Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive, with groups of uniform attractive calves. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold with 82 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.67/cwt on 550 head.

Average price

$138.67

550 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$10.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.74

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	141.28	799	415
Medium and Large 2	479	130.66	626	135

One grade step is worth $10.62/cwt here — about $173 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 sale550 hd

138.67

—

OK average7 barns · 15,865 hd

144.41

−5.74

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	1,634	69.18	1,131	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	50.73	717	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	48.81	521	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	47.83	577	34

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	279	166.53/cwt	160.00–176.00	465	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	125.14/cwt	120.00–131.00	783	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.78/cwt	121.00–136.00	737	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	152.42/cwt	151.00–158.00	421	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	126.41/cwt	116.00–132.00	545	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	120.47/cwt	111.00–127.00	567	21
Bulls	—	—	1,845	73.25/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,351	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	119.03/cwt	115.00–120.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	153.02/cwt	145.00–159.00	482	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	744.86/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,084	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	754.43/cwt	675.00–800.00	6,994	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,854	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	701.34/cwt	610.00–810.00	7,995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	135.23/cwt	129.00–143.00	779	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	137.02/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,024	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	157.63/cwt	151.00–165.00	656	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	160.44/cwt	155.00–164.00	470	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,531	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	870.87/cwt	825.00–925.00	7,124	2
Bulls	—	—	1,471	64.93/cwt	64.00–67.00	955	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.76/cwt	111.00–119.00	660	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	133.31/cwt	127.00–141.00	424	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	128.83/cwt	123.00–137.00	671	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	139.43/cwt	131.00–146.00	665	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	122.88/cwt	119.00–126.00	825	16
Bulls	—	—	1,622	70.04/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,136	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	130.76/cwt	121.00–137.00	492	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	119.67/cwt	111.00–125.00	805	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	112.53/cwt	111.00–114.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	114.26/cwt	112.00–123.00	416	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	120.22/cwt	117.00–132.00	387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	128.02/cwt	123.00–138.00	611	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.20/cwt	113.00–127.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	146.93/cwt	140.00–154.00	767	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	134.03/cwt	128.00–139.00	832	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	157.93/cwt	153.00–166.00	510	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	125.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	127.77/cwt	123.00–138.00	658	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	129.52/cwt	124.00–139.00	492	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	119.66/cwt	112.00–122.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	131.44/cwt	126.00–137.00	882	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	143.81/cwt	132.00–151.00	693	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	150.47/cwt	144.00–158.00	563	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	132.70/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.94/cwt	130.00–145.00	602	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	140.82/cwt	130.00–146.00	446	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	50.23/cwt	48.00–51.00	536	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	42.94/cwt	41.00–46.00	454	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	45.86/cwt	43.00–48.00	637	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	50.45/cwt	48.00–52.00	606	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	51.64/cwt	49.00–54.00	740	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	43.57/cwt	40.00–47.00	525	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	53.88/cwt	52.00–56.00	583	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	57.70/cwt	55.00–60.00	816	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	55.42/cwt	53.00–57.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	120.44/cwt	115.00–130.00	631	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	122.87/cwt	117.00–132.00	585	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	121.43/cwt	115.00–126.00	392	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	112.11/cwt	108.00–115.00	533	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	109.99/cwt	108.00–113.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.73/cwt	124.00–134.00	540	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	124.89/cwt	116.00–130.00	472	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	115.39/cwt	113.00–119.00	733	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	115.79/cwt	108.00–120.00	494	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	120.22/cwt	117.00–132.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	101.33/cwt	101.00–102.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.58/cwt	115.00–130.00	681	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	114.57/cwt	108.00–121.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	142.94/cwt	136.00–152.00	607	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	145.02/cwt	139.00–155.00	547	34

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 2,200Last week 2,200Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 339Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 71Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	279	160.00–176.00	166.53
22	—	626	120.00–131.00	125.14
35	—	568	121.00–136.00	129.78
5	—	730	115.00–120.00	119.03
19	—	315	145.00–159.00	153.02
39	—	521	123.00–137.00	128.83
29	—	477	131.00–146.00	139.43
16	—	671	119.00–126.00	122.88
45	—	425	136.00–152.00	142.94
34	—	377	139.00–155.00	145.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	276	151.00–158.00	152.42
11	—	431	116.00–132.00	126.41
21	—	471	111.00–127.00	120.47
12	—	570	111.00–119.00	115.76
6	—	318	127.00–141.00	133.31
15	—	376	121.00–137.00	130.76
8	—	524	108.00–121.00	114.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	576	129.00–143.00	135.23
50	—	747	126.00–140.00	137.02
41	—	416	151.00–165.00	157.63
5	—	293	155.00–164.00	160.44
63	—	522	140.00–154.00	146.93
47	—	621	128.00–139.00	134.03
20	—	323	153.00–166.00	157.93
4	—	809	124.00–128.00	125.00
62	—	671	126.00–137.00	131.44
42	—	482	132.00–151.00	143.81
11	—	374	144.00–158.00	150.47
4	—	782	125.00–136.00	132.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	477	123.00–138.00	128.02
8	—	573	113.00–127.00	121.20
54	—	515	123.00–138.00	127.77
9	—	380	124.00–139.00	129.52
6	—	668	112.00–122.00	119.66
29	—	430	130.00–145.00	139.94
9	—	317	130.00–146.00	140.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	673	111.00–125.00	119.67
2	—	825	111.00–114.00	112.53
86	—	524	115.00–130.00	120.44
84	—	476	117.00–132.00	122.87
15	—	323	115.00–126.00	121.43
101	—	423	124.00–134.00	127.73
47	—	378	116.00–130.00	124.89
23	—	635	113.00–119.00	115.39
56	—	565	115.00–130.00	120.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	364	112.00–123.00	114.26
6	—	322	117.00–132.00	120.22
15	—	475	108.00–115.00	112.11
6	—	518	108.00–113.00	109.99
30	—	427	108.00–120.00	115.79
7	—	576	117.00–132.00	120.22
3	—	677	101.00–102.00	101.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,845	72.00–75.00	73.25
6	—	1,471	64.00–67.00	64.93
6	—	1,622	69.00–71.00	70.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,068	48.00–51.00	50.23
12	—	1,057	41.00–46.00	42.94
10	—	1,082	52.00–56.00	53.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,389	43.00–48.00	45.86
16	—	1,433	49.00–54.00	51.64
7	—	1,414	55.00–60.00	57.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,201	48.00–52.00	50.45
18	—	1,206	40.00–47.00	43.57
7	—	1,219	53.00–57.00	55.42

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	951	700.00–775.00	744.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	927	675.00–800.00	754.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,140	610.00–810.00	701.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	825.00–925.00	870.87

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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How this sale compares

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