Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 450 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows, Breakers and Boners steady to 1.00 higher, Leans 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total 350 cows and bulls sold with 67 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.49/cwt on 1,304 head.

Average price

$124.49

1,304 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$11.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.05

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	127.15	672	1,006
Medium and Large 2	461	115.52	532	298

One grade step is worth $11.63/cwt here — about $140 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 sale1,304 hd

124.49

—

OK average7 barns · 13,825 hd

132.55

−8.05

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	—	Low	1,577	68.62	1,082	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	54.14	746	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	51.29	621	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	47.05	498	42

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	332	133.24/cwt	130.00–136.00	442	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	125.86/cwt	117.00–132.00	788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	930	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	154.24/cwt	150.00–165.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	119.61/cwt	113.00–128.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	119.81/cwt	119.00–124.00	878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	144.84/cwt	139.00–154.00	545	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	129.34/cwt	124.00–135.00	797	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	144.89/cwt	140.00–154.00	610	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	141.69/cwt	133.00–147.00	667	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	132.92/cwt	127.00–139.00	768	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	133.65/cwt	127.00–142.00	698	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	109.81/cwt	103.00–117.00	689	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	117.19/cwt	111.00–125.00	384	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	115.25/cwt	109.00–123.00	552	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	139.45/cwt	133.00–148.00	602	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	121.64/cwt	111.00–125.00	820	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	135.43/cwt	126.00–141.00	639	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	136.89/cwt	130.00–144.00	517	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	134.88/cwt	128.00–144.00	704	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	113.67/cwt	110.00–116.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	120.67/cwt	117.00–121.00	333	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	107.75/cwt	104.00–109.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	125.75/cwt	119.00–133.00	605	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	123.57/cwt	118.00–132.00	644	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	123.91/cwt	116.00–129.00	706	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	133.33/cwt	129.00–144.00	503	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	121.52/cwt	118.00–132.00	751	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	132.23/cwt	126.00–140.00	558	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	122.27/cwt	117.00–130.00	824	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	134.05/cwt	127.00–141.00	441	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	119.75/cwt	110.00–129.00	866	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	121.80/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,079	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	118.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	913	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	129.29/cwt	126.00–133.00	370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	845	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	127.35/cwt	122.00–137.00	544	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	118.83/cwt	111.00–125.00	625	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	129.29/cwt	122.00–137.00	482	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	121.55/cwt	114.00–128.00	580	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	48.59/cwt	47.00–51.00	512	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	42.55/cwt	35.00–46.00	451	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	53.15/cwt	52.00–55.00	573	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	54.14/cwt	52.00–55.00	744	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	57.59/cwt	56.00–60.00	823	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	49.98/cwt	47.00–51.00	662	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	51.55/cwt	50.00–55.00	624	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	54.89/cwt	54.00–56.00	672	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	46.77/cwt	42.00–49.00	560	8
Bulls	—	—	1,510	62.97/cwt	59.00–65.00	951	11
Bulls	—	—	1,646	70.11/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,154	7
Bulls	—	—	1,621	77.23/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,252	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	304	141.99/cwt	137.00–143.00	432	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	289	124.98/cwt	121.00–126.00	361	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	118.15/cwt	117.00–121.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	120.32/cwt	115.00–127.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	150.04/cwt	143.00–158.00	849	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	134.54/cwt	128.00–140.00	900	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	139.01/cwt	134.00–149.00	881	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	156.65/cwt	147.00–162.00	757	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.73/cwt	146.00–161.00	807	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	135.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	989	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	154.63/cwt	145.00–160.00	575	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	159.71/cwt	152.00–167.00	669	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	145.71/cwt	139.00–151.00	479	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	135.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,039	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,164	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	117.51/cwt	111.00–125.00	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	126.81/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	159.02/cwt	151.00–165.00	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	471	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	117.54/cwt	110.00–123.00	490	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	112.58/cwt	106.00–117.00	588	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	119.56/cwt	112.00–127.00	454	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	112.50/cwt	106.00–120.00	642	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	755.94/cwt	635.00–900.00	7,053	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	873.37/cwt	775.00–975.00	9,808	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	787.30/cwt	775.00–800.00	9,959	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	758.50/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,715	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,016	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,919	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,828	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	133.45/cwt	126.00–142.00	762	60

