Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Steer calves up to 20 lower. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Demand moderate. Quality average to plain with few fancy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $497.79/cwt on 47 head, down $8.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 33 comparable sales and sits +36.18 against this barn's trailing median of $461.61.

Average price

$497.79

▼ 8.69 vs prior sale

47 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$45.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.80

vs OK average

+25.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	507.46	2,727	37
Medium and Large 1-2	534	462.00	2,465	10thin

One grade step is worth $45.46/cwt here — about $262 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 sale47 hd

497.79

—

OK average6 barns · 456 hd

486.99

+10.80

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+25.59

This barn, trailing median33 sales

461.61

+36.18

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	500–550	523	529.04/cwt	522.00–535.00	2,767	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	591.52/cwt	570.00–620.00	2,384	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	402.04/cwt	393.00–407.00	2,782	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	409.27/cwt	377.00–424.00	2,587	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	362.81/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,616	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,406	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	921	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	450.42/cwt	432.00–467.00	2,797	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,191	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	311.15/cwt	307.00–317.00	3,052	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	553.69/cwt	545.00–585.00	2,530	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	527.49/cwt	512.00–530.00	2,490	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,722	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,101	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	3,286	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	331.65/cwt	318.00–332.50	2,912	485
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	358.90/cwt	353.00–364.50	2,817	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	303.10/cwt	303.10–303.10	3,095	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,356	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	343.17/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,841	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	320.31/cwt	318.50–322.00	2,924	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	382.48/cwt	369.00–405.00	2,754	101
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	557.00/cwt	557.00–557.00	2,367	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	331	598.84/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	507	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,408	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	582.28/cwt	555.00–595.00	2,184	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	491.32/cwt	482.00–522.00	2,383	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	333.90/cwt	326.00–345.25	2,534	227
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	556	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,541	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	653	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	344.55/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,470	82
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	401.17/cwt	377.00–415.00	2,319	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	319.09/cwt	313.00–320.50	2,642	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,947	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,962	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	343.69/cwt	343.00–345.00	2,351	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	449.15/cwt	430.00–457.00	2,547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	456.31/cwt	437.00–475.00	2,149	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	477.91/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,002	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	301.54/cwt	300.00–304.50	2,792	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	329.29/cwt	322.00–340.00	2,404	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	415.96/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	368.85/cwt	368.50–370.00	2,353	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	359.91/cwt	347.00–383.00	2,419	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	307.62/cwt	305.00–317.00	2,686	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,648	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	435.49/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,312	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	467.66/cwt	442.00–495.00	1,983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	332	560.12/cwt	537.00–580.00	1,860	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	366	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	443.42/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,102	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	528.81/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,311	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	491.13/cwt	477.00–500.00	1,852	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,133	7

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 2,479Last week 2,323Year ago 2,653

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Steer calves up to 20 lower. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Demand moderate. Quality average to plain with few fancy.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	645.00	645.00
21	400–450	403	570.00–620.00	591.52
32	450–500	457	545.00–585.00	553.69
23	500–550	523	522.00–535.00	529.04
14	550–600	561	472.00	472.00
74	600–650	621	432.00–467.00	450.42
17	650–700	692	393.00–407.00	402.04
101	700–750	720	369.00–405.00	382.48
87	750–800	785	353.00–364.50	358.90
220	800–850	828	330.00–346.00	343.17
485	850–900	878	318.00–332.50	331.65
184	900–950	913	318.50–322.00	320.31
118	950–1000	981	307.00–317.00	311.15
24	1000–1050	1,021	303.10	303.10
44	1100–1150	1,101	298.50	298.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	437	520.00–555.00	528.81
15	450–500	472	512.00–530.00	527.49
8	500–550	524	475.00	475.00
2	550–600	572	410.00	410.00
51	600–650	632	377.00–424.00	409.27
20	700–750	721	358.00–365.00	362.81
16	750–800	759	317.00	317.00
25	850–900	888	306.50	306.50
3	900–950	921	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	472	452.00	452.00
14	750–800	758	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	625.00	625.00
4	350–400	385	615.00	615.00
7	400–450	417	565.00	565.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	557.00	557.00
5	500–550	500	490.00	490.00
7	550–600	567	430.00–457.00	449.15
2	600–650	645	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	692	355.00	355.00
5	700–750	711	342.00	342.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	590.00–605.00	598.84
20	350–400	375	555.00–595.00	582.28
16	450–500	485	482.00–522.00	491.32
7	500–550	507	475.00	475.00
8	550–600	556	457.00	457.00
4	650–700	653	390.00	390.00
2	700–750	700	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	477.00–500.00	491.13
11	400–450	419	455.00–505.00	477.91
34	450–500	471	437.00–475.00	456.31
51	500–550	531	400.00–445.00	435.49
65	550–600	578	377.00–415.00	401.17
69	600–650	638	368.50–370.00	368.85
25	650–700	672	347.00–383.00	359.91
82	700–750	717	342.00–355.00	344.55
227	750–800	759	326.00–345.25	333.90
42	800–850	828	313.00–320.50	319.09
64	850–900	873	305.00–317.00	307.62
23	900–950	926	300.00–304.50	301.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	683	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	441	445.00	445.00
8	450–500	482	410.00–422.00	415.96
37	650–700	684	343.00–345.00	343.69
38	700–750	730	322.00–340.00	329.29
8	800–850	833	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	332	537.00–580.00	560.12
3	350–400	366	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	424	442.00–495.00	467.66
9	450–500	474	440.00–445.00	443.42
5	500–550	519	435.00	435.00

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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