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Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 10, 2024

5,037 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $245.80/cwt -3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,922/hd at 782 lb · 636 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.05/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,722/hd at 717 lb · 438 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $228.04/cwt -11.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,125/hd at 932 lb · 295 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,037 2,979 0
Feeder cattle 5,037 2,979 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 4.00-8.00 lower, except 500-600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves mostly steady. Demand very good for feeder cattle with all buyers trying to get a piece of the pie. Continued dry weather is limiting demand for calves. Quality again average to attractive with several nice loads of feeder cattle available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–321 unweaned 315 8 350.00–357.50 $353.67 $1,114 —
347 347 5 332.00 $332.00 $1,152 —
361–372 366 11 335.00–337.50 $336.15 $1,230 +16.39
376 thin fleshed 376 24 340.00 $340.00 $1,278 —
387 unweaned 387 7 337.00 $337.00 $1,304 -0.98
416 416 10 340.00 $340.00 $1,414 +2.00
441–443 unweaned 441 61 287.00–317.50 $308.38 $1,360 -14.56
464–485 unweaned 478 45 284.00–302.00 $288.67 $1,380 -15.90
502–545 unweaned 516 138 274.00–302.00 $295.52 $1,525 +6.80
553–597 unweaned 576 150 262.00–285.00 $276.57 $1,593 +1.59
580 580 10 276.00 $276.00 $1,601 -13.00
597 fancy 597 94 289.50 $289.50 $1,728 —
602 fancy 602 94 289.35 $289.35 $1,742 —
615–649 unweaned 633 173 251.00–265.50 $258.08 $1,634 -5.34
652–661 unweaned 657 64 242.00–255.00 $252.22 $1,657 -6.69
652–689 670 58 257.00–270.00 $264.68 $1,773 -3.86
707–746 715 54 247.00–256.50 $254.18 $1,817 —
781 unweaned 781 9 216.00 $216.00 $1,687 -13.00
756–795 782 627 240.00–250.85 $246.23 $1,926 -4.15
801–847 818 268 233.00–247.75 $241.95 $1,979 -3.55
867–893 883 141 232.00–236.25 $233.79 $2,064 -5.71
922–939 932 295 225.00–233.50 $228.04 $2,125 -11.71
958–999 985 207 217.00–230.50 $227.35 $2,239 —
1008 1008 61 223.00 $223.00 $2,248 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 thin fleshed 380 4 331.00 $331.00 $1,258 —
419 unweaned 419 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,089 -15.00
420 420 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,312 -21.50
480 480 5 287.00 $287.00 $1,378 —
486 thin fleshed 486 11 310.00 $310.00 $1,507 —
525 unweaned 525 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,365 -2.34
567–594 unweaned 573 19 253.00–255.00 $253.44 $1,452 -18.45
567–590 581 18 276.00–283.00 $280.34 $1,629 —
587 thin fleshed 587 9 287.00 $287.00 $1,685 —
738 738 12 239.00 $239.00 $1,764 -2.88
737–743 thin fleshed 742 112 248.25–256.00 $249.07 $1,848 —
761–787 775 20 237.00–251.00 $243.18 $1,885 —
848 848 58 230.00 $230.00 $1,950 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1077 1077 9 220.00 $220.00 $2,369 —
1132 1132 91 209.00 $209.00 $2,366 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 unweaned 626 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,408 —
744 744 10 219.00 $219.00 $1,629 —
775 775 19 224.00 $224.00 $1,736 —
965–996 983 27 200.00–208.00 $203.20 $1,997 —
1010 1010 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,818 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
954 954 6 207.00 $207.00 $1,975 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 unweaned 297 13 312.50 $312.50 $928 —
347 unweaned 347 5 306.00 $306.00 $1,062 -14.00
366–388 unweaned 374 77 285.00–315.00 $304.52 $1,139 +1.83
422 422 8 297.00 $297.00 $1,253 —
444–447 unweaned 446 9 253.00–265.00 $259.69 $1,158 —
454–490 unweaned 471 102 246.00–264.00 $257.72 $1,214 -1.12
476–481 479 11 264.00–268.00 $266.56 $1,277 —
502–536 unweaned 513 84 240.00–260.00 $251.52 $1,290 +2.14
520 520 22 271.00 $271.00 $1,409 +12.32
550–599 unweaned 577 126 232.00–244.00 $240.03 $1,385 -6.14
614 614 9 247.00 $247.00 $1,517 +1.11
602–641 unweaned 631 79 217.00–235.50 $232.61 $1,468 -4.12
655–689 unweaned 669 20 224.50–232.00 $228.91 $1,531 +4.22
660–697 680 30 231.00–240.75 $237.40 $1,614 -15.23
700–731 713 313 234.00–241.85 $238.97 $1,704 -5.29
728 thin fleshed 728 125 242.75 $242.75 $1,767 —
757–799 771 235 221.00–233.60 $229.65 $1,771 -6.63
856–873 859 80 218.00–221.00 $220.50 $1,894 —
912 912 24 215.50 $215.50 $1,965 —
1006 1006 5 210.00 $210.00 $2,113 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 thin fleshed 351 4 250.00 $250.00 $878 —
444 444 6 266.00 $266.00 $1,181 —
453 unweaned 453 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,046 -22.35
528 528 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,357 —
553 thin fleshed 553 5 253.00 $253.00 $1,399 —
619 619 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,517 —
682 682 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,507 —
695 thin fleshed 695 11 241.00 $241.00 $1,675 —
725 725 9 237.00 $237.00 $1,718 +13.00
898 898 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,850 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 13 258.00 $258.00 $1,313 +23.00
667 667 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,421 —
748 748 11 213.00 $213.00 $1,593 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 unweaned 373 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,175 +24.00
437–442 unweaned 440 8 285.00–292.00 $287.61 $1,265 -14.60
501 unweaned 501 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,278 +3.01
587 587 11 240.00 $240.00 $1,409 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
676 676 8 219.00 $219.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 unweaned 630 7 238.00 $238.00 $1,499 +19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 thin fleshed 536 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,474 —
678 678 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,397 —

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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.