Name: Beaver Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer and heifer calves weaned sharply higher and unweaned calves sharply lower in a light test. Demand was good for weaned and feeder cattle. Unweaned calves with no shots were discounted heavily. Quality average to attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.94/cwt on 288 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −179.75 against this barn's trailing median of $467.69.

Average price

$287.94

288 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$81.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.00

vs OK average

+13.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	291.67	1,572	266
Medium and Large 1-2	560	265.77	1,488	13thin
Medium and Large 2	542	210.00	1,138	9thin

One grade step is worth $81.67/cwt here — about $433 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale288 hd

287.94

—

OK average6 barns · 1,086 hd

270.94

+17.00

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

+13.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

467.69

−179.75

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

73 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,376	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	354	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,349	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	211.91/cwt	210.00–218.00	2,098	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	246.56/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,760	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	656	243.30/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,596	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,544	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	682	211.96/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,446	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,215	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,063	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	561	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,459	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	566	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	542	240.78/cwt	239.50–244.00	1,305	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	483	257.99/cwt	252.00–267.50	1,246	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	346	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	486	255.53/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,242	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	848	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,441	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	982	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,342	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	379	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,033	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	266.66/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,171	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	249.90/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,304	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,393	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	436	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,291	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	802	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,700	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	322.79/cwt	314.00–327.00	1,624	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	241.36/cwt	236.00–243.85	2,100	458
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,966	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	224.36/cwt	223.60–225.00	2,306	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,569	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,821	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	291.86/cwt	285.00–297.50	943	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,057	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,362	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	254.10/cwt	249.50–257.00	1,941	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	233.45/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,933	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,428	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	658	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,763	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	246.12/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,391	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	226.80/cwt	224.75–230.00	2,204	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	235.65/cwt	229.50–239.75	1,701	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,882	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,250	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	219.19/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,436	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	228.62/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,815	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	333.88/cwt	329.00–340.00	1,265	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	711	233.79/cwt	228.00–236.50	1,662	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	634	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,864	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	231.06/cwt	223.00–233.75	1,913	361
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,103	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	286.01/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,524	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	461	282.39/cwt	279.00–293.00	1,302	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,433	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	294.51/cwt	293.00–296.00	1,399	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	573	239.42/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,372	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	263.13/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,529	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	260.71/cwt	257.00–267.50	1,356	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	638	240.88/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,537	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	297.55/cwt	287.50–303.00	1,131	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,494	8

How this sale compares

Oklahoma weighted averages

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