Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With a relatively light run this week due to the rain last weekend keeping pastures and roads wet, feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves steady on a light test. Demand was moderate to active. Quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.37/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −129.36 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$264.37

92 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$44.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.99

vs OK average

−2.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	266.80	1,443	87
Medium and Large 1-2	514	222.00	1,141	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.80/cwt here — about $302 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

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 sale92 hd

264.37

—

OK average6 barns · 1,133 hd

262.37

+1.99

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−2.68

This barn, trailing median32 sales

393.73

−129.36

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

65 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	500–550	529	274.53/cwt	256.00–280.00	1,452	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,079	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,001	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	298.23/cwt	292.00–325.00	1,748	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	281.12/cwt	276.00–287.00	1,670	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	315.21/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,529	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	247.57/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,946	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	391.66/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,469	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	229.25/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,889	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	253.14/cwt	248.00–254.50	1,871	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,991	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,203	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	270.55/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,691	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,156	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	293.35/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,405	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	258.40/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,765	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	319.96/cwt	296.00–334.00	1,654	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	595	284.09/cwt	272.00–287.00	1,690	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	363	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,416	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	703	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,758	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	325.23/cwt	321.00–327.00	1,675	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	537	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	361	388.33/cwt	342.00–400.00	1,402	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	331.29/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,574	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	514	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	287.84/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,534	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	642	254.44/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	256.18/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,465	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	275.84/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,583	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	225.70/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,745	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	247.76/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,541	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	289.11/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,243	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	227.91/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,541	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	830	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,037	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	2,121	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	298.55/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,391	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	251.33/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,676	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	242.70/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,738	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	484	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	317.10/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,164	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	252.89/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	427	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	491	292.83/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,438	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	680	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	275.80/cwt	252.00–297.00	1,396	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	320.66/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,244	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	319	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	771	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,735	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	434	299.80/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,301	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	276.10/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,745	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	607	246.72/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,498	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	364.82/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,492	23

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 Nov 21, 2024

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Receipts 1,449Last week 2,603Year ago 3,112

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	319	327.00	327.00
32	350–400	388	315.00–340.00	320.66
27	400–450	434	285.00–309.00	299.80
31	450–500	491	291.00–310.00	292.83
24	500–550	529	256.00–280.00	274.53
8	550–600	576	241.00–257.00	252.89
36	600–650	607	233.00–249.00	246.72
6	650–700	680	230.00–235.00	232.51
18	750–800	771	225.00	225.00
3	800–850	830	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	257.00	257.00
5	450–500	484	247.00	247.00
5	500–550	514	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	676	223.00–235.00	227.91
3	700–750	725	208.00	208.00
5	750–800	750	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	320.00	320.00
23	350–400	367	307.00–325.00	317.10
40	400–450	430	285.00–307.00	289.11
12	450–500	466	295.00–302.00	298.55
26	500–550	506	252.00–297.00	275.80
29	550–600	572	250.00–263.00	256.18
52	600–650	622	243.00–252.00	247.76
79	650–700	667	237.00–255.00	251.33
75	700–750	716	225.00–247.00	242.70
19	750–800	773	223.00–228.00	225.70
17	1000–1050	1,037	204.50	204.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	365.00	365.00
23	350–400	375	390.00–395.00	391.66
23	400–450	409	350.00–385.00	364.82
5	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
14	500–550	517	296.00–334.00	319.96
52	550–600	586	292.00–325.00	298.23
32	600–650	632	270.00–300.00	276.10
34	650–700	683	251.00–262.00	258.40
14	700–750	739	248.00–254.50	253.14
30	750–800	786	236.00–250.00	247.57
16	800–850	824	227.00–230.00	229.25
10	850–900	877	227.00	227.00
9	900–950	920	226.00	226.00
10	950–1000	958	230.00	230.00
7	1000–1050	1,001	203.00	203.00
3	1150–1200	1,156	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	327.00	327.00
10	450–500	485	303.00–330.00	315.21
13	550–600	594	276.00–287.00	281.12
7	600–650	643	267.00	267.00
8	650–700	683	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	363	390.00	390.00
8	450–500	479	285.00–302.00	293.35
41	500–550	515	321.00–327.00	325.23
10	550–600	595	272.00–287.00	284.09
12	600–650	625	264.00–275.00	270.55
30	700–750	703	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	272.00	272.00
2	500–550	537	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	422.00	422.00
25	350–400	361	342.00–400.00	388.33
3	400–450	430	342.00	342.00
19	450–500	475	320.00–352.00	331.29
12	500–550	533	277.00–297.00	287.84
16	550–600	574	265.00–282.00	275.84
9	600–650	642	254.00–255.00	254.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	366	395.00	395.00
5	800–850	845	216.00	216.00

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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