Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers to lightly tested for an accurate trend but a stronger undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.12/cwt on 315 head.

Average price

$244.12

315 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$862

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

$80.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.58

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	255.52	1,662	248
Medium and Large 1-2	675	205.55	1,386	59
Medium and Large 2	457	175.00	800	8thin

One grade step is worth $80.52/cwt here — about $862 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 sale315 hd

244.12

—

OK average4 barns · 1,520 hd

265.69

−21.58

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

57 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	708	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,416	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	255.58/cwt	248.00–268.00	1,355	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,026	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	311.92/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,513	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	353	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,924	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,252	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	228.53/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,753	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	202.29/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,545	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	258.74/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,306	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	468	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,431	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	475	209.75/cwt	202.00–225.00	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	239.02/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,152	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	215.11/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	264.24/cwt	259.00–271.00	1,110	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,396	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	291.21/cwt	274.00–299.00	1,246	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	233.93/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,326	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,204	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	388	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	267.14/cwt	245.00–294.00	1,266	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	213.21/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,247	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,675	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	772	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,487	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	310.29/cwt	308.00–317.00	1,328	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	240.76/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	300.18/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,015	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	220.86/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,263	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	228.65/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,200	25

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 Dec 21, 2023

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

Receipts 734Last week 1,237Year ago 2,922

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers to lightly tested for an accurate trend but a stronger undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	199.00	199.00
3	—	733	192.00	192.00
4	—	600	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	708	200.00	200.00
5	—	530	248.00–268.00	255.58
14	—	330	311.00	311.00
2	—	610	228.00	228.00
6	—	428	274.00–299.00	291.21
24	—	567	232.00–239.00	233.93
4	—	388	274.00	274.00
17	—	474	245.00–294.00	267.14
3	—	675	206.00	206.00
2	—	772	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	232.00	232.00
33	—	764	192.00–210.00	202.29
11	—	653	200.00	200.00
4	—	402	220.00	220.00
3	—	740	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	485	309.00–316.00	311.92
10	—	899	214.00	214.00
11	—	376	333.00	333.00
120	—	767	227.00–230.00	228.53
6	—	448	320.00	320.00
1	—	330	320.00	320.00
6	—	923	207.00	207.00
7	—	813	210.00–219.00	215.11
9	—	557	267.00	267.00
2	—	685	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	236.00	236.00
3	—	468	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	350	305.00	305.00
5	—	560	251.00–264.00	258.74
9	—	524	273.00	273.00
9	—	633	242.00	242.00
27	—	428	308.00–317.00	310.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	457	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	202.00–225.00	209.75
2	—	425	210.00	210.00
2	—	627	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	482	231.00–243.00	239.02
9	—	420	259.00–271.00	264.24
3	—	641	199.00	199.00
11	—	585	208.00–216.00	213.21
25	—	525	217.00–233.00	228.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	256.00	256.00
2	—	447	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	712	196.00	196.00
2	—	427	240.00	240.00
4	—	891	172.00	172.00
4	—	540	223.00	223.00
20	—	846	198.00	198.00
2	—	395	263.00	263.00
2	—	642	192.00	192.00
4	—	466	234.00–248.00	240.76
2	—	760	189.00	189.00
8	—	338	298.00–304.00	300.18
7	—	572	210.00–225.00	220.86

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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