Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. steady , over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Trend is on a limited test. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. A total of 220 cows and bulls sold with 51 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.37/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$140.37

278 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$8.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.51

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	141.72	719	234
Medium and Large 2	463	133.23	617	44

One grade step is worth $8.48/cwt here — about $101 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 sale278 hd

140.37

—

OK average7 barns · 8,204 hd

126.87

+13.51

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	1,585	79.16	1,254	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	59.61	872	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	58.16	703	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	56.96	612	33

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	133.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	838	116.46/cwt	112.00–130.00	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	202.01/cwt	172.00–210.00	578	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	178.56/cwt	170.00–192.00	582	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	129.21/cwt	127.00–130.00	879	10
Bulls	—	—	1,542	73.64/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,136	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	52.44/cwt	49.00–54.00	558	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	55.28/cwt	53.00–57.00	839	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	55.59/cwt	51.00–57.00	669	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	62.13/cwt	61.00–65.00	757	7
Bulls	—	—	1,676	83.26/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,395	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	61.66/cwt	60.00–64.00	651	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	62.22/cwt	61.00–63.00	888	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	57.53/cwt	56.00–59.00	631	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	59.04/cwt	58.00–60.00	870	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	58.80/cwt	57.00–60.00	710	9
Bulls	—	—	1,526	80.87/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,234	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,106	1,007.11/cwt	750.00–1,275.00	11,139	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	975.18/cwt	860.00–1,075.00	9,557	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,101	809.85/cwt	735.00–935.00	8,916	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	864.98/cwt	675.00–1,010.00	9,991	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	735	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,166	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	1,023.04/cwt	925.00–1,085.00	12,205	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	730	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	139.42/cwt	128.00–149.00	796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	157.52/cwt	142.00–169.00	597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	152.69/cwt	145.00–161.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	153.85/cwt	139.00–167.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	133.58/cwt	126.00–144.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	165.19/cwt	155.00–177.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	159.12/cwt	152.00–166.00	842	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	156.23/cwt	151.00–165.00	878	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	178.99/cwt	174.00–187.00	739	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	149.73/cwt	145.00–159.00	924	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	150.42/cwt	121.00–162.00	784	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	172.79/cwt	143.00–184.00	643	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.63/cwt	131.00–185.00	709	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.30/cwt	123.00–151.00	812	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	157.96/cwt	138.00–174.00	749	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	118.44/cwt	115.00–122.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	122.37/cwt	119.00–124.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	154.16/cwt	145.00–158.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	123.13/cwt	114.00–126.00	882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	127.36/cwt	123.00–131.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.10/cwt	125.00–138.00	819	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	146.34/cwt	139.00–152.00	618	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	157.48/cwt	152.00–166.00	584	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	142.60/cwt	137.00–168.00	672	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	138.65/cwt	131.00–143.00	789	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.46/cwt	132.00–146.00	729	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	129.44/cwt	119.00–137.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	126.84/cwt	116.00–131.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	148.15/cwt	145.00–152.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	131.52/cwt	121.00–136.00	627	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	201.32/cwt	200.00–205.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	171.84/cwt	167.00–175.00	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	539	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	133.09/cwt	122.00–135.00	972	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	137.13/cwt	134.00–138.00	916	16

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 945Last week 1,600Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 122Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 83Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
1	—	855	101.00	101.00
2	—	765	117.00	117.00
3	—	627	130.00–137.00	133.74
4	—	838	112.00–130.00	116.46
9	—	286	172.00–210.00	202.01
9	—	326	170.00–192.00	178.56
10	—	680	127.00–130.00	129.21
13	—	521	121.00–162.00	150.42
15	—	372	143.00–184.00	172.79
20	—	423	131.00–185.00	167.63
22	—	575	123.00–151.00	141.30
26	—	474	138.00–174.00	157.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	128.00–149.00	139.42
7	—	379	142.00–169.00	157.52
6	—	475	145.00–161.00	152.69
6	—	415	139.00–167.00	153.85
4	—	530	126.00–144.00	133.58
4	—	326	155.00–177.00	165.19
3	—	602	137.00	137.00
2	—	653	122.00–125.00	123.49
1	—	290	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	529	152.00–166.00	159.12
27	—	562	151.00–165.00	156.23
21	—	413	174.00–187.00	178.99
19	—	617	145.00–159.00	149.73
1	—	825	127.00	127.00
1	—	915	115.00	115.00
4	—	321	200.00–205.00	201.32
4	—	356	180.00–182.00	181.00
9	—	476	167.00–175.00	171.84
10	—	275	196.00	196.00
14	—	730	122.00–135.00	133.09
16	—	668	134.00–138.00	137.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	158.00	158.00
2	—	830	115.00–122.00	118.44
3	—	769	119.00–124.00	122.37
7	—	320	145.00–158.00	154.16
7	—	716	114.00–126.00	123.13
8	—	674	123.00–131.00	127.36
17	—	620	125.00–138.00	132.10
28	—	422	139.00–152.00	146.34
30	—	371	152.00–166.00	157.48
38	—	471	137.00–168.00	142.60
43	—	569	131.00–143.00	138.65
49	—	523	132.00–146.00	139.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
2	—	568	121.00–122.00	121.49
8	—	436	119.00–137.00	129.44
9	—	533	116.00–131.00	126.84
10	—	385	145.00–152.00	148.15
13	—	477	121.00–136.00	131.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,542	70.00–76.00	73.64
6	—	1,676	80.00–87.00	83.26
5	—	1,526	79.00–82.00	80.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,065	49.00–54.00	52.44
9	—	1,056	60.00–64.00	61.66
13	—	1,097	56.00–59.00	57.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	53.00–57.00	55.28
8	—	1,427	61.00–63.00	62.22
14	—	1,473	58.00–60.00	59.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,203	51.00–57.00	55.59
7	—	1,219	61.00–65.00	62.13
9	—	1,208	57.00–60.00	58.80

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)	7	—	1,106	750.00–1,275.00	1,007.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	860.00–1,075.00	975.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,101	735.00–935.00	809.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	675.00–1,010.00	864.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,193	925.00–1,085.00	1,023.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	775.00	775.00

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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How this sale compares

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