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Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 24, 2024

3,085 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $241.36/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,100/hd at 870 lb · 458 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.06/cwt ≈ $1,913/hd at 828 lb · 361 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $296.57/cwt +11.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,555/hd at 524 lb · 195 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,085 3,386 0
Feeder cattle 3,085 3,386 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer and heifer calves weaned sharply higher and unweaned calves sharply lower in a light test. Demand was good for weaned and feeder cattle. Unweaned calves with no shots were discounted heavily. Quality average to attractive.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 5 347.50 $347.50 $1,175 -12.50
367–390 379 36 329.00–340.00 $333.88 $1,265
436 unweaned 436 10 296.00 $296.00 $1,291 -18.49
463 463 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,505
453–497 unweaned 475 35 293.00–296.00 $294.51 $1,399 -15.00
501–506 503 56 314.00–327.00 $322.79 $1,624 +60.62
505–547 unweaned 533 139 280.00–294.00 $286.01 $1,524 -5.50
575 575 29 300.00 $300.00 $1,725 +17.66
575–588 unweaned 581 42 258.00–265.00 $263.13 $1,529 -15.48
634 unweaned 634 14 294.00 $294.00 $1,864 +20.78
658 thin fleshed 658 16 268.00 $268.00 $1,763
687 687 15 265.00 $265.00 $1,821 +5.40
704–718 unweaned 711 61 228.00–236.50 $233.79 $1,662 -3.21
701–728 724 44 260.00 $260.00 $1,882 +8.30
760–771 764 114 249.50–257.00 $254.10 $1,941 +8.88
802 unweaned 802 9 212.00 $212.00 $1,700
818–847 828 33 230.00–242.00 $233.45 $1,933
851–881 870 458 236.00–243.85 $241.36 $2,100 +6.84
964–978 972 71 224.75–230.00 $226.80 $2,204
1017–1044 1028 134 223.60–225.00 $224.36 $2,306 -0.48
1057 1057 46 223.50 $223.50 $2,362 +2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,534 +4.00
561 unweaned 561 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,459 +1.00
619 619 15 249.50 $249.50 $1,544
637–640 unweaned 638 18 237.00–244.00 $240.88 $1,537 -11.12
653–667 unweaned 656 22 231.00–247.00 $243.30 $1,596 +6.01
707–726 714 70 236.00–249.00 $246.56 $1,760 -2.44
790 790 7 227.00 $227.00 $1,793
985–991 990 25 210.00–218.00 $211.91 $2,098
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 6 215.00 $215.00 $897
542 542 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,138 -27.00
848 848 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,772
950 950 8 193.00 $193.00 $1,834

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–325 323 11 285.00–297.50 $291.86 $943
371–386 380 20 287.50–303.00 $297.55 $1,131 -7.45
438–440 unweaned 439 9 260.00–270.00 $266.66 $1,171 -26.72
440 440 45 284.00 $284.00 $1,250 +7.00
457–474 unweaned 461 34 279.00–293.00 $282.39 $1,302 +9.35
520 520 34 257.00–267.50 $260.71 $1,356 +10.34
500–531 unweaned 522 56 242.00–253.00 $249.90 $1,304 -35.10
557–572 565 12 237.00–255.00 $246.12 $1,391 -5.64
561–584 unweaned 573 22 236.00–244.00 $239.42 $1,372 -8.77
603 unweaned 603 9 231.00 $231.00 $1,393 +4.90
625 625 20 251.00 $251.00 $1,569 +4.17
705–746 722 112 229.50–239.75 $235.65 $1,701 -4.07
791–795 794 34 228.00–231.00 $228.62 $1,815 +0.04
806–847 828 361 223.00–233.75 $231.06 $1,913
853 853 61 230.50 $230.50 $1,966 +20.71
978 978 34 215.00 $215.00 $2,103
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 unweaned 346 6 265.00 $265.00 $917
379 unweaned 379 9 272.50 $272.50 $1,033 -16.42
383 383 7 277.50 $277.50 $1,063 +3.50
478–491 unweaned 486 32 251.00–262.00 $255.53 $1,242 -0.07
499 499 7 248.00 $248.00 $1,238 -3.72
504 504 8 241.00 $241.00 $1,215
529–547 unweaned 542 24 239.50–244.00 $240.78 $1,305 -10.99
566 unweaned 566 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,245
681–687 unweaned 682 29 207.00–213.00 $211.96 $1,446
831 831 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,737
868 868 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,866
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 13 248.00 $248.00 $982
613 613 8 219.00 $219.00 $1,342
717 717 28 201.00 $201.00 $1,441

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 unweaned 354 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,168
441 unweaned 441 9 306.00 $306.00 $1,349 +2.93
472 unweaned 472 25 302.50 $302.50 $1,428 +28.87
564 unweaned 564 9 254.00 $254.00 $1,433 +19.76
603 603 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,477 +23.50
653–657 unweaned 655 21 218.00–223.00 $219.19 $1,436
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474–498 unweaned 483 16 252.00–267.50 $257.99 $1,246
488 488 5 269.00 $269.00 $1,313
609 609 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,376
729 729 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,494

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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.