Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 14.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality was plain to average. Demand was light to moderate. Slaughter cows, Breakers and Boners 1.00 to 2.00 lower, Leans 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 270 cows and bulls sold with 80 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.01/cwt on 343 head.

Average price

$131.01

343 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$14.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.62

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	134.06	710	272
Medium and Large 2	524	119.34	625	71

One grade step is worth $14.73/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 sale343 hd

131.01

—

OK average7 barns · 10,549 hd

143.63

−12.62

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	1,660	65.91	1,094	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	50.64	696	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	46.77	569	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	41.84	449	35

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	—	426	126.12/cwt	119.00–132.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	136.65/cwt	134.00–148.00	575	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	119.34/cwt	112.00–126.00	683	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	110.54/cwt	108.00–113.00	364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	104.91/cwt	101.00–111.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	107.51/cwt	107.00–109.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	111.48/cwt	103.00–117.00	399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	106.38/cwt	101.00–112.00	567	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	125.36/cwt	118.00–133.00	538	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	117.20/cwt	107.00–121.00	563	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	139.28/cwt	137.00–152.00	460	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	108.03/cwt	105.00–111.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.04/cwt	109.00–112.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	116.32/cwt	107.00–127.00	544	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	148.05/cwt	141.00–158.00	474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	148.70/cwt	140.00–156.00	547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	689	112.76/cwt	108.00–114.00	777	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	135.62/cwt	129.00–144.00	650	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	144.68/cwt	135.00–150.00	608	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	126.14/cwt	120.00–134.00	653	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	124.46/cwt	117.00–129.00	722	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	122.83/cwt	113.00–127.00	760	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.95/cwt	109.00–116.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	123.86/cwt	116.00–132.00	415	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	113.37/cwt	109.00–121.00	425	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	112.92/cwt	105.00–119.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.98/cwt	118.00–134.00	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	124.30/cwt	119.00–134.00	587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	335	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	113.28/cwt	110.00–119.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	121.38/cwt	118.00–125.00	392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	120.50/cwt	109.00–123.00	803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	121.21/cwt	114.00–127.00	760	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.13/cwt	127.00–142.00	618	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	130.03/cwt	121.00–135.00	497	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	125.28/cwt	118.00–132.00	665	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	126.34/cwt	121.00–134.00	475	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	118.23/cwt	108.00–123.00	752	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	115.71/cwt	108.00–122.00	661	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.58/cwt	105.00–130.00	633	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	862.95/cwt	825.00–925.00	10,908	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	13,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	770.30/cwt	750.00–785.00	8,805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	765.74/cwt	650.00–1,010.00	8,645	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	872.76/cwt	725.00–950.00	8,501	6
Bulls	—	—	1,855	76.34/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,416	4
Bulls	—	—	1,719	68.21/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,173	6
Bulls	—	—	1,535	59.75/cwt	57.00–64.00	917	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	52.86/cwt	51.00–55.00	655	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	48.27/cwt	46.00–50.00	585	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	42.83/cwt	39.00–45.00	518	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	57.69/cwt	56.00–61.00	786	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	46.25/cwt	45.00–47.00	639	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	51.15/cwt	48.00–54.00	702	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	36.52/cwt	35.00–38.00	384	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	46.00/cwt	44.00–49.00	497	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	41.35/cwt	39.00–43.00	446	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.43/cwt	120.00–134.00	841	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.63/cwt	125.00–139.00	816	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	136.43/cwt	129.00–142.00	638	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	142.91/cwt	139.00–154.00	529	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.34/cwt	131.00–145.00	700	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	133.09/cwt	128.00–139.00	772	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	145.89/cwt	137.00–151.00	603	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	138.81/cwt	135.00–149.00	408	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.30/cwt	116.00–127.00	853	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	122.85/cwt	115.00–128.00	931	11

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 1,400Last week 2,200Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 266Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	119.00–132.00	126.12
2	—	713	105.00–111.00	108.03
3	—	670	109.00–112.00	110.04
9	—	468	107.00–127.00	116.32
11	—	376	121.00–134.00	126.34
11	—	636	108.00–123.00	118.23
12	—	571	108.00–122.00	115.71
18	—	525	105.00–130.00	120.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	330	137.00–152.00	139.28
44	—	665	120.00–134.00	126.43
39	—	615	125.00–139.00	132.63
32	—	468	129.00–142.00	136.43
31	—	370	139.00–154.00	142.91
28	—	525	131.00–145.00	133.34
27	—	580	128.00–139.00	133.09
22	—	413	137.00–151.00	145.89
15	—	294	135.00–149.00	138.81
12	—	715	116.00–127.00	119.30
11	—	758	115.00–128.00	122.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	421	134.00–148.00	136.65
51	—	572	112.00–126.00	119.34
2	—	728	113.00–115.00	114.00
5	—	284	115.00–120.00	118.01
5	—	780	110.00–119.00	113.28
5	—	931	101.00	101.00
7	—	323	118.00–125.00	121.38
11	—	666	109.00–123.00	120.50
16	—	627	114.00–127.00	121.21
17	—	475	127.00–142.00	130.13
19	—	382	121.00–135.00	130.03
31	—	531	118.00–132.00	125.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	108.00–113.00	110.54
4	—	571	101.00–111.00	104.91
4	—	610	107.00–109.00	107.51
8	—	358	103.00–117.00	111.48
11	—	533	101.00–112.00	106.38
27	—	429	118.00–133.00	125.36
27	—	480	107.00–121.00	117.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	141.00–158.00	148.05
6	—	368	140.00–156.00	148.70
11	—	689	108.00–114.00	112.76
12	—	479	129.00–144.00	135.62
14	—	420	135.00–150.00	144.68
17	—	518	120.00–134.00	126.14
20	—	580	117.00–129.00	124.46
23	—	619	113.00–127.00	122.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	109.00–116.00	112.95
6	—	335	116.00–132.00	123.86
7	—	375	109.00–121.00	113.37
7	—	517	105.00–119.00	112.92
8	—	425	118.00–134.00	128.98
11	—	472	119.00–134.00	124.30

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,264	825.00–925.00	862.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	750.00–785.00	770.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,129	650.00–1,010.00	765.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	974	725.00–950.00	872.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,855	74.00–79.00	76.34
6	—	1,719	66.00–72.00	68.21
9	—	1,535	57.00–64.00	59.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,239	51.00–55.00	52.86
11	—	1,212	46.00–50.00	48.27
15	—	1,210	39.00–45.00	42.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,363	56.00–61.00	57.69
13	—	1,382	45.00–47.00	46.25
15	—	1,373	48.00–54.00	51.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,052	35.00–38.00	36.52
12	—	1,081	44.00–49.00	46.00
15	—	1,078	39.00–43.00	41.35

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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