Name: Woodward Livestock Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.70/cwt on 89 head, down $19.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −91.86 against this barn's trailing median of $461.56.

Average price

$369.70

▼ 19.79 vs prior sale

89 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$48.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.42

vs OK average

−36.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	384.84	2,138	61
Medium and Large 1-2	542	336.73	1,823	28

One grade step is worth $48.11/cwt here — about $314 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $517.82, low $364.84, median $461.56 across 34 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 sale89 hd

369.70

—

OK average8 barns · 1,865 hd

394.12

−24.42

National average172 barns · 11,871 hd

405.75

−36.05

This barn, trailing median34 sales

461.56

−91.86

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	962	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	366.68/cwt	355.00–373.00	2,471	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	2,738	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,223	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	1,772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	467	418.77/cwt	405.00–432.00	1,956	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,211	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	351.59/cwt	344.00–355.00	2,046	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	384.73/cwt	379.00–386.00	2,381	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	324.47/cwt	320.50–331.00	2,868	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,046	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	297.13/cwt	294.00–301.00	2,540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	314.43/cwt	312.50–317.00	2,434	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	776	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	561	351.46/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	354.59/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,723	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	321.10/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	370	461.86/cwt	445.00–469.00	1,709	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	729	324.57/cwt	324.00–325.50	2,366	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	339.14/cwt	333.00–342.50	2,778	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	354.54/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,872	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	301.09/cwt	292.00–304.00	2,484	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,081	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	617	326.54/cwt	321.00–329.00	2,015	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	341.85/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,972	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	539	319.66/cwt	314.00–327.00	1,723	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	432	403.12/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,741	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	594	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	445	427.50/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	423	418.92/cwt	402.50–428.00	1,772	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	330.03/cwt	315.00–333.00	2,624	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	623	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,981	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	524	340.64/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,785	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	520	352.67/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	482	357.84/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,725	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	389.39/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,799	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	669	328.55/cwt	323.00–347.00	2,198	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	803	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,219	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	472	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,812	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	656	316.64/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,077	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	411.99/cwt	407.50–417.00	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	637	353.18/cwt	332.50–364.00	2,250	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	384	480.32/cwt	477.00–490.00	1,844	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	461	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,775	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	373.28/cwt	366.00–387.00	1,941	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	464	406.41/cwt	392.50–432.50	1,886	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	396	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	1,794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	336	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,856	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	451.15/cwt	438.00–477.50	1,949	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	383.76/cwt	364.00–402.50	2,065	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	407	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	349.55/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,807	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	329.56/cwt	322.00–334.00	2,040	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,128	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 →

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Receipts 1,717Last week 1,006Year ago 1,773

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	962	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	315	562.50	562.50
4	500–550	500	352.50	352.50
6	550–600	596	373.00	373.00
23	600–650	619	379.00–386.00	384.73
49	650–700	674	355.00–373.00	366.68
98	700–750	743	368.50	368.50
22	750–800	768	340.00–359.00	354.59
111	800–850	819	333.00–342.50	339.14
98	850–900	884	320.50–331.00	324.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	336	552.50	552.50
35	350–400	384	477.00–490.00	480.32
25	400–450	432	438.00–477.50	451.15
19	450–500	467	405.00–432.00	418.77
20	500–550	538	364.00–402.50	383.76
31	550–600	566	392.00	392.00
51	600–650	637	332.50–364.00	353.18
15	650–700	669	323.00–347.00	328.55
13	700–750	729	324.00–325.50	324.57
9	800–850	803	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	425.00–430.00	427.50
11	450–500	461	385.00	385.00
21	500–550	524	330.00–345.00	340.64
7	550–600	594	325.00	325.00
7	600–650	623	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	368.00	368.00
6	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
36	750–800	795	315.00–333.00	330.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
13	500–550	528	347.00–365.00	354.54
40	550–600	582	344.00–355.00	351.59
5	600–650	620	315.00–325.00	321.10
12	650–700	672	329.00	329.00
2	700–750	707	306.00	306.00
69	750–800	774	312.50–317.00	314.43
30	800–850	825	292.00–304.00	301.09
9	850–900	855	294.00–301.00	297.13
2	900–950	917	285.00	285.00
7	950–1000	984	282.00	282.00
5	1000–1050	1,046	273.00	273.00
6	1050–1100	1,081	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	370	445.00–469.00	461.86
6	400–450	423	407.50–417.00	411.99
27	450–500	462	375.00–400.00	389.39
53	500–550	517	345.00–355.00	349.55
55	550–600	577	336.00–350.00	341.85
28	600–650	617	321.00–329.00	326.54
20	650–700	656	310.00–325.00	316.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	400–450	432	395.00–405.00	403.12
23	450–500	482	335.00–375.00	357.84
16	500–550	539	314.00–327.00	319.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	823	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	396	453.00	453.00
4	400–450	407	470.00	470.00
12	450–500	464	392.50–432.50	406.41
20	500–550	520	366.00–387.00	373.28
6	550–600	561	343.00–360.00	351.46
54	600–650	619	322.00–334.00	329.56
7	650–700	667	319.00	319.00
3	750–800	776	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	423	402.50–428.00	418.92
21	450–500	472	384.00	384.00
9	500–550	520	345.00–355.00	352.67

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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