Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher with most of the light calves being unweaned. Demand was moderate. Quality average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $479.54/cwt on 62 head, up $3.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +17.94 against this barn's trailing median of $461.61.

Average price

$479.54

▲ 3.59 vs prior sale

62 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$5.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

vs OK average

−11.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	480.52	2,615	51
Medium and Large 1-2	533	475.00	2,532	11thin

One grade step is worth $5.52/cwt here — about $83 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 sale62 hd

479.54

—

OK average6 barns · 504 hd

482.49

−2.95

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−11.29

This barn, trailing median33 sales

461.61

+17.94

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

66 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	600–650	614	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	493	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	323	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	504.57/cwt	499.00–527.00	2,609	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,532	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	355.58/cwt	352.00–361.00	3,072	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	529.00/cwt	529.00–529.00	2,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	393.53/cwt	387.00–403.00	2,900	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	342.86/cwt	330.00–346.50	3,182	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	384.71/cwt	373.00–392.00	2,982	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	307.09/cwt	306.35–310.25	3,332	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	334.30/cwt	329.00–339.00	3,233	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	323.40/cwt	313.25–328.00	3,299	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,613	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	429.80/cwt	422.00–437.00	2,824	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,244	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	3,458	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	762	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	670	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	542.87/cwt	536.00–550.00	2,562	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	622.61/cwt	605.00–635.00	2,273	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	406	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	439	504.66/cwt	470.00–525.00	2,215	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	491	524.87/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,577	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	518.88/cwt	515.00–527.50	2,553	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	576.57/cwt	575.00–580.00	2,410	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	329	669.94/cwt	645.00–725.00	2,204	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	557	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	518	483.59/cwt	472.50–495.00	2,505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	383	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,158	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	513	426.64/cwt	415.00–443.00	2,189	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	320	563.91/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	351.69/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,719	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,533	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,283	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	434.01/cwt	422.00–440.00	2,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	296	582.50/cwt	582.50–582.50	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	358.44/cwt	355.00–369.00	2,556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	327.62/cwt	327.50–328.00	2,847	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	950–1000	958	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	3,147	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	462.85/cwt	444.00–475.00	2,166	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,943	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	413.71/cwt	407.00–427.00	2,391	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	853	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,994	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	2,954	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	392.65/cwt	373.00–400.00	2,611	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	413.36/cwt	412.00–414.00	2,579	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,220	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	3,209	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	504	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	529.03/cwt	520.00–542.50	2,005	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	509.26/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,154	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	458	463.41/cwt	447.50–480.00	2,122	9

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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Receipts 1,430Last week 1,076Year ago 747

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	296	582.50	582.50
7	300–350	320	550.00–580.00	563.91
13	350–400	379	520.00–542.50	529.03
12	400–450	423	495.00–520.00	509.26
9	450–500	458	447.50–480.00	463.41
29	500–550	513	415.00–443.00	426.64
5	600–650	614	373.00	373.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	525.00	525.00
4	450–500	493	416.00	416.00
5	500–550	504	424.00	424.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	445.00	445.00
28	450–500	468	444.00–475.00	462.85
3	500–550	500	441.00	441.00
44	550–600	578	407.00–427.00	413.71
12	600–650	624	412.00–414.00	413.36
24	650–700	665	373.00–400.00	392.65
8	700–750	713	355.00–369.00	358.44
54	750–800	773	340.00–358.00	351.69
75	850–900	869	327.50–328.00	327.62
9	950–1000	951	309.50	309.50
27	1000–1050	1,024	288.50	288.50
10	1200–1250	1,220	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	486	422.00–440.00	434.01
11	550–600	575	397.00	397.00
4	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
18	650–700	696	364.00	364.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	850–900	853	351.00	351.00
30	950–1000	958	328.50	328.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	640.00	640.00
2	400–450	410	595.00	595.00
4	450–500	453	567.50	567.50
17	500–550	517	499.00–527.00	504.57
31	550–600	556	470.00	470.00
2	600–650	607	462.50	462.50
13	650–700	657	422.00–437.00	429.80
22	700–750	737	387.00–403.00	393.53
49	750–800	775	373.00–392.00	384.71
57	850–900	864	352.00–361.00	355.58
77	900–950	928	330.00–346.50	342.86
108	950–1000	967	329.00–339.00	334.30
79	1000–1050	1,020	313.25–328.00	323.40
110	1050–1100	1,085	306.35–310.25	307.09
8	1200–1250	1,244	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	529.00	529.00
11	500–550	533	475.00	475.00
6	600–650	644	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	365	605.00–635.00	622.61
4	400–450	406	585.00	585.00
14	450–500	472	536.00–550.00	542.87
3	550–600	576	453.00	453.00
2	650–700	670	409.00	409.00
2	750–800	762	339.00	339.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	329	645.00–725.00	669.94
3	350–400	383	605.00	605.00
13	400–450	418	575.00–580.00	576.57
14	450–500	491	510.00–535.00	524.87
4	500–550	518	472.50–495.00	483.59
8	550–600	557	477.50	477.50
2	600–650	630	392.00	392.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	439	470.00–525.00	504.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	492	515.00–527.50	518.88
7	650–700	685	398.00	398.00
4	800–850	808	343.00	343.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	396	545.00	545.00
3	550–600	563	420.00	420.00

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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