Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 240 cows and bulls sold with 80 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.82/cwt on 542 head.

Average price

$136.82

542 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$11.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.86

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	138.93	704	441
Medium and Large 2	409	127.61	523	101

One grade step is worth $11.32/cwt here — about $182 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 sale542 hd

136.82

—

OK average7 barns · 5,856 hd

133.96

+2.86

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	1,723	82.60	1,423	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	64.74	786	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	64.02	927	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	60.81	650	42

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	529	135.74/cwt	130.00–142.00	718	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	114.42/cwt	109.00–120.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	136.13/cwt	133.00–141.00	907	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	131.34/cwt	126.00–142.00	427	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.36/cwt	111.00–121.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	134.95/cwt	126.00–138.00	833	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	118.00/cwt	116.00–119.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	133.45/cwt	129.00–140.00	805	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.09/cwt	112.00–128.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	133.79/cwt	119.00–143.00	631	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	140.00/cwt	136.00–149.00	518	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.97/cwt	115.00–126.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	128.81/cwt	119.00–134.00	486	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	160.32/cwt	151.00–165.00	685	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	291	146.03/cwt	137.00–155.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	150.52/cwt	144.00–159.00	555	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	178.83/cwt	171.00–184.00	578	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	152.44/cwt	146.00–160.00	733	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	130.86/cwt	122.00–137.00	690	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	142.53/cwt	136.00–149.00	472	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	1,072.89/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	8,240	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,941	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	934.27/cwt	675.00–1,075.00	9,604	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	973.75/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,179	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,222.74/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	17,241	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,028.89/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	854.73/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,034	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	730.66/cwt	725.00–735.00	7,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	139.67/cwt	129.00–143.00	811	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	126.90/cwt	118.00–133.00	537	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	144.35/cwt	137.00–150.00	883	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	151.99/cwt	146.00–158.00	801	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	130.21/cwt	123.00–134.00	741	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	122.71/cwt	117.00–127.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	135.32/cwt	131.00–144.00	774	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	138.18/cwt	130.00–146.00	593	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	141.80/cwt	136.00–149.00	604	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.30/cwt	118.00–131.00	590	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	133.19/cwt	126.00–137.00	958	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	157.20/cwt	151.00–164.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	163.59/cwt	156.00–170.00	618	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	144.68/cwt	137.00–152.00	693	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	129.84/cwt	124.00–132.00	423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	155.54/cwt	153.00–167.00	734	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	166.05/cwt	161.00–175.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	131.62/cwt	125.00–138.00	370	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.85/cwt	133.00–147.00	666	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	138.74/cwt	133.00–142.00	394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	151.19/cwt	149.00–153.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	160.52/cwt	155.00–166.00	666	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	284	169.90/cwt	160.00–175.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	128.72/cwt	121.00–134.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.58/cwt	160.00–175.00	625	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	158.69/cwt	151.00–164.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	124.18/cwt	119.00–130.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.36/cwt	132.00–146.00	724	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	127.20/cwt	124.00–128.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	124.93/cwt	118.00–134.00	828	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	145.90/cwt	139.00–154.00	753	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	127.50/cwt	126.00–130.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.56/cwt	135.00–147.00	614	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	64.13/cwt	63.00–65.00	929	10
Bulls	—	—	1,796	88.19/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,584	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	65.76/cwt	64.00–68.00	712	9
Bulls	—	—	1,764	83.77/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,478	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	61.69/cwt	61.00–63.00	670	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	62.60/cwt	61.00–64.00	749	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	58.02/cwt	54.00–60.00	611	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	66.26/cwt	65.00–69.00	812	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	60.28/cwt	57.00–62.00	889	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	66.78/cwt	66.00–68.00	952	5
Bulls	—	—	1,603	75.66/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,213	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	141.56/cwt	138.00–150.00	824	51

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 1,600Last week 1,150Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	529	130.00–142.00	135.74
2	—	680	109.00–120.00	114.42
2	—	291	137.00–155.00	146.03
12	—	369	144.00–159.00	150.52
11	—	569	123.00–134.00	130.21
23	—	479	137.00–152.00	144.68
5	—	326	124.00–132.00	129.84
7	—	615	121.00–134.00	128.72
10	—	428	135.00–147.00	143.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	666	133.00–141.00	136.13
18	—	427	151.00–165.00	160.32
15	—	612	137.00–150.00	144.35
57	—	527	146.00–158.00	151.99
7	—	719	126.00–137.00	133.19
40	—	472	153.00–167.00	155.54
6	—	287	161.00–175.00	166.05
43	—	373	160.00–175.00	167.58
6	—	340	151.00–164.00	158.69
51	—	582	138.00–150.00	141.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	325	126.00–142.00	131.34
5	—	625	111.00–121.00	117.36
3	—	580	115.00–126.00	120.97
21	—	377	119.00–134.00	128.81
17	—	423	118.00–133.00	126.90
14	—	471	118.00–131.00	125.30
7	—	281	125.00–138.00	131.62
9	—	522	119.00–130.00	124.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	617	126.00–138.00	134.95
3	—	772	116.00–119.00	118.00
38	—	370	136.00–149.00	140.00
18	—	331	136.00–149.00	142.53
113	—	581	129.00–143.00	139.67
10	—	670	120.00–130.00	126.60
81	—	426	136.00–149.00	141.80
52	—	473	133.00–147.00	140.85
4	—	284	133.00–142.00	138.74
78	—	527	132.00–146.00	137.36
5	—	700	124.00–128.00	127.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	603	129.00–140.00	133.45
15	—	323	171.00–184.00	178.83
37	—	481	146.00–160.00	152.44
4	—	722	117.00–127.00	122.71
35	—	572	131.00–144.00	135.32
32	—	378	156.00–170.00	163.59
2	—	820	112.00	112.00
33	—	415	155.00–166.00	160.52
4	—	284	160.00–175.00	169.90
33	—	516	139.00–154.00	145.90
4	—	674	126.00–130.00	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	112.00–128.00	121.09
16	—	472	119.00–143.00	133.79
15	—	527	122.00–137.00	130.86
15	—	429	130.00–146.00	138.18
5	—	338	151.00–164.00	157.20
5	—	386	149.00–153.00	151.19
6	—	663	118.00–134.00	124.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	768	975.00–1,150.00	1,072.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,222.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,028	675.00–1,075.00	934.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	950.00–1,000.00	973.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,028.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	800.00–900.00	854.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	725.00–735.00	730.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,448	63.00–65.00	64.13
4	—	1,475	57.00–62.00	60.28
5	—	1,426	66.00–68.00	66.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,083	64.00–68.00	65.76
13	—	1,086	61.00–63.00	61.69
20	—	1,053	54.00–60.00	58.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	61.00–64.00	62.60
7	—	1,226	65.00–69.00	66.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,796	86.00–91.00	88.19
8	—	1,764	82.00–85.00	83.77
7	—	1,603	70.00–78.00	75.66

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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