Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders and calves were steady despite the receipts being low, due to excessive heat. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $270.49/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −191.12 against this barn's trailing median of $461.61.

Average price

$270.49

30 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$526

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

$100.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.68

vs OK average

−17.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	293.35	1,591	21
Medium and Large 1-2	554	224.10	1,242	7thin
Medium and Large 2	553	192.75	1,065	2thin

One grade step is worth $100.60/cwt here — about $526 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 sale30 hd

270.49

—

OK average4 barns · 217 hd

295.16

−24.68

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−17.30

This barn, trailing median33 sales

461.61

−191.12

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

66 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 1-2	850–900	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	217.74/cwt	199.00–230.00	1,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	218.39/cwt	209.00–233.00	1,256	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	216.43/cwt	216.00–217.50	1,582	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,078	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,145	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	237.98/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	238.90/cwt	192.00–254.00	1,515	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	204.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	201.96/cwt	120.00–283.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	276.56/cwt	256.00–279.00	1,762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	287.10/cwt	276.00–293.00	1,599	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	329.32/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,436	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,294	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	249.97/cwt	247.00–250.50	2,082	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	241.86/cwt	241.00–245.00	2,232	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	263.23/cwt	252.00–287.50	1,493	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	250.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,166	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,893	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	246.26/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,773	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,143	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,160	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	939	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	295.33/cwt	289.00–297.50	1,258	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	305.86/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,071	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	235.86/cwt	228.00–238.50	1,936	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	252.09/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,606	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	240.91/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,359	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,337	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,216	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,298	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,195	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	251.58/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	217.27/cwt	173.00–226.00	1,777	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,033	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	244.45/cwt	225.00–253.00	1,662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,509	6

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 Aug 1, 2024

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

Receipts 834Last week 2,354Year ago 2,009

Compared to last week: Feeders and calves were steady despite the receipts being low, due to excessive heat. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	192.50	192.50
6	450–500	482	313.00	313.00
5	500–550	544	199.00–230.00	217.74
2	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
7	600–650	645	245.00	245.00
7	650–700	680	225.00–253.00	244.45
10	700–750	707	258.00	258.00
13	750–800	765	247.00–257.00	251.58
12	800–850	818	173.00–226.00	217.27
5	850–900	850	210.00	210.00
2	1150–1200	1,195	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	332.50	332.50
2	400–450	443	120.00–283.00	201.96
1	500–550	515	167.50	167.50
1	550–600	590	218.00	218.00
8	600–650	634	192.00–254.00	238.90
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	728	200.00–210.00	204.88
1	750–800	795	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	875	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	367	360.00	360.00
12	400–450	436	328.00–332.00	329.32
7	500–550	513	305.00–306.00	305.86
14	550–600	557	276.00–293.00	287.10
15	600–650	637	256.00–279.00	276.56
8	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
23	700–750	717	264.00	264.00
170	800–850	833	247.00–250.50	249.97
55	850–900	865	250.00–255.00	250.45
161	900–950	923	241.00–245.00	241.86
9	1000–1050	1,024	224.00	224.00
5	1050–1100	1,060	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	508	235.00–240.00	237.49
2	600–650	630	236.00–240.00	237.98
1	750–800	785	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	255.00	255.00
11	550–600	575	209.00–233.00	218.39
10	700–750	731	216.00–217.50	216.43
2	1000–1050	1,033	167.50	167.50
9	1050–1100	1,078	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	312.50	312.50
4	350–400	355	318.00	318.00
8	400–450	426	289.00–297.50	295.33
5	450–500	479	278.00	278.00
19	550–600	567	252.00–287.50	263.23
16	600–650	637	245.00–257.50	252.09
2	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
13	700–750	720	239.00–255.00	246.26
16	800–850	821	228.00–238.50	235.86
5	850–900	865	228.00	228.00
8	900–950	939	219.00	219.00
1	950–1000	975	203.00	203.00
4	1050–1100	1,071	190.00	190.00
8	1100–1150	1,143	189.00	189.00
7	1200–1250	1,216	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
4	600–650	630	247.50	247.50
1	750–800	790	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	465	287.50	287.50
5	550–600	564	230.00–257.00	240.91
2	600–650	648	232.00	232.00
3	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
5	750–800	783	220.00	220.00

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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