Name: Beaver Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifer 8.00-10.00 higher except 700-750lbs 15.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves fully 10.00 higher with instances of up to 25.00 higher. Quality average to attractive. Demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $336.88/cwt on 1,063 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −130.81 against this barn's trailing median of $467.69.

Average price

$336.88

1,063 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$40.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.96

vs OK average

+11.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	338.19	1,867	975
Medium and Large 1-2	539	327.36	1,765	73
Medium and Large 2	568	297.60	1,690	15thin

One grade step is worth $40.59/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale1,063 hd

336.88

—

OK average3 barns · 1,316 hd

334.91

+1.96

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

+11.51

This barn, trailing median33 sales

467.69

−130.81

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

101 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	404.38/cwt	402.50–406.00	1,557	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	773	240.70/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,861	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	294.16/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,868	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	366.53/cwt	358.00–374.00	1,888	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	279.80/cwt	266.00–289.00	1,914	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	446.93/cwt	407.50–453.00	1,403	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	328.62/cwt	302.00–340.00	1,903	106
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	230.71/cwt	230.00–232.75	1,873	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	278.32/cwt	270.00–291.00	2,018	481
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	239.07/cwt	239.00–239.50	2,233	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	231.49/cwt	231.00–235.00	2,403	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	376.91/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,745	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	393.88/cwt	382.50–405.00	1,670	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	339.83/cwt	336.00–340.25	1,852	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	255.52/cwt	254.00–257.25	2,310	206
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	204.51/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	320.58/cwt	301.00–329.00	2,007	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	285.32/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,949	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	258.03/cwt	256.50–260.00	2,281	414
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	585	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,448	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	254.13/cwt	250.10–265.50	2,094	496
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	663	308.92/cwt	306.00–310.00	2,048	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,004	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	265.85/cwt	260.75–272.00	2,036	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	366.32/cwt	359.00–370.00	1,795	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	720	261.09/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,880	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	557	333.44/cwt	319.00–336.00	1,857	703
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	361.63/cwt	347.50–371.00	1,848	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	384.39/cwt	365.00–398.00	1,607	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	662	279.20/cwt	269.00–288.00	1,848	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	484	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	365.20/cwt	356.00–375.00	1,771	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	428	351.93/cwt	344.00–356.00	1,506	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	529	304.81/cwt	297.50–308.00	1,612	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	900–950	948	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	339	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,434	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	340	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	648	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	548	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	832	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	681	257.24/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,752	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	850–900	895	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	580	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	548	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	531	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	367.08/cwt	365.00–371.00	1,549	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,863	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,769	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	310.93/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,651	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	383.78/cwt	350.00–397.50	1,620	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,664	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	346	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,405	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	278.77/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,714	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	381.41/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,442	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,980	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	265.94/cwt	253.00–277.00	1,683	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	255.82/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,717	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	294.66/cwt	265.00–306.50	1,671	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	507	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,698	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	312.17/cwt	296.00–318.00	1,636	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	562	308.36/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,733	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,178	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,262	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	249.41/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,811	317
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	322.54/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,558	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	288.75/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,848	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	632	251.75/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,591	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	343.66/cwt	339.00–347.50	1,674	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	387	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	539	287.94/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,552	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	481	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,414	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	461	292.79/cwt	267.00–297.50	1,350	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	332.55/cwt	320.00–344.00	1,563	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	318	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	662	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,582	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	332	380.48/cwt	352.00–394.00	1,263	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	715	240.59/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,720	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	305.38/cwt	288.00–320.00	1,603	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	431	333.52/cwt	316.00–342.00	1,437	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	281.57/cwt	246.00–292.50	1,622	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	364	367.18/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,337	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	359.24/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,548	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	629	261.73/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,646	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	318.60/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,552	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	234.99/cwt	233.00–239.50	1,950	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,847	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	278.70/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,647	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	3

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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