Name: Beaver Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher with instances of up to 14.00 higher. Steer calves 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00-10.00 higher with instances of up to 20.00 higher. Demand good. Quality much better compared to last sale. The temperatures have risen from negative digits to the high 70's.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.44/cwt on 223 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −112.25 against this barn's trailing median of $467.69.

Average price

$355.44

223 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$437

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

$51.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.76

vs OK average

+7.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	361.80	2,015	158
Medium and Large 1-2	536	343.61	1,843	58
Medium and Large 2	509	310.00	1,578	7thin

One grade step is worth $51.80/cwt here — about $437 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 sale223 hd

355.44

—

OK average3 barns · 312 hd

357.20

−1.76

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+7.20

This barn, trailing median33 sales

467.69

−112.25

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

104 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 1Fancy	600–650	624	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,934	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	521	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,792	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	476	361.68/cwt	355.00–369.00	1,722	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	270.48/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,937	407
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	272.96/cwt	258.00–279.00	1,826	138
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	330.49/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,705	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	695	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	474	329.11/cwt	287.50–340.00	1,560	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	339.83/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,495	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	461	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,098	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	671	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,067	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	258.99/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,994	254
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	488	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	568	330.40/cwt	327.50–334.00	1,877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	355.18/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,482	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	516	293.06/cwt	261.00–310.00	1,512	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	790	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	283.82/cwt	278.00–287.00	2,026	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,139	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,735	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	420	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	254.91/cwt	248.00–262.50	2,223	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	350.83/cwt	342.00–352.50	1,845	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	270.23/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	257.01/cwt	253.00–269.00	2,143	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	296.18/cwt	295.00–296.50	2,044	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	304.30/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,190	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,854	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,990	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	311.72/cwt	270.00–332.00	1,521	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	357.37/cwt	320.00–364.00	1,169	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	509	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	800–850	808	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	620	227.17/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,408	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	263.37/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	676	291.60/cwt	291.60–291.60	1,971	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	520	335.69/cwt	335.00–336.00	1,746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	361.03/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,733	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	809	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	2,302	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	891	257.72/cwt	257.25–260.00	2,296	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	594	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,026	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	534	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,650	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,613	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	328.43/cwt	327.00–331.00	1,708	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	609	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,083	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	719	310.08/cwt	307.00–310.50	2,229	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	326.77/cwt	322.00–330.00	2,006	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	380.78/cwt	377.50–382.50	1,767	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	389.19/cwt	388.00–392.00	1,989	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	756	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	2,219	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	678	318.10/cwt	316.00–321.00	2,157	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	249.38/cwt	238.00–250.50	2,546	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1550–1600	1,550	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,220	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	285.54/cwt	282.00–288.25	2,247	311
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	297.95/cwt	290.00–302.10	2,190	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	248.61/cwt	239.75–259.50	2,444	321
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	349.25/cwt	349.00–350.00	1,676	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	425.47/cwt	417.50–438.00	1,532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	271.67/cwt	267.00–276.00	2,391	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	265.74/cwt	258.50–269.00	2,450	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	447.03/cwt	440.00–454.00	1,538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	320.19/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,675	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	364.08/cwt	345.00–367.00	2,068	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	310.69/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,063	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	304.23/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,731	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	288.10/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,804	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	239.46/cwt	234.50–244.00	2,079	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	250.23/cwt	242.00–257.50	2,039	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	274.93/cwt	271.00–277.00	2,263	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	409	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	389	351.61/cwt	347.00–370.00	1,368	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	367.23/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,950	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	357.51/cwt	356.00–370.00	1,401	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,525	7

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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