Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, some 11.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 14.00 higher, over 400 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive, with nice groups of attractive calves. Demand was good. Slaughter cows, Breakers and Boners steady to 1,00 higher, Leans 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 195 cows and bulls sold with 85 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.16/cwt on 414 head.

Average price

$163.16

414 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$12.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.66

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	164.57	906	368
Medium and Large 2	501	151.88	760	46

One grade step is worth $12.69/cwt here — about $145 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 sale414 hd

163.16

—

OK average7 barns · 8,521 hd

150.50

+12.66

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	—	High	1,667	82.43	1,374	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,402	60.67	851	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	57.84	698	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	50.06	530	36

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	525	161.16/cwt	152.00–167.00	846	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	126.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	736	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.54/cwt	120.00–134.00	666	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	137.40/cwt	132.00–140.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	137.63/cwt	132.00–147.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	132.37/cwt	121.00–135.00	957	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	156.41/cwt	150.00–162.00	588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	154.21/cwt	147.00–161.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	127.62/cwt	115.00–132.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	133.74/cwt	130.00–141.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	130.27/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,025	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	182.68/cwt	174.00–188.00	789	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,127	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	182.52/cwt	176.00–188.00	869	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	182.01/cwt	176.00–191.00	683	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	178.95/cwt	169.00–183.00	913	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	135.81/cwt	130.00–137.00	909	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	150.82/cwt	145.00–159.00	943	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	156.82/cwt	151.00–165.00	668	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	194.07/cwt	191.00–206.00	635	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	968.96/cwt	925.00–1,010.00	12,064	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	895.61/cwt	825.00–975.00	9,941	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,388	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,670	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	801.78/cwt	775.00–825.00	8,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	161.40/cwt	157.00–171.00	938	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,748	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	154.43/cwt	151.00–165.00	891	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	193.37/cwt	182.00–196.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	154.51/cwt	144.00–158.00	946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	185.85/cwt	180.00–193.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	893	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	821	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	92.16/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.00/cwt	166.00–180.00	894	18
Bulls	—	—	1,765	83.73/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	182.73/cwt	173.00–187.00	751	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	159.03/cwt	151.00–166.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	165.61/cwt	161.00–170.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	70.52/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,088	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	58.18/cwt	57.00–60.00	705	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	60.27/cwt	59.00–63.00	652	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	60.07/cwt	58.00–62.00	834	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	64.29/cwt	63.00–66.00	929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	176.75/cwt	168.00–182.00	824	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	112.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	136.22/cwt	132.00–147.00	786	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	52.18/cwt	47.00–55.00	618	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	65.00/cwt	64.00–67.00	796	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	43.02/cwt	39.00–47.00	454	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	53.22/cwt	51.00–56.00	560	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	169.12/cwt	159.00–175.00	558	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	142.58/cwt	135.00–149.00	731	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	127.11/cwt	119.00–131.00	868	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.92/cwt	122.00–133.00	793	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	132.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	122.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	146.78/cwt	141.00–151.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	111.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	116.28/cwt	111.00–120.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	145.61/cwt	138.00–151.00	690	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	160.52/cwt	152.00–162.00	631	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	149.31/cwt	143.00–157.00	645	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	142.24/cwt	136.00–150.00	825	4

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 1,200Last week 1,350Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	525	152.00–167.00	161.16
8	—	376	150.00–162.00	156.41
5	—	472	147.00–161.00	154.21
4	—	669	115.00–132.00	127.62
4	—	608	130.00–141.00	133.74
8	—	426	151.00–165.00	156.82
4	—	580	136.00–150.00	142.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	723	121.00–135.00	132.37
2	—	953	121.00	121.00
22	—	787	130.00–131.00	130.27
17	—	432	174.00–188.00	182.68
6	—	916	123.00	123.00
4	—	880	125.00	125.00
71	—	476	176.00–188.00	182.52
2	—	828	125.00–128.00	126.50
43	—	375	176.00–191.00	182.01
41	—	510	169.00–183.00	178.95
32	—	669	130.00–137.00	135.81
29	—	625	145.00–159.00	150.82
26	—	327	191.00–206.00	194.07
45	—	581	157.00–171.00	161.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	582	120.00–130.00	126.43
12	—	518	120.00–134.00	128.54
6	—	429	132.00–140.00	137.40
5	—	374	132.00–147.00	137.63
4	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.80
4	—	323	141.00–151.00	146.78
3	—	678	110.00–116.00	111.99
3	—	632	111.00–120.00	116.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	781	111.00–115.00	112.99
37	—	577	132.00–147.00	136.22
30	—	330	159.00–175.00	169.12
24	—	513	135.00–149.00	142.58
20	—	683	119.00–131.00	127.11
15	—	625	122.00–133.00	126.92
6	—	720	120.00–124.00	122.67
86	—	474	138.00–151.00	145.61
72	—	393	152.00–162.00	160.52
37	—	432	143.00–157.00	149.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	151.00–165.00	154.43
7	—	330	182.00–196.00	193.37
4	—	612	144.00–158.00	154.51
3	—	372	180.00–193.00	185.85
2	—	893	111.00–115.00	113.01
2	—	708	116.00	116.00
18	—	523	166.00–180.00	171.00
14	—	411	173.00–187.00	182.73
18	—	466	168.00–182.00	176.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
1	—	470	132.00	132.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
3	—	417	151.00–166.00	159.03
2	—	308	161.00–170.00	165.61
1	—	855	112.00	112.00
1	—	660	129.00	129.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,245	925.00–1,010.00	968.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	825.00–975.00	895.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	775.00–825.00	801.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	90.00–94.00	92.16
5	—	1,765	82.00–86.00	83.73
3	—	1,543	68.00–75.00	70.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	54.00	54.00
14	—	1,388	58.00–62.00	60.07
6	—	1,445	63.00–66.00	64.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,212	57.00–60.00	58.18
7	—	1,185	47.00–55.00	52.18
5	—	1,225	64.00–67.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	59.00–63.00	60.27
16	—	1,055	39.00–47.00	43.02
13	—	1,053	51.00–56.00	53.22

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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