Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality was average. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 290 cows and bulls sold with 55 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.75/cwt on 303 head.

Average price

$131.75

303 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$13.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

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	133.55	697	263
Medium and Large 2	484	119.92	580	40

One grade step is worth $13.63/cwt here — about $116 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 sale303 hd

131.75

—

OK average6 barns · 4,803 hd

128.86

+2.88

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	1,619	76.45	1,238	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	59.50	814	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	57.49	687	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	54.90	596	36

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	59.03/cwt	58.00–61.00	803	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	58.80/cwt	57.00–60.00	700	14
Bulls	—	—	1,696	78.66/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,334	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	781.57/cwt	625.00–875.00	8,582	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	918	774.41/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,109	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	912.06/cwt	735.00–1,125.00	11,519	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,338	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,209	842.27/cwt	750.00–875.00	10,183	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,201	785.45/cwt	710.00–885.00	9,433	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	883	1,104.46/cwt	925.00–1,275.00	9,752	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	876	934.17/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	8,183	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,101	1,439.18/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	15,845	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	978.57/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	10,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	936	867.83/cwt	725.00–1,075.00	8,123	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	761.57/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	138.19/cwt	121.00–155.00	590	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	129.17/cwt	108.00–141.00	665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	127.84/cwt	118.00–134.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	126.76/cwt	118.00–152.00	479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	113.89/cwt	101.00–127.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	135.99/cwt	128.00–139.00	840	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	149.02/cwt	142.00–156.00	776	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	163.84/cwt	157.00–171.00	696	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	140.60/cwt	131.00–144.00	789	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	149.80/cwt	145.00–157.00	718	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.38/cwt	159.00–173.00	631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	172.11/cwt	165.00–178.00	485	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	178.69/cwt	167.00–181.00	559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	117.20/cwt	102.00–122.00	661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	120.54/cwt	110.00–129.00	575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	120.60/cwt	109.00–133.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	128.93/cwt	120.00–139.00	491	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	52.22/cwt	45.00–54.00	567	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	55.79/cwt	53.00–57.00	753	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	52.04/cwt	46.00–56.00	623	11
Bulls	—	—	1,499	69.92/cwt	60.00–73.00	1,048	8
Bulls	—	—	1,735	84.70/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,470	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	62.97/cwt	61.00–66.00	879	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	62.12/cwt	61.00–64.00	745	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	60.14/cwt	59.00–62.00	653	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	56.76/cwt	55.00–58.00	616	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	183.83/cwt	160.00–190.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	118.34/cwt	115.00–121.00	794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	113.11/cwt	107.00–117.00	813	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	173.03/cwt	162.00–181.00	576	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.56/cwt	132.00–156.00	616	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	131.33/cwt	117.00–144.00	743	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	153.62/cwt	117.00–168.00	579	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	125.46/cwt	113.00–134.00	785	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.44/cwt	112.00–156.00	651	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	140.74/cwt	128.00–145.00	728	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	114.61/cwt	109.00–118.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	117.16/cwt	113.00–120.00	849	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	152.16/cwt	143.00–154.00	475	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	121.59/cwt	116.00–127.00	821	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	147.64/cwt	142.00–156.00	558	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	127.22/cwt	124.00–132.00	786	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	130.77/cwt	127.00–132.00	683	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.87/cwt	134.00–148.00	599	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.55/cwt	126.00–136.00	747	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	135.16/cwt	131.00–145.00	646	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	133.24/cwt	128.00–139.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	106.39/cwt	102.00–111.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	112.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	714	3

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 →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Jul 2, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,325Last week 1,350Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 146Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 89Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,360	58.00–61.00	59.03
5	—	1,350	53.00–57.00	55.79
7	—	1,396	61.00–66.00	62.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,190	57.00–60.00	58.80
11	—	1,197	46.00–56.00	52.04
9	—	1,199	61.00–64.00	62.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,086	45.00–54.00	52.22
7	—	1,086	59.00–62.00	60.14
9	—	1,086	55.00–58.00	56.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,696	77.00–81.00	78.66
8	—	1,499	60.00–73.00	69.92
5	—	1,735	83.00–86.00	84.70

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)	6	—	1,098	625.00–875.00	781.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	918	750.00–800.00	774.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,263	735.00–1,125.00	912.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,209	750.00–875.00	842.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,201	710.00–885.00	785.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	925.00–1,275.00	1,104.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	876	750.00–1,125.00	934.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,101	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,439.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	800.00–1,175.00	978.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	936	725.00–1,075.00	867.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	725.00–800.00	761.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	121.00–155.00	138.19
9	—	515	108.00–141.00	129.17
8	—	469	118.00–134.00	127.84
6	—	378	118.00–152.00	126.76
4	—	608	116.00	116.00
2	—	580	101.00–127.00	113.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	618	128.00–139.00	135.99
37	—	521	142.00–156.00	149.02
27	—	425	157.00–171.00	163.84
19	—	561	131.00–144.00	140.60
18	—	479	145.00–157.00	149.80
10	—	375	159.00–173.00	168.38
9	—	282	165.00–178.00	172.11
8	—	313	167.00–181.00	178.69
6	—	747	126.00	126.00
3	—	670	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	102.00–122.00	117.20
10	—	477	110.00–129.00	120.54
9	—	427	109.00–133.00	120.60
4	—	381	120.00–139.00	128.93
2	—	320	128.00–139.00	133.24
2	—	523	102.00–111.00	106.39
3	—	632	110.00–116.00	112.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	154.00	154.00
3	—	760	109.00–118.00	114.61
6	—	832	109.00	109.00
11	—	725	113.00–120.00	117.16
15	—	312	143.00–154.00	152.16
15	—	675	116.00–127.00	121.59
17	—	378	142.00–156.00	147.64
28	—	618	124.00–132.00	127.22
33	—	522	127.00–132.00	130.77
42	—	425	134.00–148.00	140.87
45	—	568	126.00–136.00	131.55
47	—	478	131.00–145.00	135.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	112.00–114.00	113.00
2	—	860	111.00	111.00
5	—	277	160.00–190.00	183.83
6	—	671	115.00–121.00	118.34
6	—	719	107.00–117.00	113.11
9	—	333	162.00–181.00	173.03
13	—	420	132.00–156.00	146.56
14	—	566	117.00–144.00	131.33
15	—	377	117.00–168.00	153.62
21	—	626	113.00–134.00	125.46
22	—	470	112.00–156.00	138.44
33	—	517	128.00–145.00	140.74

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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