Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable trades of feeder cattle or calves this week for a trend, however, a lower undertone was noted. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.97/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −164.76 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$228.97

102 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$16.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.95

vs OK average

−17.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	239.18	1,359	37
Medium and Large 1-2	566	223.16	1,263	65

One grade step is worth $16.02/cwt here — about $96 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.73, low $344.75, median $393.73 across 32 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 sale102 hd

228.97

—

OK average6 barns · 1,772 hd

243.92

−14.95

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−17.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

393.73

−164.76

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

33 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 1-2	550–600	566	223.16/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,263	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,544	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,411	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,669	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,912	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,427	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,972	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	991	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	238.79/cwt	235.00–240.50	1,729	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	237.47/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,510	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,444	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	287.11/cwt	266.00–292.00	1,527	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,768	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	503	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,187	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,649	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,053	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	291.33/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,238	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,525	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	244.56/cwt	238.00–259.50	1,798	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	237.45/cwt	233.00–239.00	2,163	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	240.06/cwt	236.00–251.00	1,407	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,639	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	255.92/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,612	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	253.15/cwt	247.00–266.00	1,673	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	234.17/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,543	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,894	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,279	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,091	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	496	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,329	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	633	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,443	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,168	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 Oct 3, 2024

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

Receipts 1,795Last week 1,612Year ago 1,772

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable trades of feeder cattle or calves this week for a trend, however, a lower undertone was noted. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	550–600	566	217.00–227.00	223.16
10	700–750	720	229.00	229.00
22	750–800	772	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	413	240.00	240.00
40	600–650	603	234.00	234.00
60	650–700	677	228.00	228.00
29	750–800	752	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	488	262.00	262.00
29	550–600	586	236.00–251.00	240.06
105	600–650	636	227.00–250.00	237.47
28	650–700	659	229.00–237.00	234.17
108	700–750	724	235.00–240.50	238.79
10	750–800	759	235.00	235.00
19	850–900	853	222.00	222.00
8	900–950	925	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	237.00	237.00
8	500–550	503	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	633	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	277.00	277.00
18	500–550	531	272.00	272.00
11	550–600	585	244.00	244.00
14	750–800	787	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	425	287.00–300.00	291.33
48	500–550	532	266.00–292.00	287.11
40	600–650	630	254.00–261.00	255.92
102	650–700	661	247.00–266.00	253.15
41	700–750	735	238.00–259.50	244.56
46	750–800	760	259.50	259.50
30	800–850	821	250.00	250.00
61	900–950	911	233.00–239.00	237.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	630	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	700–750	735	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	496	268.00	268.00

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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