Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 550 lbs. 8.00 to 12.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 420 cows and bulls sold with 68 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.10/cwt on 564 head.

Average price

$121.10

564 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$10.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.08

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	123.94	621	417
Medium and Large 2	481	113.03	544	147

One grade step is worth $10.92/cwt here — about $77 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 sale564 hd

121.10

—

OK average7 barns · 10,837 hd

132.18

−11.08

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	1,651	67.92	1,121	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	54.26	768	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	52.43	644	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	48.74	514	49

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	149.00/cwt	142.00–156.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	908	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	781	103.74/cwt	99.00–106.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	162.36/cwt	155.00–172.00	534	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	124.14/cwt	116.00–126.00	787	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	112.41/cwt	105.00–118.00	801	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	118.20/cwt	111.00–124.00	790	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.81/cwt	125.00–139.00	732	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	149.09/cwt	142.00–156.00	556	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	146.16/cwt	139.00–154.00	618	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.16/cwt	134.00–150.00	663	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.31/cwt	126.00–143.00	702	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	110.32/cwt	109.00–112.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	122.06/cwt	116.00–127.00	572	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	101.65/cwt	101.00–103.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	104.37/cwt	102.00–108.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	126.53/cwt	119.00–135.00	401	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	108.74/cwt	103.00–111.00	672	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	112.66/cwt	108.00–123.00	536	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	120.60/cwt	112.00–127.00	455	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	115.49/cwt	106.00–120.00	499	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	108.75/cwt	102.00–116.00	572	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	154.04/cwt	151.00–155.00	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	117.73/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,029	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	151.96/cwt	150.00–164.00	477	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	132.29/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,085	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	126.07/cwt	122.00–128.00	968	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	127.71/cwt	123.00–132.00	867	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	124.53/cwt	118.00–132.00	903	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	156.77/cwt	151.00–165.00	591	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	153.52/cwt	146.00–161.00	662	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	149.36/cwt	143.00–157.00	783	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.93/cwt	127.00–141.00	841	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	149.13/cwt	145.00–159.00	701	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	134.03/cwt	128.00–141.00	760	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	111.54/cwt	105.00–115.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	111.20/cwt	111.00–112.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.65/cwt	126.00–142.00	572	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	137.79/cwt	132.00–143.00	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	123.83/cwt	115.00–126.00	713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	141.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	534	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	122.38/cwt	111.00–124.00	740	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	130.89/cwt	123.00–138.00	686	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,205	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	884.95/cwt	850.00–925.00	9,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	119.89/cwt	115.00–130.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.54/cwt	124.00–139.00	510	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	130.16/cwt	125.00–143.00	422	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	128.34/cwt	120.00–138.00	548	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	117.49/cwt	110.00–123.00	671	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	110.40/cwt	106.00–119.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	116.72/cwt	113.00–124.00	836	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	149.24/cwt	143.00–157.00	490	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	118.56/cwt	114.00–128.00	746	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	136.07/cwt	132.00–146.00	514	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	120.67/cwt	114.00–127.00	621	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	127.60/cwt	122.00–136.00	538	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	117.39/cwt	111.00–123.00	670	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	42.53/cwt	39.00–47.00	451	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	49.17/cwt	48.00–53.00	521	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	56.21/cwt	54.00–59.00	587	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	54.66/cwt	53.00–56.00	795	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	50.34/cwt	48.00–52.00	677	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	58.67/cwt	57.00–62.00	828	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	54.07/cwt	52.00–55.00	654	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	47.36/cwt	44.00–50.00	586	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	56.89/cwt	56.00–59.00	708	10
Bulls	—	—	1,747	73.13/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,278	9
Bulls	—	—	1,556	61.23/cwt	54.00–64.00	953	8
Bulls	—	—	1,636	68.86/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,127	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	695.20/cwt	625.00–750.00	7,008	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	741.54/cwt	600.00–810.00	7,949	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	762.02/cwt	675.00–850.00	8,878	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,747	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	699.28/cwt	675.00–725.00	4,825	2

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 2,400Last week 1,400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 357Last week 238Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	142.00–156.00	149.00
2	—	908	103.00	103.00
4	—	781	99.00–106.00	103.74
9	—	329	155.00–172.00	162.36
10	—	634	116.00–126.00	124.14
10	—	713	105.00–118.00	112.41
12	—	668	111.00–124.00	118.20
21	—	568	125.00–139.00	128.81
23	—	373	142.00–156.00	149.09
27	—	423	139.00–154.00	146.16
29	—	473	134.00–150.00	140.16
37	—	523	126.00–143.00	134.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	101.00	101.00
3	—	510	109.00–112.00	110.32
5	—	472	115.00–130.00	119.89
8	—	385	124.00–139.00	132.54
9	—	324	125.00–143.00	130.16
18	—	427	120.00–138.00	128.34
18	—	571	110.00–123.00	117.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	469	116.00–127.00	122.06
2	—	825	110.00–115.00	112.47
2	—	953	115.00	115.00
11	—	670	106.00–119.00	110.40
16	—	716	113.00–124.00	116.72
20	—	328	143.00–157.00	149.24
34	—	629	114.00–128.00	118.56
46	—	378	132.00–146.00	136.07
66	—	515	114.00–127.00	120.67
69	—	422	122.00–136.00	127.60
70	—	571	111.00–123.00	117.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	101.00–103.00	101.65
8	—	566	102.00–108.00	104.37
9	—	317	119.00–135.00	126.53
15	—	618	103.00–111.00	108.74
16	—	476	108.00–123.00	112.66
22	—	377	112.00–127.00	120.60
30	—	432	106.00–120.00	115.49
44	—	526	102.00–116.00	108.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	291	151.00–155.00	154.04
7	—	874	112.00–120.00	117.73
8	—	314	150.00–164.00	151.96
13	—	820	125.00–134.00	132.29
14	—	768	122.00–128.00	126.07
20	—	679	123.00–132.00	127.71
20	—	725	118.00–132.00	124.53
27	—	377	151.00–165.00	156.77
33	—	431	146.00–161.00	153.52
51	—	524	143.00–157.00	149.36
52	—	623	127.00–141.00	134.93
56	—	470	145.00–159.00	149.13
68	—	567	128.00–141.00	134.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	135.00–136.00	135.50
4	—	722	105.00–115.00	111.54
5	—	676	111.00–112.00	111.20
10	—	422	126.00–142.00	135.65
10	—	479	132.00–143.00	137.79
10	—	576	115.00–126.00	123.83
13	—	377	130.00–145.00	141.55
21	—	605	111.00–124.00	122.38
30	—	524	123.00–138.00	130.89

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	—	1,245	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	850.00–925.00	884.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	690	675.00–725.00	699.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,008	625.00–750.00	695.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,072	600.00–810.00	741.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,165	675.00–850.00	762.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	735.00	735.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,061	39.00–47.00	42.53
17	—	1,059	48.00–53.00	49.17
14	—	1,044	54.00–59.00	56.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,455	53.00–56.00	54.66
11	—	1,344	48.00–52.00	50.34
8	—	1,411	57.00–62.00	58.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,210	52.00–55.00	54.07
14	—	1,237	44.00–50.00	47.36
10	—	1,245	56.00–59.00	56.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,747	72.00–76.00	73.13
8	—	1,556	54.00–64.00	61.23
7	—	1,636	65.00–71.00	68.86

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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