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Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 3, 2024

2,979 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $289.66/cwt +12.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,645/hd at 568 lb · 382 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.46/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,316/hd at 526 lb · 180 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.18/cwt +5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 659 lb · 154 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,979 4,099 0
Feeder cattle 2,979 4,099 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and steer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 7.00-8.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher. Demand very good for all classes. Quality average to many attractive.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–393 378 10 296.00–326.00 $319.76 $1,209
373–394 unweaned 386 40 328.00–341.00 $337.98 $1,305 +9.12
414 414 16 338.00 $338.00 $1,399 -10.00
403–448 unweaned 421 43 300.00–341.00 $322.94 $1,360 +5.56
467 467 10 320.00 $320.00 $1,494
450–498 unweaned 475 107 295.00–319.00 $304.57 $1,447 +1.71
504–529 fancy 511 38 317.50–334.00 $322.44 $1,648
500–534 unweaned 523 59 265.00–295.00 $288.72 $1,510 +1.94
548 548 18 278.00 $278.00 $1,523
556 556 6 289.00 $289.00 $1,607 +3.90
555–565 fancy 560 197 299.00–307.00 $303.02 $1,697
551–598 unweaned 577 179 262.50–291.00 $274.98 $1,587 +0.51
602–649 unweaned 618 41 256.00–274.00 $263.42 $1,628 +2.69
668–673 669 29 263.00–270.00 $268.54 $1,797 +0.69
658–672 unweaned 670 55 257.00–260.00 $258.91 $1,735 +14.08
710 unweaned 710 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,761
758 unweaned 758 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,736
771–776 773 100 248.00–251.50 $250.38 $1,935 -0.52
802 unweaned 802 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,813
813 813 24 245.50 $245.50 $1,996 +0.28
885 885 16 239.50 $239.50 $2,120 +3.65
917 917 82 239.75 $239.75 $2,199 +4.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 292.50 $292.50 $1,082
448 unweaned 448 13 275.00 $275.00 $1,232 -29.00
448 448 6 334.00 $334.00 $1,496
451–475 unweaned 468 23 275.00–307.50 $297.96 $1,394
503–511 unweaned 506 13 255.00–267.00 $262.34 $1,327
591–598 unweaned 593 33 258.00–278.00 $271.89 $1,612
658 658 7 266.00 $266.00 $1,750
703–727 708 30 238.00–248.00 $241.88 $1,713
804–830 805 61 229.00–239.00 $238.66 $1,921 +1.66
837 thin fleshed 837 44 249.00 $249.00 $2,084
1068 1068 5 209.00 $209.00 $2,232
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 unweaned 519 7 267.50 $267.50 $1,388
1061 1061 14 205.00 $205.00 $2,175

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–345 314 8 292.00–300.00 $297.80 $935
342 unweaned 342 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,094
368–378 370 16 301.00–303.00 $301.38 $1,115
352–396 unweaned 382 56 280.00–312.00 $302.69 $1,156 +11.66
400–448 unweaned 409 62 260.00–293.00 $286.90 $1,173 +26.90
450–492 unweaned 484 28 254.00–269.00 $258.84 $1,253 +0.64
507–529 515 21 255.00–263.00 $258.68 $1,332 -15.32
504–545 unweaned 527 159 240.00–258.00 $249.38 $1,314 +4.06
561–563 562 18 252.00–257.00 $253.39 $1,424 +1.39
550–596 unweaned 566 119 229.00–249.50 $246.17 $1,393 +7.60
603–646 622 32 241.00–251.00 $245.89 $1,529 +0.89
609–644 unweaned 628 45 228.00–239.00 $236.73 $1,487 +9.45
652–678 unweaned 655 19 214.00–226.00 $224.69 $1,472
650–668 659 135 246.00–253.60 $252.63 $1,665 +8.65
704–725 707 129 240.35–246.25 $244.26 $1,727 +7.01
720–738 unweaned 726 18 217.00–236.00 $223.44 $1,622
753–785 772 153 233.50–239.50 $236.28 $1,824 +7.02
809–835 814 82 221.00–227.60 $226.86 $1,847 +0.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 unweaned 315 7 259.00 $259.00 $816
370–396 unweaned 384 15 280.00–307.00 $292.14 $1,122 +14.14
388–390 389 6 281.00–282.50 $281.75 $1,096
458–469 unweaned 464 34 248.00–258.00 $253.35 $1,176 +20.35
493 493 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,188
515–545 unweaned 525 58 234.00–245.50 $243.08 $1,276
560 unweaned 560 22 249.00 $249.00 $1,394 +13.00
715 715 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,602
791 thin fleshed 791 57 229.50 $229.50 $1,815
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 thin fleshed 334 5 242.50 $242.50 $810
378 thin fleshed 378 2 273.00 $273.00 $1,032
391 391 7 264.00 $264.00 $1,032
406–440 unweaned 424 13 237.00–255.00 $244.95 $1,039
482 unweaned 482 5 227.50 $227.50 $1,097
543 543 18 235.00 $235.00 $1,276
810 810 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,669

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,100
333 unweaned 333 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,082
365–381 375 10 312.00–315.00 $313.08 $1,174
395 unweaned 395 4 291.00 $291.00 $1,149
446–448 unweaned 447 11 293.00–307.50 $302.21 $1,351
452–469 461 10 292.50–300.00 $296.18 $1,365
498 unweaned 498 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,370
528–535 unweaned 532 4 251.00–253.00 $251.99 $1,341
576 unweaned 576 12 247.50 $247.50 $1,426 -1.66
611–645 unweaned 617 42 229.00–241.00 $237.16 $1,463 -2.84
655–698 660 16 214.00–228.50 $226.58 $1,495
790 unweaned 790 5 199.00 $199.00 $1,572
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 5 272.50 $272.50 $1,322
533 533 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,354
649 unweaned 649 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,421
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623–640 629 3 217.00–225.00 $219.71 $1,382

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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.