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Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 14, 2025

4,977 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.65/cwt +12.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,732/hd at 611 lb · 309 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.02/cwt -1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,934/hd at 783 lb · 288 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.50/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 667 lb · 259 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,977 3,821 0
Feeder cattle 4,977 3,821 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-7.00 higher, except for 800-900 lbs 7.00 lower. Steer calves 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Demand good. The Oklahoma Panhandle received up to 5.00 inches of snow last week. The forecast calls for another cold front to move into the area Saturday lasting until Wednesday.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–325 fancy 316 6 505.00–515.00 $509.86 $1,611 +8.89
345 345 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,622 +20.00
350 fancy 350 2 472.50 $472.50 $1,654
355–399 382 58 432.50–452.50 $441.58 $1,687
400–404 402 18 432.50–440.00 $435.43 $1,750 +5.62
459 fancy 459 8 442.50 $442.50 $2,031 +42.50
474–477 unweaned 476 38 345.00–376.00 $363.00 $1,728 +24.47
450–498 481 91 362.50–390.00 $372.96 $1,794 +4.88
501–548 534 72 348.00–370.00 $353.43 $1,887 +49.43
558–585 unweaned 567 43 305.00–335.00 $320.14 $1,815 +11.84
558–598 578 184 321.00–343.50 $335.05 $1,937 +5.10
601–632 615 95 304.00–318.00 $314.11 $1,932 +3.71
617–649 unweaned 643 55 293.00–299.00 $294.14 $1,891
662–691 671 152 288.00–301.00 $293.13 $1,967 +7.40
653–684 unweaned 679 39 274.00–284.00 $282.54 $1,918
700–748 725 174 271.00–286.00 $281.93 $2,044 +1.79
731–740 unweaned 733 6 261.00–264.00 $263.49 $1,931
756–787 779 202 272.00–282.00 $276.49 $2,154 +2.82
772–791 unweaned 782 32 259.00–268.00 $265.39 $2,075
811–828 814 73 258.00–264.50 $262.61 $2,138 -6.96
820 820 3 252.00 $252.00 $2,066 -17.57
867–895 878 234 251.50–260.50 $255.84 $2,246 -7.39
906–938 927 223 250.00–259.10 $257.87 $2,390 +3.11
1054 1054 85 232.50 $232.50 $2,451
1149 1149 17 229.00 $229.00 $2,631
1222 1222 2 206.00 $206.00 $2,517
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 7 422.50 $422.50 $1,453
390–397 394 6 420.00–422.50 $421.24 $1,660
414–428 424 27 405.00–407.00 $406.42 $1,723
435 unweaned 435 11 352.00 $352.00 $1,531 +16.28
458–498 488 20 337.00–347.50 $338.90 $1,654
483–499 unweaned 494 25 316.00–333.00 $321.32 $1,587
530–542 540 21 320.00–332.50 $322.34 $1,741 +13.64
571–599 577 75 296.50–313.00 $300.43 $1,733 -9.57
590 unweaned 590 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,693
644–647 646 10 286.00–291.00 $289.01 $1,867 -3.99
650–685 668 4 257.50–260.00 $258.72 $1,728 -6.28
740 740 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,843
765 765 75 264.00 $264.00 $2,020
855 855 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,966
932 932 54 243.85 $243.85 $2,273
992 992 2 236.00 $236.00 $2,341
1035 1035 1 231.00 $231.00 $2,391
1072 1072 78 221.75 $221.75 $2,377
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–392 388 35 394.00–406.00 $402.88 $1,563
404–430 417 16 316.00–362.50 $339.76 $1,417
485 485 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,406
527–540 532 8 282.00–289.00 $284.67 $1,514
572 572 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,590
639 639 9 266.00 $266.00 $1,700
960–987 980 4 206.00–211.00 $207.22 $2,031

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–334 331 29 425.00–445.00 $438.17 $1,450 +28.01
335–347 unweaned 342 5 403.00–406.00 $404.83 $1,385
356–377 371 45 373.00–396.00 $383.99 $1,425 -31.01
399 unweaned 399 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,277 -45.67
403–410 fancy 406 10 375.00–390.00 $381.06 $1,547 +6.06
425–430 unweaned 428 16 330.00–332.50 $331.09 $1,417 -18.91
421–449 434 81 346.00–360.00 $350.99 $1,523 -0.71
454–494 474 120 330.00–340.00 $334.16 $1,584 -9.95
456–490 unweaned 476 62 320.00–327.50 $324.17 $1,543 +8.49
501–518 509 85 312.00–327.50 $321.96 $1,639 +7.27
532–539 unweaned 538 52 289.00–293.00 $291.92 $1,571 +6.92
552–586 unweaned 568 55 272.00–288.00 $280.75 $1,595 +4.23
553–596 590 113 275.00–292.00 $285.89 $1,687 +2.93
601–615 606 198 285.00–294.00 $289.07 $1,752 +23.13
602–633 unweaned 619 111 261.00–277.00 $273.99 $1,696
650–683 666 244 261.00–281.00 $269.59 $1,795 +5.09
674–695 unweaned 685 15 247.00–257.50 $250.70 $1,717
719–738 729 171 253.00–264.50 $262.42 $1,913 +4.18
735 unweaned 735 13 235.00 $235.00 $1,727
772–793 783 288 239.00–248.75 $247.02 $1,934 -1.01
808 808 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,624 -39.19
826 826 10 233.00 $233.00 $1,925 -7.19
868 868 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,975 -10.02
873 unweaned 873 9 222.00 $222.00 $1,938
952–966 961 24 224.50–225.00 $224.67 $2,159 +22.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 8 347.50 $347.50 $1,070
372 372 27 392.00 $392.00 $1,458
378 unweaned 378 3 361.00 $361.00 $1,365 -25.00
414–438 418 24 335.00–342.50 $340.27 $1,422 +12.20
457–478 472 47 318.00–338.00 $331.26 $1,564
480 unweaned 480 16 294.00 $294.00 $1,411
505–528 516 19 301.00–311.00 $306.12 $1,580 +18.57
553 unweaned 553 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,432
592 592 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,510 -20.00
634 634 5 258.00 $258.00 $1,636 +15.00
636 636 16 256.00 $256.00 $1,628 +13.00
665 unweaned 665 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,583
850 850 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,946 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–388 386 7 358.00–362.50 $359.27 $1,387
410–421 416 26 322.50–325.00 $324.15 $1,348
466 466 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,421
501–548 511 31 256.00–290.00 $274.90 $1,405
866 866 7 199.00 $199.00 $1,723

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 unweaned 390 1 416.00 $416.00 $1,622
442 442 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,768
475 475 16 352.00 $352.00 $1,672 +32.00
485 unweaned 485 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,698
527 unweaned 527 5 308.00 $308.00 $1,623
560 unweaned 560 4 314.00 $314.00 $1,758
580 580 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,740 +19.00
613–645 unweaned 627 14 263.00–279.00 $271.94 $1,705
634 634 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,839 +41.00
730 730 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,883 +3.79
736 unweaned 736 11 249.00 $249.00 $1,833
875 875 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,864
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 4 386.00 $386.00 $1,729
523 unweaned 523 8 299.00 $299.00 $1,564
715 715 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,652

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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.