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Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 27, 2024

4,099 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $235.91/cwt ≈ $2,186/hd at 926 lb · 1,339 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $228.58/cwt ≈ $2,233/hd at 977 lb · 240 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $261.01/cwt ≈ $1,764/hd at 676 lb · 222 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,099 0 0
Feeder cattle 4,099 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison of trends as this the first reported market for this sale. Demand moderate to good for feeder cattle. Moderate for calves. Several loads of nice ranch raised feeder cattle available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
354–373 unweaned 365 27 328.00–330.00 $328.86 $1,200
414–425 unweaned 420 18 308.00–327.00 $317.38 $1,333
431 431 7 348.00 $348.00 $1,500
455–488 unweaned 472 67 286.00–315.00 $302.86 $1,429
526–528 unweaned 526 54 279.00–291.00 $286.78 $1,508
559–565 561 32 273.00–299.00 $285.10 $1,599
557–577 unweaned 566 75 262.00–288.00 $274.47 $1,554
614–646 unweaned 620 45 244.50–265.00 $260.73 $1,617
622–641 630 10 260.00–275.00 $268.89 $1,694
662–699 unweaned 668 66 235.50–251.00 $244.83 $1,635
654–689 679 156 259.00–270.00 $267.85 $1,819
724 724 18 253.00 $253.00 $1,832
753–771 767 55 247.50–251.50 $250.90 $1,924
809 thin fleshed 809 110 253.00 $253.00 $2,047
805–845 814 103 236.50–247.00 $245.22 $1,996
861 861 76 235.85 $235.85 $2,031
907–949 926 1,268 224.00–239.85 $235.40 $2,180
934 thin fleshed 934 71 245.10 $245.10 $2,289
965–989 977 240 221.00–229.50 $228.58 $2,233
1024–1042 1034 182 220.00–227.00 $225.40 $2,331
1070 1070 7 214.00 $214.00 $2,290
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
448 unweaned 448 9 304.00 $304.00 $1,362
531 531 6 269.00 $269.00 $1,428
605–630 thin fleshed 622 16 269.00–280.00 $272.34 $1,694
702 thin fleshed 702 16 265.00 $265.00 $1,860
721 unweaned 721 35 231.00 $231.00 $1,666
737–749 744 31 243.50–244.50 $244.05 $1,816
840 840 9 237.00 $237.00 $1,991
886 886 14 219.00 $219.00 $1,940
905 905 17 225.00 $225.00 $2,036
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1109 1109 5 212.00 $212.00 $2,351

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
271 unweaned 271 8 308.00 $308.00 $835
298 298 2 288.00 $288.00 $858
352–398 unweaned 360 14 260.00–299.00 $291.03 $1,048
438 unweaned 438 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,139
457–494 unweaned 473 60 248.00–267.00 $258.20 $1,221
505 505 11 274.00 $274.00 $1,384
505–546 unweaned 521 56 237.00–255.00 $245.32 $1,278
570 570 28 252.00 $252.00 $1,436
562–594 unweaned 583 37 234.00–248.00 $238.57 $1,391
607–644 unweaned 625 51 209.00–236.00 $227.28 $1,420
626 626 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,534
662–672 671 76 235.50–245.10 $243.98 $1,637
705–739 734 163 230.00–237.75 $237.25 $1,741
763–795 783 77 224.50–232.75 $229.26 $1,795
806–849 832 153 225.00–227.50 $225.93 $1,880
927 927 16 217.75 $217.75 $2,019
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
385 unweaned 385 14 278.00 $278.00 $1,070
409 unweaned 409 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,080
443–444 444 10 242.50–256.00 $249.26 $1,107
490 unweaned 490 8 233.00 $233.00 $1,142
553 unweaned 553 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,305
556–557 556 26 237.00–250.00 $242.01 $1,346
582 thin fleshed 582 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,455
632 thin fleshed 632 18 247.00 $247.00 $1,561
635 unweaned 635 17 226.00 $226.00 $1,435
660 thin fleshed 660 71 244.35 $244.35 $1,613
672 672 14 231.00 $231.00 $1,552
788 788 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,686
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
554 554 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,246

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
274 unweaned 274 7 335.00 $335.00 $918
567–595 unweaned 575 7 240.00–253.00 $249.16 $1,433
610 unweaned 610 10 240.00 $240.00 $1,464
742 742 6 216.00 $216.00 $1,603
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
613 613 11 226.00 $226.00 $1,385

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Reading this report

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.