Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was good . Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows Breakers and Boners 2.00 lower, Leans 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 270 cows and bulls sold with 77 percent going to packers

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.78/cwt on 715 head.

Average price

$149.78

715 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$19.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	153.00	804	597
Medium and Large 2	493	133.47	658	118

One grade step is worth $19.54/cwt here — about $145 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 sale715 hd

149.78

—

OK average7 barns · 13,650 hd

148.61

+1.16

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	1,746	70.00	1,222	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	55.13	767	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	52.17	628	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	48.36	508	39

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	52.31/cwt	51.00–54.00	635	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	47.03/cwt	45.00–50.00	562	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	57.12/cwt	55.00–60.00	687	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	44.28/cwt	42.00–49.00	460	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	56.96/cwt	54.00–59.00	617	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	51.48/cwt	50.00–53.00	540	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	53.21/cwt	52.00–55.00	742	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	57.68/cwt	56.00–60.00	799	6
Bulls	—	—	1,766	73.82/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,304	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	70.71/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,273	4
Bulls	—	—	1,588	59.02/cwt	57.00–61.00	937	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	720.47/cwt	600.00–975.00	6,225	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	767.67/cwt	710.00–810.00	7,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	117.62/cwt	109.00–121.00	841	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	134.70/cwt	128.00–142.00	509	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	117.77/cwt	114.00–121.00	784	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	133.28/cwt	131.00–140.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	108.93/cwt	102.00–113.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	123.43/cwt	119.00–134.00	513	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	394	124.87/cwt	122.00–136.00	492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	125.27/cwt	120.00–132.00	407	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.71/cwt	113.00–126.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	114.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	104.64/cwt	102.00–109.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	152.33/cwt	146.00–159.00	641	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	152.45/cwt	141.00–155.00	561	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	129.65/cwt	125.00–138.00	698	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	145.67/cwt	141.00–155.00	679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	163.32/cwt	154.00–169.00	545	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	113.60/cwt	113.00–116.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	121.77/cwt	115.00–127.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	135.25/cwt	126.00–140.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	430	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	775.04/cwt	700.00–910.00	8,479	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	830.56/cwt	825.00–835.00	9,261	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	750.73/cwt	710.00–800.00	8,506	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	711.19/cwt	675.00–725.00	7,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	154.87/cwt	151.00–165.00	760	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	155.90/cwt	149.00–164.00	898	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	154.90/cwt	150.00–165.00	823	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	137.93/cwt	132.00–146.00	848	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	165.28/cwt	156.00–169.00	726	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	164.28/cwt	152.00–166.00	651	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	135.09/cwt	125.00–139.00	902	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	158.46/cwt	155.00–168.00	512	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	127.27/cwt	116.00–130.00	986	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	133.49/cwt	124.00–137.00	961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	123.42/cwt	116.00–131.00	526	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	117.56/cwt	111.00–122.00	614	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.52/cwt	109.00–123.00	641	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	122.65/cwt	117.00–131.00	587	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	118.93/cwt	112.00–126.00	440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	120.12/cwt	112.00–125.00	380	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	102.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	141.89/cwt	138.00–150.00	614	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	128.30/cwt	125.00–139.00	675	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	126.86/cwt	119.00–130.00	789	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	142.06/cwt	137.00–151.00	671	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	140.44/cwt	131.00–145.00	468	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	122.53/cwt	115.00–129.00	689	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	119.98/cwt	116.00–122.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	133.42/cwt	131.00–141.00	428	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.57/cwt	133.00–147.00	595	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	128.08/cwt	124.00–130.00	802	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	139.46/cwt	134.00–149.00	642	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	130.01/cwt	127.00–141.00	495	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	132.71/cwt	125.00–141.00	702	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	134.47/cwt	125.00–138.00	772	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	662.70/cwt	650.00–675.00	5,056	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	718.64/cwt	675.00–775.00	5,972	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,235	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	6,638	1

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 2,350Last week 2,400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 357Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 63Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,213	51.00–54.00	52.31
9	—	1,195	45.00–50.00	47.03
9	—	1,202	55.00–60.00	57.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,039	42.00–49.00	44.28
8	—	1,084	54.00–59.00	56.96
8	—	1,049	50.00–53.00	51.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,394	52.00–55.00	53.21
6	—	1,386	56.00–60.00	57.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,766	73.00–75.00	73.82
4	—	1,800	69.00–72.00	70.71
2	—	1,588	57.00–61.00	59.02

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	864	600.00–975.00	720.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	953	710.00–810.00	767.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,094	700.00–910.00	775.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	825.00–835.00	830.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	710.00–800.00	750.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,073	675.00–725.00	711.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	650.00–675.00	662.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	831	675.00–775.00	718.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	835.00	835.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	715	109.00–121.00	117.62
34	—	378	128.00–142.00	134.70
25	—	666	114.00–121.00	117.77
4	—	291	131.00–140.00	133.28
3	—	782	102.00–113.00	108.93
117	—	433	138.00–150.00	141.89
106	—	526	125.00–139.00	128.30
65	—	622	119.00–130.00	126.86
44	—	472	137.00–151.00	142.06
39	—	333	131.00–145.00	140.44
37	—	562	115.00–129.00	122.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	426	116.00–131.00	123.42
20	—	522	111.00–122.00	117.56
17	—	580	109.00–123.00	110.52
16	—	479	117.00–131.00	122.65
10	—	370	112.00–126.00	118.93
10	—	316	112.00–125.00	120.12
4	—	655	101.00–105.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	119.00–134.00	123.43
6	—	394	122.00–136.00	124.87
6	—	325	120.00–132.00	125.27
4	—	480	113.00–126.00	120.71
3	—	568	110.00–118.00	114.99
3	—	523	102.00–109.00	104.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	421	146.00–159.00	152.33
11	—	368	141.00–155.00	152.45
10	—	538	125.00–138.00	129.65
10	—	466	141.00–155.00	145.67
7	—	334	154.00–169.00	163.32
5	—	719	113.00–116.00	113.60
4	—	611	115.00–127.00	121.77
3	—	555	126.00–140.00	135.25
2	—	655	121.00–125.00	123.00
2	—	285	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	491	151.00–165.00	154.87
109	—	576	149.00–164.00	155.90
77	—	531	150.00–165.00	154.90
73	—	615	132.00–146.00	137.93
71	—	439	156.00–169.00	165.28
65	—	396	152.00–166.00	164.28
27	—	668	125.00–139.00	135.09
24	—	323	155.00–168.00	158.46
23	—	775	116.00–130.00	127.27
6	—	720	124.00–137.00	133.49
2	—	823	111.00	111.00
2	—	290	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	279	130.00–133.00	131.48
6	—	679	116.00–122.00	119.98
7	—	321	131.00–141.00	133.42
15	—	420	133.00–147.00	141.57
15	—	626	124.00–130.00	128.08
17	—	460	134.00–149.00	139.46
18	—	381	127.00–141.00	130.01
19	—	529	125.00–141.00	132.71
19	—	574	125.00–138.00	134.47

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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