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 4,600Last week 2,350Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 296Last week 217Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 53Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	332	130.00–136.00	133.24
9	—	626	117.00–132.00	125.86
19	—	432	133.00–148.00	139.45
19	—	674	111.00–125.00	121.64
30	—	472	126.00–141.00	135.43
31	—	378	130.00–144.00	136.89
53	—	522	128.00–144.00	134.88
3	—	768	110.00–116.00	113.67
3	—	727	115.00–127.00	120.32
60	—	571	126.00–142.00	133.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	566	143.00–158.00	150.04
104	—	669	128.00–140.00	134.54
97	—	634	134.00–149.00	139.01
96	—	483	147.00–162.00	156.65
90	—	525	146.00–161.00	153.73
77	—	731	130.00–140.00	135.32
71	—	372	145.00–160.00	154.63
35	—	419	152.00–167.00	159.71
21	—	329	139.00–151.00	145.71
14	—	764	130.00–140.00	135.98
11	—	909	128.00	128.00
6	—	814	111.00–125.00	117.51
5	—	876	126.00–127.00	126.81
4	—	282	151.00–165.00	159.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	168.00	168.00
5	—	422	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	930	95.00	95.00
5	—	330	150.00–165.00	154.24
5	—	659	113.00–128.00	119.61
5	—	760	115.00	115.00
6	—	733	119.00–124.00	119.81
14	—	376	139.00–154.00	144.84
14	—	616	124.00–135.00	129.34
17	—	421	140.00–154.00	144.89
18	—	471	133.00–147.00	141.69
19	—	578	127.00–139.00	132.92
29	—	522	127.00–142.00	133.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	116.00–117.00	116.34
42	—	427	122.00–137.00	127.35
31	—	526	111.00–125.00	118.83
26	—	373	122.00–137.00	129.29
19	—	477	114.00–128.00	121.55
12	—	304	137.00–143.00	141.99
10	—	289	121.00–126.00	124.98
7	—	564	117.00–121.00	118.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	627	103.00–117.00	109.81
25	—	328	111.00–125.00	117.19
34	—	479	109.00–123.00	115.25
12	—	276	117.00–121.00	120.67
4	—	660	104.00–109.00	107.75
65	—	417	110.00–123.00	117.54
54	—	522	106.00–117.00	112.58
47	—	380	112.00–127.00	119.56
37	—	571	106.00–120.00	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	481	119.00–133.00	125.75
169	—	521	118.00–132.00	123.57
162	—	570	116.00–129.00	123.91
97	—	377	129.00–144.00	133.33
79	—	618	118.00–132.00	121.52
67	—	422	126.00–140.00	132.23
55	—	674	117.00–130.00	122.27
42	—	329	127.00–141.00	134.05
17	—	723	110.00–129.00	119.75
15	—	886	121.00–123.00	121.80
15	—	770	115.00–120.00	118.53
4	—	286	126.00–133.00	129.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	612	138.00	138.00
32	—	510	136.00	136.00
3	—	580	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,053	47.00–51.00	48.59
16	—	1,059	35.00–46.00	42.55
7	—	1,078	52.00–55.00	53.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,375	52.00–55.00	54.14
6	—	1,429	56.00–60.00	57.59
5	—	1,325	47.00–51.00	49.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,211	50.00–55.00	51.55
9	—	1,224	54.00–56.00	54.89
8	—	1,198	42.00–49.00	46.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,510	59.00–65.00	62.97
7	—	1,646	68.00–72.00	70.11
6	—	1,621	75.00–80.00	77.23

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)	4	—	933	635.00–900.00	755.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,123	775.00–975.00	873.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	775.00–800.00	787.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,149	700.00–825.00	758.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	710.00	710.00

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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