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Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 21, 2025

2,640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.68/cwt +7.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,839/hd at 667 lb · 343 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $269.69/cwt +13.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,327/hd at 863 lb · 274 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $265.94/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,173/hd at 817 lb · 163 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,640 4,977 0
Feeder cattle 2,640 4,977 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Feeder heifers steady. Heifer calves 2.00-4.00 lower. An artic front moved into the area over the weekend bringing up to 5.00 inches of snow and sub-zero temperatures. Several buyers were unable to attend today's sale.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 unweaned 331 4 408.00 $408.00 $1,350
413–417 416 24 407.00–425.00 $411.47 $1,712 -23.96
476 476 7 334.00 $334.00 $1,590 -38.96
481–492 490 126 366.00–374.50 $372.75 $1,826 -0.21
502–548 520 55 340.00–373.00 $354.88 $1,845 +1.45
539 unweaned 539 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,833
589 589 37 332.00 $332.00 $1,955 -3.05
613–632 622 84 313.00–323.00 $320.79 $1,995 +6.68
641 641 7 296.00 $296.00 $1,897 -18.11
652–667 664 63 299.00–306.00 $300.28 $1,994 +7.15
712 712 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,880 -17.93
709–735 730 79 280.00–289.00 $281.64 $2,056 -0.29
771–774 773 112 276.00–280.00 $279.33 $2,159 +2.84
803–823 817 163 264.00–269.00 $265.94 $2,173 +3.33
855–878 863 274 269.50–270.00 $269.69 $2,327 +13.85
916–947 926 78 250.50–250.75 $250.58 $2,320 -7.29
958 958 7 245.00 $245.00 $2,347
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 8 394.00 $394.00 $1,753 -12.42
536–547 539 10 310.00–330.00 $323.91 $1,746 +1.57
550 550 29 316.00 $316.00 $1,738 +15.57
648 648 10 265.00 $265.00 $1,717 -24.01
712–737 731 12 268.00–275.00 $273.29 $1,998 +24.29
799 799 58 267.00 $267.00 $2,133 +3.00
815–832 823 15 246.00–258.00 $252.34 $2,077
881 881 10 248.00 $248.00 $2,185 +18.00
1048 1048 7 227.50 $227.50 $2,384 -3.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 11 368.00 $368.00 $1,402 -15.99
412 unweaned 412 16 345.00 $345.00 $1,421 +13.91
441 441 11 347.00 $347.00 $1,530 -3.99
479 fancy 479 91 350.00 $350.00 $1,676
479–489 482 47 320.00–337.00 $332.42 $1,602 -1.74
511–541 529 80 313.00–328.00 $317.26 $1,678 -4.70
550 unweaned 550 2 299.00 $299.00 $1,644 +18.25
565–579 fancy 572 84 301.00–310.00 $305.56 $1,748
571–585 576 18 278.00–298.00 $294.58 $1,697 +8.69
616–632 623 63 278.50–291.00 $285.37 $1,778 -3.70
637 637 47 277.00 $277.00 $1,764 -12.07
654–681 667 343 260.00–277.00 $275.68 $1,839 +6.09
705–747 741 148 253.00–266.00 $256.98 $1,904 -5.44
772 772 52 249.25 $249.25 $1,924 +2.23
814 814 8 249.00 $249.00 $2,027 +48.00
854–882 869 53 236.50–241.50 $238.15 $2,070 +10.65
915 915 1 228.00 $228.00 $2,086
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,058 -78.15
471–498 478 11 229.00–304.00 $250.29 $1,196 -54.71
658–663 662 81 240.00–255.00 $253.34 $1,677
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 378.00 $378.00 $1,285 +30.50
383 383 6 359.00 $359.00 $1,375 -33.00
433–438 434 11 325.00–340.00 $335.87 $1,458 -4.40
495 495 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,584 -11.26
629–638 634 12 276.00 $276.00 $1,750 +18.00
725 725 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,812
836 836 25 243.00 $243.00 $2,031

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 57 263.00 $263.00 $1,817
920 920 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,987

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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.