Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 250 cows and bulls sold with 74 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.82/cwt on 448 head.

Average price

$131.82

448 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$9.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.13

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	133.39	720	372
Medium and Large 2	438	124.13	544	76

One grade step is worth $9.26/cwt here — about $177 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 sale448 hd

131.82

—

OK average7 barns · 10,830 hd

124.69

+7.13

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	1,649	75.10	1,239	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	59.15	848	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	57.39	699	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	53.02	577	39

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	785	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	116.35/cwt	111.00–119.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	126.81/cwt	103.00–142.00	855	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.22/cwt	134.00–149.00	734	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	204.69/cwt	187.00–215.00	575	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	188.58/cwt	152.00–209.00	605	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	139.31/cwt	121.00–149.00	861	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.56/cwt	122.00–153.00	815	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.08/cwt	132.00–169.00	708	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	161.26/cwt	142.00–178.00	690	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.35/cwt	135.00–189.00	639	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	110.79/cwt	110.00–111.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	117.53/cwt	112.00–122.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	115.26/cwt	114.00–119.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	103.47/cwt	99.00–109.00	977	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	142.65/cwt	135.00–149.00	471	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	148.98/cwt	144.00–156.00	414	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	113.35/cwt	108.00–116.00	878	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	143.12/cwt	137.00–147.00	535	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	141.41/cwt	134.00–148.00	597	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.90/cwt	124.00–136.00	818	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	139.49/cwt	132.00–145.00	665	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.59/cwt	125.00–139.00	696	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	133.59/cwt	125.00–136.00	764	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	136.53/cwt	132.00–139.00	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	117.52/cwt	112.00–122.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.31/cwt	103.00–121.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	116.31/cwt	111.00–122.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	125.26/cwt	120.00–131.00	487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.40/cwt	119.00–128.00	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.42/cwt	121.00–131.00	424	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	124.97/cwt	112.00–130.00	534	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	123.32/cwt	117.00–131.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	193.88/cwt	189.00–203.00	603	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	128.33/cwt	123.00–134.00	918	16
Bulls	—	—	1,476	65.95/cwt	64.00–68.00	973	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	47.95/cwt	45.00–52.00	515	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	49.85/cwt	47.00–53.00	694	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	53.78/cwt	47.00–56.00	656	14
Bulls	—	—	1,736	81.14/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,409	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	60.73/cwt	59.00–63.00	734	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	58.93/cwt	56.00–62.00	648	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	61.16/cwt	60.00–62.00	857	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	53.76/cwt	53.00–57.00	587	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	57.94/cwt	55.00–59.00	862	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	57.43/cwt	57.00–58.00	703	14
Bulls	—	—	1,678	75.16/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,261	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	888.45/cwt	760.00–960.00	10,262	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	909	794.73/cwt	700.00–885.00	7,224	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,219	954.28/cwt	810.00–1,050.00	11,633	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,303	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	848.77/cwt	825.00–875.00	10,805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,287	813.61/cwt	775.00–835.00	10,471	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	705	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	6,521	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	878	1,301.35/cwt	1,275.00–1,325.00	11,426	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	1,146.92/cwt	835.00–1,350.00	13,167	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	137.60/cwt	128.00–145.00	721	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	138.01/cwt	119.00–155.00	578	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	144.44/cwt	131.00–168.00	556	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.27/cwt	110.00–140.00	795	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	160.77/cwt	142.00–184.00	524	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	137.18/cwt	111.00–145.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	141.25/cwt	133.00–149.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	159.31/cwt	153.00–167.00	747	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	157.44/cwt	153.00–160.00	844	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	152.03/cwt	145.00–159.00	955	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	153.84/cwt	146.00–160.00	885	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	130.14/cwt	123.00–137.00	868	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	165.34/cwt	156.00–170.00	706	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	177.39/cwt	171.00–185.00	660	17

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 1,600Last week 2,350Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 224Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 151Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	103.00–106.00	104.48
3	—	735	111.00–119.00	116.35
10	—	674	103.00–142.00	126.81
12	—	520	134.00–149.00	141.22
13	—	281	187.00–215.00	204.69
16	—	321	152.00–209.00	188.58
18	—	618	121.00–149.00	139.31
24	—	568	122.00–153.00	143.56
34	—	475	132.00–169.00	149.08
43	—	428	142.00–178.00	161.26
54	—	375	135.00–189.00	170.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	811	110.00–111.00	110.79
7	—	667	112.00–122.00	117.53
7	—	734	114.00–119.00	115.26
13	—	944	99.00–109.00	103.47
14	—	330	135.00–149.00	142.65
15	—	278	144.00–156.00	148.98
15	—	775	108.00–116.00	113.35
25	—	374	137.00–147.00	143.12
35	—	422	134.00–148.00	141.41
39	—	625	124.00–136.00	130.90
45	—	477	132.00–145.00	139.49
55	—	525	125.00–139.00	132.59
97	—	572	125.00–136.00	133.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	282	132.00–139.00	136.53
4	—	521	112.00–122.00	117.52
6	—	615	103.00–121.00	115.31
7	—	564	111.00–122.00	116.31
9	—	389	120.00–131.00	125.26
10	—	473	119.00–128.00	124.40
12	—	330	121.00–131.00	128.42
24	—	427	112.00–130.00	124.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	121.00–122.00	121.50
3	—	755	117.00–131.00	123.32
16	—	311	189.00–203.00	193.88
16	—	715	123.00–134.00	128.33
51	—	469	153.00–167.00	159.31
42	—	536	153.00–160.00	157.44
40	—	628	145.00–159.00	152.03
40	—	575	146.00–160.00	153.84
27	—	667	123.00–137.00	130.14
26	—	427	156.00–170.00	165.34
17	—	372	171.00–185.00	177.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	524	128.00–145.00	137.60
16	—	419	119.00–155.00	138.01
16	—	385	131.00–168.00	144.44
13	—	625	110.00–140.00	127.27
12	—	326	142.00–184.00	160.77
7	—	574	111.00–145.00	137.18
7	—	479	133.00–149.00	141.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,476	64.00–68.00	65.95
6	—	1,736	79.00–84.00	81.14
6	—	1,678	73.00–78.00	75.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,075	45.00–52.00	47.95
9	—	1,100	56.00–62.00	58.93
17	—	1,092	53.00–57.00	53.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	47.00–53.00	49.85
23	—	1,402	60.00–62.00	61.16
15	—	1,488	55.00–59.00	57.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,220	47.00–56.00	53.78
15	—	1,208	59.00–63.00	60.73
14	—	1,224	57.00–58.00	57.43

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)	5	—	1,155	760.00–960.00	888.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	909	700.00–885.00	794.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,219	810.00–1,050.00	954.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	825.00–875.00	848.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,287	775.00–835.00	813.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,301.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	835.00–1,350.00	1,146.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	710.00	710.00

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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