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Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 10, 2024

8,600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $260.16/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,005/hd at 771 lb · 766 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $334.04/cwt +1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,915/hd at 573 lb · 520 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $266.02/cwt -10.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,942/hd at 730 lb · 434 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,600 6,323 0
Feeder cattle 8,600 6,323 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Steer calves over 450lbs 2.00-7.00 lower, except for 550lbs-600lbs sharply higher. Steer calves under 450lbs 3.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves over 450lbs 3.00-8.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450lbs 5.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Quality plain to average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–332 323 8 432.50–456.00 $445.72 $1,440 -1.21
341–348 unweaned 344 10 410.00–420.00 $415.95 $1,431 -7.05
362–388 380 73 412.00–442.00 $422.51 $1,606 +7.51
360–390 unweaned 383 22 399.00–416.00 $407.23 $1,560 +2.85
401–438 421 64 407.00–440.00 $422.47 $1,779 +28.59
400–448 unweaned 433 112 402.00–432.50 $422.49 $1,829 +38.10
453–480 fancy 469 50 397.50–400.00 $397.74 $1,865 —
455–487 unweaned 476 67 371.00–383.00 $378.66 $1,802 +13.46
456–498 484 212 364.00–390.00 $375.61 $1,818 -1.30
508–548 526 143 340.00–370.00 $358.23 $1,884 -8.30
535 unweaned 535 19 349.00 $349.00 $1,867 -12.63
553–595 565 268 317.50–350.00 $343.17 $1,939 +14.55
552–594 unweaned 582 236 300.00–333.00 $324.97 $1,891 -8.47
584 584 16 315.00 $315.00 $1,840 -13.62
610 fancy 610 74 325.00 $325.00 $1,982 —
612 unweaned 612 16 305.00 $305.00 $1,867 +10.84
600–641 625 30 290.00–314.00 $302.37 $1,890 -18.21
655–685 unweaned 669 14 250.00–284.00 $272.32 $1,822 -6.88
660–680 671 288 268.00–282.00 $271.53 $1,822 -13.79
706–710 unweaned 708 18 248.00–265.00 $254.59 $1,802 -6.50
713–746 731 416 260.00–275.00 $266.51 $1,948 -11.81
750–799 770 703 257.00–271.00 $262.50 $2,021 -3.35
779 unweaned 779 63 234.00 $234.00 $1,823 -6.70
803–842 831 332 254.00–264.50 $261.06 $2,169 +6.93
861 861 67 235.00 $235.00 $2,023 -23.03
870–897 878 227 248.00–257.25 $253.28 $2,224 -4.75
904–930 912 279 238.50–250.25 $245.64 $2,240 -9.88
969–978 975 129 226.00–249.00 $238.75 $2,328 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 unweaned 311 9 380.00 $380.00 $1,182 —
372–379 377 6 327.50–340.00 $335.88 $1,266 —
403–448 425 79 386.00–402.00 $391.75 $1,665 —
452–494 477 43 325.00–360.00 $351.42 $1,676 -14.90
492–493 unweaned 493 20 338.00–355.00 $348.21 $1,717 +26.21
526–545 532 102 306.00–337.50 $316.65 $1,685 -23.18
550–580 560 146 295.00–310.00 $300.75 $1,684 —
563 unweaned 563 3 308.00 $308.00 $1,734 —
623–631 unweaned 627 9 273.00–281.00 $277.42 $1,739 +5.42
605–643 637 405 268.50–285.00 $271.30 $1,728 -17.45
656–695 666 27 240.00–265.00 $260.70 $1,736 -19.10
732 732 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,757 —
775–797 779 31 241.00–247.00 $245.37 $1,911 —
828 828 62 243.00 $243.00 $2,012 -3.00
879 879 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,418 —
460 unweaned 460 4 314.00 $314.00 $1,444 —
460–498 479 4 284.00–310.00 $297.52 $1,425 -46.14
517 unweaned 517 28 300.00 $300.00 $1,551 +9.00
531–548 537 33 276.00–306.00 $281.45 $1,511 —
570–596 590 16 273.00–288.00 $277.21 $1,636 —
596 unweaned 596 11 284.00 $284.00 $1,693 -16.00
602 602 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,505 —
703 703 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,631 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–376 363 12 387.00–412.00 $399.27 $1,449 +17.86
404–449 422 60 342.50–358.00 $352.53 $1,488 -6.71
