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Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 5, 2026

8,444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $349.17/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $3,240/hd at 928 lb · 841 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $362.90/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,172/hd at 874 lb · 643 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $378.21/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $3,101/hd at 820 lb · 624 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,444 6,981 3,550
Feeder cattle 8,444 6,981 3,550

Compared to last week: Feeder steers over 800lbs steady to 3.00 higher, under 800lbs 2.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves steady versus a light test last week. Demand was moderate. Quality average. The weather remains highly variable with highs in the 50s today, dropping into the 40s tomorrow, before surging into the mid-90s by Saturday. CME futures traded sharply higher today.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–408 407 31 602.50–620.00 $604.17 $2,459
462–465 463 69 530.00–552.50 $542.69 $2,513 +11.36
516 unweaned 516 21 499.00 $499.00 $2,575
516–524 517 86 525.00–532.50 $531.26 $2,747
571 unweaned 571 4 463.00 $463.00 $2,644
570–577 574 9 455.00–457.00 $456.12 $2,618 -25.61
621 unweaned 621 4 392.00 $392.00 $2,434 -53.00
606–635 623 199 444.00–467.00 $456.99 $2,847
665–670 669 44 417.50–432.50 $427.27 $2,858 -12.93
718–720 719 23 407.00–421.00 $415.51 $2,988 +13.01
751–789 779 285 385.00–399.00 $389.26 $3,032 -8.04
800–849 820 624 371.50–383.00 $378.21 $3,101 +2.32
858–893 874 643 356.00–367.00 $362.90 $3,172 +10.90
905–941 928 841 334.00–355.85 $349.17 $3,240 +2.50
951–992 973 534 324.50–333.25 $331.95 $3,230 +2.11
1011–1048 1027 760 318.50–329.00 $325.71 $3,345 -1.64
1052–1056 1055 252 320.00–321.50 $321.05 $3,387 +0.98
1102–1135 1123 422 303.00–317.00 $310.44 $3,486 -5.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 4 552.50 $552.50 $2,381
536–540 538 65 492.00–500.00 $495.19 $2,664 +23.60
558–565 562 21 433.00–440.00 $437.02 $2,456 -29.39
633 633 17 445.00 $445.00 $2,817 +32.44
670–690 686 21 379.00–390.00 $382.78 $2,626 -10.22
701–748 728 60 370.00–380.00 $376.16 $2,738 -14.26
769–792 786 30 363.00–371.00 $368.91 $2,900 +3.53
822–839 830 73 351.00–361.00 $355.48 $2,950 -5.52
859–886 884 55 331.00–345.00 $344.01 $3,041 +8.51
919–943 932 13 310.00–316.00 $312.73 $2,915 -10.12
976–998 995 82 319.00–324.00 $321.31 $3,197 +1.16
1029–1048 1047 178 313.50–314.00 $313.97 $3,287 -4.36
1068 1068 12 310.00 $310.00 $3,311 -4.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641–648 643 12 405.00–411.00 $406.51 $2,614 +26.51
711 711 9 365.00 $365.00 $2,595 +22.54
767 767 3 353.00 $353.00 $2,708 +24.00
832 832 5 342.00 $342.00 $2,845 +22.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 unweaned 318 3 658.00 $658.00 $2,092
382–392 383 22 550.00–552.50 $552.15 $2,115 +22.15
418 418 6 492.50 $492.50 $2,059 -17.68
421 thin fleshed 421 53 522.00 $522.00 $2,198
444 unweaned 444 66 501.00 $501.00 $2,224 +11.00
462–469 unweaned 467 35 440.00–460.00 $455.19 $2,126 +0.06
468–498 491 134 456.00–468.00 $458.65 $2,252 -26.35
515–537 532 14 432.00–457.00 $437.18 $2,326 -2.37
573 unweaned 573 6 392.00 $392.00 $2,246 -33.00
555–594 581 50 420.00–444.00 $429.12 $2,493 -15.88
609 unweaned 609 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,253 -20.00
606–640 630 14 395.00–430.00 $404.61 $2,549 -1.16
655–699 678 112 381.00–399.00 $389.88 $2,643 -8.86
704–747 743 188 356.50–375.00 $359.05 $2,668 -14.41
753–788 757 50 344.00–356.50 $353.02 $2,672 +7.20
780 780 58 359.00 $359.00 $2,800 +13.18
812–814 813 106 382.00–391.00 $387.52 $3,151 +51.76
807–837 834 151 332.25–339.00 $332.73 $2,775 -5.64
858 858 49 358.00 $358.00 $3,072 +38.00
851–890 882 308 315.00–328.50 $320.34 $2,825 -6.94
910–934 917 112 324.00–336.00 $330.88 $3,034
922–949 939 73 307.50–312.00 $308.93 $2,901
954 954 18 312.50 $312.50 $2,981
955 955 80 314.00 $314.00 $2,999
1015–1023 1015 127 297.00–302.85 $302.71 $3,073 +17.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–480 466 4 445.00–454.00 $449.64 $2,095 +14.64
539 539 21 428.00 $428.00 $2,307 +21.37
578–597 590 24 385.00–402.00 $392.09 $2,313 -18.52
606–618 613 10 372.50–378.00 $375.83 $2,304 +12.54
671 671 7 335.00 $335.00 $2,248 -19.76
703–746 724 37 334.00–353.00 $343.21 $2,485 +13.20
782–792 788 8 318.00–324.00 $321.77 $2,536 -9.04
801–843 829 106 329.50–332.00 $330.00 $2,736 +3.35
1000 1000 4 295.00 $295.00 $2,950
1049 1049 4 286.00 $286.00 $3,000 +61.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,828 +15.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
892 892 3 340.00 $340.00 $3,033

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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.