Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Steer calves 6.00 to 9.00 higher, some 15.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 11.00 to 15.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 265 cows and bulls sold with 86 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.30/cwt on 487 head.

Average price

$132.30

487 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$9.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.51

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	135.66	674	312
Medium and Large 2	449	126.30	567	175

One grade step is worth $9.36/cwt here — about $106 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 sale487 hd

132.30

—

OK average4 barns · 6,021 hd

135.81

−3.51

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	—	Average	1,737	73.61	1,278	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	57.42	817	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	52.85	642	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	46.57	499	35

Every lot, as filed

78 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	40.51/cwt	36.00–44.00	430	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	47.84/cwt	45.00–50.00	517	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.21/cwt	127.00–141.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	109.36/cwt	106.00–111.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	824	111.39/cwt	106.00–114.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	113.17/cwt	107.00–121.00	828	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	145.55/cwt	141.00–155.00	814	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	178.34/cwt	160.00–195.00	505	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	177.24/cwt	172.00–186.00	737	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	157.62/cwt	152.00–166.00	733	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	129.80/cwt	127.00–141.00	805	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	152.51/cwt	150.00–164.00	795	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	177.84/cwt	174.00–188.00	578	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	179.69/cwt	173.00–187.00	667	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	118.05/cwt	115.00–121.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	148.56/cwt	143.00–160.00	481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.03/cwt	121.00–135.00	663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.64/cwt	112.00–127.00	674	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.15/cwt	147.00–163.00	644	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.93/cwt	126.00–141.00	627	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.13/cwt	149.00–162.00	578	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	114.35/cwt	110.00–121.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	167.40/cwt	159.00–173.00	460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	140.86/cwt	136.00–147.00	945	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	162.20/cwt	157.00–171.00	837	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	152.76/cwt	149.00–160.00	875	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,674	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	782.57/cwt	650.00–885.00	9,469	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	753.44/cwt	685.00–800.00	7,949	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	792.55/cwt	710.00–875.00	8,203	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	764.46/cwt	650.00–825.00	6,834	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	762.49/cwt	625.00–850.00	7,991	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.40/cwt	171.00–185.00	742	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	164.35/cwt	157.00–171.00	784	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	155.88/cwt	151.00–162.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	153.56/cwt	141.00–163.00	502	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	150.77/cwt	135.00–159.00	574	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	124.95/cwt	117.00–131.00	785	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	127.24/cwt	119.00–132.00	853	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	52.92/cwt	51.00–55.00	568	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	60.68/cwt	59.00–62.00	870	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	56.74/cwt	55.00–58.00	809	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	49.17/cwt	45.00–52.00	678	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	57.48/cwt	56.00–60.00	706	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	47.83/cwt	44.00–50.00	572	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	53.28/cwt	51.00–55.00	651	11
Bulls	—	—	1,694	75.13/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,273	10
Bulls	—	—	1,664	65.78/cwt	58.00–71.00	1,095	7
Bulls	—	—	1,892	80.21/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	148.61/cwt	142.00–155.00	495	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	127.56/cwt	115.00–129.00	916	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	119.86/cwt	115.00–123.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	147.70/cwt	139.00–151.00	907	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	175.11/cwt	168.00–182.00	657	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	182.44/cwt	174.00–188.00	595	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	130.96/cwt	127.00–136.00	947	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	184.53/cwt	178.00–192.00	511	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	126.54/cwt	118.00–128.00	971	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.52/cwt	117.00–133.00	601	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	131.68/cwt	122.00–137.00	569	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	131.10/cwt	124.00–139.00	501	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	130.54/cwt	125.00–140.00	427	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	116.80/cwt	112.00–121.00	614	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.25/cwt	107.00–120.00	651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	105.49/cwt	100.00–112.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.25/cwt	123.00–137.00	685	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	127.99/cwt	121.00–135.00	718	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	137.40/cwt	134.00–148.00	651	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	144.41/cwt	139.00–153.00	612	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	146.35/cwt	141.00–155.00	547	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	124.51/cwt	119.00–129.00	767	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.12/cwt	122.00–153.00	661	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	141.65/cwt	121.00–155.00	734	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.03/cwt	135.00–162.00	642	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	136.52/cwt	121.00–144.00	773	16

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 1,850Last week 4,600Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 227Last week 296Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 54Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,061	36.00–44.00	40.51
12	—	1,080	45.00–50.00	47.84
10	—	1,074	51.00–55.00	52.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,434	59.00–62.00	60.68
9	—	1,426	55.00–58.00	56.74
4	—	1,378	45.00–52.00	49.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,228	56.00–60.00	57.48
12	—	1,196	44.00–50.00	47.83
11	—	1,222	51.00–55.00	53.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,694	73.00–77.00	75.13
7	—	1,664	58.00–71.00	65.78
6	—	1,892	78.00–83.00	80.21

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	1	—	1,260	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,210	650.00–885.00	782.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,055	685.00–800.00	753.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,035	710.00–875.00	792.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	894	650.00–825.00	764.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,048	625.00–850.00	762.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	127.00–141.00	132.21
3	—	765	106.00–111.00	109.36
3	—	824	106.00–114.00	111.39
10	—	732	107.00–121.00	113.17
13	—	559	141.00–155.00	145.55
15	—	283	160.00–195.00	178.34
15	—	416	172.00–186.00	177.24
15	—	465	152.00–166.00	157.62
15	—	620	127.00–141.00	129.80
16	—	521	150.00–164.00	152.51
19	—	325	174.00–188.00	177.84
23	—	371	173.00–187.00	179.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	115.00–121.00	118.05
5	—	324	143.00–160.00	148.56
8	—	530	121.00–135.00	125.03
12	—	573	112.00–127.00	117.64
13	—	423	147.00–163.00	152.15
18	—	465	126.00–141.00	134.93
20	—	380	149.00–162.00	152.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	762	110.00–121.00	114.35
5	—	275	159.00–173.00	167.40
18	—	333	142.00–155.00	148.61
14	—	718	115.00–129.00	127.56
5	—	686	115.00–123.00	119.86
65	—	526	123.00–137.00	130.25
53	—	561	121.00–135.00	127.99
49	—	474	134.00–148.00	137.40
49	—	424	139.00–153.00	144.41
31	—	374	141.00–155.00	146.35
20	—	616	119.00–129.00	124.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	475	117.00–133.00	126.52
43	—	432	122.00–137.00	131.68
29	—	382	124.00–139.00	131.10
20	—	327	125.00–140.00	130.54
12	—	526	112.00–121.00	116.80
11	—	570	107.00–120.00	114.25
9	—	627	100.00–112.00	105.49
2	—	653	116.00	116.00
2	—	285	120.00–122.00	120.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	671	136.00–147.00	140.86
40	—	516	157.00–171.00	162.20
42	—	573	149.00–160.00	152.76
45	—	423	171.00–185.00	175.40
50	—	477	157.00–171.00	164.35
27	—	614	139.00–151.00	147.70
20	—	375	168.00–182.00	175.11
20	—	326	174.00–188.00	182.44
18	—	723	127.00–136.00	130.96
12	—	277	178.00–192.00	184.53
7	—	767	118.00–128.00	126.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	151.00–162.00	155.88
7	—	327	141.00–163.00	153.56
11	—	381	135.00–159.00	150.77
13	—	628	117.00–131.00	124.95
15	—	670	119.00–132.00	127.24
40	—	475	122.00–153.00	139.12
32	—	518	121.00–155.00	141.65
25	—	428	135.00–162.00	150.03
16	—	566	121.00–144.00	136.52

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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