257.27
21	—	468	252.00–286.00	270.98
14	—	534	233.00–259.00	246.85
39	—	792	228.00–233.00	229.38
47	—	822	229.50	229.50
42	—	737	224.00–241.50	240.31
20	—	623	240.00–252.00	249.68
20	—	574	248.00–252.00	249.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	572	231.00–245.00	240.74
13	—	626	210.00–222.00	217.53
9	—	505	231.00	231.00
5	—	485	205.00–240.00	219.16
3	—	663	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	580	214.00–219.00	216.50
3	—	370	237.00	237.00
11	—	426	230.00–232.00	231.44
4	—	461	212.00	212.00

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