Name: Beaver Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steer and heifers 3.00-7.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Demand very good for all classes. Dry and windy conditions persist in our area keeping burn bans in effect. Friday precipitation is forecasted along with cooler temperatures.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $356.57/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −111.12 against this barn's trailing median of $467.69.

Average price

$356.57

59 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$69.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

vs OK average

−12.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	358.94	1,996	57
Medium and Large 1-2	572	289.00	1,653	2thin

One grade step is worth $69.94/cwt here — about $343 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 sale59 hd

356.57

—

OK average6 barns · 429 hd

359.35

−2.79

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−12.44

This barn, trailing median33 sales

467.69

−111.12

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

106 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 1	1050–1100	1,082	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	2,594	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	474.62/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,614	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	282.43/cwt	277.00–286.00	1,895	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,923	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	349.73/cwt	349.00–353.00	1,986	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	1,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	276.77/cwt	272.00–280.00	2,416	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	296.41/cwt	289.00–298.00	2,306	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	330.07/cwt	328.00–334.00	2,241	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,926	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	356.25/cwt	342.00–358.00	1,931	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,727	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	316	500.83/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,583	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	398	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	607	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,930	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	369.77/cwt	366.00–374.00	2,067	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	247.67/cwt	247.00–248.00	2,182	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	262.93/cwt	259.00–264.50	2,172	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	334.86/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	442	367.62/cwt	367.50–368.00	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,160	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	276.28/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,959	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	361.91/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,744	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	241.56/cwt	240.00–243.00	2,222	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	392	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,294	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	589	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	355.15/cwt	351.00–356.00	1,921	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	521	336.49/cwt	336.00–337.00	1,753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	633	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,159	99
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	589	331.99/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,955	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	410	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	629	257.51/cwt	257.00–258.00	1,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,087	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,326	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	406.34/cwt	406.00–407.50	1,508	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	297.42/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	385	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	254.70/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	335.67/cwt	335.00–336.00	1,645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,624	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	800–850	830	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,767	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	445	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	316.17/cwt	316.00–321.00	1,552	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	713	319.09/cwt	319.00–321.00	2,275	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1100–1150	1,100	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,728	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1000–1050	1,003	259.62/cwt	258.00–262.00	2,604	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	874	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	2,487	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	1050–1100	1,095	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	880	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,138	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	625	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	777	259.54/cwt	258.00–260.00	2,017	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	633	359.10/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,273	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	611	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,022	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	433	377.56/cwt	376.00–380.00	1,635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	730	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	333.28/cwt	327.00–335.50	2,073	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	664	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,946	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	782	305.93/cwt	304.00–309.00	2,392	145
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	677	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,862	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,058	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	328	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	659	341.19/cwt	338.00–348.00	2,248	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	741	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,223	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	267.39/cwt	263.00–270.75	2,476	512
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,314	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	686	321.08/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,203	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	885	261.73/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	465.25/cwt	462.50–468.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	292.00/cwt	286.00–294.50	2,371	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	313.21/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,952	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	835	250.73/cwt	249.00–256.00	2,094	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	265.04/cwt	264.00–268.00	2,558	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,039	252.10/cwt	251.50–253.00	2,619	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	270.61/cwt	263.00–276.00	2,054	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	835	278.75/cwt	278.75–278.75	2,328	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	569	354.66/cwt	353.00–357.00	2,018	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,113	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	2,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	228.64/cwt	225.00–230.50	2,339	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	310.48/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,863	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	331.86/cwt	331.00–343.00	1,968	13

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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