Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 lower over 500 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 10.00 lower. A total of 360 cows and bulls sold with 56 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.53/cwt on 623 head.

Average price

$129.53

623 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$6.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.92

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	131.44	687	437
Medium and Large 2	465	125.03	582	186

One grade step is worth $6.41/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 sale623 hd

129.53

—

OK average7 barns · 12,208 hd

133.45

−3.92

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	1,598	63.00	1,007	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	48.86	688	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	47.64	575	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	40.40	430	35

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	578	133.34/cwt	125.00–140.00	771	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.07/cwt	122.00–137.00	679	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	141.63/cwt	135.00–150.00	466	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.76/cwt	132.00–146.00	781	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	146.93/cwt	140.00–154.00	774	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	114.22/cwt	112.00–116.00	885	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	118.99/cwt	110.00–123.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.36/cwt	120.00–133.00	790	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	146.83/cwt	144.00–156.00	552	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	121.35/cwt	115.00–129.00	923	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	131.00/cwt	129.00–132.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	143.46/cwt	137.00–152.00	745	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	145.56/cwt	136.00–151.00	686	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	148.83/cwt	142.00–153.00	560	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.64/cwt	127.00–141.00	565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	145.86/cwt	142.00–150.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.52/cwt	161.00–169.00	622	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	165.62/cwt	161.00–170.00	477	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	113.47/cwt	109.00–118.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.43/cwt	122.00–131.00	728	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	140.79/cwt	135.00–149.00	590	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	122.51/cwt	119.00–125.00	886	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	112.53/cwt	108.00–115.00	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	163.25/cwt	155.00–170.00	629	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	125.03/cwt	116.00–131.00	791	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	138.55/cwt	132.00–147.00	654	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	116.04/cwt	111.00–120.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	153.46/cwt	145.00–159.00	668	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.60/cwt	149.00–162.00	738	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	124.64/cwt	116.00–130.00	784	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	168.63/cwt	165.00–175.00	536	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	897.48/cwt	700.00–1,085.00	9,540	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	804.88/cwt	625.00–1,025.00	8,701	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,104.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,110.00	11,040	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	989.04/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	11,740	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	677.26/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,481	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	748.80/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,110	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	656.46/cwt	500.00–750.00	7,582	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	44.46/cwt	42.00–48.00	608	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	36.37/cwt	33.00–40.00	384	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	48.40/cwt	46.00–50.00	586	15
Bulls	—	—	1,562	57.65/cwt	50.00–62.00	900	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	42.58/cwt	41.00–44.00	455	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	50.39/cwt	48.00–52.00	727	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	42.03/cwt	38.00–45.00	502	13
Bulls	—	—	1,698	73.01/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,240	4
Bulls	—	—	1,591	65.23/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,038	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	49.65/cwt	48.00–53.00	534	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	54.81/cwt	53.00–58.00	786	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	56.44/cwt	53.00–61.00	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	141.91/cwt	137.00–152.00	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	146.95/cwt	141.00–155.00	838	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	167.74/cwt	161.00–175.00	726	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	130.40/cwt	129.00–132.00	943	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	132.83/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.87/cwt	112.00–126.00	572	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	118.56/cwt	113.00–125.00	684	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	117.31/cwt	115.00–122.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	121.77/cwt	120.00–123.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.49/cwt	132.00–146.00	881	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	163.08/cwt	154.00–168.00	781	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	179.91/cwt	174.00–188.00	660	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	172.37/cwt	165.00–179.00	555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	129.74/cwt	120.00–133.00	558	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.40/cwt	127.00–141.00	502	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.97/cwt	112.00–127.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.50/cwt	125.00–138.00	673	89
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	145.14/cwt	139.00–151.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.16/cwt	153.00–167.00	825	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	898	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	127.65/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,045	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	172.25/cwt	172.00–173.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.23/cwt	113.00–124.00	630	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	123.99/cwt	119.00–128.00	394	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.32/cwt	129.00–142.00	629	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	138.99/cwt	133.00–141.00	459	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	135.51/cwt	129.00–140.00	385	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	126.41/cwt	119.00–134.00	732	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	152.25/cwt	146.00–160.00	652	23

