Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive , with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 230 cows and bulls sold with 81 percent going to packers./

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.70/cwt on 567 head.

Average price

$134.70

567 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$13.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	136.64	693	485
Medium and Large 2	500	123.20	616	82

One grade step is worth $13.44/cwt here — about $77 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 sale567 hd

134.70

—

OK average7 barns · 8,511 hd

132.81

+1.89

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	1,688	74.59	1,259	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	59.87	854	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	57.28	695	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,077	56.87	612	38

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	149.28/cwt	141.00–152.00	467	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	130.64/cwt	127.00–139.00	813	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	135.06/cwt	129.00–141.00	719	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	131.25/cwt	127.00–140.00	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.52/cwt	119.00–127.00	643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.40/cwt	109.00–125.00	692	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	127.39/cwt	118.00–131.00	908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	142.77/cwt	137.00–149.00	540	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	134.13/cwt	128.00–142.00	774	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	182.65/cwt	176.00–190.00	599	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	964.14/cwt	810.00–1,185.00	10,991	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	853.01/cwt	810.00–900.00	10,134	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	933.83/cwt	825.00–1,060.00	10,580	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	964	894.61/cwt	725.00–960.00	8,624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	165.31/cwt	162.00–173.00	643	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	158.86/cwt	150.00–164.00	828	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	133.25/cwt	133.00–134.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	142.86/cwt	110.00–149.00	754	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	178.47/cwt	172.00–181.00	507	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	168.83/cwt	140.00–185.00	473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	136.44/cwt	127.00–144.00	708	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	148.35/cwt	131.00–168.00	708	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	118.80/cwt	112.00–126.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	129.71/cwt	122.00–142.00	812	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	175.92/cwt	151.00–190.00	563	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.55/cwt	132.00–179.00	666	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	102.33/cwt	101.00–105.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	128.11/cwt	119.00–138.00	854	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.83/cwt	120.00–158.00	790	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	138.28/cwt	133.00–145.00	943	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	163.90/cwt	156.00–170.00	765	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	62.30/cwt	61.00–64.00	680	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	54.16/cwt	50.00–57.00	779	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	63.57/cwt	62.00–65.00	751	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	54.00/cwt	51.00–55.00	582	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	59.37/cwt	58.00–61.00	865	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	54.48/cwt	53.00–56.00	664	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	58.26/cwt	57.00–60.00	622	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	63.54/cwt	62.00–65.00	884	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	59.00/cwt	57.00–61.00	722	15
Bulls	—	—	1,651	63.87/cwt	54.00–74.00	1,054	5
Bulls	—	—	1,632	76.47/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,248	7
Bulls	—	—	1,771	80.37/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	163.46/cwt	141.00–181.00	615	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	119.90/cwt	108.00–124.00	761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	126.65/cwt	119.00–133.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	137.10/cwt	129.00–143.00	646	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	141.19/cwt	135.00–149.00	601	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	151.43/cwt	149.00–156.00	419	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	126.48/cwt	121.00–134.00	540	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.74/cwt	114.00–130.00	583	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	136.16/cwt	110.00–144.00	791	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	152.90/cwt	131.00–171.00	495	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	155.88/cwt	148.00–160.00	906	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	144.55/cwt	136.00–148.00	909	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	172.09/cwt	160.00–180.00	738	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.62/cwt	120.00–155.00	691	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	146.94/cwt	129.00–160.00	620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	147.41/cwt	141.00–150.00	560	4

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 1,850Last week 1,300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 208Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 77Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	128.00–131.00	129.49
16	—	313	141.00–152.00	149.28
68	—	622	127.00–139.00	130.64
97	—	532	129.00–141.00	135.06
9	—	713	118.00–131.00	127.39
51	—	378	137.00–149.00	142.77
94	—	577	128.00–142.00	134.13
94	—	471	129.00–143.00	137.10
45	—	426	135.00–149.00	141.19
9	—	277	149.00–156.00	151.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	127.00–140.00	131.25
10	—	525	119.00–127.00	122.52
20	—	575	109.00–125.00	120.40
3	—	665	111.00	111.00
10	—	635	108.00–124.00	119.90
8	—	385	119.00–133.00	126.65
2	—	285	131.00–135.00	132.96
15	—	427	121.00–134.00	126.48
9	—	475	114.00–130.00	122.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	328	176.00–190.00	182.65
22	—	389	162.00–173.00	165.31
60	—	521	150.00–164.00	158.86
9	—	284	172.00–181.00	178.47
21	—	682	133.00–145.00	138.28
47	—	467	156.00–170.00	163.90
65	—	581	148.00–160.00	155.88
40	—	629	136.00–148.00	144.55
21	—	429	160.00–180.00	172.09
2	—	718	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	133.00–134.00	133.25
12	—	528	110.00–149.00	142.86
15	—	581	110.00–144.00	136.16
8	—	324	131.00–171.00	152.90
17	—	478	120.00–155.00	144.62
11	—	422	129.00–160.00	146.94
4	—	380	141.00–150.00	147.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	280	140.00–185.00	168.83
18	—	519	127.00–144.00	136.44
32	—	477	131.00–168.00	148.35
5	—	718	112.00–126.00	118.80
17	—	626	122.00–142.00	129.71
28	—	320	151.00–190.00	175.92
66	—	420	132.00–179.00	158.55
3	—	805	101.00–105.00	102.33
9	—	667	119.00–138.00	128.11
18	—	573	120.00–158.00	137.83
42	—	376	141.00–181.00	163.46

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,140	810.00–1,185.00	964.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	810.00–900.00	853.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,133	825.00–1,060.00	933.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	964	725.00–960.00	894.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,091	61.00–64.00	62.30
19	—	1,078	51.00–55.00	54.00
12	—	1,067	57.00–60.00	58.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,439	50.00–57.00	54.16
9	—	1,457	58.00–61.00	59.37
9	—	1,391	62.00–65.00	63.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,182	62.00–65.00	63.57
25	—	1,218	53.00–56.00	54.48
15	—	1,223	57.00–61.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,651	54.00–74.00	63.87
7	—	1,632	75.00–78.00	76.47
7	—	1,771	79.00–83.00	80.37

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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