Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was attractive through all classes. Slaughter cows 10.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 130 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 $144.94/cwt on 502 head.

Average price

$144.94

502 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$8.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.98

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	146.68	724	400
Medium and Large 2	458	138.11	632	102

One grade step is worth $8.57/cwt here — about $92 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 sale502 hd

144.94

—

OK average7 barns · 11,706 hd

140.96

+3.98

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	1,739	75.41	1,311	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	62.95	911	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	60.88	745	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	51.12	555	27

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	155.33/cwt	149.00–160.00	508	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	137.40/cwt	133.00–147.00	514	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	132.17/cwt	128.00–139.00	773	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	140.52/cwt	137.00–152.00	822	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	168.38/cwt	161.00–177.00	738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	124.56/cwt	121.00–128.00	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	147.60/cwt	139.00–153.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	155.47/cwt	149.00–164.00	585	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	146.93/cwt	140.00–154.00	766	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	176.95/cwt	171.00–183.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	139.75/cwt	130.00–143.00	960	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	156.63/cwt	147.00–160.00	966	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	174.86/cwt	171.00–184.00	834	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	185.92/cwt	180.00–194.00	690	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	134.63/cwt	126.00–140.00	860	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	183.67/cwt	180.00–194.00	788	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	197.79/cwt	189.00–203.00	752	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	208.88/cwt	199.00–214.00	683	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	136.69/cwt	134.00–142.00	969	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	163.82/cwt	156.00–171.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	186.83/cwt	180.00–195.00	620	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	885.05/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	9,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	206.49/cwt	203.00–220.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	125.31/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	165.74/cwt	160.00–171.00	955	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	169.18/cwt	162.00–175.00	885	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	768.49/cwt	635.00–900.00	7,708	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	816.28/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,020	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	5,586	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	943.62/cwt	760.00–1,125.00	11,512	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	821.02/cwt	800.00–835.00	8,481	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	136.80/cwt	128.00–142.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	188.37/cwt	184.00–198.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	182	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	286	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	128.79/cwt	125.00–133.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	124.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	166.96/cwt	160.00–175.00	626	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.43/cwt	145.00–161.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	138.63/cwt	135.00–150.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.64/cwt	131.00–140.00	787	3
Bulls	—	—	1,639	70.38/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,154	7
Bulls	—	—	1,928	82.21/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	175.40/cwt	170.00–187.00	828	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	159.80/cwt	151.00–167.00	920	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	182.29/cwt	173.00–189.00	777	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	191.54/cwt	187.00–205.00	730	9
Bulls	—	—	1,724	77.40/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,334	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	152.21/cwt	148.00–163.00	721	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	68.66/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,021	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	54.28/cwt	51.00–57.00	666	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	68.42/cwt	66.00–71.00	837	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	61.26/cwt	60.00–64.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	170.09/cwt	165.00–174.00	883	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	129.50/cwt	128.00–130.00	936	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	50.55/cwt	48.00–54.00	542	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	57.73/cwt	55.00–61.00	644	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	43.57/cwt	42.00–45.00	472	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	64.00/cwt	63.00–66.00	943	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	58.04/cwt	53.00–61.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	138.93/cwt	132.00–148.00	660	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	126.87/cwt	122.00–132.00	847	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	159.14/cwt	150.00–161.00	446	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	125.30/cwt	117.00–128.00	951	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	119.16/cwt	114.00–124.00	978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	118.38/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	140.61/cwt	132.00–146.00	468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	120.75/cwt	120.00–121.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.73/cwt	145.00–158.00	714	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	141.67/cwt	135.00–149.00	615	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.73/cwt	127.00–139.00	706	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	155.25/cwt	150.00–164.00	655	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.39/cwt	135.00–149.00	800	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	132.83/cwt	126.00–140.00	813	27

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 1,400Last week 1,380Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	327	149.00–160.00	155.33
69	—	376	149.00–164.00	155.47
56	—	521	140.00–154.00	146.93
6	—	723	128.00–130.00	129.50
16	—	668	122.00–132.00	126.87
14	—	280	150.00–161.00	159.14
11	—	759	117.00–128.00	125.30
7	—	821	114.00–124.00	119.16
6	—	877	112.00–122.00	118.38
87	—	477	145.00–158.00	149.73
45	—	422	150.00–164.00	155.25
36	—	570	135.00–149.00	140.39
27	—	612	126.00–140.00	132.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	374	133.00–147.00	137.40
10	—	585	128.00–139.00	132.17
14	—	475	132.00–148.00	138.93
8	—	333	132.00–146.00	140.61
4	—	626	120.00–121.00	120.75
1	—	280	134.00	134.00
40	—	434	135.00–149.00	141.67
14	—	520	127.00–139.00	135.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	585	137.00–152.00	140.52
12	—	438	161.00–177.00	168.38
7	—	675	121.00–128.00	124.56
6	—	517	139.00–153.00	147.60
2	—	288	171.00–183.00	176.95
16	—	371	180.00–194.00	185.92
15	—	639	126.00–140.00	134.63
5	—	484	156.00–171.00	163.82
3	—	332	180.00–195.00	186.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	687	130.00–143.00	139.75
55	—	617	147.00–160.00	156.63
48	—	477	171.00–184.00	174.86
25	—	429	180.00–194.00	183.67
25	—	380	189.00–203.00	197.79
17	—	327	199.00–214.00	208.88
10	—	709	134.00–142.00	136.69
6	—	276	203.00–220.00	206.49
3	—	828	123.00–129.00	125.31
2	—	768	133.00	133.00
29	—	576	160.00–171.00	165.74
28	—	523	162.00–175.00	169.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	128.00–142.00	136.80
5	—	328	184.00–198.00	188.37
5	—	182	157.00	157.00
4	—	678	125.00–133.00	128.79
3	—	723	120.00–130.00	124.01
3	—	275	207.00	207.00
17	—	472	170.00–187.00	175.40
16	—	576	151.00–167.00	159.80
10	—	426	173.00–189.00	182.29
9	—	381	187.00–205.00	191.54
18	—	519	165.00–174.00	170.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	160.00–175.00	166.96
8	—	420	145.00–161.00	150.43
6	—	511	135.00–150.00	138.63
3	—	580	131.00–140.00	135.64
12	—	474	148.00–163.00	152.21
2	—	335	155.00–160.00	157.57

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	—	1,070	700.00–1,000.00	885.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	800.00–835.00	821.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	635.00–900.00	768.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	700.00–900.00	816.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,220	760.00–1,125.00	943.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,639	66.00–74.00	70.38
4	—	1,928	80.00–83.00	82.21
4	—	1,724	76.00–79.00	77.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	67.00–70.00	68.66
7	—	1,474	63.00–66.00	64.00
5	—	1,386	53.00–61.00	58.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	51.00–57.00	54.28
5	—	1,224	66.00–71.00	68.42
5	—	1,219	60.00–64.00	61.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,072	48.00–54.00	50.55
7	—	1,115	55.00–61.00	57.73
5	—	1,084	42.00–45.00	43.57

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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