Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 195 cows and bulls sold with 68 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.52/cwt on 488 head.

Average price

$136.52

488 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$14.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.77

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	137.93	703	441
Medium and Large 2	448	123.30	552	47

One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $151 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 sale488 hd

136.52

—

OK average7 barns · 8,918 hd

131.76

+4.77

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	1,641	78.96	1,296	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	65.26	912	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	62.11	754	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	61.12	657	36

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	683	123.44/cwt	120.00–127.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	110.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	188.57/cwt	181.00–201.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	711	120.88/cwt	108.00–127.00	859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	179.09/cwt	122.00–190.00	672	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	136.78/cwt	117.00–149.00	849	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	146.62/cwt	132.00–162.00	768	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	182.74/cwt	162.00–204.00	592	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	140.49/cwt	125.00–149.00	818	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	150.28/cwt	131.00–167.00	708	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	156.94/cwt	131.00–176.00	675	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	125.67/cwt	121.00–132.00	834	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	127.08/cwt	123.00–134.00	798	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.69/cwt	116.00–126.00	875	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	156.33/cwt	148.00–160.00	517	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	148.22/cwt	142.00–153.00	566	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	140.82/cwt	132.00–146.00	604	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.67/cwt	130.00–141.00	710	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	136.40/cwt	129.00–140.00	647	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.36/cwt	126.00–140.00	775	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	111.63/cwt	106.00–117.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	119.34/cwt	117.00–121.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	130.74/cwt	122.00–145.00	424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	125.84/cwt	111.00–136.00	481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	123.27/cwt	118.00–127.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	122.06/cwt	109.00–127.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	122.08/cwt	112.00–130.00	514	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	120.01/cwt	117.00–128.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	194.09/cwt	184.00–199.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	186.55/cwt	178.00–192.00	687	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	130.76/cwt	126.00–135.00	949	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	139.08/cwt	132.00–143.00	926	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	146.45/cwt	141.00–155.00	846	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	177.94/cwt	171.00–185.00	758	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	164.78/cwt	155.00–169.00	778	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	147.67/cwt	140.00–154.00	907	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	164.42/cwt	156.00–170.00	860	87
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	147.17/cwt	140.00–154.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	121.87/cwt	116.00–128.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	114.12/cwt	109.00–119.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	151.80/cwt	142.00–176.00	583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.27/cwt	126.00–140.00	785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	142.74/cwt	121.00–153.00	679	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	159.16/cwt	121.00–170.00	688	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	142.18/cwt	115.00–150.00	736	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,082.67/cwt	1,060.00–1,100.00	14,183	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	805	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,849	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	903	831.09/cwt	710.00–925.00	7,505	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	725.20/cwt	675.00–810.00	7,760	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	858.67/cwt	760.00–975.00	10,398	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,631	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	81.81/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,414	3
Bulls	—	—	1,576	76.83/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,211	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	55.19/cwt	52.00–59.00	671	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	63.41/cwt	63.00–64.00	755	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	65.65/cwt	65.00–67.00	808	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	67.91/cwt	66.00–71.00	927	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	62.88/cwt	60.00–65.00	897	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	54.21/cwt	49.00–57.00	591	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	66.68/cwt	65.00–69.00	722	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	60.82/cwt	59.00–63.00	645	15

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 1,650Last week 1,850Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 178Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 52Year 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	—	683	120.00–127.00	123.44
3	—	763	109.00–115.00	110.97
3	—	895	104.00	104.00
4	—	283	181.00–201.00	188.57
5	—	711	108.00–127.00	120.88
17	—	375	122.00–190.00	179.09
19	—	621	117.00–149.00	136.78
20	—	524	132.00–162.00	146.62
24	—	324	162.00–204.00	182.74
24	—	582	125.00–149.00	140.49
41	—	471	131.00–167.00	150.28
51	—	430	131.00–176.00	156.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	168.00	168.00
10	—	664	121.00–132.00	125.67
12	—	628	123.00–134.00	127.08
13	—	725	116.00–126.00	120.69
24	—	331	148.00–160.00	156.33
32	—	382	142.00–153.00	148.22
60	—	429	132.00–146.00	140.82
65	—	523	130.00–141.00	135.67
68	—	474	129.00–140.00	136.40
156	—	568	126.00–140.00	136.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	106.00–117.00	111.63
3	—	560	117.00–121.00	119.34
6	—	324	122.00–145.00	130.74
7	—	382	111.00–136.00	125.84
7	—	476	118.00–127.00	123.27
9	—	521	109.00–127.00	122.06
13	—	421	112.00–130.00	122.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	121.00–122.00	121.51
4	—	764	117.00–128.00	120.01
5	—	326	184.00–199.00	194.09
22	—	368	178.00–192.00	186.55
22	—	726	126.00–135.00	130.76
31	—	666	132.00–143.00	139.08
44	—	578	141.00–155.00	146.45
45	—	426	171.00–185.00	177.94
57	—	472	155.00–169.00	164.78
62	—	614	140.00–154.00	147.67
87	—	523	156.00–170.00	164.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	140.00–154.00	147.17
2	—	633	137.00	137.00
2	—	675	116.00–128.00	121.87
2	—	728	109.00–119.00	114.12
8	—	384	142.00–176.00	151.80
9	—	580	126.00–140.00	135.27
20	—	476	121.00–153.00	142.74
24	—	432	121.00–170.00	159.16
24	—	518	115.00–150.00	142.18

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,082.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	903	710.00–925.00	831.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,070	675.00–810.00	725.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,211	760.00–975.00	858.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,728	80.00–86.00	81.81
4	—	1,576	75.00–78.00	76.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	52.00–59.00	55.19
5	—	1,191	63.00–64.00	63.41
6	—	1,231	65.00–67.00	65.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,365	66.00–71.00	67.91
10	—	1,427	60.00–65.00	62.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,091	49.00–57.00	54.21
12	—	1,083	65.00–69.00	66.68
15	—	1,060	59.00–63.00	60.82

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

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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Replacement Cattle

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