Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $313.78/cwt on 209 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −147.82 against this barn's trailing median of $461.61.

Average price

$313.78

209 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$30.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

vs OK average

+0.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	317.99	1,754	180
Medium and Large 1-2	571	287.69	1,643	29

One grade step is worth $30.30/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $517.82, low $398.50, median $461.61 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale209 hd

313.78

—

OK average5 barns · 513 hd

310.50

+3.28

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

+0.78

This barn, trailing median33 sales

461.61

−147.82

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

67 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	450–500	482	327.75/cwt	317.00–333.00	1,580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	335.24/cwt	309.00–342.00	1,525	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	301.95/cwt	285.00–317.00	1,277	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	248.64/cwt	244.00–265.00	1,949	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	244.98/cwt	240.50–248.25	2,021	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	326.92/cwt	326.00–328.00	1,510	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	272.38/cwt	253.00–286.00	1,942	302
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	312.68/cwt	298.00–336.00	1,151	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	311.91/cwt	296.00–322.00	1,803	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,928	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	277.02/cwt	260.00–294.00	1,862	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	228.42/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,754	155
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,183	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	217.33/cwt	202.50–225.50	1,902	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	224.78/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,870	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	305.67/cwt	290.00–318.00	1,431	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	354.66/cwt	348.00–362.00	1,518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	328.43/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	250.41/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,545	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	282.68/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,481	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	234.09/cwt	224.00–245.50	1,601	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	236.49/cwt	229.00–242.00	1,696	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	267.54/cwt	253.00–283.00	1,525	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	323.98/cwt	314.00–336.00	1,720	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	213.52/cwt	204.50–226.50	1,967	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	235.09/cwt	227.00–240.00	2,059	200
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,649	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	312.20/cwt	309.00–317.00	1,614	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,113	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	228.97/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,456	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	263.88/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,275	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,746	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	229.64/cwt	205.00–246.00	1,323	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	191.94/cwt	172.00–217.00	1,380	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,684	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	239.24/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,768	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	512	268.77/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	321.51/cwt	302.00–327.00	1,694	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	209.93/cwt	198.00–220.00	1,415	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	358.27/cwt	341.00–367.00	1,379	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	297.65/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,444	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	231.21/cwt	224.50–237.50	2,116	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,217	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,135	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	291.49/cwt	284.00–299.00	1,583	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	215.85/cwt	212.00–220.00	2,189	266
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	206.23/cwt	206.00–207.00	2,203	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	366	321.45/cwt	306.00–325.00	1,177	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	353.94/cwt	341.00–367.00	1,271	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,607	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	375.32/cwt	353.00–389.00	1,254	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	427	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	286.94/cwt	280.00–304.00	1,808	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	661	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,758	13

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

Receipts 3,768Last week 3,275Year ago 3,252

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	353.00–389.00	375.32
9	350–400	359	341.00–367.00	353.94
11	400–450	428	348.00–362.00	354.66
6	450–500	482	317.00–333.00	327.75
62	500–550	531	314.00–336.00	323.98
82	550–600	578	296.00–322.00	311.91
67	600–650	630	280.00–304.00	286.94
73	650–700	672	260.00–294.00	277.02
302	700–750	713	253.00–286.00	272.38
252	750–800	784	244.00–265.00	248.64
155	800–850	825	240.50–248.25	244.98
200	850–900	876	227.00–240.00	235.09
82	900–950	915	224.50–237.50	231.21
65	950–1000	966	221.00	221.00
266	1000–1050	1,014	212.00–220.00	215.85
35	1050–1100	1,068	206.00–207.00	206.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	385	341.00–367.00	358.27
6	400–450	432	325.00–330.00	328.43
13	450–500	462	326.00–328.00	326.92
36	500–550	527	302.00–327.00	321.51
6	600–650	605	301.00	301.00
13	650–700	661	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	394	309.00	309.00
3	400–450	443	324.00	324.00
12	500–550	543	284.00–299.00	291.49
17	550–600	591	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	696	245.00	245.00
31	700–750	739	235.00–247.00	239.24
7	800–850	827	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	350	338.00	338.00
2	400–450	427	332.00	332.00
25	450–500	455	309.00–342.00	335.24
14	500–550	543	296.00	296.00
5	550–600	569	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	400	357.00	357.00
10	500–550	517	309.00–317.00	312.20
17	700–750	706	233.50	233.50
6	850–900	867	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	368	298.00–336.00	312.68
27	400–450	423	285.00–317.00	301.95
25	450–500	468	290.00–318.00	305.67
72	500–550	524	271.00–285.00	282.68
113	550–600	570	253.00–283.00	267.54
217	600–650	617	245.00–262.00	250.41
164	650–700	684	224.00–245.50	234.09
147	700–750	717	229.00–242.00	236.49
155	750–800	768	226.00–235.00	228.42
199	800–850	832	218.00–232.00	224.78
92	850–900	875	202.50–225.50	217.33
58	900–950	921	204.50–226.50	213.52
6	950–1000	956	192.00	192.00
10	1000–1050	1,004	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	366	306.00–325.00	321.45
40	450–500	485	285.00–299.00	297.65
5	500–550	512	266.00–273.00	268.77
12	600–650	632	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	293.00	293.00
6	350–400	374	246.00	246.00
16	450–500	483	255.00–266.00	263.88
10	500–550	525	265.00	265.00
45	550–600	576	205.00–246.00	229.64
43	600–650	636	220.00–234.00	228.97
35	650–700	674	198.00–220.00	209.93
18	700–750	719	172.00–217.00	191.94
13	900–950	919	190.00	190.00

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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