Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 lower, some 14.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 425 cows and bulls sold with 49 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.96/cwt on 586 head.

Average price

$129.96

586 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$7.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.35

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	131.58	686	466
Medium and Large 2	450	123.66	556	120

One grade step is worth $7.92/cwt here — about $130 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 sale586 hd

129.96

—

OK average7 barns · 10,644 hd

123.61

+6.35

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	—	Average	1,715	79.66	1,366	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	60.36	852	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	55.70	672	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	54.71	593	47

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	—	367	173.12/cwt	167.00–181.00	635	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	186.60/cwt	180.00–194.00	623	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	125.09/cwt	117.00–128.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	194.00/cwt	191.00–195.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	124.02/cwt	101.00–132.00	592	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	128.18/cwt	106.00–136.00	549	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	118.41/cwt	108.00–129.00	450	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	115.93/cwt	103.00–121.00	594	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	131.16/cwt	116.00–141.00	441	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	106.73/cwt	103.00–109.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.47/cwt	113.00–118.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.47/cwt	123.00–137.00	682	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.18/cwt	132.00–145.00	642	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.26/cwt	119.00–132.00	729	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	142.13/cwt	138.00–152.00	600	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	142.49/cwt	133.00–147.00	534	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	120.97/cwt	115.00–128.00	761	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	117.55/cwt	113.00–121.00	793	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	116.53/cwt	115.00–119.00	840	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	161.52/cwt	152.00–166.00	512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	108.14/cwt	103.00–110.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	157.26/cwt	152.00–160.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.26/cwt	122.00–158.00	701	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	150.49/cwt	121.00–162.00	647	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	143.33/cwt	125.00–151.00	823	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	137.49/cwt	116.00–146.00	847	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	147.09/cwt	121.00–157.00	762	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	156.75/cwt	134.00–173.00	577	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	176.94/cwt	140.00–197.00	572	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	123.46/cwt	108.00–127.00	827	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	289	183.06/cwt	171.00–197.00	529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	877	94.37/cwt	92.00–99.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	127.96/cwt	123.00–131.00	930	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	131.39/cwt	128.00–137.00	886	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	150.14/cwt	141.00–155.00	853	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.62/cwt	149.00–161.00	728	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	158.09/cwt	151.00–165.00	683	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	141.44/cwt	137.00–150.00	892	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	152.79/cwt	144.00–158.00	807	92
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	114.45/cwt	112.00–117.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	135.79/cwt	127.00–140.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	121.08/cwt	115.00–124.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	150.59/cwt	141.00–169.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	131.02/cwt	123.00–134.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	138.61/cwt	128.00–143.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	142.41/cwt	135.00–144.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	135.60/cwt	121.00–148.00	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	146.20/cwt	131.00–166.00	544	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	849.08/cwt	750.00–925.00	9,128	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	1,030.32/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	10,901	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	9,563	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,989	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	670	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,858	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	725.63/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,692	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	1,034.87/cwt	950.00–1,135.00	13,019	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	952.53/cwt	725.00–1,150.00	11,535	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,186	1,148.26/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	13,618	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	56.51/cwt	55.00–59.00	693	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	60.04/cwt	58.00–61.00	851	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	56.55/cwt	55.00–58.00	605	13
Bulls	—	—	1,759	80.16/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,410	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	64.30/cwt	62.00–68.00	903	8
Bulls	—	—	1,757	86.41/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,518	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	60.29/cwt	59.00–62.00	659	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	62.24/cwt	60.00–65.00	764	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	51.83/cwt	48.00–54.00	612	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	54.81/cwt	54.00–55.00	774	5
Bulls	—	—	1,590	72.87/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,159	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	51.00/cwt	43.00–60.00	554	23

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 2,450Last week 1,070Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 172Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 63Year 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	—	367	167.00–181.00	173.12
10	—	334	180.00–194.00	186.60
6	—	759	117.00–128.00	125.09
4	—	295	191.00–195.00	194.00
19	—	727	123.00–131.00	127.96
24	—	674	128.00–137.00	131.39
41	—	568	141.00–155.00	150.14
48	—	468	149.00–161.00	155.62
52	—	432	151.00–165.00	158.09
58	—	631	137.00–150.00	141.44
92	—	528	144.00–158.00	152.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	112.00–117.00	114.45
3	—	582	127.00–140.00	135.79
3	—	684	115.00–124.00	121.08
5	—	329	141.00–169.00	150.59
5	—	614	123.00–134.00	131.02
8	—	428	128.00–143.00	138.61
8	—	474	135.00–144.00	142.41
10	—	517	121.00–148.00	135.60
11	—	372	131.00–166.00	146.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	477	101.00–132.00	124.02
28	—	428	106.00–136.00	128.18
12	—	380	108.00–129.00	118.41
11	—	512	103.00–121.00	115.93
11	—	336	116.00–141.00	131.16
4	—	608	103.00–109.00	106.73
3	—	285	132.00	132.00
2	—	563	113.00–118.00	115.47
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	523	123.00–137.00	130.47
69	—	475	132.00–145.00	135.18
68	—	568	119.00–132.00	128.26
53	—	422	138.00–152.00	142.13
53	—	375	133.00–147.00	142.49
51	—	629	115.00–128.00	120.97
32	—	675	113.00–121.00	117.55
13	—	721	115.00–119.00	116.53
8	—	317	152.00–166.00	161.52
6	—	823	103.00–110.00	108.14
3	—	287	152.00–160.00	157.26
2	—	773	117.00–118.00	117.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	473	122.00–158.00	148.26
57	—	430	121.00–162.00	150.49
45	—	574	125.00–151.00	143.33
33	—	616	116.00–146.00	137.49
33	—	518	121.00–157.00	147.09
24	—	368	134.00–173.00	156.75
13	—	323	140.00–197.00	176.94
8	—	670	108.00–127.00	123.46
5	—	289	171.00–197.00	183.06
3	—	877	92.00–99.00	94.37
2	—	813	101.00	101.00
1	—	740	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	750.00–925.00	849.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,030.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,060	700.00–750.00	725.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,258	950.00–1,135.00	1,034.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,211	725.00–1,150.00	952.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,186	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,148.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,226	55.00–59.00	56.51
8	—	1,228	60.00–65.00	62.24
16	—	1,181	48.00–54.00	51.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,417	58.00–61.00	60.04
8	—	1,404	62.00–68.00	64.30
5	—	1,413	54.00–55.00	54.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,070	55.00–58.00	56.55
11	—	1,093	59.00–62.00	60.29
23	—	1,086	43.00–60.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,759	77.00–85.00	80.16
6	—	1,757	84.00–89.00	86.41
7	—	1,590	70.00–76.00	72.87

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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