Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality average to plain with a few attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $506.48/cwt on 176 head, up $24.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 33 comparable sales and sits +44.87 against this barn's trailing median of $461.61.

Average price

$506.48

▲ 24.02 vs prior sale

176 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$67.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.20

vs OK average

+30.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	524.13	2,829	130
Medium and Large 1-2	583	456.59	2,662	46

One grade step is worth $67.54/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale176 hd

506.48

—

OK average6 barns · 644 hd

493.28

+13.20

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+30.92

This barn, trailing median33 sales

461.61

+44.87

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	972	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,110	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	492	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	398.92/cwt	358.00–417.00	2,661	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	336	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	1,838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,152	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	371.02/cwt	362.00–385.00	2,894	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	330.59/cwt	328.00–340.00	3,041	303
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	456.59/cwt	430.00–462.00	2,662	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	668.19/cwt	660.00–670.00	2,292	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	359.60/cwt	351.00–367.00	2,902	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,039	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,231	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	422.25/cwt	417.00–423.00	2,884	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	517.95/cwt	507.00–537.00	2,553	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,451	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	340.10/cwt	339.00–341.00	2,673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	323.06/cwt	322.00–326.00	3,085	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	626.46/cwt	600.00–630.00	2,706	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	386.46/cwt	368.00–397.00	2,802	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	417.59/cwt	400.00–424.00	2,698	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	563.17/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,624	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	490.90/cwt	487.00–495.00	2,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	658	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	533.60/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,801	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	332.87/cwt	328.00–341.00	2,683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	463	511.81/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,370	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	421	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	366	585.92/cwt	560.00–597.00	2,144	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,619	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	820	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,821	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	322.44/cwt	320.00–323.50	2,457	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	316.13/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,716	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	377.61/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,122	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,927	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	332.23/cwt	322.00–337.00	2,681	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	472.90/cwt	462.00–485.00	2,223	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	433.65/cwt	427.00–447.00	2,255	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	414.69/cwt	407.00–420.00	2,397	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	379.97/cwt	360.00–388.00	2,356	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	331.57/cwt	327.00–346.00	2,606	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	365.74/cwt	365.00–366.00	2,421	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	1,899	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	355.57/cwt	333.00–363.00	2,525	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	637	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	285.60/cwt	270.00–294.00	2,870	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	469.65/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,010	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,291	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	443.81/cwt	440.00–452.00	2,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	336.17/cwt	328.00–341.00	2,978	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,769	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	509.93/cwt	480.00–517.00	2,866	52

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	700.00	700.00
16	300–350	343	660.00–670.00	668.19
25	400–450	432	600.00–630.00	626.46
13	450–500	466	550.00–580.00	563.17
78	500–550	525	520.00–540.00	533.60
52	550–600	562	480.00–517.00	509.93
21	600–650	646	400.00–424.00	417.59
91	650–700	683	417.00–423.00	422.25
44	700–750	725	368.00–397.00	386.46
140	750–800	780	362.00–385.00	371.02
84	800–850	807	351.00–367.00	359.60
107	850–900	886	328.00–341.00	336.17
303	900–950	920	328.00–340.00	330.59
30	950–1000	955	322.00–326.00	323.06
11	1000–1050	1,039	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
27	950–1000	972	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	493	507.00–537.00	517.95
46	550–600	583	430.00–462.00	456.59
42	650–700	667	358.00–417.00	398.92
9	750–800	786	339.00–341.00	340.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	658	327.00	327.00
7	750–800	766	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	487.00–495.00	490.90
2	600–650	635	422.00	422.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	490	450.00	450.00
3	650–700	658	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	492	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	637	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	547.00	547.00
22	400–450	428	465.00–475.00	469.65
9	450–500	483	440.00–452.00	443.81
11	500–550	543	422.00	422.00
3	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	457.00	457.00
9	500–550	525	364.00	364.00
17	550–600	562	370.00–380.00	377.61
12	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
6	700–750	745	325.00	325.00
13	750–800	762	320.00–323.50	322.44
6	850–900	890	306.50	306.50
4	900–950	933	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	800–850	820	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	344	552.00	552.00
13	350–400	367	525.00	525.00
6	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
37	450–500	470	462.00–485.00	472.90
22	500–550	520	427.00–447.00	433.65
103	550–600	578	407.00–420.00	414.69
98	600–650	620	360.00–388.00	379.97
28	650–700	662	365.00–366.00	365.74
65	700–750	710	333.00–363.00	355.57
120	750–800	786	327.00–346.00	331.57
76	800–850	807	322.00–337.00	332.23
19	850–900	859	310.00–323.00	316.13
16	900–950	908	305.00	305.00
49	1000–1050	1,005	270.00–294.00	285.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	640.00	640.00
6	550–600	589	445.00	445.00
3	750–800	760	362.00	362.00
8	800–850	806	328.00–341.00	332.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	366	560.00–597.00	585.92
3	400–450	421	560.00	560.00
19	450–500	463	485.00–515.00	511.81
2	500–550	515	480.00	480.00
16	550–600	582	450.00	450.00

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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