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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5,00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves mostly 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 $261.90/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −199.71 against this barn's trailing median of $461.61.

Average price

$261.90

79 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$33.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.30

vs OK average

−7.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	267.38	1,461	66
Medium and Large 1-2	567	234.08	1,327	13thin

One grade step is worth $33.30/cwt here — about $134 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 sale79 hd

261.90

—

OK average5 barns · 900 hd

284.20

−22.30

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−7.50

This barn, trailing median33 sales

461.61

−199.71

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

57 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 1Unweaned	550–600	585	228.60/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,337	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	237.39/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,602	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,038	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,100	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	250.36/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,835	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,424	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	770	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	726	227.39/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,651	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	265.53/cwt	265.50–266.00	1,434	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	376	345.41/cwt	332.00–357.00	1,299	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,179	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	242.36/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	627	242.15/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,518	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	258.17/cwt	252.00–278.00	1,226	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	570	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	437	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	770	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	556	262.40/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,459	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	691	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	396	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	487	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	629	227.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,434	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	341	322.59/cwt	301.00–375.00	1,100	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	236.78/cwt	215.00–238.50	1,667	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	223.52/cwt	221.00–229.50	1,819	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	255.39/cwt	242.00–259.50	1,433	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,847	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	274.20/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,201	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	690	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	225.81/cwt	223.00–226.50	1,292	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	245.61/cwt	224.00–250.00	1,449	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	249.99/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,345	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	293.18/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,261	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	443	263.96/cwt	248.00–269.00	1,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	331	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	234.49/cwt	211.00–246.00	1,449	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	248.10/cwt	246.00–248.50	1,662	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	529	247.90/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,311	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	238.11/cwt	233.00–238.50	2,055	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	241.06/cwt	235.50–244.00	1,962	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	284.05/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	234.66/cwt	220.00–236.50	1,614	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	241.80/cwt	232.00–259.00	1,509	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	234.03/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,809	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	253.54/cwt	234.00–267.00	1,192	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	276.65/cwt	252.00–286.00	1,026	18

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 1,302Last week 2,033Year ago 2,413

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5,00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves mostly steady on a light test. Demand was moderate. Quality was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	282.00	282.00
18	350–400	371	252.00–286.00	276.65
8	400–450	443	248.00–269.00	263.96
39	450–500	470	234.00–267.00	253.54
24	500–550	529	236.00–250.00	247.90
33	550–600	585	221.00–233.00	228.60
50	600–650	618	211.00–246.00	234.49
8	650–700	690	208.00	208.00
2	750–800	770	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	266.00–277.00	274.20
30	550–600	561	242.00–259.50	255.39
75	650–700	670	246.00–248.50	248.10
41	700–750	704	215.00–238.50	236.78
106	800–850	814	221.00–229.50	223.52
21	850–900	853	216.50	216.50
6	900–950	905	197.00	197.00
5	950–1000	960	199.50	199.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	503	237.00	237.00
12	550–600	572	223.00–226.50	225.81
27	650–700	688	220.00–236.50	234.66
10	700–750	737	228.00	228.00
4	850–900	892	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	376	332.00–357.00	345.41
4	400–450	437	287.00	287.00
25	450–500	475	252.00–278.00	258.17
34	500–550	540	265.50–266.00	265.53
22	550–600	556	251.00–265.00	262.40
39	600–650	627	240.00–246.00	242.15
19	650–700	675	228.00–240.00	237.39
24	700–750	726	225.00–232.00	227.39
2	750–800	770	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	467	305.00	305.00
4	500–550	513	282.00–286.00	284.05
6	550–600	571	285.00	285.00
34	600–650	624	232.00–259.00	241.80
7	650–700	669	231.00–247.00	242.36
79	700–750	733	247.00–253.00	250.36
14	750–800	773	225.00–238.00	234.03
48	800–850	814	235.50–244.00	241.06
69	850–900	863	233.00–238.50	238.11
30	900–950	908	224.50	224.50
7	1100–1150	1,135	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	543	231.00	231.00
7	550–600	580	235.00	235.00
5	700–750	731	235.00	235.00
7	950–1000	975	204.00	204.00
24	1000–1050	1,005	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	341	301.00–375.00	322.59
3	350–400	396	281.00	281.00
8	400–450	430	260.00–325.00	293.18
2	450–500	487	261.00	261.00
10	500–550	538	238.00–253.00	249.99
12	550–600	590	224.00–250.00	245.61
15	600–650	629	220.00–230.00	227.96
7	650–700	691	221.50	221.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	601	236.00	236.00

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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