Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate. Quality plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.41/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −73.32 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.

Average price

$320.41

92 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.42

vs OK average

−19.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	324.00	1,743	82
Medium and Large 1-2	533	291.00	1,551	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $192 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

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

320.41

—

OK average6 barns · 991 hd

334.83

−14.42

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−19.47

This barn, trailing median32 sales

393.73

−73.32

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

64 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	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	332	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	345.32/cwt	344.00–346.00	2,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,571	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	264.27/cwt	264.00–267.00	2,188	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	234.14/cwt	228.00–235.50	2,395	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	373.77/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,130	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	279.83/cwt	279.00–285.00	2,412	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	327.24/cwt	324.00–332.00	2,147	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	384.01/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,989	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	332.77/cwt	312.00–337.00	1,774	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	267.75/cwt	267.75–267.75	2,688	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	292.20/cwt	288.00–293.50	2,367	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	284.22/cwt	278.00–285.00	2,018	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	328.65/cwt	327.00–333.00	1,995	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	293.53/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,796	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,952	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,355	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	360.57/cwt	346.00–362.00	1,554	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	264.51/cwt	241.00–269.25	2,293	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	273.42/cwt	258.00–277.50	2,124	156
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	379.25/cwt	375.00–397.00	1,983	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,164	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	1,911	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,965	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,416	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,279	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,610	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	286.58/cwt	256.00–299.00	2,101	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	260.55/cwt	256.00–261.00	2,431	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,709	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,843	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	424	377.33/cwt	369.00–390.00	1,600	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	543	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,738	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	745	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,997	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	272.23/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	410	364.87/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	545	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	267.97/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	437	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	434	415.78/cwt	410.00–427.00	1,804	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	318.76/cwt	308.00–325.00	2,008	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	386	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	690	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	353.99/cwt	351.00–367.00	1,703	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	306.38/cwt	304.00–322.00	2,267	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	939	275.71/cwt	264.00–281.00	2,589	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,525	3

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 1,841Last week 842Year ago 2,214

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves steady. Demand was moderate. Quality plain to average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	382.00	382.00
6	400–450	410	350.00–380.00	364.87
20	450–500	481	351.00–367.00	353.99
3	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
11	550–600	569	269.00–275.00	272.23
4	650–700	665	265.00–271.00	267.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	399	385.00	385.00
42	400–450	431	346.00–362.00	360.57
7	450–500	466	355.00	355.00
68	500–550	533	312.00–337.00	332.77
28	600–650	612	285.00–296.00	293.53
8	650–700	673	290.00	290.00
67	700–750	710	278.00–285.00	284.22
156	750–800	777	258.00–277.50	273.42
65	800–850	828	264.00–267.00	264.27
162	850–900	867	241.00–269.25	264.51
56	900–950	920	256.00	256.00
62	1000–1050	1,023	228.00–235.50	234.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	469	302.00	302.00
10	500–550	533	291.00	291.00
33	650–700	698	281.50	281.50
11	700–750	725	275.50	275.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	612	263.00	263.00
14	650–700	660	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	462.00	462.00
2	350–400	377	447.00	447.00
3	450–500	473	390.00	390.00
20	500–550	518	380.00–385.00	384.01
14	550–600	570	360.00–376.00	373.77
9	600–650	608	344.00–346.00	345.32
22	650–700	656	324.00–332.00	327.24
73	700–750	740	304.00–322.00	306.38
2	750–800	780	293.00	293.00
34	800–850	810	288.00–293.50	292.20
93	850–900	862	279.00–285.00	279.83
98	900–950	939	264.00–281.00	275.71
23	950–1000	989	260.00	260.00
64	1000–1050	1,004	267.75	267.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	479	350.00	350.00
14	550–600	587	325.50	325.50
8	600–650	625	305.00	305.00
78	700–750	733	256.00–299.00	286.58
22	900–950	933	256.00–261.00	260.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	650–700	693	266.00	266.00
17	850–900	875	260.50	260.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	386	415.00	415.00
4	500–550	536	373.00	373.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	440	385.00	385.00
10	500–550	523	375.00–397.00	379.25
2	550–600	587	318.00	318.00
11	600–650	607	327.00–333.00	328.65
2	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
8	800–850	826	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	424	369.00–390.00	377.33
11	500–550	543	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	434	410.00–427.00	415.78
7	450–500	485	392.00	392.00
6	500–550	545	376.00	376.00
4	550–600	568	370.00	370.00
13	600–650	630	308.00–325.00	318.76
2	650–700	690	284.00	284.00
2	700–750	745	271.00	271.00

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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