Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Demand was good to vary good. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 240 cows and bulls sold with 66 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.97/cwt on 778 head.

Average price

$171.97

778 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$15.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.17

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	174.76	909	637
Medium and Large 2	502	159.33	800	141

One grade step is worth $15.43/cwt here — about $109 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 sale778 hd

171.97

—

OK average7 barns · 12,501 hd

156.79

+15.17

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	—	Average	1,691	84.29	1,425	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	62.97	885	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	58.43	702	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	55.08	581	44

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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	338	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	144.64/cwt	135.00–148.00	927	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	184.50/cwt	175.00–190.00	769	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	170.99/cwt	165.00–178.00	882	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	924	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	1,282.15/cwt	925.00–1,400.00	10,924	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	1,079.64/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	10,494	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,111.65/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	10,983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	149.82/cwt	141.00–154.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	188.90/cwt	184.00–196.00	712	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.00	905	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	144.42/cwt	138.00–151.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	145.58/cwt	137.00–152.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	121.85/cwt	120.00–124.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	136.34/cwt	133.00–140.00	851	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.96/cwt	127.00–137.00	884	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	168.03/cwt	161.00–176.00	556	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	146.38/cwt	139.00–153.00	624	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	153.19/cwt	145.00–160.00	507	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	127.65/cwt	125.00–131.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	163.91/cwt	156.00–169.00	618	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.04/cwt	140.00–154.00	759	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	128.83/cwt	121.00–135.00	925	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	184.03/cwt	170.00–191.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	184.21/cwt	177.00–190.00	790	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	195.44/cwt	191.00–207.00	729	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	133.47/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,036	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	941.20/cwt	775.00–1,225.00	9,544	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	942.14/cwt	750.00–1,200.00	10,938	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	879.40/cwt	775.00–925.00	10,579	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	806.34/cwt	675.00–900.00	6,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	862.05/cwt	825.00–900.00	8,991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	156.57/cwt	145.00–169.00	748	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	149.88/cwt	134.00–159.00	878	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	57.93/cwt	56.00–60.00	615	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	62.57/cwt	61.00–64.00	885	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	54.17/cwt	52.00–56.00	644	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	63.08/cwt	61.00–65.00	679	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	57.23/cwt	56.00–59.00	824	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	64.37/cwt	63.00–66.00	778	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	49.65/cwt	46.00–53.00	516	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	65.84/cwt	64.00–69.00	910	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	58.74/cwt	57.00–62.00	711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	184.42/cwt	174.00–187.00	957	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	180.56/cwt	173.00–187.00	850	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	149.85/cwt	142.00–155.00	703	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	160.49/cwt	154.00–168.00	669	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	140.79/cwt	134.00–145.00	805	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	134.67/cwt	125.00–139.00	691	17
Bulls	—	—	1,770	82.11/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,453	6
Bulls	—	—	1,420	77.60/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,102	3
Bulls	—	—	1,739	89.02/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	184.63/cwt	171.00–196.00	587	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	154.64/cwt	150.00–162.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	181.95/cwt	171.00–184.00	855	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	163.66/cwt	160.00–172.00	934	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	202.98/cwt	196.00–213.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	153.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	158.15/cwt	151.00–164.00	988	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	135.29/cwt	132.00–145.00	981	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	183.67/cwt	172.00–189.00	687	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	155.33/cwt	150.00–172.00	649	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	703	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	145.87/cwt	138.00–147.00	993	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	169.48/cwt	162.00–175.00	963	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	204.77/cwt	197.00–215.00	649	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	159.11/cwt	135.00–166.00	848	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 →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Feb 18, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,250Last week 1,200Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 177Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	64.00	64.00
2	—	703	57.00	57.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	641	135.00–148.00	144.64
3	—	322	170.00–191.00	184.03
26	—	478	145.00–169.00	156.57
13	—	586	134.00–159.00	149.88
29	—	374	172.00–189.00	183.67
18	—	418	150.00–172.00	155.33
1	—	695	135.00	135.00
18	—	533	135.00–166.00	159.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	429	177.00–190.00	184.21
72	—	373	191.00–207.00	195.44
21	—	776	129.00–138.00	133.47
136	—	519	174.00–187.00	184.42
91	—	471	173.00–187.00	180.56
36	—	625	151.00–164.00	158.15
14	—	725	132.00–145.00	135.29
94	—	681	138.00–147.00	145.87
45	—	568	162.00–175.00	169.48
21	—	317	197.00–215.00	204.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	417	175.00–190.00	184.50
17	—	516	165.00–178.00	170.99
6	—	766	120.00–121.00	120.67
18	—	377	184.00–196.00	188.90
8	—	663	136.00–137.00	136.51
2	—	613	138.00–151.00	144.42
20	—	470	171.00–184.00	181.95
11	—	571	160.00–172.00	163.66
5	—	316	196.00–213.00	202.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	141.00–154.00	149.82
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
9	—	318	171.00–196.00	184.63
5	—	521	150.00–162.00	154.64
2	—	425	160.00–170.00	165.00
3	—	367	150.00–160.00	153.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	137.00–152.00	145.58
7	—	621	120.00–124.00	121.85
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
39	—	426	139.00–153.00	146.38
9	—	331	145.00–160.00	153.19
3	—	567	125.00–131.00	127.65
6	—	476	135.00–140.00	136.73
17	—	513	125.00–139.00	134.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	624	133.00–140.00	136.34
49	—	675	127.00–137.00	130.96
32	—	331	161.00–176.00	168.03
81	—	377	156.00–169.00	163.91
59	—	523	140.00–154.00	145.04
46	—	718	121.00–135.00	128.83
139	—	469	142.00–155.00	149.85
69	—	417	154.00–168.00	160.49
49	—	572	134.00–145.00	140.79
3	—	752	123.00	123.00
2	—	875	111.00	111.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	852	925.00–1,400.00	1,282.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	972	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,079.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,111.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,014	775.00–1,225.00	941.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,161	750.00–1,200.00	942.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,203	775.00–925.00	879.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	865	675.00–900.00	806.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	825.00–900.00	862.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,061	56.00–60.00	57.93
11	—	1,077	61.00–65.00	63.08
22	—	1,040	46.00–53.00	49.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,414	61.00–64.00	62.57
4	—	1,439	56.00–59.00	57.23
9	—	1,382	64.00–69.00	65.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,188	52.00–56.00	54.17
8	—	1,209	63.00–66.00	64.37
12	—	1,211	57.00–62.00	58.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,770	80.00–84.00	82.11
3	—	1,420	76.00–79.00	77.60
7	—	1,739	86.00–93.00	89.02

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

McAlester Union Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle