Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer can heifer calves unevenly steady on a light test.. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.20/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −146.41 against this barn's trailing median of $461.61.

Average price

$315.20

41 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$51.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs OK average

+4.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	321.47	1,774	36
Medium and Large 1-2	586	270.00	1,582	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.47/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale41 hd

315.20

—

OK average5 barns · 228 hd

317.87

−2.67

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

+4.94

This barn, trailing median33 sales

461.61

−146.41

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

50 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	650–700	677	275.18/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,863	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,201	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	331.29/cwt	317.00–358.00	1,550	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	2,020	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	599	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	241.74/cwt	238.50–247.50	1,895	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,123	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	248.80/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,577	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,788	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	225.44/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,862	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	262.93/cwt	256.00–273.00	1,525	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	210.83/cwt	196.00–212.00	1,862	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,166	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	233.84/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,714	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	211.91/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,755	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	276.05/cwt	265.00–292.00	1,482	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	571	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	342.50/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,302	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	244.62/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,791	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,136	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	356	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	728	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	257.41/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	291.14/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,333	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	235.54/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,621	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,244	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	468	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	251.15/cwt	234.00–261.00	1,522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,571	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	220.92/cwt	220.50–222.00	1,907	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	697	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	343	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,785	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	494	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,734	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	228.82/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,773	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	229.66/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,383	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	437	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	219.02/cwt	194.00–225.00	1,717	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,547	5

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 Mar 28, 2024

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

Receipts 795Last week 1,555Year ago 2,759

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer can heifer calves unevenly steady on a light test.. 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
8	350–400	380	340.00–347.00	342.50
14	450–500	468	317.00–358.00	331.29
13	500–550	532	336.00	336.00
6	550–600	599	316.00	316.00
28	650–700	677	266.00–280.00	275.18
84	700–750	732	241.00–248.00	244.62
27	750–800	784	238.50–247.50	241.74
40	800–850	826	222.00–239.00	225.44
25	850–900	863	220.50–222.00	220.92
13	900–950	933	216.50	216.50
55	1000–1050	1,017	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	472	335.00	335.00
8	500–550	527	325.00	325.00
9	550–600	571	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	586	270.00	270.00
5	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
10	700–750	725	231.00	231.00
11	750–800	775	225.00–231.00	228.82
21	800–850	838	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	313.00	313.00
4	400–450	403	298.00	298.00
13	450–500	458	287.00–305.00	291.14
33	500–550	537	265.00–292.00	276.05
10	550–600	580	256.00–273.00	262.93
12	600–650	634	246.00–252.00	248.80
18	650–700	688	235.00–237.00	235.54
42	700–750	733	228.00–237.00	233.84
11	800–850	828	210.00–213.00	211.91
33	850–900	883	196.00–212.00	210.83
2	900–950	902	194.00	194.00
3	950–1000	953	194.00	194.00
4	1100–1150	1,123	174.00	174.00
10	1150–1200	1,166	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	295.00	295.00
5	350–400	390	319.00	319.00
2	400–450	437	286.00	286.00
7	450–500	468	311.00	311.00
4	500–550	510	287.00	287.00
13	550–600	565	278.00	278.00
10	600–650	606	234.00–261.00	251.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	602	227.00–231.00	229.66
3	650–700	695	209.00	209.00
5	700–750	716	216.00	216.00
21	750–800	784	194.00–225.00	219.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	621	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	356	350.00	350.00
11	450–500	494	351.00	351.00
5	600–650	626	250.00–269.00	257.41
2	650–700	697	243.00	243.00
4	700–750	728	245.00	245.00

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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