Name: Beaver Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers showed uneven steadiness. Steer and heifer calved were 3.00 lower on lesser quality. Demand good. Quality ranged from plain to attractive. Major storms impacted our area overnight, resulting in some consignments postponing to next week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.35/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −91.34 against this barn's trailing median of $467.69.

Average price

$376.35

145 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$44.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.41

vs OK average

−1.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	407.21	2,150	45
Medium and Large 1-2	575	362.47	2,086	100

One grade step is worth $44.74/cwt here — about $65 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 sale145 hd

376.35

—

OK average6 barns · 869 hd

376.76

−0.41

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−1.70

This barn, trailing median33 sales

467.69

−91.34

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

120 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 2	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1000–1050	1,045	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	925	293.75/cwt	293.25–294.00	2,717	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	663	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,139	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	604	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,150	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	759	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,300	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	850–900	880	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	837	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,436	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	791	298.12/cwt	297.00–299.25	2,358	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	971	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	653	331.32/cwt	320.00–331.50	2,164	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	281.38/cwt	281.25–285.00	2,082	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	906	281.52/cwt	281.00–283.50	2,551	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	342.71/cwt	342.00–343.00	1,779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,010	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	397.78/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	1,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	491	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,013	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	444	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	576	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,832	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	269.38/cwt	264.00–270.00	2,376	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	361.80/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,106	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,061	239.17/cwt	239.00–242.50	2,538	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	500–550	502	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	600–650	638	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	892	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,275	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	951	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	335.75/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,719	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	280.56/cwt	280.00–281.00	2,301	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	322.15/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,833	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,689	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	275.47/cwt	274.00–277.00	2,005	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	242.20/cwt	238.00–244.00	2,151	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	316.29/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,002	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	367.85/cwt	287.00–390.00	1,920	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	988	250.13/cwt	250.00–252.00	2,471	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	261.99/cwt	246.00–265.50	2,140	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	345.22/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,495	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	254.00/cwt	250.00–262.00	2,012	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	284.05/cwt	274.00–291.00	2,253	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	263.27/cwt	263.00–264.00	2,469	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	311.07/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,118	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	280.62/cwt	279.00–300.00	2,015	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	316.21/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,998	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,446	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	852	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	958	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,299	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,398	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	550–600	555	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	910	266.58/cwt	266.50–267.00	2,426	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,114	246.32/cwt	245.00–247.00	2,744	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	960	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	348	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	1,595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	650–700	686	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,983	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	450–500	468	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	370.15/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,873	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,192	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	236.40/cwt	236.00–238.00	2,442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	253.81/cwt	250.00–259.00	2,340	391
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	403.22/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,653	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,047	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,271	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	296.18/cwt	295.00–297.00	2,112	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	327.54/cwt	326.00–329.00	2,001	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	484.94/cwt	478.00–494.00	1,751	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	350.33/cwt	345.00–351.00	2,253	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	278.73/cwt	275.00–279.50	2,180	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	297.55/cwt	297.50–298.00	2,023	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	258.51/cwt	254.00–263.00	2,254	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	274.61/cwt	267.00–276.60	2,208	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,460	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	274.15/cwt	274.00–274.50	2,525	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	347.40/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,387	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,355	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	408.27/cwt	406.00–409.00	1,980	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	258.55/cwt	258.10–259.00	2,728	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	323.04/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,361	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,160	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,112	269.06/cwt	268.50–269.50	2,992	398
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	408.01/cwt	395.00–412.00	2,154	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	276.61/cwt	269.50–284.00	2,686	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	751	292.64/cwt	291.00–295.00	2,198	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	340.53/cwt	340.00–341.00	2,104	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	328	444.51/cwt	444.00–445.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,044	260.11/cwt	260.00–260.25	2,716	305
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	299.15/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,447	319
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	281.09/cwt	278.00–287.50	2,468	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	419.54/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,804	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,045	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	207	572.00/cwt	572.00–572.00	1,184	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	764	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,521	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,022	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,739	30

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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