Cattle Market Pulse

Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 18, 2026

4,301 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle report →

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $329.72/cwt ≈ $2,839/hd at 861 lb · 549 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $381.92/cwt +9.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,647/hd at 693 lb · 365 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $324.34/cwt -12.61 vs last sale · ≈ $3,007/hd at 927 lb · 353 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,301 4,105 4,500
Feeder cattle 4,301 4,105 4,500

Compared to last sale: Due to limited receipts last week no trend set. Demand good. Quality ranged from plain to average with few attractive. Today's sale was very erratic, buyers and sellers alike carefully monitored boards of trade as the sale progressed. The fall calf run has begun. Calves that were unweaned, unvaccinated, plain, or those lacking in condition took the hardest hits today. Calves and feeders that were weaned 60 days or more, in fair to good condition, at least one round of shots, and those with any genetic background held strong and steady throughout the day.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 unweaned 295 56 576.00 $576.00 $1,699 —
323 323 12 560.00 $560.00 $1,809 -20.61
345–348 unweaned 347 8 515.00–520.00 $518.76 $1,800 —
365 unweaned 365 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,898 -21.02
402–428 unweaned 417 128 505.00–511.00 $506.54 $2,112 -4.10
451 451 9 486.00 $486.00 $2,192 —
464–490 unweaned 470 96 445.00–461.00 $452.62 $2,127 +0.12
502–522 511 105 431.00–455.00 $443.41 $2,266 +4.07
525–542 unweaned 534 24 419.00–420.00 $419.51 $2,240 +0.25
562 unweaned 562 14 412.50 $412.50 $2,318 -9.50
550–573 570 16 418.00–440.00 $420.65 $2,398 —
602–642 unweaned 626 30 367.00–401.00 $380.08 $2,379 —
679–695 693 365 370.00–399.50 $381.92 $2,647 -10.67
702–727 720 61 365.00–380.00 $375.05 $2,700 +11.05
766 766 35 359.50 $359.50 $2,754 -11.50
808 808 26 349.00 $349.00 $2,820 -8.86
853–888 861 549 324.75–338.50 $329.72 $2,839 —
909–943 927 353 315.50–330.10 $324.34 $3,007 -13.11
958 958 59 331.50 $331.50 $3,176 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 unweaned 388 3 491.00 $491.00 $1,905 -4.00
408 408 5 494.00 $494.00 $2,016 +32.83
400–440 unweaned 413 4 420.00–465.00 $444.52 $1,836 -15.48
450–493 477 23 427.00–442.00 $434.64 $2,073 +5.72
479–498 unweaned 488 9 407.00–410.00 $408.69 $1,994 —
512–526 519 8 396.00–398.00 $397.01 $2,060 -38.93
515–549 unweaned 537 49 380.00–403.00 $386.90 $2,078 +19.31
555–582 571 26 405.00–406.00 $405.41 $2,315 +5.18
580 unweaned 580 43 394.00 $394.00 $2,285 —
606–648 624 30 334.00–380.00 $362.28 $2,261 +5.79
605–638 unweaned 629 7 336.00–341.00 $337.38 $2,122 -90.62
665–690 unweaned 678 2 321.00–327.50 $324.31 $2,199 —
662–691 690 58 340.00–348.00 $347.74 $2,399 +3.01
745–747 747 38 337.50–348.50 $348.21 $2,601 +11.17
750–797 771 167 320.00–348.00 $346.16 $2,669 +7.15
855–895 867 14 312.00–326.00 $316.90 $2,748 -11.10
916 916 10 311.00 $311.00 $2,849 ±0.00
954–986 961 316 298.50–303.75 $301.70 $2,899 —
1015–1045 1030 2 287.50–310.00 $298.91 $3,079 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 2 460.00–472.00 $466.21 $1,692 +11.21
385 unweaned 385 1 429.00 $429.00 $1,652 —
435–445 437 5 415.00–425.00 $417.04 $1,822 —
460–495 unweaned 467 16 300.00–385.00 $353.48 $1,651 —
490 490 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,936 —
512–545 531 9 310.00–370.00 $357.54 $1,899 +42.54
559–595 unweaned 566 5 295.00–300.00 $296.05 $1,676 +66.05
572–582 575 10 325.00–355.00 $347.83 $2,000 +102.83
628 628 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,072 —
655–670 668 8 287.00–305.00 $298.23 $1,992 —
675 unweaned 675 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,364 —
732 732 3 299.00 $299.00 $2,189 —
825 825 1 314.00 $314.00 $2,590 —
895 895 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,238 -59.00
935–940 936 4 290.00–296.00 $294.49 $2,756 —
968 968 19 285.00 $285.00 $2,759 —
1132 1132 2 278.00 $278.00 $3,147 —
1155 1155 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,945 —

