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Beaver Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Beaver, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 2, 2024

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 435 370 0
Slaughter cattle 261 240 0
Replacement cattle 174 130 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. Packer demand moderate to good.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
992 992 80-85% 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,091 —
1095–1295 1167 80-85% 3 125.00–133.00 $129.41 $1,510 +44.41
1190–1221 1208 80-85% 12 119.00–133.00 $127.25 $1,537 +12.44
900–1535 1260 80-85% 44 101.00–116.50 $113.80 $1,434 +0.35
1005–1498 1290 80-85% 76 117.00–124.00 $120.63 $1,556 +11.39
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $765 —
960–990 975 85-90% 2 111.00–118.00 $114.55 $1,117 —
995 995 85-90% 1 83.00 $83.00 $826 —
1050–1145 1083 85-90% 4 77.00–88.00 $84.45 $915 -47.55
1025–1340 1137 85-90% 20 104.00–110.00 $108.12 $1,229 +19.51
998–1173 1148 85-90% 14 109.00–119.50 $118.20 $1,357 +29.59
1065–1270 1153 85-90% 13 93.00–101.00 $99.33 $1,145 -4.66
1098–1302 1197 85-90% 55 112.00–120.50 $115.91 $1,387 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1198–1510 1355 75-80% 18 119.00–125.00 $122.73 $1,663 —
1119–1830 1431 75-80% 10 108.00–117.00 $112.25 $1,606 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1331–2070 1622 14 142.00–149.00 $145.19 $2,355 —
1115–2110 1675 13 115.00–139.00 $130.98 $2,194 —
1740–2265 2028 3 153.00–159.00 $155.58 $3,155 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1022 1022 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 162.00 $162.00 $1,656
1163 1163 (<2 yrs)Open 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,803
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,543
1001 1001 (<2 yrs)Open 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,882

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
789–908 834 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 8 1,400.00–1,550.00 $1,461.27
958–1215 1037 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,700.00–1,850.00 $1,766.03
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1147–1344 1289 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 1,700.00–1,800.00 $1,771.93
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1365–1455 1401 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,775.00–2,100.00 $2,047.44
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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.