Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. A total of 285 cows and bulls sold with 73 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.13/cwt on 416 head.

Average price

$132.13

416 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$10.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	134.16	723	337
Medium and Large 2	474	123.46	585	79

One grade step is worth $10.69/cwt here — about $138 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 sale416 hd

132.13

—

OK average4 barns · 6,197 hd

131.29

+0.84

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	1,661	76.54	1,271	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	60.00	845	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	58.23	704	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	55.80	600	41

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	142.31/cwt	135.00–150.00	739	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.56/cwt	113.00–126.00	641	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	144.27/cwt	138.00–152.00	603	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	118.89/cwt	115.00–123.00	873	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	111.95/cwt	107.00–117.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	140.08/cwt	133.00–145.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	171.89/cwt	141.00–185.00	545	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.37/cwt	131.00–165.00	670	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	143.00/cwt	136.00–146.00	522	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	142.73/cwt	131.00–145.00	946	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	162.07/cwt	154.00–168.00	784	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	152.78/cwt	147.00–160.00	500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	113.17/cwt	112.00–115.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	121.63/cwt	117.00–127.00	820	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	131.46/cwt	126.00–136.00	764	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	136.18/cwt	128.00–141.00	708	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	166.82/cwt	159.00–171.00	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	186.26/cwt	184.00–189.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	145.12/cwt	138.00–149.00	901	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	158.58/cwt	153.00–163.00	450	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	117.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	156.50/cwt	148.00–161.00	823	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	150.26/cwt	142.00–155.00	869	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	126.70/cwt	116.00–130.00	983	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	131.71/cwt	128.00–135.00	954	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	840.34/cwt	810.00–875.00	9,815	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	874.40/cwt	735.00–1,025.00	9,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	184.92/cwt	176.00–187.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	109.91/cwt	104.00–116.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	189.95/cwt	171.00–200.00	549	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	167.96/cwt	161.00–175.00	633	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	134.63/cwt	127.00–140.00	833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	124.11/cwt	118.00–132.00	885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	146.40/cwt	123.00–167.00	534	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,985	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	758.36/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	124.55/cwt	121.00–131.00	599	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.86/cwt	132.00–165.00	715	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	128.10/cwt	121.00–133.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	140.25/cwt	134.00–148.00	658	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	124.66/cwt	117.00–131.00	779	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	127.57/cwt	111.00–134.00	481	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.98/cwt	121.00–127.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	113.65/cwt	112.00–115.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	109.03/cwt	104.00–112.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.82/cwt	110.00–122.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.38/cwt	119.00–164.00	724	12
Bulls	—	—	1,746	75.31/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,315	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	59.84/cwt	58.00–61.00	719	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	126.69/cwt	120.00–132.00	535	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	146.19/cwt	142.00–150.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.20/cwt	127.00–132.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	127.59/cwt	112.00–134.00	796	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	51.78/cwt	46.00–54.00	550	15
Bulls	—	—	1,393	69.04/cwt	68.00–70.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	142.17/cwt	136.00–148.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	127.16/cwt	119.00–131.00	437	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	56.72/cwt	55.00–58.00	609	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	60.04/cwt	58.00–61.00	839	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	53.89/cwt	49.00–57.00	647	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	54.07/cwt	50.00–57.00	737	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	63.01/cwt	62.00–64.00	778	8
Bulls	—	—	1,697	83.60/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,419	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	60.76/cwt	59.00–64.00	670	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	62.67/cwt	62.00–64.00	901	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,117.62/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	12,964	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	856.54/cwt	825.00–925.00	8,882	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	977	889.05/cwt	600.00–1,125.00	8,686	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	962.02/cwt	950.00–975.00	13,901	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	918.83/cwt	810.00–1,035.00	10,612	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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,300Last week 1,325Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 209Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 81Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	519	135.00–150.00	142.31
2	—	763	107.00–117.00	111.95
9	—	563	133.00–145.00	140.08
17	—	317	141.00–185.00	171.89
16	—	423	131.00–165.00	158.37
5	—	290	176.00–187.00	184.92
2	—	813	104.00–116.00	109.91
8	—	619	127.00–140.00	134.63
6	—	713	118.00–132.00	124.11
15	—	365	123.00–167.00	146.40
22	—	468	132.00–165.00	152.86
5	—	668	121.00–133.00	128.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	113.00–126.00	122.56
12	—	481	121.00–131.00	124.55
13	—	377	111.00–134.00	127.57
3	—	635	112.00–115.00	113.65
4	—	670	104.00–112.00	109.03
2	—	290	141.00	141.00
2	—	718	109.00	109.00
7	—	575	110.00–122.00	116.82
16	—	422	120.00–132.00	126.69
6	—	344	119.00–131.00	127.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	418	138.00–152.00	144.27
10	—	734	115.00–123.00	118.89
14	—	365	136.00–146.00	143.00
9	—	327	147.00–160.00	152.78
6	—	769	112.00–115.00	113.17
17	—	674	117.00–127.00	121.63
118	—	581	126.00–136.00	131.46
61	—	520	128.00–141.00	136.18
15	—	284	153.00–163.00	158.58
36	—	469	134.00–148.00	140.25
36	—	625	117.00–131.00	124.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	663	131.00–145.00	142.73
29	—	484	154.00–168.00	162.07
9	—	415	159.00–171.00	166.82
7	—	313	184.00–189.00	186.26
50	—	621	138.00–149.00	145.12
3	—	867	115.00–119.00	117.33
2	—	815	127.00	127.00
52	—	526	148.00–161.00	156.50
49	—	578	142.00–155.00	150.26
16	—	776	116.00–130.00	126.70
15	—	724	128.00–135.00	131.71
11	—	289	171.00–200.00	189.95
10	—	377	161.00–175.00	167.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	121.00–127.00	123.98
12	—	523	119.00–164.00	138.38
2	—	315	142.00–150.00	146.19
4	—	570	127.00–132.00	130.20
5	—	624	112.00–134.00	127.59
3	—	478	136.00–148.00	142.17

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	2	—	1,168	810.00–875.00	840.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	735.00–1,025.00	874.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,117.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,037	825.00–925.00	856.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,169	700.00–825.00	758.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	977	600.00–1,125.00	889.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,445	950.00–975.00	962.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,155	810.00–1,035.00	918.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,746	74.00–78.00	75.31
2	—	1,393	68.00–70.00	69.04
3	—	1,697	82.00–86.00	83.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,201	58.00–61.00	59.84
14	—	1,201	49.00–57.00	53.89
8	—	1,234	62.00–64.00	63.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,062	46.00–54.00	51.78
17	—	1,073	55.00–58.00	56.72
9	—	1,103	59.00–64.00	60.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,398	58.00–61.00	60.04
5	—	1,363	50.00–57.00	54.07
11	—	1,437	62.00–64.00	62.67

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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