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Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays

Sale of Tuesday, September 1, 2026

3,699 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (97)

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $329.37/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,747/hd at 834 lb · 601 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $318.25/cwt +9.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,759/hd at 867 lb · 402 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $320.91/cwt +18.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,362/hd at 736 lb · 338 head
Beaver, OK 8-weight steers sold at $329/cwt, $8/cwt above the OK average ($321), and the highest of the 4 yards reporting the class. OK 8-weight steers are down $24/cwt from the early August peak of $341. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,699 4,402 3,799
Feeder cattle 3,699 4,402 3,799

Compared to last sale: In a light test due to this week's and last week's receipt totals, feeder steers 600-800 lbs 5.00 lower, over 800 lbs 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers only one weight class tested, 750-800 lbs 14.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves remained relatively steady. Demand strong. Quality average. Today, condition played a crucial role in buyer demand. Cattle of any grade with good, hardened conditioning sold at the top of their graded weight class. Temperatures forecasted to remain in the triple digits for the remainder of this week with no precipitation. CME feeder futures boards closed in the red today.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–399 unweaned 397 50 482.50–505.00 $490.25 $1,946
411 411 7 493.00 $493.00 $2,026 -22.00
420 unweaned 420 4 475.00 $475.00 $1,995 -22.00
458 458 14 472.50 $472.50 $2,164 +2.13
450–485 unweaned 468 33 437.50–456.00 $446.67 $2,090 +4.65
504 504 165 424.50 $424.50 $2,139 +3.50
512–533 unweaned 531 62 395.00–405.00 $396.10 $2,103 -5.53
582 582 10 405.00 $405.00 $2,357
657 657 46 374.00 $374.00 $2,457 -1.00
703–712 706 49 361.00–367.00 $364.66 $2,574
768–796 779 67 330.00–342.50 $336.90 $2,624 -7.80
814–839 834 601 325.00–334.50 $329.37 $2,747 +3.73
915 915 92 315.00 $315.00 $2,882 +2.05
973–989 977 295 300.50–304.85 $302.64 $2,957
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,544
360 unweaned 360 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,620
365–375 367 5 465.00–475.00 $469.97 $1,725
423 unweaned 423 18 425.00 $425.00 $1,798 -37.78
426 426 4 451.00 $451.00 $1,921 -32.00
465–490 477 17 420.00–431.00 $426.77 $2,036 -2.80
465–486 unweaned 483 8 408.00–410.00 $408.24 $1,972 +2.11
530–539 536 16 360.00–373.00 $367.60 $1,970 -10.46
558–594 581 76 370.00–379.50 $376.91 $2,190
568–598 unweaned 584 59 347.50–366.00 $359.60 $2,100 +6.06
635 unweaned 635 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,032 -23.67
620–649 645 105 345.00–349.50 $349.38 $2,254 -15.36
651 651 5 334.00 $334.00 $2,174
660–680 unweaned 667 3 320.00–322.50 $321.65 $2,145 +1.65
705–717 714 48 324.00–327.50 $324.79 $2,319 -14.37
729 unweaned 729 15 317.00 $317.00 $2,311 -2.83
742 thin fleshed 742 36 339.00 $339.00 $2,515
758–780 768 26 295.00–307.50 $304.98 $2,342 -5.02
806–833 816 42 300.00–310.00 $308.47 $2,517 +11.06
850–879 867 402 312.00–319.25 $318.25 $2,759 +9.08
930–943 941 24 292.50–305.00 $294.56 $2,772 -5.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 unweaned 370 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,462 -15.51
450–481 475 5 382.50–390.00 $383.92 $1,824 +48.88
520 520 5 342.50 $342.50 $1,781
580 unweaned 580 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,827 -2.50
585 585 1 316.00 $316.00 $1,849 -9.00
640 unweaned 640 2 299.00 $299.00 $1,914
658 658 11 305.00 $305.00 $2,007
710 710 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,166 +85.00
728 unweaned 728 2 292.00 $292.00 $2,126
790 790 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,172 +25.00
847–849 848 8 278.00–285.00 $282.38 $2,395 +2.38
858 thin fleshed 858 123 309.50 $309.50 $2,656
858–890 879 6 280.00–284.00 $282.70 $2,485 +32.70
915 915 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,470 -15.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,190
370–373 372 10 380.00–397.00 $386.71 $1,439 -21.38
401–438 413 8 400.00–415.00 $407.02 $1,681
443 unweaned 443 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,661 -1.80
450–490 485 42 368.00–380.00 $372.79 $1,808 +8.79
492–498 unweaned 494 20 362.00–375.00 $369.76 $1,827 +45.32
545 545 1 333.00 $333.00 $1,815
565–572 571 13 317.50–320.00 $319.81 $1,826 -5.66
610–629 627 48 327.00–335.00 $327.65 $2,054 +16.98
695 695 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,876 -55.30
727–738 736 338 319.00–321.25 $320.91 $2,362 +18.41
775 775 23 310.00 $310.00 $2,402
1098 1098 3 252.00 $252.00 $2,767
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–332 325 13 440.00–460.00 $452.17 $1,470 +2.17
315–345 unweaned 342 18 415.00–420.00 $415.26 $1,420
352 352 2 469.00 $469.00 $1,651 -11.00
385 unweaned 385 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,694 +2.09
404–444 unweaned 415 17 425.00–445.00 $434.41 $1,803 +4.75
469–494 482 42 400.00–405.00 $403.17 $1,943
483 unweaned 483 14 390.00 $390.00 $1,884 -1.00
504–506 506 73 375.00–380.00 $376.23 $1,904 -3.77
518–540 unweaned 521 17 340.00–345.00 $342.65 $1,785 +1.99
559 fancy 559 13 379.00 $379.00 $2,119
562 562 33 359.00 $359.00 $2,018 ±0.00
553–582 unweaned 567 11 332.00–340.00 $336.43 $1,908 -3.38
649 unweaned 649 126 343.00 $343.00 $2,226
734 734 36 330.00 $330.00 $2,422
785 785 15 320.00 $320.00 $2,512 -14.00
813 813 7 305.00 $305.00 $2,480
886 886 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,614
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 398.00 $398.00 $1,751 +53.00
600–625 617 3 313.00–315.00 $314.35 $1,940 +26.35
736 736 10 298.00 $298.00 $2,193 +9.00
835 835 3 267.00 $267.00 $2,229

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557–568 unweaned 563 6 334.00–340.00 $336.97 $1,897
605 605 2 319.00–321.00 $320.00 $1,936
675 675 15 315.00 $315.00 $2,126
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 unweaned 427 6 447.00 $447.00 $1,909
470 unweaned 470 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,762 -40.00
479 479 7 362.50 $362.50 $1,736
500 unweaned 500 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,875
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,662 +30.00
690 unweaned 690 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,980
998 998 4 230.00 $230.00 $2,295
1188 1188 2 224.00 $224.00 $2,661

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high 371.73 low 312.95 Sep 2025 Sep 2026

900–949 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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