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Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 17, 2026

7,960 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $330.38/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $3,044/hd at 922 lb · 1,041 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $343.42/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $3,000/hd at 874 lb · 860 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.85/cwt -14.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,641/hd at 813 lb · 604 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,960 8,869 6,645
Feeder cattle 7,960 8,869 6,645

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-15.00 higher on better quality. In a light comparison, steer calves unevenly steady, while heifer calves 15.00-20.00 higher. Quality mostly attractive, with several loads of fleshy steers. Demand strong. CME Feeder Futures Boards closed 5.00 higher yesterday and 4.75 higher today bringing an end to last week's rugged slump. High winds and high temperatures will continue through Saturday before the next cold front moves in Sunday morning. Burn bans will be in effect for most of the state.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–330 unweaned 308 10 625.00–645.00 $629.29 $1,938
310 310 2 702.50 $702.50 $2,178 +17.50
420–421 421 15 602.00–607.50 $604.20 $2,544
405–429 unweaned 426 9 575.00–590.00 $585.06 $2,492
466–467 467 22 545.00 $545.00 $2,545 -2.19
487 unweaned 487 26 535.00 $535.00 $2,605 +6.22
524 524 7 550.00 $550.00 $2,882 +12.51
531–540 unweaned 535 38 505.00–512.50 $507.94 $2,717 -3.82
550–553 552 5 472.00–498.00 $482.37 $2,663 +2.37
570–585 unweaned 584 18 464.00–469.00 $468.73 $2,737
625–626 625 59 439.00–443.00 $442.52 $2,766 -0.21
612–629 unweaned 628 33 426.00–430.00 $426.24 $2,677
652 652 41 416.00–428.00 $419.51 $2,735 +5.58
670–682 680 10 394.00–404.00 $402.03 $2,734 -11.90
701–745 732 143 380.00–388.00 $385.84 $2,824 -1.45
768–773 770 66 381.00–383.50 $382.18 $2,943 +11.74
752–786 776 126 371.00–373.00 $372.21 $2,888 +1.77
800–835 815 416 352.50–367.50 $356.23 $2,903 +1.03
852–888 872 380 337.00–339.50 $338.08 $2,948 -7.43
854–899 875 480 341.00–352.25 $347.64 $3,042 +8.24
908 908 104 342.50 $342.50 $3,110 +2.33
901–939 923 937 323.60–336.50 $329.03 $3,037 +5.21
954–958 956 136 329.00–329.75 $329.45 $3,150 +7.82
985–999 995 167 312.00–316.00 $314.59 $3,130 +3.12
1004–1030 1011 312 308.50–314.50 $313.12 $3,166 +10.21
1064 1064 11 306.00 $306.00 $3,256 +8.00
1111 1111 29 298.00 $298.00 $3,311 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 602.00–605.00 $603.45 $1,871
385 385 1 606.00 $606.00 $2,333
443 443 9 535.00 $535.00 $2,370 -19.31
512–525 519 23 490.00–524.00 $501.00 $2,600 +11.06
545 unweaned 545 1 466.00 $466.00 $2,540
570–593 574 29 440.00–459.00 $445.98 $2,560 -9.19
592 unweaned 592 2 422.50 $422.50 $2,501
600–635 621 27 408.00–413.00 $410.00 $2,546 -10.92
650–675 673 12 399.00–405.00 $399.48 $2,689 +7.06
701–736 719 76 345.00–383.00 $372.96 $2,682 +5.17
754–795 779 157 339.50–365.00 $356.53 $2,777 -2.70
813–844 832 116 335.00–349.50 $348.09 $2,896 +14.96
868–899 888 402 331.00–335.50 $334.43 $2,970 -0.60
900–939 932 80 315.00–328.00 $320.95 $2,991 +12.95
998 998 38 308.50 $308.50 $3,079 +4.11
1022 1022 4 292.00 $292.00 $2,984
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,656
420–430 425 2 375.00–472.50 $423.18 $1,799
435 unweaned 435 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,870
467 467 6 450.00 $450.00 $2,102
504–542 527 11 412.50–499.00 $467.58 $2,464 +22.58
596 596 18 425.00 $425.00 $2,533
603–633 618 6 340.00–353.00 $346.66 $2,142
688–695 692 5 265.00–386.00 $349.38 $2,418
777 777 3 346.00 $346.00 $2,688 +6.65
828 828 6 322.00 $322.00 $2,666

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 575.00 $575.00 $1,898 +72.50
335 fancy 335 4 590.00 $590.00 $1,976
372 372 2 537.50 $537.50 $2,000 +22.50
378 unweaned 378 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,947 +14.81
409–432 414 22 510.00 $510.00 $2,111 ±0.00
415–439 unweaned 433 15 461.00–470.00 $463.82 $2,008
474–475 unweaned 475 22 450.00–452.50 $450.91 $2,142 +17.25
478–499 482 30 465.00–475.00 $473.27 $2,281 +16.34
511–541 unweaned 524 23 420.00–432.50 $428.41 $2,245
558–595 unweaned 575 40 411.00–417.00 $415.83 $2,391
554–588 578 35 420.00–427.50 $422.78 $2,444 -7.22
608–612 unweaned 612 29 402.50–403.00 $402.97 $2,466
630–635 632 19 412.00–426.00 $421.56 $2,664 +33.06
666–674 668 73 372.00–374.00 $373.45 $2,495 +10.16
708–742 723 205 352.00–362.50 $356.55 $2,578 +3.71
726 fancy 726 30 390.00 $390.00 $2,831
763 fancy 763 29 380.50 $380.50 $2,903 +0.50
761–784 776 140 371.00–374.50 $373.04 $2,895 +10.74
800–838 813 604 321.00–337.00 $324.85 $2,641 +2.35
873 873 5 331.00 $331.00 $2,890 -1.13
858–884 874 104 345.00–348.00 $346.19 $3,026 +14.06
914 914 41 304.00 $304.00 $2,779
1006 1006 16 278.00 $278.00 $2,797 +2.00
1065 1065 2 299.00 $299.00 $3,184
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 unweaned 376 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,805 -10.00
443 443 5 451.00 $451.00 $1,998 -14.00
495 495 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,992 -22.70
535 535 15 350.00–391.00 $385.53 $2,063 -9.93
560–590 583 18 355.00–402.50 $391.92 $2,285 +4.19
601–648 624 107 300.00–394.00 $384.80 $2,401 +12.17
662–697 683 55 352.00–369.00 $360.16 $2,460 +6.45
712–748 744 128 320.00–346.00 $340.32 $2,532 +7.18
757–798 785 454 327.50–359.00 $336.01 $2,638 +3.76
810–842 838 64 310.00–318.00 $315.15 $2,641 +6.32
852–898 878 229 302.00–316.00 $310.05 $2,722 +5.57
904–939 939 87 294.00–295.00 $294.99 $2,770
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,989 -23.75
686 686 7 342.00 $342.00 $2,346
796 796 10 320.00 $320.00 $2,547 +70.00
825 825 7 287.00 $287.00 $2,368 +22.00
858–885 863 6 257.50–292.00 $286.10 $2,469

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 655.00 $655.00 $2,044
400 400 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,080
620 620 2 411.00 $411.00 $2,548
785 785 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,512
916 916 4 276.00 $276.00 $2,528
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
853 853 9 275.00 $275.00 $2,346

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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.