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–319 unweaned 314 6 465.00–475.00 $471.77 $1,481 -10.73
372 372 111 470.00 $470.00 $1,748 -3.44
400–431 unweaned 429 34 435.00–437.00 $435.11 $1,867 +0.99
488 unweaned 488 5 402.50 $402.50 $1,964 -8.50
505 unweaned 505 3 373.00 $373.00 $1,884 —
552–582 unweaned 560 26 344.00–347.50 $345.13 $1,933 —
612–644 unweaned 639 107 345.00–360.00 $357.99 $2,288 +11.96
642 642 6 382.00 $382.00 $2,452 +17.00
668 668 7 385.00 $385.00 $2,572 -0.16
687 unweaned 687 25 348.00 $348.00 $2,391 -6.60
722–749 731 196 343.00–358.00 $344.13 $2,516 -4.27
778 778 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,645 +5.34
870 870 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,610 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 unweaned 348 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,462 -17.50
372 372 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,600 -10.00
372–398 unweaned 388 11 420.00–422.00 $420.75 $1,633 —
407–434 427 28 415.00–425.00 $423.61 $1,809 +10.85
400–447 unweaned 441 29 397.00–407.50 $400.16 $1,765 +23.10
459–495 468 52 375.00–395.00 $384.47 $1,799 +2.24
450–498 unweaned 496 63 360.00–368.00 $367.85 $1,825 +2.54
502–545 unweaned 526 78 360.00–365.00 $362.04 $1,904 -9.52
555 unweaned 555 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,832 +7.12
581 581 6 338.00 $338.00 $1,964 -10.45
612–642 unweaned 615 31 322.00–339.00 $331.00 $2,036 -6.50
670–673 unweaned 672 21 321.00–325.00 $322.14 $2,165 —
678–689 683 14 330.00–332.50 $331.42 $2,264 -1.49
721–742 728 15 313.00 $313.00 $2,279 +0.50
760 760 10 324.00 $324.00 $2,462 ±0.00
935 935 26 289.00 $289.00 $2,702 —
961 961 12 293.00 $293.00 $2,816 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 unweaned 302 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,163 —
320 320 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,280 -5.00
355 355 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,420 —
490 unweaned 490 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,666 —
495 495 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,745 +17.50
511–548 unweaned 520 21 309.00–330.00 $321.62 $1,672 +1.62
522–534 529 7 341.00–347.00 $343.54 $1,817 -6.46
560 560 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,708 -8.05
557–572 unweaned 563 5 265.00–275.00 $269.06 $1,515 +24.06
616 616 10 315.00 $315.00 $1,940 —
683 683 5 316.00 $316.00 $2,158 +8.50
699 unweaned 699 4 297.00 $297.00 $2,076 -3.00
701–703 702 7 277.00–287.00 $282.71 $1,985 -12.68
780–792 791 21 280.00–289.00 $288.58 $2,283 -25.19
813 813 6 291.00 $291.00 $2,366 -4.00
850–890 875 13 260.00–275.00 $273.06 $2,389 +3.06
940 940 1 278.00 $278.00 $2,613 —
962 962 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,261 —

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 unweaned 385 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,848 -22.00
515 515 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,906 —
983 983 6 272.00 $272.00 $2,674 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 unweaned 475 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,282 —

↑ Back to top

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.