Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality was plain through average. Demand was light to moderate. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 235 cows and bulls sold with 58 percent going to packers. There will be a sale 7-2-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.08/cwt on 394 head.

Average price

$129.08

394 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$10.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.81

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	130.41	674	343
Medium and Large 2	451	120.07	541	51

One grade step is worth $10.34/cwt here — about $132 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 sale394 hd

129.08

—

OK average7 barns · 7,673 hd

125.26

+3.81

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	—	High	1,698	79.31	1,347	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	58.47	855	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	57.36	693	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,086	54.78	595	25

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	521	152.92/cwt	148.00–162.00	797	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	947.65/cwt	775.00–1,085.00	9,571	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	697.43/cwt	625.00–735.00	8,104	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	931	1,358.09/cwt	1,275.00–1,425.00	12,644	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	758.25/cwt	700.00–810.00	8,022	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,315	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	833.12/cwt	700.00–925.00	9,872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	162.02/cwt	155.00–169.00	682	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	162.34/cwt	155.00–166.00	461	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	122.25/cwt	120.00–123.00	861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	146.45/cwt	129.00–159.00	558	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	284	168.84/cwt	151.00–196.00	480	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	142.27/cwt	123.00–160.00	672	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	144.73/cwt	131.00–173.00	612	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	811	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	760	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	7,790	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	868	1,350.62/cwt	1,225.00–1,400.00	11,723	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,367.33/cwt	1,300.00–1,425.00	15,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	157.14/cwt	124.00–181.00	506	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.35/cwt	125.00–151.00	770	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.21/cwt	118.00–133.00	768	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	121.71/cwt	115.00–129.00	510	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.01/cwt	105.00–111.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.06/cwt	119.00–132.00	672	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	135.87/cwt	130.00–144.00	572	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	142.63/cwt	140.00–154.00	478	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	111.75/cwt	106.00–115.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	119.69/cwt	108.00–127.00	560	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	123.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	133.26/cwt	129.00–142.00	633	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.08/cwt	117.00–131.00	782	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	117.43/cwt	112.00–126.00	794	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	111.77/cwt	107.00–119.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	124.88/cwt	116.00–130.00	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	127.18/cwt	110.00–137.00	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	164.24/cwt	155.00–169.00	544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	157.50/cwt	151.00–165.00	751	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	159.32/cwt	151.00–165.00	588	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	137.95/cwt	122.00–143.00	715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.31/cwt	121.00–149.00	652	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	112.32/cwt	109.00–118.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	127.26/cwt	121.00–133.00	859	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	141.04/cwt	132.00–146.00	873	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.64/cwt	137.00–150.00	834	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.07/cwt	121.00–162.00	720	28
Bulls	—	—	1,848	86.05/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,590	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	78.68/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,336	6
Bulls	—	—	1,510	71.83/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	152.96/cwt	147.00–161.00	442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	138.80/cwt	132.00–141.00	527	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	127.75/cwt	118.00–132.00	727	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	132.39/cwt	129.00–136.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	115.02/cwt	112.00–119.00	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	137.41/cwt	121.00–149.00	510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.98/cwt	115.00–148.00	580	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	53.82/cwt	49.00–55.00	658	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	60.98/cwt	60.00–62.00	867	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	59.72/cwt	58.00–62.00	653	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	57.23/cwt	56.00–59.00	684	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	57.99/cwt	57.00–59.00	846	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	54.90/cwt	53.00–57.00	596	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	62.83/cwt	60.00–64.00	770	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	55.70/cwt	55.00–56.00	856	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	48.78/cwt	45.00–51.00	527	6

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 1,350Last week 1,600Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 186Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 74Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	521	148.00–162.00	152.92
28	—	421	155.00–169.00	162.02
12	—	284	155.00–166.00	162.34
4	—	704	120.00–123.00	122.25
2	—	875	107.00–109.00	108.00
8	—	331	155.00–169.00	164.24
27	—	477	151.00–165.00	157.50
30	—	369	151.00–165.00	159.32
2	—	773	111.00–112.00	111.49
6	—	808	109.00–118.00	112.32
17	—	675	121.00–133.00	127.26
29	—	619	132.00–146.00	141.04
41	—	569	137.00–150.00	146.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	116.00–130.00	124.88
11	—	576	110.00–137.00	127.18
2	—	688	112.00–115.00	113.52
10	—	518	122.00–143.00	137.95
32	—	475	121.00–149.00	137.31
10	—	371	121.00–149.00	137.41
15	—	430	115.00–148.00	134.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	381	129.00–159.00	146.45
15	—	284	151.00–196.00	168.84
2	—	713	107.00–110.00	108.49
21	—	472	123.00–160.00	142.27
16	—	423	131.00–173.00	144.73
3	—	693	117.00	117.00
22	—	322	124.00–181.00	157.14
16	—	569	125.00–151.00	135.35
13	—	618	118.00–133.00	124.21
28	—	525	121.00–162.00	137.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	419	115.00–129.00	121.71
4	—	565	105.00–111.00	109.01
16	—	468	108.00–127.00	119.69
5	—	381	120.00–128.00	123.81
4	—	326	129.00–136.00	132.39
8	—	521	112.00–119.00	115.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	525	119.00–132.00	128.06
24	—	421	130.00–144.00	135.87
17	—	335	140.00–154.00	142.63
4	—	740	106.00–115.00	111.75
75	—	475	129.00–142.00	133.26
41	—	620	117.00–131.00	126.08
18	—	676	112.00–126.00	117.43
5	—	773	107.00–119.00	111.77
7	—	289	147.00–161.00	152.96
23	—	380	132.00–141.00	138.80
64	—	569	118.00–132.00	127.75

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	775.00–1,085.00	947.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,162	625.00–735.00	697.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	931	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,358.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	700.00–810.00	758.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,185	700.00–925.00	833.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	868	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,350.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,367.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,848	84.00–87.00	86.05
6	—	1,698	76.00–82.00	78.68
4	—	1,510	70.00–74.00	71.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,223	49.00–55.00	53.82
22	—	1,195	56.00–59.00	57.23
7	—	1,225	60.00–64.00	62.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,421	60.00–62.00	60.98
9	—	1,459	57.00–59.00	57.99
3	—	1,537	55.00–56.00	55.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,093	58.00–62.00	59.72
12	—	1,085	53.00–57.00	54.90
6	—	1,080	45.00–51.00	48.78

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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