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Beaver Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 27, 2024

288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 288 0 0
Slaughter cattle 72 — 0
Replacement cattle 216 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison of trends for cows and bulls as this is the first reported sale for Beaver Stockyards. Packer demand moderate. Several good quality bred and slaughter cows available.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870 870 85-90% 1 101.00 $101.00 $879
880 880 85-90% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,118
1075–1248 1144 85-90% 6 116.00–122.50 $119.84 $1,371
1197 1197 85-90% 9 133.00 $133.00 $1,592
1070–1325 1212 85-90% 62 124.00–134.00 $129.27 $1,567
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990 990 80-85% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,327
1211–1400 1274 80-85% 6 145.00–149.00 $146.47 $1,866
1108–1418 1280 80-85% 31 134.00–144.00 $139.29 $1,783
1055–1502 1323 80-85% 7 117.00–134.00 $127.29 $1,684
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1155 1155 75-80% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,686
1185–1395 1317 75-80% 13 137.00–145.00 $140.05 $1,844

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1083 1083 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,505
1135–1158 1150 3 140.00–154.00 $144.60 $1,663
1626–1895 1664 13 130.00–153.00 $145.08 $2,414
1570–1775 1680 3 155.00–161.00 $158.58 $2,664
1700–2380 2016 4 166.00–174.00 $169.42 $3,416
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
2385 2385 1 175.00 $175.00 $4,174

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1242 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 26 1,775.00–1,800.00 $1,778.46
1194 1194 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 1,700.00–1,825.00 $1,796.59
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1263–1305 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,825.00–1,900.00 $1,837.84
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1098 1098 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,575.00 $1,575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 2,450.00 $2,450.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Reading this report

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.