Name: Beaver Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: In a light test, feeder steers 4.00-5.00 lower conservatively, 900-1,000 lb steers 5.00 higher with better demand. Feeder heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Steer calves 5.00-6.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00-10.00 higher on better quality, except for 500-600 lb weight class 14.00 lower. Demand good. Quality average to attractive, few fancy. Buyers were cautious today, feeder futures boards closed sharply lower the end of last week, followed by a holiday weekend with no market recovery. Feeder boards closed steady today, Tuesday May 26, 2026. The wheat run is officially coming to an end for our area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $471.34/cwt on 189 head, up $19.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 33 comparable sales and sits +3.65 against this barn's trailing median of $467.69.

Average price

$471.34

▲ 19.13 vs prior sale

189 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$88.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

vs OK average

+10.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	477.23	2,569	148
Medium and Large 1-2	548	464.94	2,549	33
Medium and Large 2	552	388.74	2,146	8thin

One grade step is worth $88.49/cwt here — about $423 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.48, low $402.30, median $467.69 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale189 hd

471.34

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OK average4 barns · 565 hd

466.96

+4.38

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+10.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

467.69

+3.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

118 lots · USDA AMS · Beaver Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle - Beaver, OK

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	389	461.17/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	630	329.29/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	392.46/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	424	498.95/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	369	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,103	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	302.40/cwt	300.00–303.00	2,607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	458	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	352.46/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,428	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	477	423.80/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	330.08/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,386	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	460	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	590	418.33/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	355.85/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	406.78/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,518	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	345.67/cwt	340.00–346.00	3,021	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	372.29/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,103	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	439.34/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,946	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	495.78/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,320	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	342.89/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,723	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	379.43/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	313.01/cwt	311.00–315.00	3,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	404.10/cwt	401.00–405.00	2,117	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	437.11/cwt	437.00–437.50	2,102	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	472.25/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,564	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	330	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	794	305.44/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,425	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	294.36/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	834	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	701	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	633	351.21/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	592	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	612	260.22/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	372.90/cwt	340.00–435.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	491	456.63/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,242	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	594	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,376	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	798	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	2,957	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	601	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,422	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,086	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	328	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,676	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,983	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	381.29/cwt	377.50–391.00	2,951	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	367.33/cwt	357.00–370.00	3,045	224
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	348.34/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,529	687
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	310.49/cwt	307.00–311.00	3,245	190
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	345.14/cwt	340.50–349.50	3,182	427
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,725	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	464.63/cwt	464.00–469.00	2,634	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,586	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,098	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	3,354	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,666	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,288	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,819	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	303.62/cwt	299.00–304.00	2,866	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	3,255	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	364.03/cwt	364.00–365.00	2,432	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	390.11/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	690	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	552.47/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,279	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	370	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	583	372.23/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	542	416.88/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,259	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,321	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	338.85/cwt	333.00–342.00	2,626	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	414.46/cwt	411.00–423.00	2,387	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	430.39/cwt	430.00–434.00	2,647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	410	548.85/cwt	545.00–552.00	2,250	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	1050–1100	1,095	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	304	607.00/cwt	607.00–607.00	1,845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,200	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	3,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	534.05/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,264	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	559	453.77/cwt	451.00–455.00	2,537	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	476.27/cwt	467.50–480.00	1,991	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	509	500.07/cwt	497.50–502.50	2,545	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	464	515.78/cwt	510.00–517.00	2,393	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	505	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	300–350	302	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	338.70/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,842	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,142	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	482.56/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	390.86/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,470	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	432.51/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	343.75/cwt	342.00–382.50	2,547	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	582	351.94/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,048	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	491	376.01/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,273	1

How this sale compares

Oklahoma weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Oklahoma auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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