Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was light to moderate. Quality was average. Slaughter cows Breakers and Leans 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Boners 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 120 cows and bulls sold with 87 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.79/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$130.79

335 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$12.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	133.17	686	272
Medium and Large 2	444	120.47	535	63

One grade step is worth $12.70/cwt here — about $152 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 sale335 hd

130.79

—

OK average7 barns · 3,657 hd

130.49

+0.29

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	1,691	85.00	1,438	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	66.06	894	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	63.79	775	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	60.01	640	28

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	—	374	119.01/cwt	115.00–123.00	445	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	119.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	117.98/cwt	112.00–122.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	117.71/cwt	109.00–123.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	118.14/cwt	113.00–122.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	122.15/cwt	116.00–126.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	129.98/cwt	121.00–133.00	376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	132.34/cwt	123.00–137.00	704	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.17/cwt	128.00–141.00	769	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	131.48/cwt	124.00–137.00	814	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	131.19/cwt	123.00–135.00	624	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	133.05/cwt	125.00–137.00	559	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	129.24/cwt	122.00–135.00	861	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	144.09/cwt	136.00–150.00	465	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	141.87/cwt	138.00–152.00	399	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	131.31/cwt	126.00–137.00	495	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	126.61/cwt	126.00–127.00	914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.09/cwt	118.00–132.00	613	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	130.01/cwt	121.00–135.00	562	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	134.57/cwt	129.00–142.00	515	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	124.83/cwt	122.00–128.00	658	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	127.56/cwt	121.00–135.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	142.65/cwt	138.00–152.00	676	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	144.51/cwt	138.00–153.00	613	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	136.07/cwt	131.00–147.00	706	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	130.03/cwt	121.00–136.00	752	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	153.85/cwt	149.00–165.00	574	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	123.33/cwt	120.00–135.00	767	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	121.90/cwt	116.00–127.00	805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	284	161.84/cwt	153.00–169.00	460	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	117.30/cwt	111.00–126.00	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	877	96.49/cwt	94.00–101.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	104.88/cwt	101.00–109.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	559	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	59.37/cwt	57.00–65.00	639	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	67.48/cwt	66.00–70.00	724	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	53.49/cwt	51.00–55.00	560	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	65.11/cwt	64.00–66.00	878	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	68.18/cwt	67.00–71.00	929	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	808	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	64.42/cwt	62.00–65.00	784	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	69.25/cwt	67.00–71.00	841	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	651	3
Bulls	—	—	1,757	84.33/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,482	6
Bulls	—	—	1,682	90.69/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,525	3
Bulls	—	—	1,508	78.45/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,183	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	901.86/cwt	810.00–950.00	9,920	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,023.02/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	12,675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	965.81/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	8,016	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	15,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	130.99/cwt	124.00–137.00	682	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.91/cwt	130.00–149.00	592	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	134.39/cwt	126.00–142.00	641	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	153.32/cwt	146.00–162.00	488	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	129.73/cwt	127.00–131.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.85/cwt	131.00–144.00	504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.00/cwt	111.00–119.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	149.51/cwt	145.00–158.00	706	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	134.16/cwt	125.00–139.00	898	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.91/cwt	138.00–152.00	756	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	140.47/cwt	134.00–146.00	816	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	161.19/cwt	153.00–167.00	693	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	156.09/cwt	149.00–163.00	587	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	134.58/cwt	127.00–140.00	829	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	182.42/cwt	173.00–187.00	582	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	187.66/cwt	181.00–189.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	123.97/cwt	121.00–128.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	122.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	413	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 1,150Last week 1,300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	115.00–123.00	119.01
8	—	418	115.00–125.00	119.31
7	—	514	112.00–122.00	117.98
7	—	468	109.00–123.00	117.71
6	—	621	113.00–122.00	118.14
6	—	567	116.00–126.00	122.15
4	—	289	121.00–133.00	129.98
2	—	690	114.00–118.00	115.99
14	—	336	120.00–128.00	122.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	532	123.00–137.00	132.34
49	—	573	128.00–141.00	134.17
36	—	619	124.00–137.00	131.48
35	—	476	123.00–135.00	131.19
28	—	420	125.00–137.00	133.05
19	—	666	122.00–135.00	129.24
14	—	323	136.00–150.00	144.09
13	—	281	138.00–152.00	141.87
12	—	377	126.00–137.00	131.31
5	—	722	126.00–127.00	126.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	475	118.00–132.00	129.09
11	—	432	121.00–135.00	130.01
10	—	383	129.00–142.00	134.57
9	—	527	122.00–128.00	124.83
2	—	320	121.00–135.00	127.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	474	138.00–152.00	142.65
31	—	424	138.00–153.00	144.51
22	—	519	131.00–147.00	136.07
17	—	578	121.00–136.00	130.03
16	—	373	149.00–165.00	153.85
9	—	622	120.00–135.00	123.33
8	—	660	116.00–127.00	121.90
7	—	284	153.00–169.00	161.84
6	—	705	111.00–126.00	117.30
4	—	877	94.00–101.00	96.49
2	—	773	101.00–109.00	104.88
2	—	335	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	521	124.00–137.00	130.99
21	—	423	130.00–149.00	139.91
17	—	477	126.00–142.00	134.39
16	—	318	146.00–162.00	153.32
8	—	566	127.00–131.00	129.73
6	—	368	131.00–144.00	136.85
4	—	660	111.00–119.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	472	145.00–158.00	149.51
31	—	669	125.00–139.00	134.16
26	—	525	138.00–152.00	143.91
24	—	581	134.00–146.00	140.47
22	—	430	153.00–167.00	161.19
18	—	376	149.00–163.00	156.09
17	—	616	127.00–140.00	134.58
12	—	319	173.00–187.00	182.42
6	—	289	181.00–189.00	187.66
4	—	718	121.00–128.00	123.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,076	57.00–65.00	59.37
8	—	1,073	66.00–70.00	67.48
8	—	1,047	51.00–55.00	53.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,349	64.00–66.00	65.11
6	—	1,362	67.00–71.00	68.18
1	—	1,325	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,217	62.00–65.00	64.42
4	—	1,215	67.00–71.00	69.25
3	—	1,205	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,757	82.00–88.00	84.33
3	—	1,682	89.00–93.00	90.69
2	—	1,508	78.00–79.00	78.45

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	810.00–950.00	901.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,239	975.00–1,075.00	1,023.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	825.00–1,075.00	965.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,085.00	1,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,075.00	1,075.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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