Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate to active. Quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $314.18/cwt on 207 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −147.43 against this barn's trailing median of $461.61.

Average price

$314.18

207 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$41.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.68

vs OK average

−10.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	316.37	1,731	196
Medium and Large 1-2	539	275.09	1,481	11thin

One grade step is worth $41.28/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale207 hd

314.18

—

OK average6 barns · 2,191 hd

319.86

−5.68

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−10.17

This barn, trailing median33 sales

461.61

−147.43

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

72 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	500–550	534	326.83/cwt	317.00–347.00	1,745	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	265.12/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,914	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	261.61/cwt	254.00–264.00	2,017	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	462	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	311.72/cwt	295.00–327.00	1,780	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	407.44/cwt	407.00–415.00	1,736	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	271.17/cwt	248.00–276.00	1,817	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	351.18/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,738	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	259.06/cwt	246.00–263.00	2,137	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	289.34/cwt	283.00–296.00	1,777	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	293.52/cwt	292.00–296.00	1,688	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	271.08/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,681	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	264.59/cwt	263.00–266.00	1,664	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,374	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	314.75/cwt	307.00–340.00	1,693	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,534	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	641	261.90/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,679	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	794	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	682	264.22/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,802	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	391.12/cwt	387.00–410.00	1,721	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	262.64/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,663	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	392.09/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,655	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	598	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,674	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	331	359.97/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,192	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	248.15/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,710	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	850–900	860	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	312.50/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,669	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	384	396.56/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	467	355.42/cwt	330.00–367.00	1,660	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	658	262.06/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,724	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	231.19/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,907	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	647	223.64/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,447	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	513	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	239.05/cwt	222.00–246.00	1,377	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	991	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,913	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	240.83/cwt	232.00–261.00	1,284	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	256.78/cwt	253.00–282.00	1,518	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	290.33/cwt	273.00–307.00	1,527	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	250.99/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,669	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,430	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	308.69/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,509	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	221.35/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	340.91/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,275	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,299	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	637	248.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,580	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	389	345.71/cwt	344.00–352.00	1,345	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	413	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	392	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	676	225.64/cwt	215.00–241.00	1,525	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	314.48/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,513	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	267.98/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,517	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	324.62/cwt	312.00–352.00	1,406	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	331	369.61/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,223	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	289.27/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,496	100

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 →

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

Receipts 1,670Last week 1,954Year ago 1,237

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate to active. Quality was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	382	395.00	395.00
34	400–450	426	407.00–415.00	407.44
17	450–500	495	350.00–352.00	351.18
84	500–550	534	317.00–347.00	326.83
34	550–600	571	295.00–327.00	311.72
35	600–650	614	283.00–296.00	289.34
33	650–700	670	248.00–276.00	271.17
82	700–750	722	257.00–270.00	265.12
57	750–800	771	254.00–264.00	261.61
85	800–850	825	246.00–263.00	259.06
2	850–900	872	243.00	243.00
3	900–950	900	239.00	239.00
2	950–1000	972	229.00	229.00
4	1000–1050	1,026	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
19	450–500	469	293.00	293.00
4	500–550	501	277.00	277.00
7	550–600	560	274.00	274.00
50	600–650	629	263.00–266.00	264.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
36	400–450	440	387.00–410.00	391.12
7	450–500	465	377.00	377.00
50	500–550	538	307.00–340.00	314.75
28	550–600	575	292.00–296.00	293.52
19	600–650	620	270.00–274.00	271.08
43	650–700	682	245.00–268.00	264.22
10	750–800	794	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	641	257.00–264.00	261.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	305	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	384	390.00–400.00	396.56
15	400–450	422	380.00–410.00	392.09
24	450–500	467	330.00–367.00	355.42
8	500–550	534	310.00–314.00	312.50
12	550–600	598	280.00	280.00
15	600–650	633	261.00–267.00	262.64
19	650–700	658	260.00–263.00	262.06
4	850–900	860	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	340.00–380.00	359.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	643	242.00	242.00
19	650–700	689	245.00–255.00	248.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	374	327.00–357.00	340.91
13	400–450	444	322.00	322.00
11	450–500	489	307.00–317.00	308.69
30	500–550	526	273.00–307.00	290.33
30	550–600	591	253.00–282.00	256.78
15	650–700	665	250.00–253.00	250.99
9	700–750	728	217.00–225.00	221.35
31	800–850	825	231.00–232.00	231.19
3	850–900	855	208.00	208.00
4	950–1000	961	213.00	213.00
9	1000–1050	1,023	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	413	265.00	265.00
7	500–550	513	245.00	245.00
11	600–650	647	223.00–224.00	223.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	292.00	292.00
3	400–450	421	262.00	262.00
16	450–500	476	273.00	273.00
10	500–550	533	232.00–261.00	240.83
29	550–600	576	222.00–246.00	239.05
5	650–700	693	228.00	228.00
22	950–1000	991	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	355.00–400.00	369.61
30	350–400	389	344.00–352.00	345.71
9	400–450	433	312.00–352.00	324.62
17	450–500	481	310.00–332.00	314.48
100	500–550	517	280.00–306.00	289.27
15	550–600	566	266.00–272.00	267.98
45	600–650	637	240.00–250.00	248.11
27	650–700	676	215.00–241.00	225.64

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