407–442 unweaned 430 109 340.00–357.50 $350.11 $1,505 +16.59
455–488 475 171 316.00–330.00 $324.43 $1,541 +5.83
464–492 unweaned 479 66 302.00–310.00 $304.10 $1,457 -28.45
504–545 523 399 298.50–322.50 $313.89 $1,642 +1.72
507–542 unweaned 534 22 271.00–276.00 $274.92 $1,468 -30.46
559–578 unweaned 571 16 258.00–267.50 $262.58 $1,499 -18.99
552–599 586 153 269.00–298.00 $277.40 $1,626 -17.26
605–624 616 100 256.00–269.00 $261.36 $1,610 -4.58
620–624 unweaned 624 10 232.00–248.00 $246.41 $1,538 -15.32
650–690 676 258 244.25–260.00 $255.27 $1,726 -0.55
680 unweaned 680 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,700 +11.00
702–723 unweaned 710 22 214.00–226.00 $221.55 $1,573 -19.04
708–748 732 146 238.00–249.00 $245.24 $1,795 -4.17
762–793 774 162 236.00–242.00 $239.22 $1,852 -5.78
804 804 12 234.00 $234.00 $1,881 -0.99
853 853 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,885 —
918 918 32 227.00 $227.00 $2,084 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 346.00 $346.00 $1,038 —
315–335 unweaned 330 28 359.00–372.50 $365.77 $1,207 —
355–399 385 46 352.00–367.00 $359.14 $1,383 —
392 unweaned 392 12 339.00 $339.00 $1,329 +17.00
429 unweaned 429 4 327.50 $327.50 $1,405 —
409–449 434 57 307.50–336.00 $324.43 $1,408 —
460 unweaned 460 32 280.00 $280.00 $1,288 -14.00
452–493 469 45 290.00–300.00 $296.48 $1,390 -26.06
513–532 524 76 284.00–292.50 $289.80 $1,519 -7.70
542 542 2 268.00 $268.00 $1,453 -29.50
555–580 574 13 242.00–258.00 $254.43 $1,460 -24.27
599 unweaned 599 6 262.00 $262.00 $1,569 +14.50
620–626 623 11 245.00–250.00 $247.72 $1,543 —
686–691 690 14 229.00–240.00 $232.13 $1,602 -0.87
710 710 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,612 —
744 unweaned 744 7 221.00 $221.00 $1,644 —
840 840 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,848 —
860 860 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,789 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,328 —
409 409 29 309.00 $309.00 $1,264 —
458–494 unweaned 489 21 275.00–279.00 $278.46 $1,362 -14.33
496 496 25 247.50 $247.50 $1,228 -52.50
510 510 15 258.00 $258.00 $1,316 —
573 unweaned 573 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,461 —
633 unweaned 633 10 232.00 $232.00 $1,469 —
663 unweaned 663 46 210.00 $210.00 $1,392 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 1 428.00 $428.00 $1,370 +22.00
327 327 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,341 —
355 unweaned 355 11 424.00 $424.00 $1,505 —
375–399 395 11 395.00–400.00 $395.43 $1,562 —
414 unweaned 414 4 402.50 $402.50 $1,666 +18.72
450–465 460 3 352.50–353.00 $352.84 $1,623 -7.16
522–549 unweaned 544 70 306.00–316.00 $307.60 $1,673 +12.60
548 548 9 302.50 $302.50 $1,658 -8.43
560–591 unweaned 587 8 280.00–292.00 $290.57 $1,706 -17.79
605 605 7 281.00 $281.00 $1,700 -26.50
644 unweaned 644 8 264.00 $264.00 $1,700 -14.77
680 680 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,646 -15.50
776 776 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,785 —
816 unweaned 816 15 231.00 $231.00 $1,885 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 267.00 $267.00 $1,175 —
505 unweaned 505 3 277.00 $277.00 $1,399 —
548 548 5 274.00 $274.00 $1,502 —
578 unweaned 578 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,514 -0.50
585–590 589 13 255.00–258.00 $257.54 $1,517 —
730–733 unweaned 731 12 223.00–226.00 $225.25 $1,647 —
788 788 6 216.00 $216.00 $1,702 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 unweaned 355 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,331 —
425 unweaned 425 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,519 —
492 492 3 312.50 $312.50 $1,538 —
548 548 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,548 —
558–581 574 7 277.50 $277.50 $1,593 —
625 625 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,538 —

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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.