Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows, Breakers and Boners steady, Leans 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 100 cows and bulls sold with 88 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.59/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$146.59

399 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$16.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.90

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	149.53	792	327
Medium and Large 2	528	133.22	704	72

One grade step is worth $16.31/cwt here — about $88 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 sale399 hd

146.59

—

OK average7 barns · 7,979 hd

138.68

+7.90

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	1,623	82.16	1,334	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	64.05	936	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	63.09	761	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	60.48	641	19

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1	—	860	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	117.29/cwt	111.00–122.00	552	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	124.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	474	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	115.61/cwt	112.00–121.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	120.25/cwt	112.00–123.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	116.39/cwt	112.00–120.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	107.99/cwt	105.00–111.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	743	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.98/cwt	123.00–135.00	692	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	135.76/cwt	131.00–141.00	569	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	129.84/cwt	124.00–135.00	818	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	130.99/cwt	125.00–136.00	617	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	140.60/cwt	134.00–148.00	519	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	122.42/cwt	119.00–129.00	825	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	136.86/cwt	132.00–146.00	448	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	109.98/cwt	108.00–114.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	137.36/cwt	117.00–152.00	592	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.31/cwt	127.00–142.00	659	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	127.52/cwt	116.00–134.00	664	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.60/cwt	134.00–156.00	557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	165.70/cwt	155.00–170.00	703	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.18/cwt	121.00–136.00	736	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	141.58/cwt	135.00–150.00	742	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	171.90/cwt	158.00–175.00	631	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	152.20/cwt	146.00–162.00	724	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.02/cwt	123.00–134.00	797	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	124.89/cwt	116.00–130.00	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	164.24/cwt	161.00–170.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.08/cwt	161.00–177.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	107.94/cwt	105.00–111.00	831	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	55.99/cwt	53.00–59.00	588	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	61.88/cwt	60.00–63.00	653	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	64.82/cwt	64.00–67.00	699	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	63.25/cwt	62.00–65.00	949	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	66.51/cwt	66.00–67.00	933	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	62.86/cwt	62.00–65.00	758	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	66.65/cwt	66.00–67.00	816	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	621	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	83.12/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,391	5
Bulls	—	—	1,431	78.03/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,117	4
Bulls	—	—	1,883	88.04/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,658	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,006	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	923.61/cwt	810.00–1,000.00	11,314	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	813.71/cwt	760.00–850.00	8,731	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,331	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,176	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	10,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.08/cwt	126.00–141.00	692	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	138.71/cwt	132.00–145.00	664	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.64/cwt	122.00–136.00	745	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	146.41/cwt	143.00–152.00	628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	124.99/cwt	119.00–128.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	123.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	145.90/cwt	139.00–153.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	145.96/cwt	141.00–151.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.10/cwt	142.00–156.00	775	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	147.61/cwt	141.00–154.00	843	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.10/cwt	148.00–160.00	735	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.21/cwt	155.00–169.00	689	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	129.61/cwt	125.00–133.00	934	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	167.91/cwt	163.00–177.00	633	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	141.55/cwt	135.00–149.00	861	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	134.74/cwt	125.00–139.00	887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	165.31/cwt	160.00–170.00	522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	978	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 Aug 13, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,300Last week 1,390Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 195Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	94.00	94.00
101	—	520	142.00–156.00	149.10
66	—	571	141.00–154.00	147.61
59	—	474	148.00–160.00	155.10
25	—	425	155.00–169.00	162.21
22	—	721	125.00–133.00	129.61
17	—	377	163.00–177.00	167.91
16	—	608	135.00–149.00	141.55
9	—	658	125.00–139.00	134.74
7	—	316	160.00–170.00	165.31
3	—	813	120.00–121.00	120.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	520	126.00–141.00	133.08
13	—	479	132.00–145.00	138.71
10	—	570	122.00–136.00	130.64
10	—	429	143.00–152.00	146.41
8	—	636	119.00–128.00	124.99
4	—	756	101.00	101.00
3	—	665	122.00–125.00	123.00
2	—	355	139.00–153.00	145.90
2	—	303	141.00–151.00	145.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	471	111.00–122.00	117.29
12	—	381	120.00–130.00	124.34
6	—	522	112.00–121.00	115.61
6	—	424	112.00–123.00	120.25
5	—	572	112.00–120.00	116.39
3	—	688	105.00–111.00	107.99
3	—	338	121.00–123.00	122.00
2	—	643	115.00–120.00	117.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	573	125.00–135.00	129.67
58	—	528	123.00–135.00	130.98
49	—	419	131.00–141.00	135.76
37	—	630	124.00–135.00	129.84
35	—	471	125.00–136.00	130.99
24	—	369	134.00–148.00	140.60
22	—	674	119.00–129.00	122.42
13	—	327	132.00–146.00	136.86
6	—	775	108.00–114.00	109.98
2	—	733	116.00–120.00	117.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	431	117.00–152.00	137.36
18	—	480	127.00–142.00	137.31
13	—	521	116.00–134.00	127.52
6	—	375	134.00–156.00	148.60
3	—	565	115.00	115.00
2	—	603	115.00–120.00	117.51
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	424	155.00–170.00	165.70
23	—	570	121.00–136.00	129.18
23	—	524	135.00–150.00	141.58
21	—	367	158.00–175.00	171.90
20	—	476	146.00–162.00	152.20
16	—	618	123.00–134.00	129.02
7	—	659	116.00–130.00	124.89
4	—	288	161.00–170.00	164.24
3	—	325	161.00–177.00	166.08
2	—	770	105.00–111.00	107.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,051	53.00–59.00	55.99
7	—	1,056	60.00–63.00	61.88
5	—	1,079	64.00–67.00	64.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,501	62.00–65.00	63.25
6	—	1,403	66.00–67.00	66.51
1	—	1,390	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,206	62.00–65.00	62.86
3	—	1,225	66.00–67.00	66.65
1	—	1,150	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,673	81.00–85.00	83.12
4	—	1,431	75.00–80.00	78.03
2	—	1,883	87.00–89.00	88.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	810.00–1,000.00	923.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	760.00–850.00	813.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,275.00	1,275.00

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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