Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady on a light test. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $301.23/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −160.38 against this barn's trailing median of $461.61.

Average price

$301.23

81 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$41.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.45

vs OK average

−8.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	307.40	1,674	69
Medium and Large 1-2	574	265.77	1,526	12thin

One grade step is worth $41.63/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale81 hd

301.23

—

OK average5 barns · 341 hd

309.67

−8.45

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−8.48

This barn, trailing median33 sales

461.61

−160.38

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 1	1100–1150	1,106	194.07/cwt	193.50–195.50	2,146	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,090	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	325.48/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,374	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	326.60/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	301.64/cwt	291.00–319.00	1,728	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	202.75/cwt	200.50–206.75	2,080	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	251.14/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,421	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	259.90/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,617	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	209.58/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,740	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	276.90/cwt	274.00–291.00	1,335	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	208.44/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,799	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	941	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,844	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	237.15/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,596	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	330.29/cwt	328.00–331.00	1,097	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	225.83/cwt	218.00–239.00	1,746	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,407	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	233.88/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,654	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	270.92/cwt	264.00–289.00	1,544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	217.87/cwt	217.00–219.50	2,035	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	231.04/cwt	229.00–242.00	2,031	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,195	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	184.55/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	390	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	270.33/cwt	269.00–273.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	261.40/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	283.05/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,206	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	207.64/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,505	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	735	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	468	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	265.77/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,526	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	457	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	251.83/cwt	244.00–261.00	1,622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	246.04/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,811	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	653	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,382	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	586	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	617	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,580	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	377	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	295.04/cwt	289.00–298.00	1,838	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	766	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	295.33/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,521	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	641	240.64/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	313.32/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,614	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	281.88/cwt	281.00–293.00	1,536	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	802	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,444	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	243.61/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,873	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	209.41/cwt	207.00–216.00	2,029	67

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 May 9, 2024

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

Receipts 1,588Last week 2,664Year ago 2,313

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady on a light test. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	387.00	387.00
3	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
16	400–450	422	320.00–339.00	325.48
6	450–500	457	315.00–338.00	326.60
34	500–550	515	306.00–320.00	313.32
35	550–600	573	291.00–319.00	301.64
18	600–650	623	289.00–298.00	295.04
33	700–750	736	239.00–251.00	246.04
77	750–800	769	238.00–246.00	243.61
179	850–900	879	229.00–242.00	231.04
81	900–950	934	217.00–219.50	217.87
67	950–1000	969	207.00–216.00	209.41
82	1000–1050	1,026	200.50–206.75	202.75
18	1050–1100	1,072	195.00	195.00
46	1100–1150	1,106	193.50–195.50	194.07
5	1150–1200	1,195	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	617	256.00	256.00
7	700–750	735	216.00	216.00
4	750–800	766	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	574	250.00–275.00	265.77
13	600–650	644	244.00–261.00	251.83
7	700–750	729	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	332	328.00–331.00	330.29
7	350–400	392	322.00	322.00
7	400–450	441	319.00	319.00
18	450–500	482	274.00–291.00	276.90
39	500–550	545	281.00–293.00	281.88
48	550–600	566	249.00–254.00	251.14
24	600–650	622	254.00–266.00	259.90
54	650–700	673	233.00–243.00	237.15
25	700–750	707	220.00–249.00	233.88
149	750–800	773	218.00–239.00	225.83
19	800–850	830	209.00–210.00	209.58
65	850–900	863	206.00–209.00	208.44
33	900–950	941	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	288.00	288.00
15	400–450	426	273.00–288.00	283.05
4	450–500	465	257.00–266.00	261.40
6	600–650	648	224.00	224.00
11	700–750	725	205.00–215.00	207.64
9	800–850	816	184.00–185.00	184.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	315	311.00	311.00
2	350–400	377	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	405	269.00–273.00	270.33
4	450–500	468	309.00	309.00
3	650–700	653	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	347.00	347.00
7	450–500	452	312.00	312.00
7	550–600	570	264.00–289.00	270.92
8	600–650	604	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	665	241.00	241.00
2	700–750	737	226.00	226.00
2	750–800	797	212.00	212.00
2	850–900	852	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	457	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	314.00	314.00
6	500–550	515	294.00–296.00	295.33
3	550–600	586	263.00	263.00
5	600–650	641	235.00–249.00	240.64
2	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
20	800–850	802	180.00	180.00

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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