Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 12-17-2019. Steer calves 10.00 to 16.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 12.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was vary good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows Breakers 1.00 higher, Boner and Lean 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher. A total of 320 cows and bulls sold with 80 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.01/cwt on 678 head.

Average price

$140.01

678 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$8.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	141.96	732	528
Medium and Large 2	445	133.16	592	150

One grade step is worth $8.79/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 sale678 hd

140.01

—

OK average4 barns · 10,619 hd

139.79

+0.22

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	1,632	68.19	1,113	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	51.59	730	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	46.09	555	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	41.39	444	38

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1	—	291	204.77/cwt	201.00–215.00	596	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	183.42/cwt	178.00–192.00	691	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	135.09/cwt	129.00–140.00	971	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	171.28/cwt	162.00–177.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	179.30/cwt	174.00–187.00	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	127.98/cwt	121.00–131.00	851	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	151.87/cwt	142.00–158.00	869	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	133.65/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,054	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	181.73/cwt	177.00–191.00	758	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	164.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	705	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	134.88/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,099	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	138.22/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,190	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	135.53/cwt	126.00–140.00	782	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	145.59/cwt	139.00–154.00	773	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	153.54/cwt	148.00–163.00	731	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	120.53/cwt	117.00–123.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	150.38/cwt	148.00–153.00	433	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	136.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	138.87/cwt	132.00–147.00	511	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	130.91/cwt	121.00–136.00	610	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	135.65/cwt	126.00–142.00	575	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	144.33/cwt	135.00–147.00	950	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	142.32/cwt	134.00–148.00	894	63
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	997.82/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	10,307	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	162.84/cwt	156.00–170.00	857	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	172.30/cwt	164.00–178.00	812	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	194.84/cwt	189.00–203.00	631	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,265	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	772.50/cwt	675.00–925.00	8,876	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	873.08/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	10,547	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	738.86/cwt	725.00–750.00	9,864	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,893	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	835.30/cwt	675.00–1,025.00	8,295	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	113.02/cwt	105.00–119.00	887	7
Bulls	—	—	1,555	62.27/cwt	57.00–67.00	968	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	116.43/cwt	112.00–120.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	177.69/cwt	174.00–181.00	489	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	70.75/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,153	12
Bulls	—	—	1,791	75.62/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,354	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	287	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	160.33/cwt	151.00–167.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.48/cwt	132.00–160.00	710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	153.92/cwt	151.00–162.00	590	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	163.03/cwt	161.00–165.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	126.69/cwt	121.00–132.00	845	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.77/cwt	128.00–142.00	827	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	159.30/cwt	157.00–171.00	828	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	182.01/cwt	177.00–188.00	679	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	146.01/cwt	141.00–150.00	749	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	40.49/cwt	36.00–43.00	489	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	54.65/cwt	51.00–57.00	663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	177.75/cwt	171.00–185.00	745	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	188.40/cwt	183.00–198.00	609	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	146.15/cwt	142.00–156.00	846	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	169.97/cwt	162.00–176.00	806	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	36.32/cwt	35.00–39.00	383	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	56.03/cwt	54.00–58.00	843	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	46.44/cwt	43.00–49.00	639	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	47.12/cwt	45.00–51.00	519	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	51.63/cwt	50.00–54.00	714	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	46.00/cwt	44.00–49.00	551	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	153.83/cwt	150.00–162.00	509	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	168.11/cwt	159.00–174.00	482	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	149.88/cwt	143.00–157.00	628	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	157.73/cwt	149.00–163.00	585	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	135.64/cwt	130.00–144.00	781	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	41.93/cwt	40.00–44.00	449	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	122.55/cwt	116.00–129.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	119.65/cwt	116.00–126.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	127.48/cwt	122.00–130.00	964	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	118.75/cwt	118.00–119.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	131.30/cwt	127.00–135.00	886	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	142.71/cwt	137.00–151.00	676	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.68/cwt	133.00–145.00	732	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	131.71/cwt	126.00–136.00	818	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	127.58/cwt	126.00–130.00	928	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	119.11/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,057	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	125.63/cwt	119.00–130.00	648	14

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 258Last week 250Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	291	201.00–215.00	204.77
23	—	377	178.00–192.00	183.42
27	—	719	129.00–140.00	135.09
52	—	572	142.00–158.00	151.87
54	—	789	129.00–134.00	133.65
58	—	417	177.00–191.00	181.73
8	—	815	133.00–136.00	134.88
9	—	861	136.00–140.00	138.22
110	—	658	135.00–147.00	144.33
63	—	628	134.00–148.00	142.32
4	—	918	121.00–123.00	122.01
51	—	526	156.00–170.00	162.84
48	—	471	164.00–178.00	172.30
39	—	324	189.00–203.00	194.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	162.00–177.00	171.28
7	—	330	174.00–187.00	179.30
10	—	665	121.00–131.00	127.98
23	—	429	160.00–175.00	164.45
12	—	577	126.00–140.00	135.53
15	—	531	139.00–154.00	145.59
16	—	476	148.00–163.00	153.54
2	—	620	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	117.00–123.00	120.53
8	—	288	148.00–153.00	150.38
8	—	333	130.00–145.00	136.33
25	—	368	132.00–147.00	138.87
32	—	466	121.00–136.00	130.91
43	—	424	126.00–142.00	135.65
11	—	574	116.00–129.00	122.55
5	—	628	116.00–126.00	119.65
14	—	516	119.00–130.00	125.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	331	150.00–162.00	153.83
22	—	287	159.00–174.00	168.11
58	—	419	143.00–157.00	149.88
67	—	371	149.00–163.00	157.73
58	—	576	130.00–144.00	135.64
18	—	756	122.00–130.00	127.48
5	—	944	96.00	96.00
4	—	803	118.00–119.00	118.75
26	—	675	127.00–135.00	131.30
88	—	474	137.00–151.00	142.71
84	—	528	133.00–145.00	138.68
48	—	621	126.00–136.00	131.71
17	—	727	126.00–130.00	127.58
9	—	887	118.00–121.00	119.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	785	105.00–119.00	113.02
6	—	722	112.00–120.00	116.43
3	—	275	174.00–181.00	177.69
8	—	667	121.00–132.00	126.69
8	—	623	128.00–142.00	132.77
25	—	520	157.00–171.00	159.30
23	—	373	177.00–188.00	182.01
34	—	419	171.00–185.00	177.75
10	—	323	183.00–198.00	188.40
21	—	579	142.00–156.00	146.15
19	—	474	162.00–176.00	169.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	287	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	151.00–167.00	160.33
11	—	475	132.00–160.00	149.48
10	—	383	151.00–162.00	153.92
2	—	583	138.00–139.00	138.49
2	—	340	161.00–165.00	163.03
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
7	—	513	141.00–150.00	146.01

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	2	—	1,033	900.00–1,100.00	997.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,149	675.00–925.00	772.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,208	750.00–1,000.00	873.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	725.00–750.00	738.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	993	675.00–1,025.00	835.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,555	57.00–67.00	62.27
12	—	1,630	68.00–73.00	70.75
7	—	1,791	74.00–77.00	75.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,207	36.00–43.00	40.49
8	—	1,213	51.00–57.00	54.65
16	—	1,198	44.00–49.00	46.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,055	35.00–39.00	36.32
9	—	1,102	45.00–51.00	47.12
17	—	1,071	40.00–44.00	41.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,504	54.00–58.00	56.03
7	—	1,375	43.00–49.00	46.44
14	—	1,383	50.00–54.00	51.63

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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