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Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 7, 2025

3,821 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $263.23/cwt +7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,303/hd at 875 lb · 318 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $254.76/cwt +11.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,341/hd at 919 lb · 270 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $269.57/cwt +6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,219/hd at 823 lb · 254 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,821 5,247 0
Feeder cattle 3,821 5,247 0

Compared to last sale: Feeder steer and steer calves 2.00-7.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-7.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00-8.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 higher. Demand good. Quality much better compared to last sale. A cold front came through Saturday dropping ice and snow on the region bringing temperatures down into the single digits.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 8 450.00 $450.00 $1,498 -21.00
333–343 fancy 336 19 500.00–503.00 $500.97 $1,683
377–398 unweaned 380 14 415.00–420.00 $415.75 $1,580 +5.42
400 unweaned 400 19 430.00 $430.00 $1,720
402–434 417 40 420.00–435.00 $429.81 $1,792 +13.71
420 420 5 402.00 $402.00 $1,688 -14.10
400–439 fancy 429 19 450.00–455.00 $451.23 $1,936
458 fancy 458 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,832
475 475 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,520 -51.13
467–496 478 72 356.00–377.50 $368.08 $1,759 -3.05
475–492 unweaned 483 41 334.00–342.00 $338.53 $1,635 -8.68
501–542 514 92 330.00–360.00 $349.05 $1,794 +23.16
515 515 2 304.00 $304.00 $1,566 -21.89
522 unweaned 522 8 322.50 $322.50 $1,683 +2.55
551–597 574 147 320.00–342.00 $329.95 $1,894 +20.15
563–598 unweaned 577 28 304.00–316.00 $308.30 $1,779 -6.70
601–630 619 87 305.00–316.00 $310.40 $1,921 +51.40
653–696 680 111 275.00–295.00 $285.73 $1,943 +0.55
700–744 721 127 266.00–285.75 $280.14 $2,020 +0.50
739 739 7 262.00 $262.00 $1,936 -17.64
753–784 769 117 266.00–278.00 $273.67 $2,105 +8.85
809–837 823 254 255.00–274.50 $269.57 $2,219 +6.43
854–896 875 318 259.50–270.25 $263.23 $2,303 +0.96
907–944 919 270 250.50–262.75 $254.76 $2,341 +11.95
965–989 971 156 245.50–250.50 $249.61 $2,424
1186 1186 5 219.00 $219.00 $2,597
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434–435 unweaned 434 31 310.00–337.50 $335.72 $1,457
529–535 531 11 300.00–312.00 $308.70 $1,639 -6.71
592 592 31 310.00 $310.00 $1,835 +34.00
636 636 12 293.00 $293.00 $1,863 +13.15
695 695 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,842 +5.00
805–835 825 8 241.00–250.00 $244.71 $2,019 -1.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 26 209.00 $209.00 $1,459 -57.53

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–342 unweaned 306 16 380.00–382.00 $381.72 $1,168 +0.42
325–337 334 4 407.00–420.00 $410.16 $1,370 +26.20
335 fancy 335 13 405.00 $405.00 $1,357
355–384 unweaned 376 37 360.00–380.00 $365.67 $1,375 -19.33
376 fancy 376 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,560
388 388 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,610 +35.00
414 unweaned 414 9 350.00 $350.00 $1,449 +20.13
429 fancy 429 15 375.00 $375.00 $1,609
400–441 437 51 343.00–360.00 $351.70 $1,537 +10.44
455–460 457 16 341.00–346.00 $344.11 $1,573 +18.78
464–480 unweaned 468 46 302.00–320.00 $315.68 $1,477 +2.43
500–543 516 90 300.00–322.00 $314.69 $1,624 +6.92
540 unweaned 540 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,539 +0.87
553–556 fancy 554 19 301.00–310.00 $308.10 $1,707
556–576 unweaned 570 24 268.00–278.00 $276.52 $1,576 +8.74
558–591 581 158 274.00–295.00 $282.96 $1,644 +7.90
593 value added 593 18 275.00 $275.00 $1,631
608 fancy 608 15 282.00 $282.00 $1,715 -5.00
624–640 631 30 257.50–271.00 $265.94 $1,678 +5.38
651–695 669 160 247.50–271.00 $264.50 $1,770 +7.98
703–738 706 77 248.00–260.00 $258.24 $1,823 +5.51
752–799 769 60 240.00–253.25 $248.03 $1,907 +6.13
813–846 836 129 238.50–241.50 $240.19 $2,008 +9.19
858–881 866 218 236.00–239.00 $237.52 $2,057 +5.21
970 970 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,959
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 unweaned 386 9 386.00 $386.00 $1,490 +29.45
411–441 417 21 313.00–334.00 $328.07 $1,368 -4.51
522–530 527 5 280.00–292.50 $287.55 $1,515 +18.74
592 592 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,628 +17.47
602 602 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,463 +1.30
728 728 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,696
758 758 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,789
869 869 54 236.00 $236.00 $2,051
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,332

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 14 320.00 $320.00 $1,549
565 565 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,588 +9.15
622 622 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,549
712–735 715 7 238.00–257.00 $254.21 $1,818

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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.