Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $258.82/cwt on 1,796 head.

Average price

$258.82

1,796 head · 751 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$488

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

$27.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.95

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	594	272.29	1,618	145
Medium and Large 1	766	257.72	1,975	1,641
Medium and Large 2	461	245.00	1,129	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.29/cwt here — about $488 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 sale1,796 hd

258.82

—

OK average5 barns · 4,198 hd

280.77

−21.95

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	—	347	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,039	212.69/cwt	212.00–218.50	2,210	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	308.85/cwt	284.00–319.00	1,760	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,291	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	472	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	322.12/cwt	312.00–337.00	1,672	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	346.23/cwt	335.00–356.00	1,499	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,159	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,779	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	230.91/cwt	226.00–235.00	2,046	279
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	217.93/cwt	215.50–226.50	2,083	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	354.47/cwt	349.00–382.00	1,379	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,200	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	259.67/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,774	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,485	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	241.19/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,879	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	288.13/cwt	277.00–301.00	1,786	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	313.26/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	427	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,029	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	278.03/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,849	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,674	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,129	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	296.64/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,350	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	506	308.40/cwt	295.00–311.00	1,561	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	191.30/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,764	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	235.18/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,585	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	228.79/cwt	228.00–229.50	1,659	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	222.85/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,798	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	265.26/cwt	249.00–276.50	1,507	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,814	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	345.69/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,165	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,303	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,423	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	336.20/cwt	328.00–339.00	1,251	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	423	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	273.74/cwt	266.00–287.00	1,421	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	294.98/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,383	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	243.04/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,526	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	651	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	296.42/cwt	288.00–311.00	1,595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	211.42/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,833	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	322.66/cwt	300.00–338.00	1,349	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	496	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,369	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	253.54/cwt	243.00–267.25	1,836	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	347.06/cwt	337.00–360.00	1,666	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	980	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,486	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	234.39/cwt	232.50–236.50	1,931	218

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

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

Receipts 3,275Last week 4,085Year ago 3,640

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	347	371.00	371.00
6	—	495	290.00	290.00
3	—	651	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,039	212.00–218.50	212.69
101	—	570	284.00–319.00	308.85
47	—	519	312.00–337.00	322.12
80	—	433	335.00–356.00	346.23
279	—	886	226.00–235.00	230.91
210	—	956	215.50–226.50	217.93
19	—	389	349.00–382.00	354.47
10	—	328	366.00	366.00
100	—	779	232.00–245.00	241.19
97	—	620	277.00–301.00	288.13
39	—	920	220.50	220.50
36	—	665	275.00–283.00	278.03
199	—	724	243.00–267.25	253.54
82	—	480	337.00–360.00	347.06
218	—	824	232.50–236.50	234.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	406	318.00	318.00
20	—	347	334.00	334.00
18	—	743	239.50	239.50
50	—	683	259.00–266.00	259.67
14	—	616	241.00	241.00
6	—	477	308.00–316.00	313.26
6	—	368	308.00	308.00
11	—	761	220.00	220.00
11	—	538	288.00–311.00	296.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	461	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	239.00	239.00
3	—	423	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	922	189.00–192.00	191.30
6	—	783	216.00	216.00
112	—	674	231.00–244.00	235.18
66	—	725	228.00–229.50	228.79
87	—	807	214.00–226.00	222.85
228	—	568	249.00–276.50	265.26
29	—	1,002	181.00	181.00
24	—	337	342.00–350.00	345.69
55	—	372	328.00–339.00	336.20
101	—	519	266.00–287.00	273.74
97	—	469	280.00–313.00	294.98
76	—	628	235.00–254.00	243.04
33	—	867	211.00–212.00	211.42
33	—	418	300.00–338.00	322.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	380	343.00	343.00
7	—	557	200.00	200.00
6	—	496	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	498	256.00	256.00
36	—	576	247.00	247.00
3	—	348	314.00	314.00
9	—	377	260.00	260.00
27	—	691	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	455	287.00–300.00	296.64
6	—	669	242.00	242.00
13	—	506	295.00–311.00	308.40
9	—	615	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	319.00	319.00
3	—	603	226.00	226.00
2	—	445	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	330.00	330.00

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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