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Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 1, 2024

5,959 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.59/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 571 lb · 468 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $260.39/cwt -33.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,612/hd at 619 lb · 442 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.37/cwt +3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 520 lb · 377 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,959 3,085 0
Feeder cattle 5,959 3,085 0

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Yearlings steers and heifers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–326 322 15 356.00–357.00 $356.61 $1,148 +9.11
388–390 390 25 344.00–364.00 $360.81 $1,407 +26.93
411–436 unweaned 418 28 320.00–336.00 $328.65 $1,374 +32.65
400–444 427 28 331.00–350.00 $337.12 $1,440
450–485 466 63 316.00–335.00 $323.90 $1,509 -1.10
484–498 unweaned 494 92 279.00–310.00 $296.24 $1,463 +1.73
504–548 unweaned 528 211 278.00–305.00 $287.61 $1,519 +1.60
531 531 56 289.00 $289.00 $1,535 -33.79
570–580 572 15 280.00–281.00 $280.80 $1,606 -19.20
550–592 unweaned 581 266 265.00–290.00 $271.55 $1,578 +8.42
583 583 20 256.00 $256.00 $1,492 -44.00
601–648 unweaned 619 387 246.00–264.00 $258.76 $1,602 -35.24
611–640 619 55 265.00–274.00 $271.82 $1,683
653–692 unweaned 665 124 237.50–254.00 $248.45 $1,652
655–680 670 130 264.50–275.00 $266.74 $1,787 +1.74
720 720 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,872 ±0.00
764 unweaned 764 7 214.00 $214.00 $1,635
756–783 780 90 255.00–257.00 $256.81 $2,003 +2.71
806–828 822 165 248.00–250.50 $250.11 $2,056 +16.66
849 unweaned 849 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,859
851 unweaned 851 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,813
879–883 881 367 240.50–245.10 $244.04 $2,150 +2.68
916–936 926 232 231.75–239.10 $237.39 $2,198
950–962 956 197 233.25–234.00 $233.63 $2,234 +6.83
1018–1022 1022 99 218.00–225.50 $225.20 $2,302 +0.84
1075 1075 58 221.75 $221.75 $2,384 -1.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 unweaned 431 5 288.00 $288.00 $1,241
465–468 unweaned 466 16 262.00–274.00 $264.26 $1,231
590–597 unweaned 596 26 243.00–248.00 $243.76 $1,453 -16.24
607 unweaned 607 5 262.00 $262.00 $1,590 +21.12
795 795 122 247.50 $247.50 $1,968 +20.50
825–833 829 118 240.50–245.00 $242.72 $2,012
891–896 896 112 226.00–235.35 $234.93 $2,105
914–915 915 171 228.00–235.50 $235.06 $2,151
1069 1069 4 216.00 $216.00 $2,309
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 unweaned 557 73 225.00 $225.00 $1,253

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 308.00 $308.00 $899
304–343 328 31 297.00–310.00 $304.52 $999 +12.66
354–396 377 54 280.00–315.00 $299.42 $1,129 +1.87
403–418 412 17 289.00–305.00 $298.55 $1,230 +14.55
423–449 unweaned 435 55 265.00–286.00 $275.98 $1,201 +9.32
457–475 unweaned 469 98 257.00–271.00 $268.06 $1,257 -14.33
485 485 9 276.00 $276.00 $1,339
501–528 516 40 260.00–273.00 $267.32 $1,379 +6.61
500–546 unweaned 520 337 240.00–261.50 $256.19 $1,332 +6.29
550–596 unweaned 571 400 233.00–249.00 $244.14 $1,394 +4.72
559–593 574 68 253.50–270.00 $261.02 $1,498 +14.90
603–646 unweaned 620 159 226.00–241.00 $237.37 $1,472 +6.37
606–646 629 16 246.50–256.00 $250.51 $1,576 -0.49
651 651 55 248.00 $248.00 $1,614
650–674 unweaned 659 36 213.00–220.00 $215.73 $1,422
713 unweaned 713 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,533
725–745 736 66 237.00–241.25 $240.41 $1,769 +4.76
761–793 772 116 228.00–234.00 $230.24 $1,777 +1.62
829 829 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,857 -7.06
856 856 14 224.75 $224.75 $1,924 -5.75
864–891 887 46 214.00–214.75 $214.65 $1,904 -15.85
901–903 901 42 214.00–218.50 $217.64 $1,961
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 unweaned 520 60 225.00 $225.00 $1,170
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 6 267.00 $267.00 $948 -10.50
523–534 unweaned 531 21 233.00–240.00 $238.03 $1,264 -2.75
580–589 unweaned 587 12 206.00–225.00 $220.30 $1,293 +0.30
614 unweaned 614 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,424
877 877 12 211.00 $211.00 $1,850 -4.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,194
403 403 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,209
473–479 478 26 282.00–283.00 $282.85 $1,352
493 unweaned 493 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,193 -60.50
514 514 6 284.00 $284.00 $1,460
541 unweaned 541 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,342
554 554 7 252.00 $252.00 $1,396
577–582 unweaned 579 8 232.00–239.00 $234.64 $1,359 -19.36
674 674 16 221.00 $221.00 $1,490
682 unweaned 682 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,439 -8.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 unweaned 511 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,211
544 544 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,365
594 unweaned 594 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,408

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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.