Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves 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 $315.44/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −146.17 against this barn's trailing median of $461.61.

Average price

$315.44

68 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.85

vs OK average

+24.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	315.44	1,764	68

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale68 hd

315.44

—

OK average5 barns · 301 hd

296.59

+18.85

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

+24.35

This barn, trailing median33 sales

461.61

−146.17

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

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	288.66/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	258.30/cwt	251.00–260.00	2,020	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	242.47/cwt	239.00–244.75	2,223	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,352	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	252.47/cwt	247.00–256.00	2,113	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	269.14/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,841	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,151	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	227.31/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,646	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	217.93/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,785	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	236.08/cwt	233.00–238.00	2,184	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,830	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,923	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,145	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	575	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	460	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	320	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	278.45/cwt	273.00–293.00	1,621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	416	341.32/cwt	319.00–351.00	1,420	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	397	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,390	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	241.36/cwt	233.50–248.50	1,871	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	214.82/cwt	212.50–215.50	1,976	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,056	221.66/cwt	215.00–225.00	2,341	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	250.36/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,778	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,100	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	228.98/cwt	224.00–229.50	1,882	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	251.94/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,691	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	330.16/cwt	329.00–334.00	1,756	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	256.69/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,707	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	636	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	305.24/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,770	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	333	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	249.15/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,545	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	284.63/cwt	284.00–287.00	1,517	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,548	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	449	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,387	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	321.39/cwt	311.00–327.00	1,517	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	287.35/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,368	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	383	325.48/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,247	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,636	3

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 1,535Last week 2,472Year ago 2,380

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	303.00	303.00
7	450–500	456	311.00	311.00
5	500–550	523	277.00–297.00	288.66
3	600–650	648	278.00	278.00
20	650–700	671	246.00–255.00	251.94
57	700–750	710	247.50–255.00	250.36
179	750–800	775	233.50–248.50	241.36
21	800–850	822	224.00–229.50	228.98
4	850–900	867	210.00	210.00
72	900–950	920	212.50–215.50	214.82
2	950–1000	980	195.00	195.00
23	1000–1050	1,045	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	281.00	281.00
31	700–750	724	226.00–229.00	227.31
61	800–850	819	212.00–223.00	217.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	271.00	271.00
2	550–600	575	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	330.00	330.00
8	350–400	383	324.00–330.00	325.48
18	400–450	449	309.00	309.00
10	450–500	476	285.00–290.00	287.35
23	500–550	533	284.00–287.00	284.63
18	550–600	569	272.00	272.00
28	600–650	620	243.00–257.00	249.15
3	650–700	665	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	328.00	328.00
39	650–700	684	266.00–277.00	269.14
2	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
190	750–800	782	251.00–260.00	258.30
50	800–850	837	247.00–256.00	252.47
35	850–900	878	245.00	245.00
158	900–950	917	239.00–244.75	242.47
61	950–1000	976	241.00	241.00
3	1000–1050	1,035	225.00	225.00
6	1050–1100	1,056	215.00–225.00	221.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	700–750	715	256.00	256.00
8	800–850	822	234.00	234.00
32	850–900	890	241.00	241.00
24	900–950	925	233.00–238.00	236.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	372.00	372.00
4	450–500	455	318.00	318.00
26	500–550	532	329.00–334.00	330.16
40	550–600	580	305.00–307.00	305.24
4	600–650	636	280.00	280.00
10	650–700	665	252.00–260.00	256.69
3	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	362.00	362.00
7	350–400	397	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	416	319.00–351.00	341.32
12	450–500	472	311.00–327.00	321.39
7	550–600	582	273.00–293.00	278.45
2	600–650	630	259.00	259.00
3	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	275.00	275.00

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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