Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. A total of 400 cows and bulls sold with 84 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.24/cwt on 583 head.

Average price

$132.24

583 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$12.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	134.75	688	467
Medium and Large 2	494	122.14	603	116

One grade step is worth $12.61/cwt here — about $85 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 sale583 hd

132.24

—

OK average7 barns · 8,166 hd

132.82

−0.58

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	1,635	72.74	1,189	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	57.54	805	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	55.82	677	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	51.65	552	71

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	571	116.83/cwt	112.00–125.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	141.45/cwt	134.00–145.00	805	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	158.55/cwt	156.00–162.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	149.74/cwt	140.00–155.00	550	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	135.04/cwt	126.00–140.00	899	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	134.26/cwt	126.00–136.00	975	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	128.55/cwt	124.00–135.00	998	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	159.58/cwt	154.00–169.00	600	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	128.86/cwt	121.00–135.00	798	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,398	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,428	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,452	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	790.02/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	145.58/cwt	136.00–151.00	534	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	123.89/cwt	116.00–129.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	150.08/cwt	145.00–156.00	692	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	124.28/cwt	116.00–131.00	835	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	161.20/cwt	157.00–172.00	551	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	139.60/cwt	136.00–142.00	384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	119.95/cwt	113.00–124.00	742	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	123.12/cwt	120.00–132.00	394	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	132.15/cwt	125.00–139.00	817	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.27/cwt	122.00–140.00	684	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	139.30/cwt	132.00–150.00	447	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	116.36/cwt	112.00–125.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	117.66/cwt	117.00–118.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	117.77/cwt	109.00–129.00	611	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	123.40/cwt	121.00–126.00	465	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.62/cwt	127.00–143.00	766	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	138.22/cwt	129.00–144.00	528	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,908	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	792.48/cwt	750.00–825.00	8,361	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	822.47/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	7,846	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,119	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	822.02/cwt	675.00–975.00	9,182	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	144.32/cwt	136.00–150.00	629	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	168.17/cwt	159.00–173.00	626	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	144.60/cwt	139.00–153.00	762	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.19/cwt	154.00–168.00	753	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	61.38/cwt	59.00–63.00	663	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	62.76/cwt	61.00–65.00	940	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	49.12/cwt	46.00–50.00	595	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	52.85/cwt	52.00–56.00	578	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	54.49/cwt	49.00–56.00	748	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	55.01/cwt	53.00–56.00	669	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	46.96/cwt	44.00–50.00	488	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	58.50/cwt	57.00–60.00	807	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	59.91/cwt	57.00–63.00	724	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	129.06/cwt	121.00–135.00	545	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	119.28/cwt	118.00–122.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	123.12/cwt	117.00–127.00	589	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.27/cwt	117.00–128.00	707	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	114.30/cwt	111.00–116.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	136.60/cwt	128.00–143.00	647	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	142.10/cwt	136.00–150.00	603	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	124.64/cwt	118.00–132.00	834	24
Bulls	—	—	1,813	78.91/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,431	7
Bulls	—	—	1,525	67.75/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,033	11
Bulls	—	—	1,629	74.19/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,209	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.08/cwt	127.00–140.00	634	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	111.24/cwt	105.00–116.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	131.83/cwt	122.00–137.00	771	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.28/cwt	152.00–168.00	670	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	284	181.00/cwt	170.00–185.00	514	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	139.95/cwt	125.00–148.00	600	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	143.15/cwt	141.00–151.00	474	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.04/cwt	114.00–117.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	130.04/cwt	125.00–138.00	688	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.00/cwt	123.00–138.00	690	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	128.90/cwt	127.00–130.00	806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	139.65/cwt	132.00–145.00	867	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	160.66/cwt	153.00–167.00	692	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	120.53/cwt	118.00–132.00	977	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	147.86/cwt	136.00–151.00	689	24

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 1,900Last week 1,900Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 361Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 336Last week 69Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	112.00–125.00	116.83
13	—	367	140.00–155.00	149.74
14	—	436	136.00–150.00	144.32
7	—	676	122.00	122.00
1	—	275	132.00	132.00
17	—	523	123.00–138.00	132.00
10	—	625	127.00–130.00	128.90
2	—	318	130.00	130.00
24	—	466	136.00–151.00	147.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	569	134.00–145.00	141.45
7	—	340	156.00–162.00	158.55
32	—	666	126.00–140.00	135.04
27	—	726	126.00–136.00	134.26
12	—	776	124.00–135.00	128.55
3	—	288	174.00	174.00
23	—	372	159.00–173.00	168.17
29	—	527	139.00–153.00	144.60
37	—	473	154.00–168.00	159.19
47	—	621	132.00–145.00	139.65
24	—	431	153.00–167.00	160.66
8	—	811	118.00–132.00	120.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	376	154.00–169.00	159.58
12	—	619	121.00–135.00	128.86
2	—	825	109.00	109.00
40	—	461	145.00–156.00	150.08
22	—	672	116.00–131.00	124.28
14	—	342	157.00–172.00	161.20
3	—	725	118.00–120.00	119.34
28	—	585	122.00–137.00	131.83
19	—	423	152.00–168.00	158.28
9	—	284	170.00–185.00	181.00
2	—	758	119.00	119.00
39	—	529	125.00–138.00	130.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	367	136.00–151.00	145.58
5	—	517	116.00–129.00	123.89
11	—	473	127.00–140.00	134.08
5	—	623	105.00–116.00	111.24
2	—	675	112.00–115.00	113.51
21	—	429	125.00–148.00	139.95
6	—	331	141.00–151.00	143.15
3	—	578	114.00–117.00	116.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	136.00–142.00	139.60
77	—	618	125.00–139.00	132.15
71	—	525	122.00–140.00	130.27
28	—	321	132.00–150.00	139.30
5	—	769	112.00–125.00	116.36
3	—	830	117.00–118.00	117.66
71	—	565	127.00–143.00	135.62
43	—	382	129.00–144.00	138.22
4	—	728	118.00–122.00	119.28
72	—	474	128.00–143.00	136.60
64	—	424	136.00–150.00	142.10
24	—	669	118.00–132.00	124.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	619	113.00–124.00	119.95
7	—	320	120.00–132.00	123.12
20	—	519	109.00–129.00	117.77
14	—	377	121.00–126.00	123.40
2	—	750	108.00–109.00	108.50
17	—	422	121.00–135.00	129.06
25	—	478	117.00–127.00	123.12
14	—	578	117.00–128.00	122.27
3	—	660	111.00–116.00	114.30

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	987	750.00–850.00	790.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	750.00–825.00	792.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	954	700.00–1,000.00	822.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,117	675.00–975.00	822.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,080	59.00–63.00	61.38
32	—	1,094	52.00–56.00	52.85
29	—	1,039	44.00–50.00	46.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,497	61.00–65.00	62.76
14	—	1,373	49.00–56.00	54.49
12	—	1,380	57.00–60.00	58.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,211	46.00–50.00	49.12
28	—	1,217	53.00–56.00	55.01
17	—	1,208	57.00–63.00	59.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,813	77.00–83.00	78.91
11	—	1,525	64.00–72.00	67.75
8	—	1,629	72.00–76.00	74.19

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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