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 2,400Last week 1,850Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 301Last week 227Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 38Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	578	125.00–140.00	133.34
44	—	519	137.00–152.00	143.46
18	—	471	136.00–151.00	145.56
21	—	385	155.00–170.00	163.25
15	—	633	116.00–131.00	125.03
3	—	295	137.00–152.00	141.91
4	—	679	120.00–123.00	121.77
2	—	333	139.00–151.00	145.14
23	—	428	146.00–160.00	152.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	570	141.00–155.00	146.95
37	—	433	161.00–175.00	167.74
18	—	723	129.00–132.00	130.40
6	—	777	128.00–135.00	132.83
83	—	623	132.00–146.00	141.49
39	—	479	154.00–168.00	163.08
26	—	367	174.00–188.00	179.91
9	—	322	165.00–179.00	172.37
52	—	525	153.00–167.00	157.16
29	—	665	130.00–138.00	135.09
11	—	819	123.00–134.00	127.65
4	—	290	172.00–173.00	172.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	518	122.00–137.00	131.07
6	—	329	135.00–150.00	141.63
14	—	376	142.00–153.00	148.83
8	—	420	127.00–141.00	134.64
2	—	285	142.00–150.00	145.86
13	—	472	132.00–147.00	138.55
4	—	633	111.00–120.00	116.04
16	—	579	119.00–134.00	126.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	571	132.00–146.00	136.76
15	—	527	140.00–154.00	146.93
10	—	775	112.00–116.00	114.22
5	—	667	110.00–123.00	118.99
18	—	378	161.00–169.00	164.52
11	—	288	161.00–170.00	165.62
5	—	718	109.00–118.00	113.47
22	—	435	145.00–159.00	153.46
14	—	474	149.00–162.00	155.60
10	—	629	116.00–130.00	124.64
4	—	318	165.00–175.00	168.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	630	120.00–133.00	125.36
33	—	376	144.00–156.00	146.83
11	—	761	115.00–129.00	121.35
6	—	659	129.00–132.00	131.00
78	—	571	122.00–131.00	127.43
38	—	419	135.00–149.00	140.79
14	—	723	119.00–125.00	122.51
7	—	822	108.00–115.00	112.53
89	—	520	125.00–138.00	129.50
65	—	468	129.00–142.00	134.32
22	—	330	133.00–141.00	138.99
9	—	284	129.00–140.00	135.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	473	112.00–126.00	120.87
16	—	577	113.00–125.00	118.56
3	—	657	115.00–122.00	117.31
42	—	430	120.00–133.00	129.74
32	—	368	127.00–141.00	136.40
7	—	620	112.00–127.00	119.97
34	—	528	113.00–124.00	119.23
12	—	318	119.00–128.00	123.99
2	—	705	109.00–110.00	109.50

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	2	—	1,063	700.00–1,085.00	897.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,100.00–1,110.00	1,104.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	650.00–700.00	677.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,081	625.00–1,025.00	804.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,187	875.00–1,050.00	989.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,083	675.00–800.00	748.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,155	500.00–750.00	656.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,367	42.00–48.00	44.46
12	—	1,443	48.00–52.00	50.39
8	—	1,434	53.00–58.00	54.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,057	33.00–40.00	36.37
12	—	1,068	41.00–44.00	42.58
5	—	1,076	48.00–53.00	49.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,211	46.00–50.00	48.40
13	—	1,194	38.00–45.00	42.03
7	—	1,218	53.00–61.00	56.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,562	50.00–62.00	57.65
4	—	1,698	70.00–75.00	73.01
6	—	1,591	63.00–68.00	65.23

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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