Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00-7.00 higher, some 11.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00-9.00 higher. Demand good. Quality average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower. A total of 200 cows and bulls sold with 75 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.36/cwt on 1,044 head.

Average price

$142.36

1,044 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$7.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.33

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	143.35	835	913
Medium and Large 2	469	135.47	635	131

One grade step is worth $7.88/cwt here — about $200 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 sale1,044 hd

142.36

—

OK average7 barns · 10,140 hd

141.04

+1.33

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	1,661	74.73	1,241	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	56.94	836	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	55.90	680	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	52.07	562	29

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	48.27/cwt	44.00–51.00	508	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	58.60/cwt	57.00–60.00	639	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	57.09/cwt	56.00–58.00	826	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	59.50/cwt	59.00–61.00	891	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	53.28/cwt	50.00–55.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	118.73/cwt	110.00–126.00	682	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	132.44/cwt	122.00–138.00	422	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	124.26/cwt	115.00–132.00	599	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.09/cwt	109.00–124.00	738	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	120.44/cwt	115.00–128.00	517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	128.86/cwt	124.00–139.00	365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.62/cwt	119.00–128.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	136.08/cwt	129.00–144.00	723	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	134.16/cwt	127.00–141.00	766	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	139.80/cwt	128.00–148.00	660	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	133.55/cwt	126.00–139.00	833	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	139.06/cwt	130.00–144.00	595	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	120.15/cwt	115.00–123.00	818	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	122.34/cwt	117.00–124.00	881	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	144.47/cwt	139.00–153.00	484	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	137.94/cwt	132.00–141.00	528	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	138.63/cwt	135.00–148.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	118.97/cwt	117.00–121.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.77/cwt	120.00–140.00	620	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	117.89/cwt	101.00–134.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.61/cwt	123.00–136.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	133.61/cwt	126.00–140.00	421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	133.29/cwt	132.00–136.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	107.43/cwt	103.00–112.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	127.31/cwt	119.00–134.00	731	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.08/cwt	122.00–135.00	676	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	144.35/cwt	140.00–154.00	549	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	145.18/cwt	142.00–158.00	681	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	149.66/cwt	142.00–155.00	639	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	121.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	815	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	151.92/cwt	148.00–160.00	483	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	119.63/cwt	118.00–123.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	152.68/cwt	148.00–159.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	107.56/cwt	104.00–111.00	837	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	52.77/cwt	52.00–56.00	579	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	55.30/cwt	54.00–57.00	681	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	60.77/cwt	58.00–66.00	740	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	51.60/cwt	50.00–54.00	607	5
Bulls	—	—	1,797	79.60/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,430	5
Bulls	—	—	1,719	76.08/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,308	5
Bulls	—	—	1,419	66.96/cwt	61.00–73.00	950	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	840.88/cwt	775.00–935.00	7,526	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	769.46/cwt	625.00–885.00	8,495	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	812.48/cwt	800.00–825.00	10,180	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	777.52/cwt	725.00–835.00	9,486	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	139.61/cwt	128.00–143.00	653	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	141.97/cwt	135.00–150.00	606	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.65/cwt	114.00–132.00	705	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	140.11/cwt	136.00–141.00	454	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.59/cwt	121.00–136.00	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	139.37/cwt	130.00–145.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	134.74/cwt	132.00–138.00	377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.93/cwt	112.00–119.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	146.20/cwt	136.00–151.00	784	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.36/cwt	134.00–145.00	796	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	137.20/cwt	121.00–137.75	1,102	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.66/cwt	156.00–170.00	668	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	134.26/cwt	123.00–137.00	894	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	151.69/cwt	145.00–159.00	725	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.40/cwt	122.00–137.00	815	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	133.94/cwt	124.00–136.00	948	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.02/cwt	149.00–163.00	574	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	156.69/cwt	147.00–161.00	450	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	125.39/cwt	121.00–129.00	962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	162.16/cwt	157.00–169.00	516	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	122.36/cwt	114.00–128.00	637	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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 2,850Last week 1,450Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 246Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 29Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,053	44.00–51.00	48.27
5	—	1,091	57.00–60.00	58.60
13	—	1,097	52.00–56.00	52.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,446	56.00–58.00	57.09
8	—	1,498	59.00–61.00	59.50
6	—	1,463	50.00–55.00	53.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,231	54.00–57.00	55.30
6	—	1,218	58.00–66.00	60.77
5	—	1,177	50.00–54.00	51.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,797	78.00–82.00	79.60
5	—	1,719	75.00–77.00	76.08
4	—	1,419	61.00–73.00	66.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	574	110.00–126.00	118.73
21	—	319	122.00–138.00	132.44
19	—	482	115.00–132.00	124.26
15	—	625	109.00–124.00	118.09
7	—	429	115.00–128.00	120.44
5	—	283	124.00–139.00	128.86
4	—	676	110.00	110.00
4	—	370	119.00–128.00	123.62
51	—	521	114.00–128.00	122.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	531	129.00–144.00	136.08
94	—	571	127.00–141.00	134.16
91	—	472	128.00–148.00	139.80
72	—	624	126.00–139.00	133.55
53	—	428	130.00–144.00	139.06
40	—	681	115.00–123.00	120.15
27	—	720	117.00–124.00	122.34
24	—	335	139.00–153.00	144.47
13	—	383	132.00–141.00	137.94
5	—	831	118.00	118.00
4	—	286	135.00–148.00	138.63
2	—	773	117.00–121.00	118.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	474	120.00–140.00	130.77
7	—	563	101.00–134.00	117.89
4	—	425	123.00–136.00	129.61
4	—	315	126.00–140.00	133.61
3	—	362	132.00–136.00	133.29
2	—	630	103.00–112.00	107.43
1	—	295	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	574	119.00–134.00	127.31
21	—	520	122.00–135.00	130.08
18	—	380	140.00–154.00	144.35
15	—	469	142.00–158.00	145.18
14	—	427	142.00–155.00	149.66
13	—	668	120.00–126.00	121.96
8	—	318	148.00–160.00	151.92
7	—	910	85.00	85.00
6	—	631	118.00–123.00	119.63
3	—	830	95.00	95.00
3	—	285	148.00–159.00	152.68
2	—	778	104.00–111.00	107.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	468	128.00–143.00	139.61
26	—	427	135.00–150.00	141.97
23	—	575	114.00–132.00	122.65
11	—	324	136.00–141.00	140.11
8	—	518	121.00–136.00	128.59
5	—	380	130.00–145.00	139.37
4	—	280	132.00–138.00	134.74
3	—	670	112.00–119.00	115.93
2	—	705	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	536	136.00–151.00	146.20
142	—	575	134.00–145.00	138.36
134	—	803	121.00–137.75	137.20
114	—	413	156.00–170.00	161.66
102	—	666	123.00–137.00	134.26
93	—	478	145.00–159.00	151.69
65	—	625	122.00–137.00	130.40
45	—	708	124.00–136.00	133.94
16	—	373	149.00–163.00	154.02
16	—	287	147.00–161.00	156.69
10	—	767	121.00–129.00	125.39
10	—	318	157.00–169.00	162.16

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)	6	—	895	775.00–935.00	840.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,104	625.00–885.00	769.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	800.00–825.00	812.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	725.00–835.00	777.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	810.00	810.00

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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