Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain through average. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. A total of 235 cows and bulls sold with 65 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.96/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$139.96

317 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$11.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.52

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	140.79	705	294
Medium and Large 2	451	129.33	583	23

One grade step is worth $11.46/cwt here — about $122 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 sale317 hd

139.96

—

OK average6 barns · 6,275 hd

128.43

+11.52

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	1,576	80.66	1,272	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	59.99	871	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	58.27	708	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	55.17	612	39

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	132.36/cwt	127.00–136.00	889	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	154.74/cwt	149.00–162.00	574	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	137.76/cwt	132.00–141.00	663	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	136.32/cwt	126.00–140.00	780	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	136.73/cwt	129.00–141.00	716	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	144.16/cwt	137.00–149.00	604	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	127.65/cwt	119.00–132.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	120.34/cwt	119.00–121.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.76/cwt	123.00–131.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	136.26/cwt	121.00–147.00	503	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	136.71/cwt	135.00–139.00	908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	189.80/cwt	187.00–201.00	611	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	197.46/cwt	180.00–201.00	583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	180.87/cwt	176.00–184.00	673	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	179.06/cwt	169.00–183.00	752	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	145.98/cwt	142.00–156.00	835	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	139.17/cwt	132.00–146.00	873	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	169.55/cwt	164.00–178.00	799	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	151.97/cwt	146.00–160.00	801	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	124.54/cwt	122.00–127.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	160.91/cwt	156.00–170.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	147.02/cwt	132.00–163.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	154.16/cwt	137.00–166.00	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	139.49/cwt	130.00–145.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	152.10/cwt	147.00–162.00	738	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	9,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	1,094.87/cwt	710.00–1,300.00	11,540	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,232.85/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	14,733	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,208.12/cwt	1,120.00–1,300.00	11,538	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	164.40/cwt	158.00–172.00	543	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	136.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	170.39/cwt	166.00–182.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	121.66/cwt	121.00–123.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	171.12/cwt	142.00–179.00	638	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	188.16/cwt	160.00–213.00	602	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	145.14/cwt	136.00–153.00	765	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	166.63/cwt	144.00–176.00	707	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	158.83/cwt	141.00–168.00	740	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	139.30/cwt	134.00–147.00	797	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.90/cwt	131.00–135.00	817	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	284	199.81/cwt	160.00–220.00	567	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	1
Bulls	—	—	1,383	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,010	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	50.25/cwt	45.00–54.00	535	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	56.08/cwt	55.00–57.00	869	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	53.24/cwt	49.00–56.00	637	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	64.42/cwt	62.00–70.00	794	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	63.75/cwt	60.00–66.00	678	7
Bulls	—	—	1,708	86.86/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,484	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	65.27/cwt	63.00–67.00	933	3
Bulls	—	—	1,523	77.86/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,186	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	58.35/cwt	56.00–61.00	707	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	57.99/cwt	56.00–60.00	823	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	58.47/cwt	56.00–61.00	712	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	950.31/cwt	785.00–1,060.00	10,102	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	774.50/cwt	510.00–935.00	6,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	859.76/cwt	550.00–1,150.00	8,546	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	953.02/cwt	625.00–1,275.00	11,112	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	744.63/cwt	665.00–810.00	8,154	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	791.09/cwt	710.00–850.00	8,607	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	1,017.15/cwt	1,010.00–1,025.00	8,066	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,255.00/cwt	1,255.00–1,255.00	10,542	1

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 1,070Last week 945Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 129Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 91Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	672	127.00–136.00	132.36
34	—	371	149.00–162.00	154.74
42	—	481	132.00–141.00	137.76
47	—	572	126.00–140.00	136.32
54	—	524	129.00–141.00	136.73
58	—	419	137.00–149.00	144.16
12	—	330	158.00–172.00	164.40
8	—	621	130.00–140.00	136.12
6	—	953	98.00	98.00
6	—	282	166.00–182.00	170.39
3	—	767	121.00–123.00	121.66
2	—	718	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	149.00	149.00
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
2	—	615	118.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	444	119.00–132.00	127.65
3	—	463	119.00–121.00	120.34
3	—	518	123.00–131.00	126.76
9	—	369	121.00–147.00	136.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	124.00	124.00
4	—	719	130.00–132.00	130.99
7	—	664	135.00–139.00	136.71
9	—	322	187.00–201.00	189.80
11	—	295	180.00–201.00	197.46
18	—	372	176.00–184.00	180.87
30	—	420	169.00–183.00	179.06
32	—	572	142.00–156.00	145.98
32	—	627	132.00–146.00	139.17
38	—	471	164.00–178.00	169.55
51	—	527	146.00–160.00	151.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	132.00	132.00
2	—	728	122.00–127.00	124.54
4	—	338	156.00–170.00	160.91
5	—	378	132.00–163.00	147.02
8	—	435	137.00–166.00	154.16
8	—	528	130.00–145.00	139.49
16	—	485	147.00–162.00	152.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	373	142.00–179.00	171.12
20	—	320	160.00–213.00	188.16
19	—	527	136.00–153.00	145.14
19	—	424	144.00–176.00	166.63
18	—	466	141.00–168.00	158.83
16	—	572	134.00–147.00	139.30
8	—	615	131.00–135.00	132.90
8	—	284	160.00–220.00	199.81
3	—	658	136.00	136.00
2	—	720	118.00–121.00	119.49
1	—	770	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,054	710.00–1,300.00	1,094.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,232.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	1,120.00–1,300.00	1,208.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	1,010.00–1,025.00	1,017.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,255.00	1,255.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,063	785.00–1,060.00	950.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	828	510.00–935.00	774.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	994	550.00–1,150.00	859.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,166	625.00–1,275.00	953.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,095	665.00–810.00	744.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,088	710.00–850.00	791.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	73.00	73.00
7	—	1,708	84.00–90.00	86.86
10	—	1,523	75.00–81.00	77.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,064	45.00–54.00	50.25
7	—	1,063	60.00–66.00	63.75
12	—	1,212	56.00–61.00	58.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	55.00–57.00	56.08
3	—	1,430	63.00–67.00	65.27
4	—	1,419	56.00–60.00	57.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,197	49.00–56.00	53.24
7	—	1,232	62.00–70.00	64.42
11	—	1,218	56.00–61.00	58.47

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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How this sale compares

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