Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 430 cows and bulls sold with 71 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.65/cwt on 421 head.

Average price

$145.65

421 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$10.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.33

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	147.77	765	338
Medium and Large 2	480	137.04	657	83

One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about $108 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 sale421 hd

145.65

—

OK average7 barns · 10,438 hd

142.32

+3.33

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	—	Average	1,702	79.74	1,357	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	61.85	874	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	59.13	722	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	56.95	609	36

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1	—	284	172.05/cwt	165.00–178.00	489	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	133.97/cwt	128.00–138.00	902	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	155.74/cwt	150.00–164.00	667	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	145.00/cwt	137.00–150.00	821	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	150.84/cwt	148.00–162.00	477	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	820.06/cwt	785.00–875.00	9,349	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	961.94/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	11,553	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,263	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	880.84/cwt	760.00–1,100.00	8,861	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,145	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	859.00/cwt	800.00–910.00	8,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	128.94/cwt	120.00–134.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	139.16/cwt	134.00–145.00	525	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	129.67/cwt	122.00–135.00	738	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.14/cwt	109.00–116.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	140.13/cwt	135.00–146.00	394	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	126.14/cwt	120.00–132.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	128.82/cwt	121.00–136.00	801	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	129.37/cwt	123.00–136.00	688	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	118.51/cwt	115.00–121.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	149.91/cwt	145.00–160.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.29/cwt	123.00–142.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	124.51/cwt	118.00–132.00	533	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.51/cwt	118.00–128.00	840	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	167.90/cwt	164.00–178.00	524	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	169.06/cwt	158.00–179.00	482	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	153.40/cwt	149.00–163.00	646	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.78/cwt	113.00–122.00	740	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	933.21/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	7,158	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	1,106.01/cwt	910.00–1,250.00	10,961	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,337.30/cwt	1,325.00–1,350.00	14,684	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,128.51/cwt	910.00–1,285.00	11,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.18/cwt	125.00–145.00	604	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	814	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	977	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	118.76/cwt	115.00–127.00	798	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.42/cwt	125.00–139.00	703	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	53.28/cwt	51.00–55.00	573	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	61.33/cwt	60.00–63.00	855	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	54.98/cwt	52.00–58.00	672	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	67.25/cwt	64.00–70.00	709	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	66.29/cwt	64.00–69.00	982	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	62.16/cwt	60.00–63.00	762	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	59.01/cwt	58.00–61.00	630	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	56.33/cwt	55.00–59.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	115.96/cwt	105.00–119.00	717	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	123.63/cwt	119.00–127.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	116.98/cwt	111.00–122.00	606	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	131.57/cwt	123.00–136.00	625	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	138.88/cwt	129.00–145.00	586	61
Bulls	—	—	1,763	80.27/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,415	10
Bulls	—	—	1,741	84.26/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,467	9
Bulls	—	—	1,581	73.99/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,170	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.65/cwt	112.00–127.00	688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	148.83/cwt	139.00–153.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	130.66/cwt	122.00–136.00	676	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	149.36/cwt	142.00–158.00	698	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	134.08/cwt	131.00–136.00	839	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.27/cwt	116.00–130.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	135.60/cwt	128.00–141.00	652	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	140.16/cwt	136.00–148.00	538	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	156.05/cwt	151.00–165.00	571	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	132.85/cwt	123.00–137.00	759	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	65.25/cwt	64.00–68.00	788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	134.36/cwt	127.00–141.00	650	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.06/cwt	142.00–156.00	705	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.48/cwt	150.00–164.00	572	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	134.29/cwt	128.00–137.00	963	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	143.05/cwt	134.00–148.00	611	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	138.43/cwt	131.00–143.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	146.93/cwt	140.00–154.00	766	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	140.59/cwt	132.00–145.00	869	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	169.10/cwt	164.00–178.00	546	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	129.50/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,002	4

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 1,900Last week 2,850Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 361Last week 170Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	284	165.00–178.00	172.05
28	—	673	128.00–138.00	133.97
43	—	428	150.00–164.00	155.74
68	—	566	137.00–150.00	145.00
43	—	473	142.00–156.00	149.06
29	—	368	150.00–164.00	155.48
11	—	717	128.00–137.00	134.29
57	—	521	140.00–154.00	146.93
34	—	618	132.00–145.00	140.59
15	—	323	164.00–178.00	169.10
4	—	774	120.00–134.00	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	148.00–162.00	150.84
8	—	578	120.00–134.00	128.94
28	—	527	125.00–139.00	133.42
12	—	484	127.00–141.00	134.36
2	—	628	123.00–126.00	124.47
25	—	427	134.00–148.00	143.05
3	—	372	131.00–143.00	138.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	377	134.00–145.00	139.16
63	—	569	122.00–135.00	129.67
3	—	773	117.00–119.00	117.99
12	—	281	135.00–146.00	140.13
24	—	622	121.00–136.00	128.82
63	—	532	123.00–136.00	129.37
6	—	333	145.00–160.00	149.91
12	—	675	118.00–128.00	124.51
5	—	724	119.00–127.00	123.63
67	—	475	123.00–136.00	131.57
61	—	422	129.00–145.00	138.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	109.00–116.00	112.14
7	—	374	120.00–132.00	126.14
6	—	488	115.00–121.00	118.51
6	—	335	123.00–142.00	135.29
14	—	428	118.00–132.00	124.51
13	—	618	105.00–119.00	115.96
1	—	700	111.00	111.00
20	—	518	111.00–122.00	116.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	312	164.00–178.00	167.90
17	—	285	158.00–179.00	169.06
22	—	421	149.00–163.00	153.40
5	—	814	120.00	120.00
13	—	672	115.00–127.00	118.76
28	—	517	122.00–136.00	130.66
19	—	467	142.00–158.00	149.36
13	—	626	131.00–136.00	134.08
3	—	720	116.00–130.00	125.27
30	—	366	151.00–165.00	156.05
19	—	571	123.00–137.00	132.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	104.00–106.00	105.01
4	—	623	113.00–122.00	118.78
10	—	431	125.00–145.00	140.18
10	—	575	112.00–127.00	119.65
5	—	330	139.00–153.00	148.83
2	—	715	113.00	113.00
18	—	481	128.00–141.00	135.60
7	—	384	136.00–148.00	140.16
4	—	275	154.00	154.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,140	785.00–875.00	820.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,201	750.00–1,075.00	961.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,006	760.00–1,100.00	880.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	800.00–910.00	859.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	767	800.00–1,100.00	933.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	991	910.00–1,250.00	1,106.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,337.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	910.00–1,285.00	1,128.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,075	51.00–55.00	53.28
7	—	1,054	64.00–70.00	67.25
6	—	1,068	58.00–61.00	59.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,394	60.00–63.00	61.33
9	—	1,481	64.00–69.00	66.29
6	—	1,349	55.00–59.00	56.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,223	52.00–58.00	54.98
14	—	1,226	60.00–63.00	62.16
8	—	1,208	64.00–68.00	65.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,763	78.00–82.00	80.27
9	—	1,741	83.00–87.00	84.26
8	—	1,581	72.00–76.00	73.99

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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