Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 190 cows and bulls sold with 68 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.33/cwt on 407 head.

Average price

$142.33

407 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$6.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.07

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	143.97	718	298
Medium and Large 2	437	137.86	603	109

One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about $115 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 sale407 hd

142.33

—

OK average8 barns · 14,152 hd

135.26

+7.07

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	1,739	81.91	1,424	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	60.61	876	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	56.59	686	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	52.94	569	30

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	371	155.70/cwt	150.00–164.00	578	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	161.13/cwt	158.00–173.00	686	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	121.88/cwt	121.00–122.00	873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	143.50/cwt	138.00–154.00	604	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.49/cwt	130.00–136.00	631	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	140.08/cwt	134.00–146.00	801	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	159.73/cwt	155.00–167.00	524	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	125.94/cwt	117.00–130.00	843	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	142.94/cwt	138.00–152.00	466	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.27/cwt	113.00–121.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.26/cwt	132.00–145.00	736	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	191.10/cwt	185.00–203.00	629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	165.91/cwt	155.00–177.00	604	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	128.44/cwt	123.00–131.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	122.67/cwt	121.00–125.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	156.37/cwt	152.00–166.00	816	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	185.39/cwt	181.00–195.00	684	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.46/cwt	144.00–158.00	862	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,359.47/cwt	1,325.00–1,375.00	14,587	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	12,810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,311	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,153.36/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	11,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	177.23/cwt	171.00–184.00	844	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	127.48/cwt	124.00–131.00	923	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	134.77/cwt	129.00–142.00	918	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	143.78/cwt	135.00–150.00	841	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	167.70/cwt	160.00–174.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	158.90/cwt	155.00–168.00	909	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	184.40/cwt	177.00–191.00	703	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	167.07/cwt	164.00–178.00	867	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	122.49/cwt	120.00–129.00	942	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	814.33/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,112	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	814.66/cwt	775.00–875.00	9,458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	802	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	121.97/cwt	110.00–131.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	142.70/cwt	139.00–155.00	542	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	125.70/cwt	121.00–131.00	724	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	143.88/cwt	138.00–151.00	678	74
Bulls	—	—	1,703	80.48/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,371	6
Bulls	—	—	1,846	86.61/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,599	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	55.35/cwt	53.00–59.00	599	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	59.81/cwt	58.00–62.00	849	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	58.00/cwt	56.00–59.00	713	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	45.53/cwt	42.00–51.00	487	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	64.83/cwt	63.00–67.00	940	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	51.32/cwt	47.00–55.00	610	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	62.94/cwt	60.00–66.00	672	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	54.86/cwt	51.00–57.00	834	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	63.01/cwt	61.00–65.00	767	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	323	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	152.82/cwt	146.00–161.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	160.08/cwt	153.00–169.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	138.41/cwt	135.00–141.00	864	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	178.86/cwt	171.00–185.00	746	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	200.35/cwt	195.00–204.00	627	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	161.36/cwt	150.00–168.00	679	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	173.01/cwt	170.00–186.00	533	6
Bulls	—	—	1,578	74.45/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	148.85/cwt	142.00–161.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	166.04/cwt	153.00–179.00	520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	181.36/cwt	177.00–186.00	771	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	172.22/cwt	165.00–179.00	806	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	119.31/cwt	117.00–126.00	867	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	761	116.33/cwt	110.00–118.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	158.14/cwt	140.00–171.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	145.00/cwt	137.00–151.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	134.56/cwt	125.00–139.00	891	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.27/cwt	129.00–140.00	835	16

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 1,450Last week 2,250Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 184Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	371	150.00–164.00	155.70
24	—	426	158.00–173.00	161.13
8	—	716	121.00–122.00	121.88
40	—	572	134.00–146.00	140.08
26	—	328	155.00–167.00	159.73
11	—	669	117.00–130.00	125.94
63	—	525	132.00–145.00	140.26
17	—	623	125.00–135.00	128.69
6	—	761	110.00–131.00	121.97
74	—	471	138.00–151.00	143.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	421	138.00–154.00	143.50
16	—	473	130.00–136.00	133.49
2	—	510	126.00–127.00	126.50
18	—	326	138.00–152.00	142.94
8	—	630	113.00–121.00	116.27
18	—	380	139.00–155.00	142.70
10	—	576	121.00–131.00	125.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	185.00–203.00	191.10
24	—	522	152.00–166.00	156.37
17	—	369	181.00–195.00	185.39
11	—	573	144.00–158.00	150.46
36	—	425	177.00–186.00	181.36
18	—	468	165.00–179.00	172.22
11	—	727	117.00–126.00	119.31
5	—	761	110.00–118.00	116.33
19	—	662	125.00–139.00	134.56
16	—	622	129.00–140.00	134.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	364	155.00–177.00	165.91
5	—	579	123.00–131.00	128.44
3	—	632	121.00–125.00	122.67
6	—	482	142.00–161.00	148.85
5	—	313	153.00–179.00	166.04
7	—	425	140.00–171.00	158.14
5	—	543	137.00–151.00	145.00
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	476	171.00–184.00	177.23
20	—	724	124.00–131.00	127.48
13	—	681	129.00–142.00	134.77
103	—	572	155.00–168.00	158.90
25	—	381	177.00–191.00	184.40
15	—	519	164.00–178.00	167.07
4	—	769	120.00–129.00	122.49
39	—	624	135.00–141.00	138.41
19	—	417	171.00–185.00	178.86
10	—	313	195.00–204.00	200.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	585	135.00–150.00	143.78
7	—	366	160.00–174.00	167.70
7	—	522	146.00–161.00	152.82
5	—	469	153.00–169.00	160.08
13	—	421	150.00–168.00	161.36
6	—	308	170.00–186.00	173.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	57.00	57.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,073	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,359.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,153.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,119	750.00–900.00	814.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,161	775.00–875.00	814.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,703	78.00–82.00	80.48
5	—	1,846	85.00–89.00	86.61
2	—	1,578	73.00–76.00	74.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,082	53.00–59.00	55.35
12	—	1,070	42.00–51.00	45.53
6	—	1,068	60.00–66.00	62.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,420	58.00–62.00	59.81
6	—	1,450	63.00–67.00	64.83
3	—	1,520	51.00–57.00	54.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,230	56.00–59.00	58.00
7	—	1,189	47.00–55.00	51.32
4	—	1,218	61.00–65.00	63.01

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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