Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 11.00 lower. Heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows breakers and leans 1.00 to 3.00 lower, boners 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. A total of 275 cows and bulls sold with 76 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.08/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$131.08

438 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$12.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	132.87	672	373
Medium and Large 2	494	120.76	596	65

One grade step is worth $12.12/cwt here — about $76 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 sale438 hd

131.08

—

OK average5 barns · 4,021 hd

130.76

+0.31

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	1,526	77.66	1,185	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	62.88	901	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	58.79	713	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	53.82	581	62

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	773	112.37/cwt	108.00–117.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	174.51/cwt	168.00–179.00	487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	124.82/cwt	122.00–136.00	763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.42/cwt	111.00–120.00	831	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	154.03/cwt	144.00–158.00	488	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	147.40/cwt	139.00–153.00	556	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	117.69/cwt	115.00–128.00	800	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	149.74/cwt	145.00–160.00	629	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.36/cwt	122.00–132.00	726	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	130.32/cwt	127.00–141.00	687	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	137.64/cwt	132.00–146.00	647	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	132.77/cwt	121.00–140.00	447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	120.48/cwt	110.00–131.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	119.58/cwt	115.00–123.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	125.09/cwt	117.00–135.00	474	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	129.01/cwt	115.00–135.00	542	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	117.46/cwt	111.00–124.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	121.04/cwt	114.00–126.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.94/cwt	116.00–125.00	816	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	137.79/cwt	131.00–145.00	518	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	141.78/cwt	135.00–146.00	465	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	130.55/cwt	123.00–136.00	802	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	135.66/cwt	130.00–143.00	587	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.97/cwt	125.00–137.00	758	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	131.82/cwt	124.00–138.00	697	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	132.18/cwt	126.00–139.00	624	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	124.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	122.43/cwt	118.00–128.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	111.95/cwt	108.00–115.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	126.93/cwt	121.00–130.00	415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	118.36/cwt	115.00–121.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	122.90/cwt	116.00–128.00	527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.09/cwt	112.00–124.00	688	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.10/cwt	115.00–124.00	568	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	120.39/cwt	115.00–127.00	625	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	50.93/cwt	45.00–55.00	553	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	58.67/cwt	57.00–59.00	617	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	63.60/cwt	60.00–65.00	708	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	64.39/cwt	64.00–65.00	909	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	62.65/cwt	62.00–63.00	866	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	944	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	56.50/cwt	52.00–58.00	679	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	63.50/cwt	63.00–64.00	793	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	60.70/cwt	59.00–62.00	734	10
Bulls	—	—	1,504	77.55/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,166	10
Bulls	—	—	1,573	73.35/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,154	3
Bulls	—	—	1,552	82.31/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,277	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	846.39/cwt	800.00–925.00	7,871	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	878.41/cwt	775.00–960.00	8,995	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	833.46/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,043	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	820.46/cwt	710.00–850.00	10,502	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	846.34/cwt	675.00–900.00	10,596	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,009	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	11,798	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	862.83/cwt	850.00–875.00	9,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	135.08/cwt	122.00–143.00	643	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	132.45/cwt	130.00–134.00	709	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	137.32/cwt	123.00–144.00	578	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.60/cwt	112.00–124.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	117.75/cwt	111.00–126.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.52/cwt	129.00–143.00	771	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	131.52/cwt	126.00–137.00	876	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	144.97/cwt	138.00–152.00	747	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.07/cwt	144.00–159.00	715	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	154.75/cwt	148.00–160.00	597	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.76/cwt	129.00–142.00	830	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	151.25/cwt	146.00–160.00	629	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.68/cwt	127.00–130.00	926	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1

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 1,450Last week 1,600Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 193Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 47Year 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	—	773	108.00–117.00	112.37
5	—	279	168.00–179.00	174.51
8	—	611	122.00–136.00	124.82
9	—	720	111.00–120.00	115.42
10	—	317	144.00–158.00	154.03
13	—	377	139.00–153.00	147.40
16	—	680	115.00–128.00	117.69
20	—	420	145.00–160.00	149.74
21	—	570	122.00–132.00	127.36
26	—	527	127.00–141.00	130.32
40	—	470	132.00–146.00	137.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	113.00–115.00	113.98
3	—	337	121.00–140.00	132.77
5	—	469	110.00–131.00	120.48
5	—	515	115.00–123.00	119.58
7	—	379	117.00–135.00	125.09
12	—	420	115.00–135.00	129.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	135.00–136.00	135.49
2	—	830	111.00–124.00	117.46
3	—	772	114.00–126.00	121.04
10	—	675	116.00–125.00	120.94
17	—	376	131.00–145.00	137.79
20	—	328	135.00–146.00	141.78
36	—	614	123.00–136.00	130.55
52	—	433	130.00–143.00	135.66
61	—	570	125.00–137.00	132.97
84	—	529	124.00–138.00	131.82
86	—	472	126.00–139.00	132.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	120.00–129.00	124.50
3	—	380	118.00–128.00	122.43
4	—	663	108.00–115.00	111.95
6	—	327	121.00–130.00	126.93
6	—	621	115.00–121.00	118.36
9	—	429	116.00–128.00	122.90
10	—	573	112.00–124.00	120.09
12	—	473	115.00–124.00	120.10
13	—	519	115.00–127.00	120.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	476	122.00–143.00	135.08
14	—	535	130.00–134.00	132.45
11	—	421	123.00–144.00	137.32
4	—	620	112.00–124.00	117.60
4	—	579	111.00–126.00	117.75
1	—	330	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	573	129.00–143.00	134.52
32	—	666	126.00–137.00	131.52
30	—	515	138.00–152.00	144.97
27	—	473	144.00–159.00	151.07
19	—	386	148.00–160.00	154.75
13	—	625	129.00–142.00	132.76
11	—	416	146.00–160.00	151.25
10	—	725	127.00–130.00	127.68
2	—	798	130.00	130.00
2	—	343	156.00	156.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,086	45.00–55.00	50.93
15	—	1,051	57.00–59.00	58.67
5	—	1,113	60.00–65.00	63.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,412	64.00–65.00	64.39
3	—	1,383	62.00–63.00	62.65
1	—	1,685	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,202	52.00–58.00	56.50
10	—	1,249	63.00–64.00	63.50
10	—	1,209	59.00–62.00	60.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,504	74.00–80.00	77.55
3	—	1,573	73.00–74.00	73.35
3	—	1,552	81.00–83.00	82.31

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	—	930	800.00–925.00	846.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,024	775.00–960.00	878.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	800.00–900.00	833.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,280	710.00–850.00	820.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,252	675.00–900.00	846.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,210.00	1,210.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	850.00–875.00	862.83

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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