Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves steady. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 205 cows and bulls sold with 59 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.24/cwt on 488 head.

Average price

$164.24

488 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$11.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.24

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	165.85	847	418
Medium and Large 2	473	154.60	731	70

One grade step is worth $11.25/cwt here — about $116 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

164.24

—

OK average7 barns · 8,410 hd

142.00

+22.24

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	1,694	82.33	1,394	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	59.40	845	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	56.71	686	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	55.47	588	30

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	143.43/cwt	139.00–148.00	965	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	203.75/cwt	197.00–215.00	652	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	214.22/cwt	208.00–224.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.03/cwt	130.00–137.00	568	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	138.18/cwt	129.00–145.00	514	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	140.25/cwt	135.00–156.00	443	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	129.14/cwt	123.00–133.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	125.76/cwt	125.00–126.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	123.76/cwt	121.00–128.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	112.00/cwt	103.00–121.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	146.70/cwt	142.00–152.00	622	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	138.30/cwt	130.00–144.00	729	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.49/cwt	132.00–146.00	651	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.18/cwt	132.00–142.00	792	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	136.02/cwt	128.00–142.00	832	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	157.78/cwt	151.00–163.00	582	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	164.82/cwt	157.00–171.00	527	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	119.92/cwt	115.00–129.00	812	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	118.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	907	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	117.85/cwt	116.00–120.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	108.70/cwt	107.00–112.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	163.66/cwt	159.00–168.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	166.42/cwt	142.00–176.00	702	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	170.78/cwt	145.00–188.00	634	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	151.87/cwt	141.00–167.00	869	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	139.70/cwt	128.00–149.00	887	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	160.05/cwt	145.00–169.00	759	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	186.38/cwt	179.00–216.00	600	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	136.55/cwt	118.00–150.00	919	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	156.52/cwt	141.00–164.00	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	212.40/cwt	199.00–227.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	779	124.21/cwt	118.00–128.00	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.97/cwt	127.00–131.00	921	5
Bulls	—	—	1,348	72.59/cwt	65.00–77.00	979	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	54.45/cwt	54.00–55.00	794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	50.74/cwt	47.00–52.00	540	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	52.12/cwt	50.00–54.00	618	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	60.72/cwt	60.00–62.00	746	7
Bulls	—	—	1,812	87.40/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,584	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	60.31/cwt	58.00–63.00	647	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	62.69/cwt	61.00–66.00	864	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	54.72/cwt	53.00–57.00	574	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	58.42/cwt	57.00–60.00	842	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	57.67/cwt	56.00–59.00	702	9
Bulls	—	—	1,729	81.60/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,411	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	893	768.86/cwt	725.00–850.00	6,866	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	707	635.81/cwt	500.00–775.00	4,495	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,184	892.58/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,568	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	998	1,012.19/cwt	935.00–1,075.00	10,102	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,174.68/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	13,802	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	1,002.23/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	13,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	164.15/cwt	159.00–168.00	699	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	158.92/cwt	139.00–168.00	615	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	158.74/cwt	152.00–165.00	746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	142.78/cwt	137.00–151.00	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	144.07/cwt	132.00–155.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	169.42/cwt	141.00–184.00	532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	157.75/cwt	152.00–166.00	912	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	170.10/cwt	165.00–179.00	813	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	177.87/cwt	169.00–183.00	751	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	180.56/cwt	175.00–188.00	675	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	163.82/cwt	156.00–170.00	847	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	146.14/cwt	142.00–150.00	929	35

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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Tue May 7, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,600Last week 1,900Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 103Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 197Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	673	139.00–148.00	143.43
16	—	320	197.00–215.00	203.75
5	—	718	136.00	136.00
3	—	285	208.00–224.00	214.22
2	—	843	123.00–125.00	124.00
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
122	—	578	152.00–166.00	157.75
60	—	478	165.00–179.00	170.10
56	—	422	169.00–183.00	177.87
52	—	374	175.00–188.00	180.56
48	—	517	156.00–170.00	163.82
35	—	636	142.00–150.00	146.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	426	159.00–168.00	164.15
14	—	387	139.00–168.00	158.92
11	—	470	152.00–165.00	158.74
10	—	583	137.00–151.00	142.78
9	—	529	132.00–155.00	144.07
6	—	314	141.00–184.00	169.42
2	—	685	134.00–136.00	134.99
1	—	885	118.00	118.00
1	—	795	118.00	118.00
1	—	610	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	424	130.00–137.00	134.03
12	—	372	129.00–145.00	138.18
11	—	316	135.00–156.00	140.25
9	—	468	123.00–133.00	129.14
4	—	632	125.00–126.00	125.76
4	—	528	121.00–128.00	123.76
2	—	665	103.00–121.00	112.00
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	424	142.00–152.00	146.70
82	—	527	130.00–144.00	138.30
62	—	470	132.00–146.00	138.49
52	—	573	132.00–142.00	138.18
33	—	612	128.00–142.00	136.02
30	—	369	151.00–163.00	157.78
26	—	320	157.00–171.00	164.82
9	—	677	115.00–129.00	119.92
8	—	762	116.00–120.00	118.99
7	—	714	116.00–120.00	117.85
3	—	812	107.00–112.00	108.70
3	—	285	159.00–168.00	163.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	422	142.00–176.00	166.42
21	—	371	145.00–188.00	170.78
20	—	572	141.00–167.00	151.87
18	—	635	128.00–149.00	139.70
17	—	474	145.00–169.00	160.05
10	—	322	179.00–216.00	186.38
7	—	673	118.00–150.00	136.55
6	—	528	141.00–164.00	156.52
3	—	285	199.00–227.00	212.40
4	—	779	118.00–128.00	124.21
5	—	720	127.00–131.00	127.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,348	65.00–77.00	72.59
9	—	1,812	85.00–92.00	87.40
9	—	1,729	80.00–84.00	81.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	54.00–55.00	54.45
6	—	1,378	61.00–66.00	62.69
10	—	1,442	57.00–60.00	58.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,064	47.00–52.00	50.74
9	—	1,072	58.00–63.00	60.31
14	—	1,049	53.00–57.00	54.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,186	50.00–54.00	52.12
7	—	1,228	60.00–62.00	60.72
9	—	1,218	56.00–59.00	57.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	893	725.00–850.00	768.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	707	500.00–775.00	635.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,184	800.00–1,050.00	892.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	935.00–1,075.00	1,012.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,175	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,174.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,318	875.00–1,100.00	1,002.23

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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