Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows, Breakers and Boners steady, Leans 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 500 cows and bulls sold with 50 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.58/cwt on 468 head.

Average price

$144.58

468 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$12.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.67

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	147.12	704	375
Medium and Large 2	459	134.32	617	93

One grade step is worth $12.80/cwt here — about $87 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 sale468 hd

144.58

—

OK average7 barns · 9,683 hd

137.90

+6.67

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	1,771	83.00	1,470	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	64.79	972	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	59.92	720	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	56.50	602	47

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	369	182.38/cwt	176.00–190.00	673	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	131.24/cwt	119.00–133.00	895	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	126.20/cwt	118.00–128.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	133.62/cwt	126.00–142.00	643	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	138.94/cwt	132.00–146.00	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	143.20/cwt	136.00–150.00	746	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	133.73/cwt	129.00–140.00	776	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	157.15/cwt	149.00–164.00	809	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	196.35/cwt	190.00–204.00	622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	119.33/cwt	115.00–123.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	175.73/cwt	169.00–183.00	842	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	163.62/cwt	156.00–170.00	851	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	200.99/cwt	195.00–206.00	639	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	205.85/cwt	200.00–223.00	583	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	139.23/cwt	130.00–144.00	593	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.94/cwt	132.00–147.00	518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.59/cwt	110.00–119.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	153.49/cwt	145.00–159.00	734	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	175.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	645	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	131.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	198.35/cwt	182.00–215.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	146.94/cwt	142.00–153.00	899	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	176.40/cwt	172.00–186.00	766	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	131.53/cwt	122.00–135.00	952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.05/cwt	124.00–135.00	697	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	125.04/cwt	118.00–132.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	156.95/cwt	148.00–162.00	659	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	157.48/cwt	150.00–164.00	600	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	825.03/cwt	660.00–975.00	6,699	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	575.94/cwt	510.00–725.00	4,780	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	757.06/cwt	635.00–950.00	7,336	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	702.01/cwt	585.00–825.00	5,644	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	974.05/cwt	810.00–1,075.00	9,205	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	720	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	697.51/cwt	675.00–785.00	5,266	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	759.33/cwt	575.00–1,225.00	6,318	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	704.64/cwt	700.00–710.00	5,919	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	51.77/cwt	49.00–55.00	546	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	67.68/cwt	66.00–69.00	968	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	60.59/cwt	59.00–63.00	722	7
Bulls	—	—	1,541	74.14/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,142	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	65.13/cwt	64.00–68.00	805	7
Bulls	—	—	1,941	87.60/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,700	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	62.62/cwt	61.00–64.00	973	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	57.36/cwt	56.00–60.00	617	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	65.50/cwt	63.00–67.00	686	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	54.77/cwt	50.00–57.00	645	8
Bulls	—	—	1,731	82.87/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,434	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	150.69/cwt	146.00–155.00	811	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	153.45/cwt	147.00–161.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	155.45/cwt	149.00–163.00	501	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.72/cwt	111.00–125.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	115.32/cwt	112.00–119.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	152.15/cwt	144.00–159.00	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	128.26/cwt	122.00–134.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	163.96/cwt	160.00–174.00	620	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	135.18/cwt	128.00–142.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	168.09/cwt	151.00–180.00	553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	127.61/cwt	118.00–132.00	800	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	124.39/cwt	118.00–126.00	922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	151.95/cwt	145.00–160.00	644	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	152.86/cwt	146.00–159.00	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.46/cwt	155.00–169.00	674	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	156.92/cwt	150.00–162.00	449	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	138.53/cwt	132.00–147.00	726	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	164.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	173.83/cwt	163.00–178.00	807	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	171.18/cwt	164.00–179.00	741	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	142.74/cwt	141.00–145.00	834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	111.48/cwt	105.00–118.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	150.45/cwt	144.00–158.00	867	46

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 1,800Last week 1,400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 112Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 238Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	369	176.00–190.00	182.38
13	—	682	119.00–133.00	131.24
7	—	789	118.00–128.00	126.20
52	—	479	169.00–183.00	175.73
28	—	520	156.00–170.00	163.62
15	—	318	195.00–206.00	200.99
11	—	283	200.00–223.00	205.85
32	—	612	142.00–153.00	146.94
25	—	434	172.00–186.00	176.40
12	—	724	122.00–135.00	131.53
2	—	828	129.00	129.00
46	—	576	144.00–158.00	150.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	538	146.00–155.00	150.69
5	—	478	147.00–161.00	153.45
17	—	378	160.00–174.00	163.96
6	—	574	128.00–142.00	135.18
1	—	295	161.00	161.00
11	—	329	151.00–180.00	168.09
12	—	420	155.00–169.00	160.46
5	—	623	125.00–130.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	481	126.00–142.00	133.62
8	—	321	132.00–146.00	138.94
28	—	426	130.00–144.00	139.23
11	—	373	132.00–147.00	138.94
6	—	620	110.00–119.00	114.59
12	—	528	124.00–135.00	132.05
7	—	566	118.00–132.00	125.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	521	136.00–150.00	143.20
44	—	580	129.00–140.00	133.73
56	—	478	145.00–159.00	153.49
69	—	420	148.00–162.00	156.95
39	—	381	150.00–164.00	157.48
38	—	322	149.00–163.00	155.45
7	—	675	111.00–125.00	119.72
3	—	763	112.00–119.00	115.32
24	—	627	118.00–132.00	127.61
5	—	741	118.00–126.00	124.39
12	—	286	150.00–162.00	156.92
4	—	804	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	515	149.00–164.00	157.15
10	—	317	190.00–204.00	196.35
3	—	722	115.00–123.00	119.33
10	—	367	170.00–180.00	175.73
6	—	611	125.00–135.00	131.37
2	—	283	182.00–215.00	198.35
17	—	464	163.00–178.00	173.83
16	—	433	164.00–179.00	171.18
8	—	584	141.00–145.00	142.74
2	—	783	105.00–118.00	111.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	144.00–159.00	152.15
3	—	582	122.00–134.00	128.26
15	—	424	145.00–160.00	151.95
7	—	379	146.00–159.00	152.86
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
8	—	524	132.00–147.00	138.53
4	—	323	160.00–170.00	164.94

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	812	660.00–975.00	825.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	830	510.00–725.00	575.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	969	635.00–950.00	757.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	804	585.00–825.00	702.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	755	675.00–785.00	697.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	832	575.00–1,225.00	759.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	810.00–1,075.00	974.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	700.00–710.00	704.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,055	49.00–55.00	51.77
25	—	1,076	56.00–60.00	57.36
6	—	1,047	63.00–67.00	65.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	66.00–69.00	67.68
4	—	1,554	61.00–64.00	62.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,192	59.00–63.00	60.59
7	—	1,236	64.00–68.00	65.13
8	—	1,178	50.00–57.00	54.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,541	71.00–77.00	74.14
8	—	1,941	85.00–90.00	87.60
11	—	1,731	80.00–84.00	82.87

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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