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Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 12, 2024

3,013 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $296.03/cwt +16.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,817/hd at 614 lb · 337 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $309.21/cwt +24.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,773/hd at 573 lb · 329 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.50/cwt +8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,471/hd at 562 lb · 232 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,013 2,240 0
Feeder cattle 3,013 2,240 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-4.00 lower on limited numbers and lower quality. Feeder heifers steady. Steer and heifer calves that were weaned, fully steady. Steer and heifer calves unweaned 6.00-10.00 higher. Quality average to attractive on calves. Demand good to very good. Many areas in the panhandle received 2-4 inches of rain in the past week. All calves with the description fancy are unweaned cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 9 400.00 $400.00 $1,244 —
328–340 unweaned 332 16 375.00–404.00 $394.71 $1,310 +27.21
372–389 387 26 379.00–385.00 $379.67 $1,469 -1.48
414–438 unweaned 419 33 331.00–344.00 $342.32 $1,434 -10.18
404–445 423 38 360.00–368.00 $363.71 $1,538 —
441 fancy 441 25 383.00 $383.00 $1,689 —
456–483 464 31 341.00–360.00 $351.16 $1,629 +28.66
462–464 unweaned 464 34 350.00–362.50 $352.93 $1,638 +41.88
500–548 unweaned 506 50 282.00–335.00 $326.61 $1,653 +39.15
502–542 526 45 316.00–320.00 $317.83 $1,672 -2.17
527–536 fancy 531 27 307.00–319.00 $311.94 $1,656 —
554–567 fancy 566 144 320.00–331.00 $330.40 $1,870 —
562–588 unweaned 567 62 263.00–285.00 $270.67 $1,535 -12.89
556–598 585 123 298.00–316.00 $303.82 $1,777 +8.82
602–634 613 252 285.00–305.00 $300.95 $1,845 +19.84
600–644 unweaned 616 85 264.00–288.00 $281.43 $1,734 +5.43
653–696 663 44 255.00–274.00 $267.60 $1,774 -3.40
658–684 unweaned 669 54 246.00–255.00 $251.05 $1,680 —
732–735 735 38 248.00–256.00 $248.84 $1,829 -4.16
753–790 785 69 250.00–254.50 $253.94 $1,993 -11.44
803–817 807 12 241.00–245.00 $242.01 $1,953 —
866–888 876 103 247.25–251.25 $249.48 $2,185 -3.34
1067 1067 13 213.00 $213.00 $2,273 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–445 unweaned 437 11 300.00–315.00 $303.90 $1,328 -8.60
472 472 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,534 —
469–496 unweaned 481 21 300.00–315.00 $303.73 $1,461 —
512 512 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,562 +9.00
571–580 578 27 254.00–264.00 $255.83 $1,479 —
600–642 627 41 255.00–280.00 $270.21 $1,694 +1.44
638 unweaned 638 8 257.00 $257.00 $1,640 —
668 668 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,677 —
698 unweaned 698 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,633 +1.00
726 726 13 258.00 $258.00 $1,873 —
764 764 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,666 —
802–838 820 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,886 +1.00
872 872 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,997 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 3 235.00 $235.00 $947 —
477 unweaned 477 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,169 —
515 515 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,231 —
605 unweaned 605 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,422 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 20 368.00 $368.00 $1,071 —
318 318 3 362.50 $362.50 $1,153 —
322 fancy 322 17 380.00 $380.00 $1,224 —
338–343 unweaned 341 5 330.00–342.50 $334.96 $1,142 —
366–395 unweaned 369 33 330.00–336.00 $333.31 $1,230 +16.57
353–394 371 25 330.00–337.50 $335.26 $1,244 -24.74
401–428 fancy 419 24 331.00–360.00 $340.25 $1,426 —
406–443 424 78 308.00–327.50 $318.27 $1,349 -2.73
423–448 unweaned 440 28 304.00–314.00 $307.09 $1,351 +6.64
467–469 fancy 469 47 311.00–315.00 $311.93 $1,463 —
456–483 unweaned 475 61 280.00–286.00 $284.39 $1,351 +4.39
470–498 487 26 262.50–285.00 $277.88 $1,353 -13.44
508–534 unweaned 522 82 254.00–266.00 $260.62 $1,360 -3.97
506–538 526 43 250.00–277.00 $270.83 $1,425 +0.67
552–574 unweaned 559 120 245.50–264.00 $257.98 $1,442 +3.98
556–559 fancy 559 83 270.50–272.50 $270.60 $1,513 —
560–596 586 29 246.00–252.25 $250.02 $1,465 -2.98
610 unweaned 610 24 242.00–245.00 $243.25 $1,484 +17.34
601–633 612 27 240.00–246.50 $243.40 $1,490 -0.60
654–690 unweaned 671 13 222.00–228.00 $225.15 $1,511 —
662–694 689 52 233.00–244.50 $242.29 $1,669 -5.90
705–747 716 19 237.70–239.00 $238.06 $1,705 —
822 822 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,850 +9.00
857 857 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,877 +8.40
947 947 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,989 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 316.00 $316.00 $1,065 —
376 376 14 307.50 $307.50 $1,156 -16.50
435 unweaned 435 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,218 —
459 unweaned 459 21 268.00–286.00 $281.71 $1,293 +20.71
488 488 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,318 —
529 unweaned 529 9 242.00 $242.00 $1,280 -9.00
537–548 541 9 241.00–254.00 $249.61 $1,350 —
555–587 571 45 236.00–260.00 $250.32 $1,429 +12.32
576–597 unweaned 593 35 238.00–250.00 $246.25 $1,460 —
675 unweaned 675 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,418 -7.00
747 747 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,576 —
1244 1244 6 177.00 $177.00 $2,202 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 7 262.50 $262.50 $1,118 —
448 unweaned 448 14 231.00 $231.00 $1,035 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 unweaned 330 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,172 —
362–382 unweaned 373 7 332.00–343.00 $336.57 $1,255 —
413–417 unweaned 413 40 330.00–360.00 $357.73 $1,477 +30.23
438 438 2 339.00 $339.00 $1,485 —
493 unweaned 493 12 315.00 $315.00 $1,553 —
518–520 unweaned 519 6 268.00–289.00 $278.52 $1,446 -7.40
540 540 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,550 —
556 unweaned 556 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,501 +12.00
630 unweaned 630 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,487 -6.00
658 unweaned 658 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,546 —
698 698 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,459 —
793 unweaned 793 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,634 —
825 unweaned 825 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,436 -36.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 17 310.00 $310.00 $1,423 +38.00
598 unweaned 598 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,357 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 unweaned 396 5 274.00 $274.00 $1,085 —

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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.