Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows mostly 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 275 cows and bulls sold with 78 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.95/cwt on 380 head.

Average price

$137.95

380 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$11.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.89

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	140.76	757	286
Medium and Large 2	509	129.41	659	94

One grade step is worth $11.35/cwt here — about $98 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 sale380 hd

137.95

—

OK average7 barns · 11,959 hd

135.07

+2.89

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	1,728	79.21	1,369	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,377	60.83	837	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	57.75	697	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	56.24	607	41

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	—	480	130.99/cwt	121.00–136.00	629	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	134.08/cwt	131.00–137.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	126.52/cwt	114.00–129.00	853	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	121.04/cwt	118.00–126.00	450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	128.68/cwt	120.00–134.00	794	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	981.79/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	9,946	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	883.47/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	8,040	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,269	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	759.46/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	882.65/cwt	785.00–950.00	8,650	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	55.85/cwt	53.00–57.00	783	5
Bulls	—	—	1,886	87.14/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,643	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	62.86/cwt	62.00–65.00	859	15
Bulls	—	—	1,563	78.88/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,233	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	61.18/cwt	59.00–62.00	671	11
Bulls	—	—	1,756	73.84/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,297	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	51.43/cwt	47.00–54.00	541	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	59.00/cwt	57.00–61.00	704	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	56.73/cwt	55.00–58.00	617	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	63.03/cwt	62.00–66.00	771	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	60.12/cwt	59.00–61.00	829	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	52.99/cwt	50.00–55.00	639	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.73/cwt	115.00–136.00	643	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.90/cwt	125.00–137.00	412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.45/cwt	142.00–156.00	776	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	129.87/cwt	122.00–138.00	683	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	145.83/cwt	138.00–150.00	618	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	169.05/cwt	167.00–171.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	123.31/cwt	121.00–127.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	134.94/cwt	127.00–142.00	499	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	116.03/cwt	112.00–120.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	130.17/cwt	122.00–136.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.85/cwt	122.00–136.00	784	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.23/cwt	132.00–146.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	126.25/cwt	121.00–131.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	137.72/cwt	130.00–142.00	445	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	131.55/cwt	122.00–136.00	759	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	113.44/cwt	108.00–121.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	127.86/cwt	124.00–130.00	923	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.88/cwt	143.00–156.00	779	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	127.09/cwt	121.00–133.00	709	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	154.93/cwt	146.00–160.00	510	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	141.22/cwt	133.00–147.00	599	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.87/cwt	112.00–124.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	122.90/cwt	117.00–131.00	819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	128.57/cwt	122.00–136.00	669	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	114.99/cwt	112.00–121.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	143.14/cwt	137.00–150.00	544	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	144.62/cwt	137.00–151.00	693	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	129.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	124.33/cwt	120.00–126.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	144.87/cwt	137.00–151.00	533	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	123.47/cwt	118.00–131.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	119.60/cwt	118.00–121.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	128.68/cwt	121.00–135.00	615	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	113.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	165.97/cwt	159.00–173.00	533	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	131.83/cwt	127.00–135.00	819	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	135.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	183.17/cwt	179.00–190.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	133.08/cwt	127.00–141.00	761	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	129.84/cwt	121.00–135.00	545	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	114.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	117.40/cwt	112.00–123.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	135.18/cwt	130.00–144.00	784	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	121.67/cwt	121.00–122.00	751	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 Sep 10, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,450Last week 1,450Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 210Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 65Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	480	121.00–136.00	130.99
2	—	360	131.00–137.00	134.08
43	—	526	122.00–138.00	129.87
2	—	788	109.00–111.00	109.99
12	—	558	121.00–133.00	127.09
6	—	424	125.00–135.00	129.90
4	—	328	130.00–140.00	135.23
3	—	617	121.00–122.00	121.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	674	114.00–129.00	126.52
32	—	424	138.00–150.00	145.83
2	—	283	167.00–171.00	169.05
14	—	722	124.00–130.00	127.86
63	—	523	143.00–156.00	148.88
13	—	380	137.00–150.00	143.14
44	—	479	137.00–151.00	144.62
11	—	321	159.00–173.00	165.97
43	—	621	127.00–135.00	131.83
2	—	820	112.00–123.00	117.40
33	—	580	130.00–144.00	135.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	118.00–126.00	121.04
2	—	573	121.00	121.00
3	—	308	121.00–127.00	123.31
5	—	517	108.00–121.00	113.44
5	—	469	112.00–121.00	114.99
4	—	621	110.00–120.00	113.84
4	—	425	110.00–120.00	114.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	617	120.00–134.00	128.68
44	—	370	127.00–142.00	134.94
2	—	760	112.00–120.00	116.03
24	—	323	130.00–142.00	137.72
68	—	577	122.00–136.00	131.55
8	—	666	117.00–131.00	122.90
60	—	520	122.00–136.00	128.57
5	—	717	118.00–121.00	119.60
56	—	478	121.00–135.00	128.68
2	—	815	120.00–121.00	120.49
50	—	420	121.00–135.00	129.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	520	115.00–136.00	123.73
3	—	315	125.00–137.00	130.90
3	—	360	122.00–136.00	130.17
3	—	272	136.00	136.00
9	—	470	121.00–131.00	126.25
7	—	565	112.00–124.00	118.87
5	—	436	118.00–131.00	123.47
3	—	620	110.00–118.00	114.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	142.00–156.00	148.45
11	—	623	122.00–136.00	125.85
7	—	480	132.00–146.00	140.23
7	—	329	146.00–160.00	154.93
30	—	424	133.00–147.00	141.22
6	—	659	120.00–126.00	124.33
24	—	368	137.00–151.00	144.87
4	—	285	179.00–190.00	183.17
13	—	572	127.00–141.00	133.08

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,013	875.00–1,125.00	981.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	910	775.00–1,025.00	883.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	700.00–800.00	759.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	785.00–950.00	882.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,402	53.00–57.00	55.85
15	—	1,367	62.00–65.00	62.86
8	—	1,379	59.00–61.00	60.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,096	59.00–62.00	61.18
13	—	1,052	47.00–54.00	51.43
17	—	1,088	55.00–58.00	56.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,193	57.00–61.00	59.00
8	—	1,224	62.00–66.00	63.03
11	—	1,205	50.00–55.00	52.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,886	84.00–89.00	87.14
6	—	1,563	77.00–82.00	78.88
7	—	1,756	72.00–79.00	73.84

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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