Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows, Breakers and Boners 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Leans 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 100 cows and bulls sold with 81 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.03/cwt on 487 head.

Average price

$146.03

487 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$11.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.50

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	148.19	733	394
Medium and Large 2	455	136.85	622	93

One grade step is worth $11.34/cwt here — about $111 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

146.03

—

OK average7 barns · 11,669 hd

140.53

+5.50

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	1,494	67.81	1,013	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	54.50	784	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	50.49	615	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	38.60	415	16

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	184.67/cwt	177.00–191.00	787	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	138.04/cwt	130.00–144.00	523	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	138.98/cwt	130.00–146.00	663	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	144.08/cwt	139.00–151.00	468	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	143.04/cwt	135.00–151.00	897	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	151.04/cwt	144.00–159.00	867	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	159.18/cwt	152.00–163.00	834	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	167.34/cwt	160.00–178.00	638	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	187.73/cwt	183.00–199.00	524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	176.89/cwt	173.00–189.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	157.88/cwt	152.00–166.00	985	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	168.38/cwt	162.00–174.00	968	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	217.44/cwt	206.00–225.00	726	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	190.71/cwt	185.00–199.00	725	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	126.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	168.37/cwt	165.00–176.00	882	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	137.86/cwt	135.00–144.00	915	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	132.83/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,077	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	221.88/cwt	206.00–234.00	617	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	131.82/cwt	128.00–135.00	954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	172.71/cwt	166.00–180.00	812	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,364	974.90/cwt	825.00–1,165.00	13,298	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,148	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,331	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	152	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	800.57/cwt	700.00–925.00	6,461	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	959.51/cwt	735.00–1,200.00	9,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	170.64/cwt	164.00–175.00	809	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	203.43/cwt	190.00–212.00	576	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	158.09/cwt	154.00–164.00	896	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	212.54/cwt	192.00–218.00	691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	787	118.84/cwt	118.00–119.00	935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.08/cwt	142.00–151.00	897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	354	208.81/cwt	207.00–210.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	758	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	193.93/cwt	190.00–204.00	710	14
Bulls	—	—	1,463	61.56/cwt	58.00–64.00	901	5
Bulls	—	—	1,509	71.00/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,071	4
Bulls	—	—	1,527	73.99/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	159.16/cwt	150.00–172.00	676	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	175.54/cwt	167.00–187.00	648	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	62.69/cwt	60.00–65.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	124.43/cwt	121.00–125.00	788	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	151.94/cwt	138.00–158.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	157.39/cwt	150.00–161.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	181.18/cwt	174.00–188.00	768	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	164.50/cwt	160.00–169.00	860	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	47.25/cwt	46.00–49.00	556	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	38.56/cwt	36.00–41.00	420	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	31.93/cwt	30.00–34.00	339	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	47.01/cwt	46.00–49.00	503	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	54.58/cwt	52.00–57.00	816	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	49.68/cwt	47.00–52.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.86/cwt	147.00–161.00	725	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	157.94/cwt	152.00–166.00	586	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.12/cwt	150.00–164.00	669	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	145.72/cwt	140.00–151.00	749	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	158.05/cwt	153.00–166.00	518	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	53.73/cwt	51.00–56.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	118.62/cwt	111.00–133.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.90/cwt	125.00–137.00	812	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	130.45/cwt	120.00–132.00	870	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.85/cwt	127.00–141.00	769	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	128.43/cwt	125.00–131.00	923	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	120.25/cwt	119.00–122.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	120.48/cwt	118.00–124.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.08/cwt	125.00–139.00	706	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	127.43/cwt	112.00–136.00	1,058	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	149.44/cwt	140.00–153.00	424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	120.48/cwt	117.00–123.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	158.80/cwt	152.00–163.00	773	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	166.26/cwt	160.00–174.00	718	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.85/cwt	134.00–147.00	596	18

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 1,380Last week 2,400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 258Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 62Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	426	177.00–191.00	184.67
27	—	624	152.00–166.00	157.88
24	—	575	162.00–174.00	168.38
24	—	334	206.00–225.00	217.44
19	—	380	185.00–199.00	190.71
58	—	524	165.00–176.00	168.37
17	—	664	135.00–144.00	137.86
14	—	811	128.00–138.00	132.83
12	—	278	206.00–234.00	221.88
7	—	724	128.00–135.00	131.82
42	—	470	166.00–180.00	172.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	627	135.00–151.00	143.04
12	—	574	144.00–159.00	151.04
11	—	524	152.00–163.00	159.18
11	—	381	160.00–178.00	167.34
6	—	279	183.00–199.00	187.73
5	—	318	173.00–189.00	176.89
3	—	677	125.00–128.00	126.01
19	—	487	152.00–163.00	158.80
16	—	432	160.00–174.00	166.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	354	207.00–210.00	208.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	379	130.00–144.00	138.04
14	—	477	130.00–146.00	138.98
13	—	325	139.00–151.00	144.08
2	—	663	110.00–120.00	115.02
4	—	633	119.00–122.00	120.25
4	—	583	118.00–124.00	120.48
22	—	523	125.00–139.00	135.08
18	—	423	134.00–147.00	140.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	758	154.00	154.00
3	—	510	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	468	147.00–161.00	154.86
60	—	371	152.00–166.00	157.94
51	—	423	150.00–164.00	158.12
47	—	514	140.00–151.00	145.72
31	—	328	153.00–166.00	158.05
3	—	882	111.00–133.00	118.62
28	—	620	125.00–137.00	130.90
25	—	667	120.00–132.00	130.45
25	—	570	127.00–141.00	134.85
17	—	719	125.00–131.00	128.43
6	—	830	112.00–136.00	127.43
6	—	284	140.00–153.00	149.44
4	—	779	117.00–123.00	120.48
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	338	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	474	164.00–175.00	170.64
10	—	283	190.00–212.00	203.43
9	—	567	154.00–164.00	158.09
7	—	325	192.00–218.00	212.54
6	—	787	118.00–119.00	118.84
6	—	618	142.00–151.00	145.08
14	—	366	190.00–204.00	193.93
26	—	424	174.00–188.00	181.18
20	—	523	160.00–169.00	164.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	425	150.00–172.00	159.16
11	—	369	167.00–187.00	175.54
7	—	633	121.00–125.00	124.43
5	—	480	138.00–158.00	151.94
3	—	335	150.00–161.00	157.39

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,364	825.00–1,165.00	974.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	807	700.00–925.00	800.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	958	735.00–1,200.00	959.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,463	58.00–64.00	61.56
4	—	1,509	70.00–72.00	71.00
3	—	1,527	73.00–75.00	73.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	60.00–65.00	62.69
11	—	1,495	52.00–57.00	54.58
7	—	1,389	47.00–52.00	49.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,176	46.00–49.00	47.25
4	—	1,261	51.00–56.00	53.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,088	36.00–41.00	38.56
5	—	1,061	30.00–34.00	31.93
4	—	1,069	46.00–49.00	47.01

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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