Name: Beaver Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower except 900lbs 6.00 higher with excellent quality. Steer calves 3.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Heifer calves lightly tested but a lower undertone noted. Demand moderate. Quality average. Cattle health is starting to decline, lows are dipping into the 40s at night.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.35/cwt on 701 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −194.34 against this barn's trailing median of $467.69.

Average price

$273.35

701 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$49.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

vs OK average

−20.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	276.77	1,516	634
Medium and Large 1-2	541	256.25	1,386	31
Medium and Large 2-3	509	228.00	1,161	31
Medium and Large 2	581	227.00	1,319	5thin

One grade step is worth $49.77/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale701 hd

273.35

—

OK average6 barns · 1,562 hd

271.94

+1.40

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−20.96

This barn, trailing median33 sales

467.69

−194.34

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

107 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 1-2Unweaned	400–450	426	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,108	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	582	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	584	252.60/cwt	252.50–253.00	1,475	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	698	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	769	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	372	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	568	229.39/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,303	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	924	232.67/cwt	232.00–234.00	2,150	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	622	221.50/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,378	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	431	287.26/cwt	287.00–287.50	1,238	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	548	243.55/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,335	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,493	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	252.29/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,254	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	629	245.07/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,541	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	725	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,878	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	670	219.65/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	257.42/cwt	257.00–258.00	1,750	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,321	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	952	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,094	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	538	233.24/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,255	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	236.99/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	473	239.87/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,135	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	504	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,063	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	434	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,139	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	458	274.98/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,259	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	843	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,855	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	518	255.85/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,325	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,475	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	378	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	441	269.34/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,188	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	585	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,136	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	470	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,210	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	509	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,161	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned	350–400	372	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,297	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	267.32/cwt	265.00–268.00	997	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,411	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,307	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	725	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	569	293.57/cwt	288.00–294.25	1,670	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	765	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,023	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	314.39/cwt	306.00–322.50	1,210	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	223.46/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,859	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	243.39/cwt	239.00–244.50	2,251	363
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	253.37/cwt	244.00–257.75	1,999	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	229.39/cwt	225.00–230.50	2,250	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	256.05/cwt	253.75–258.50	1,593	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	300.74/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,131	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,042	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	298.62/cwt	292.50–303.00	1,111	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	281.88/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,519	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	266.74/cwt	259.00–267.25	1,859	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	270.29/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,689	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,977	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,840	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	284.78/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,244	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	271.25/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,950	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	266.93/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,257	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	268.34/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,540	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	238.76/cwt	233.50–240.00	1,707	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	258.82/cwt	249.00–264.50	1,636	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	294.06/cwt	290.50–304.00	1,414	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	241.61/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,300	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	234.66/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,438	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	310.78/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,470	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	274.20/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,440	269
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	429	273.16/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,172	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	483	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,246	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	280.76/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,073	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	255.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	288.25/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,225	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	571	239.18/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,366	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	230.91/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,429	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	639	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,438	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	426	300.56/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,280	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	485	250.39/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,214	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,367	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	672	244.05/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,640	101
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,299	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	705	224.63/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,584	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	360	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	268.30/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,277	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	250.65/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,318	181
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	561	240.87/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,351	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	717	243.56/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,746	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	215.51/cwt	215.00–217.00	2,013	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	770	230.18/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,772	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,660	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	264.17/cwt	263.00–264.50	1,537	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,556	10

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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