Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 2.00 to 9.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 7.00 to 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 240 cows and bulls sold with 70 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.55/cwt on 441 head.

Average price

$134.55

441 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$8.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	135.98	703	369
Medium and Large 2	452	127.21	575	72

One grade step is worth $8.77/cwt here — about $128 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 sale441 hd

134.55

—

OK average7 barns · 8,326 hd

134.00

+0.56

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	1,624	83.31	1,353	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	64.01	929	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	63.16	773	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	59.15	632	34

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2	—	485	142.56/cwt	131.00–154.00	691	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.11/cwt	132.00–136.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	135.21/cwt	132.00–136.00	975	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	126.30/cwt	122.00–130.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	142.26/cwt	136.00–150.00	539	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	111.59/cwt	107.00–121.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	158.87/cwt	148.00–168.00	755	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	170.29/cwt	166.00–180.00	734	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.12/cwt	124.00–127.00	776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	139.76/cwt	131.00–144.00	604	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	118.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	120.71/cwt	109.00–128.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	133.22/cwt	121.00–138.00	839	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	59.69/cwt	57.00–62.00	892	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	775	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,813	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	723	871.89/cwt	775.00–950.00	6,304	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,465	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	14,064	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,294	974.39/cwt	850.00–1,175.00	12,609	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	916.34/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,255	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,117	887.94/cwt	775.00–960.00	9,918	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,454	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	77.41/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,153	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	63.68/cwt	63.00–64.00	936	10
Bulls	—	—	1,763	82.76/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,459	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	66.08/cwt	65.00–68.00	937	12
Bulls	—	—	1,587	86.67/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,375	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	58.49/cwt	57.00–60.00	629	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	58.54/cwt	54.00–61.00	714	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	64.13/cwt	62.00–67.00	688	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	66.65/cwt	66.00–70.00	815	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	54.73/cwt	50.00–56.00	579	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	63.45/cwt	62.00–65.00	779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	137.70/cwt	134.00–141.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	156.83/cwt	152.00–166.00	826	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	171.61/cwt	166.00–175.00	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	128.32/cwt	121.00–135.00	408	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	133.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	696	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	147.90/cwt	146.00–150.00	414	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	135.01/cwt	121.00–144.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	126.88/cwt	117.00–136.00	859	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	116.98/cwt	112.00–122.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	140.10/cwt	121.00–149.00	727	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	152.87/cwt	147.00–161.00	882	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	176.47/cwt	165.00–179.00	565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.99/cwt	121.00–131.00	653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	136.17/cwt	129.00–140.00	787	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	122.74/cwt	115.00–129.00	875	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	126.42/cwt	118.00–132.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.99/cwt	135.00–154.00	815	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	843	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.82/cwt	123.00–144.00	792	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	168.69/cwt	162.00–176.00	796	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	133.34/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,019	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	127.51/cwt	120.00–136.00	474	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	136.63/cwt	131.00–142.00	652	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	126.32/cwt	121.00–131.00	845	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	137.42/cwt	121.00–147.00	592	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	162.60/cwt	150.00–173.00	698	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	161.44/cwt	156.00–174.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	153.69/cwt	140.00–162.00	655	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	147.94/cwt	144.00–155.00	923	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	141.42/cwt	137.00–145.00	940	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.64/cwt	124.00–132.00	553	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	125.43/cwt	122.00–127.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	137.05/cwt	132.00–140.00	846	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	142.10/cwt	135.00–149.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	145.19/cwt	140.00–160.00	754	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	162.57/cwt	151.00–170.00	603	14

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 1,390Last week 2,000Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 278Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 72Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	485	131.00–154.00	142.56
2	—	370	132.00–136.00	134.11
2	—	673	132.00	132.00
3	—	610	134.00–141.00	137.70
14	—	519	121.00–149.00	140.10
15	—	575	123.00–144.00	137.82
17	—	426	140.00–162.00	153.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	721	132.00–136.00	135.21
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
29	—	431	166.00–180.00	170.29
2	—	810	123.00	123.00
40	—	527	152.00–166.00	156.83
8	—	374	166.00–175.00	171.61
44	—	577	147.00–161.00	152.87
10	—	320	165.00–179.00	176.47
45	—	472	162.00–176.00	168.69
11	—	764	126.00–135.00	133.34
59	—	624	144.00–155.00	147.94
14	—	665	137.00–145.00	141.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	122.00–130.00	126.30
8	—	620	124.00–127.00	125.12
10	—	318	121.00–135.00	128.32
10	—	518	121.00–131.00	125.99
13	—	372	120.00–136.00	127.51
20	—	430	124.00–132.00	128.64
5	—	576	122.00–127.00	125.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	379	136.00–150.00	142.26
2	—	855	110.00	110.00
39	—	432	131.00–144.00	139.76
3	—	775	115.00–121.00	118.01
54	—	520	130.00–137.00	133.84
9	—	280	146.00–150.00	147.90
64	—	578	129.00–140.00	136.17
14	—	713	115.00–129.00	122.74
93	—	477	131.00–142.00	136.63
20	—	669	121.00–131.00	126.32
33	—	617	132.00–140.00	137.05
2	—	340	135.00–149.00	142.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	519	107.00–121.00	111.59
3	—	618	109.00–128.00	120.71
6	—	469	121.00–144.00	135.01
7	—	577	118.00–132.00	126.42
9	—	431	121.00–147.00	137.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	475	148.00–168.00	158.87
18	—	630	121.00–138.00	133.22
18	—	677	117.00–136.00	126.88
2	—	738	112.00–122.00	116.98
20	—	570	135.00–154.00	142.99
2	—	843	108.00	108.00
25	—	429	150.00–173.00	162.60
4	—	327	156.00–174.00	161.44
28	—	519	140.00–160.00	145.19
14	—	371	151.00–170.00	162.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,494	57.00–62.00	59.69
10	—	1,470	63.00–64.00	63.68
12	—	1,418	65.00–68.00	66.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,076	57.00–60.00	58.49
12	—	1,073	62.00–67.00	64.13
12	—	1,058	50.00–56.00	54.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,219	54.00–61.00	58.54
11	—	1,223	66.00–70.00	66.65
11	—	1,228	62.00–65.00	63.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	75.00–79.00	77.41
6	—	1,763	80.00–85.00	82.76
8	—	1,587	85.00–90.00	86.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	723	775.00–950.00	871.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,465	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,294	850.00–1,175.00	974.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	800.00–1,000.00	916.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,117	775.00–960.00	887.94

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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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