Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 2.00 higher with 4 weights up to 10.00 higher. Heifers 2.00-5.00 lower, 4 weights 8.00 lower. Demand good for steers moderate for heifers. Quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Packer demand moderate to good. A total of 315 cows and sold.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.51/cwt on 410 head.

Average price

$151.51

410 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$21.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.95

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	154.24	715	358
Medium and Large 2	506	132.78	672	52

One grade step is worth $21.46/cwt here — about $44 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale410 hd

151.51

—

OK average4 barns · 5,935 hd

144.57

+6.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,611	71.58	1,153	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	55.51	818	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	54.67	659	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	978	47.55	465	74

Every lot, as filed

85 lots · USDA AMS · McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, 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 2	—	325	142.43/cwt	136.00–149.00	463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	130.27/cwt	126.00–132.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	134.14/cwt	127.00–138.00	719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	134.57/cwt	131.00–141.00	510	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	147.63/cwt	146.00–151.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.17/cwt	131.00–135.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	132.02/cwt	125.00–140.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	123.51/cwt	118.00–126.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	131.37/cwt	121.00–146.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.57/cwt	141.00–168.00	720	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.16/cwt	147.00–168.50	689	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	163.72/cwt	147.00–170.00	622	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	148.56/cwt	140.00–156.00	768	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.49/cwt	150.00–171.00	530	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	147.31/cwt	137.00–152.50	850	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	141.04/cwt	133.00–148.00	876	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	160.50/cwt	155.00–168.00	459	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	127.23/cwt	124.00–128.50	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	135.07/cwt	131.00–143.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	178.03/cwt	177.00–179.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	163.04/cwt	141.00–172.00	784	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	164.75/cwt	141.00–178.00	694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	170.16/cwt	152.00–183.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	180.25/cwt	169.00–187.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	131.66/cwt	130.00–136.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	139.84/cwt	134.50–145.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	193.72/cwt	186.00–201.00	736	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	205.84/cwt	192.00–215.00	667	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	190.30/cwt	179.00–197.00	816	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	167.32/cwt	160.00–178.00	862	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	184.51/cwt	177.00–190.00	845	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	145.81/cwt	141.00–156.00	929	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	160.98/cwt	153.00–168.00	905	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	196.13/cwt	184.00–203.00	561	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,754	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	867.18/cwt	700.00–1,150.00	8,325	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	996.94/cwt	710.00–1,125.00	11,515	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,149.10/cwt	825.00–1,375.00	14,536	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	988.23/cwt	725.00–1,225.00	8,874	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	12,354	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,882	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	729.11/cwt	710.00–750.00	9,391	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	798	34.20/cwt	30.00–39.00	273	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	51.24/cwt	50.00–53.00	483	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	828	47.72/cwt	46.00–49.00	395	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	898	42.60/cwt	40.00–45.00	383	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	52.89/cwt	51.00–54.00	566	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	48.82/cwt	48.00–50.00	535	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	55.67/cwt	55.00–57.00	601	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	453	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	52.95/cwt	51.00–54.00	791	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	52.18/cwt	50.00–54.00	628	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	55.95/cwt	55.00–58.00	683	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	60.27/cwt	59.00–63.00	709	5
Bulls	—	—	1,417	65.00/cwt	60.00–68.00	921	6
Bulls	—	—	1,740	78.42/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,365	5
Bulls	—	—	1,783	73.34/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	137.52/cwt	136.00–139.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	141.60/cwt	137.00–151.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	56.76/cwt	55.00–58.00	837	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	60.95/cwt	60.00–62.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	179.79/cwt	161.00–186.00	759	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	176.49/cwt	156.00–185.00	657	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	155.55/cwt	135.00–165.00	823	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	170.18/cwt	159.00–175.00	800	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	188.39/cwt	182.00–199.00	885	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	202.12/cwt	181.00–210.00	651	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	168.83/cwt	153.00–177.00	966	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	178.16/cwt	170.00–186.50	923	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	158.91/cwt	156.00–165.00	984	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	199.83/cwt	192.00–204.00	839	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	205.22/cwt	198.00–207.00	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	202.61/cwt	182.00–208.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	145.25/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,037	4

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,335Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	325	136.00–149.00	142.43
8	—	628	126.00–132.00	130.27
8	—	536	127.00–138.00	134.14
8	—	379	131.00–141.00	134.57
6	—	573	131.00–135.00	133.17
6	—	493	125.00–140.00	132.02
4	—	690	118.00–126.00	123.51
4	—	429	121.00–146.00	131.37
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	472	141.00–168.00	152.57
61	—	430	147.00–168.50	160.16
54	—	380	147.00–170.00	163.72
42	—	517	140.00–156.00	148.56
33	—	330	150.00–171.00	160.49
30	—	577	137.00–152.50	147.31
24	—	621	133.00–148.00	141.04
10	—	286	155.00–168.00	160.50
6	—	712	124.00–128.50	127.23
3	—	674	131.00–143.00	135.07
1	—	855	107.00	107.00
1	—	815	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	177.00–179.00	178.03
1	—	410	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	405	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	853	131.00	131.00
3	—	670	146.00–151.00	147.63
1	—	845	124.00	124.00
31	—	470	182.00–199.00	188.39
24	—	322	181.00–210.00	202.12
19	—	572	153.00–177.00	168.83
19	—	518	170.00–186.50	178.16
13	—	619	156.00–165.00	158.91
11	—	420	192.00–204.00	199.83
10	—	357	198.00–207.00	205.22
5	—	763	141.00	141.00
5	—	290	182.00–208.00	202.61
4	—	714	143.00–147.00	145.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	136.00–139.00	137.52
3	—	594	137.00–151.00	141.60
1	—	615	134.00	134.00
30	—	422	161.00–186.00	179.79
24	—	372	156.00–185.00	176.49
10	—	529	135.00–165.00	155.55
10	—	470	159.00–175.00	170.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	481	141.00–172.00	163.04
8	—	421	141.00–178.00	164.75
7	—	367	152.00–183.00	170.16
7	—	326	169.00–187.00	180.25
6	—	637	130.00–136.00	131.66
2	—	575	134.50–145.00	139.84
1	—	510	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	380	186.00–201.00	193.72
26	—	324	192.00–215.00	205.84
24	—	429	179.00–197.00	190.30
14	—	515	160.00–178.00	167.32
10	—	458	177.00–190.00	184.51
9	—	637	141.00–156.00	145.81
9	—	562	153.00–168.00	160.98
8	—	286	184.00–203.00	196.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	960	700.00–1,150.00	867.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,155	710.00–1,125.00	996.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,265	825.00–1,375.00	1,149.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,288	710.00–750.00	729.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	725.00–1,225.00	988.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,160.00	1,160.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	798	30.00–39.00	34.20
9	—	943	50.00–53.00	51.24
8	—	828	46.00–49.00	47.72
5	—	898	40.00–45.00	42.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,070	51.00–54.00	52.89
11	—	1,095	48.00–50.00	48.82
9	—	1,079	55.00–57.00	55.67
4	—	1,079	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,493	51.00–54.00	52.95
9	—	1,475	55.00–58.00	56.76
5	—	1,417	60.00–62.00	60.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,203	50.00–54.00	52.18
15	—	1,220	55.00–58.00	55.95
5	—	1,176	59.00–63.00	60.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,417	60.00–68.00	65.00
5	—	1,740	76.00–83.00	78.42
3	—	1,783	72.00–75.00	73.34

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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