Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 4.00 higher, over 450 lbs. steady. Demand was good for light calves and moderate for other classes. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. A total of 270 cows and bulls sold with 40 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.47/cwt on 488 head.

Average price

$147.47

488 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$13.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	149.79	773	403
Medium and Large 2	527	136.45	718	85

One grade step is worth $13.34/cwt here — about $54 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 sale488 hd

147.47

—

OK average7 barns · 8,298 hd

142.99

+4.48

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	1,689	80.65	1,363	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	61.06	872	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	61.04	748	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	53.00	536	38

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	522	138.12/cwt	125.00–142.00	721	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	131.28/cwt	123.00–136.00	805	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.59/cwt	131.00–151.00	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	145.83/cwt	140.00–151.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	141.94/cwt	141.00–143.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	146.88/cwt	142.00–156.00	765	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	145.67/cwt	141.00–155.00	824	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	153.78/cwt	146.00–161.00	717	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	159.82/cwt	152.00–167.00	687	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	142.06/cwt	137.00–150.00	901	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.54/cwt	161.00–173.00	621	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	134.20/cwt	127.00–142.00	890	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	164.66/cwt	160.00–174.00	540	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	125.99/cwt	121.00–130.00	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	125.80/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	164.40/cwt	161.00–169.00	460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	161.99/cwt	159.00–163.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	158.79/cwt	140.00–172.00	919	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	177.18/cwt	150.00–190.00	840	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	181.73/cwt	154.00–210.00	771	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	164.51/cwt	140.00–175.00	872	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	192.03/cwt	171.00–202.00	722	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	203.03/cwt	185.00–215.00	656	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	150.44/cwt	137.00–161.00	943	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	139.62/cwt	136.00–142.00	945	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	213.84/cwt	191.00–237.50	594	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	131.61/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,003	5
Bulls	—	—	1,605	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	963	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	760	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	327	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	49.98/cwt	44.00–53.00	529	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	52.29/cwt	51.00–53.50	632	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	83.08/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,386	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	62.78/cwt	60.50–69.00	790	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	60.96/cwt	59.50–63.00	706	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	62.53/cwt	60.00–65.00	892	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	924	56.16/cwt	55.00–59.00	519	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	867	51.56/cwt	48.00–56.00	447	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	55.45/cwt	54.00–57.00	631	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	58.68/cwt	56.00–61.00	840	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	58.44/cwt	56.50–60.00	659	6
Bulls	—	—	1,775	77.00/cwt	75.00–78.50	1,367	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	1,174.65/cwt	1,025.00–1,350.00	15,024	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	919.64/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	10,263	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	871.44/cwt	835.00–910.00	11,529	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	9,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,115.47/cwt	1,010.00–1,200.00	12,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	167.25/cwt	155.00–174.00	886	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	156.14/cwt	141.00–171.00	753	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	154.21/cwt	131.00–165.00	893	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	167.77/cwt	153.00–175.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	133.80/cwt	128.00–139.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	146.09/cwt	141.00–151.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	184.28/cwt	173.00–195.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	173.57/cwt	166.00–180.00	998	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	184.54/cwt	177.00–191.00	869	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	182.41/cwt	176.00–189.00	954	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	192.95/cwt	183.00–197.00	812	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	144.51/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,042	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	165.19/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,026	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	150.20/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,006	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	200.19/cwt	195.00–204.00	741	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	135.70/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,101	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	208.73/cwt	201.00–213.00	672	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	224.42/cwt	210.00–238.00	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,080	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	136.47/cwt	120.00–142.00	781	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.52/cwt	130.00–145.00	655	19

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,530Last week 1,600Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 162Last week 135Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	522	125.00–142.00	138.12
13	—	613	123.00–136.00	131.28
8	—	428	131.00–151.00	139.59
2	—	373	140.00–151.00	145.83
2	—	318	141.00–143.00	141.94
1	—	725	117.50	117.50
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
24	—	572	120.00–142.00	136.47
19	—	476	130.00–145.00	137.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	521	142.00–156.00	146.88
57	—	566	141.00–155.00	145.67
57	—	466	146.00–161.00	153.78
57	—	430	152.00–167.00	159.82
47	—	634	137.00–150.00	142.06
32	—	373	161.00–173.00	166.54
30	—	663	127.00–142.00	134.20
19	—	328	160.00–174.00	164.66
11	—	726	121.00–130.00	125.99
5	—	807	125.00–127.00	125.80
5	—	280	161.00–169.00	164.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	159.00–163.00	161.99
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
1	—	375	149.00	149.00
1	—	320	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	579	140.00–172.00	158.79
33	—	474	150.00–190.00	177.18
31	—	424	154.00–210.00	181.73
22	—	530	140.00–175.00	164.51
17	—	376	171.00–202.00	192.03
17	—	323	185.00–215.00	203.03
14	—	627	137.00–161.00	150.44
11	—	677	136.00–142.00	139.62
9	—	278	191.00–237.50	213.84
5	—	762	130.00–134.00	131.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	530	155.00–174.00	167.25
12	—	482	141.00–171.00	156.14
8	—	579	131.00–165.00	154.21
6	—	425	153.00–175.00	167.77
4	—	681	128.00–139.00	133.80
4	—	289	202.00	202.00
3	—	627	141.00–151.00	146.09
3	—	337	173.00–195.00	184.28
2	—	380	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	575	166.00–180.00	173.57
49	—	471	177.00–191.00	184.54
48	—	523	176.00–189.00	182.41
36	—	421	183.00–197.00	192.95
34	—	721	139.00–147.00	144.51
34	—	621	157.00–171.00	165.19
30	—	670	142.00–156.00	150.20
30	—	370	195.00–204.00	200.19
14	—	811	129.00–138.00	135.70
13	—	322	201.00–213.00	208.73
8	—	278	210.00–238.00	224.42
6	—	750	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	60.00	60.00
16	—	1,668	80.00–88.00	83.08
5	—	1,775	75.00–78.50	77.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	43.00	43.00
5	—	924	55.00–59.00	56.16
9	—	867	48.00–56.00	51.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,059	44.00–53.00	49.98
4	—	1,158	59.50–63.00	60.96
6	—	1,138	54.00–57.00	55.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	51.00–53.50	52.29
19	—	1,258	60.50–69.00	62.78
6	—	1,127	56.50–60.00	58.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,427	60.00–65.00	62.53
8	—	1,431	56.00–61.00	58.68

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,279	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,174.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,116	800.00–1,075.00	919.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,323	835.00–910.00	871.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,132	1,010.00–1,200.00	1,115.47

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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