Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 225 cows and bulls sold with 73 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.20/cwt on 458 head.

Average price

$145.20

458 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$10.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.04

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	147.06	674	378
Medium and Large 2	433	136.41	590	80

One grade step is worth $10.65/cwt here — about $84 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 sale458 hd

145.20

—

OK average7 barns · 7,313 hd

135.16

+10.04

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	1,705	79.54	1,356	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	62.49	913	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	60.13	734	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	52.11	555	33

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	63.90/cwt	63.00–67.00	774	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	60.52/cwt	58.00–63.00	649	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	57.63/cwt	55.00–59.00	841	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	62.91/cwt	60.00–65.00	898	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	60.09/cwt	59.00–62.00	753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	159.07/cwt	154.00–165.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	185.13/cwt	181.00–191.00	685	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	152.56/cwt	144.00–158.00	868	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	158.39/cwt	148.00–161.00	851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.02/cwt	135.00–142.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	172.49/cwt	167.00–181.00	804	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	217.76/cwt	200.00–231.00	697	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	131.23/cwt	127.00–135.00	894	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.40/cwt	131.00–143.00	864	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	839	110.19/cwt	110.00–111.00	924	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,331.16/cwt	1,275.00–1,375.00	13,511	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	928.36/cwt	810.00–1,075.00	8,244	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,973	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	161.22/cwt	140.00–169.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	142.61/cwt	131.00–147.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	173.76/cwt	170.00–182.00	747	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	202.50/cwt	193.00–215.00	646	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	123.31/cwt	115.00–128.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	189.95/cwt	182.00–198.00	615	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	171.73/cwt	168.00–181.00	632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	178.80/cwt	172.00–186.00	771	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	172.64/cwt	165.00–179.00	898	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	784.10/cwt	725.00–860.00	7,449	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	819.59/cwt	675.00–1,050.00	9,196	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,026.95/cwt	950.00–1,135.00	11,687	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	765.05/cwt	610.00–985.00	6,426	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	710.87/cwt	575.00–785.00	7,286	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	140.29/cwt	132.00–145.00	868	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	162.33/cwt	154.00–170.00	683	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	55.53/cwt	54.00–57.00	595	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	66.76/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,005	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	53.42/cwt	51.00–56.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	153.33/cwt	147.00–161.00	572	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	150.55/cwt	140.00–154.00	485	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	129.57/cwt	125.00–136.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	148.60/cwt	143.00–155.00	627	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	838	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	143.41/cwt	138.00–151.00	749	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	133.52/cwt	127.00–139.00	566	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	134.32/cwt	129.00–138.00	643	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	122.54/cwt	121.00–124.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	136.94/cwt	132.00–144.00	775	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	146.63/cwt	139.00–153.00	688	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	139.47/cwt	130.00–146.00	519	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	118.29/cwt	111.00–125.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	160.51/cwt	155.00–169.00	523	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	122.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	835	9
Bulls	—	—	1,734	71.88/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,246	6
Bulls	—	—	1,891	86.80/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,641	4
Bulls	—	—	1,602	81.42/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,304	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	157.93/cwt	150.00–164.00	674	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	168.54/cwt	160.00–190.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	168.37/cwt	160.00–174.00	801	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	161.26/cwt	156.00–168.00	829	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	151.47/cwt	148.00–157.00	877	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	148.72/cwt	139.00–155.00	705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	139.29/cwt	132.00–147.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	178.21/cwt	173.00–191.00	674	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	47.88/cwt	46.00–53.00	507	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,300Last week 1,450Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 155Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 35Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,212	63.00–67.00	63.90
10	—	1,253	59.00–62.00	60.09
5	—	1,172	51.00–56.00	53.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,072	58.00–63.00	60.52
10	—	1,071	54.00–57.00	55.53
18	—	1,059	46.00–53.00	47.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	55.00–59.00	57.63
7	—	1,428	60.00–65.00	62.91
5	—	1,506	66.00–68.00	66.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,734	65.00–77.00	71.88
4	—	1,891	84.00–89.00	86.80
9	—	1,602	79.00–83.00	81.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	154.00–165.00	159.07
7	—	537	148.00–161.00	158.39
6	—	575	135.00–142.00	140.02
17	—	324	182.00–198.00	189.95
7	—	368	168.00–181.00	171.73
19	—	421	154.00–170.00	162.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	370	181.00–191.00	185.13
17	—	569	144.00–158.00	152.56
3	—	778	125.00	125.00
34	—	466	167.00–181.00	172.49
21	—	320	200.00–231.00	217.76
8	—	681	127.00–135.00	131.23
43	—	431	172.00–186.00	178.80
25	—	520	165.00–179.00	172.64
10	—	619	132.00–145.00	140.29
2	—	715	127.00–130.00	128.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	131.00–143.00	139.40
5	—	839	110.00–111.00	110.19
21	—	430	170.00–182.00	173.76
12	—	319	193.00–215.00	202.50
6	—	664	115.00–128.00	123.31
36	—	476	160.00–174.00	168.37
13	—	514	156.00–168.00	161.26
9	—	579	148.00–157.00	151.47
2	—	773	118.00	118.00
14	—	378	173.00–191.00	178.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	140.00–169.00	161.22
5	—	524	131.00–147.00	142.61
13	—	427	150.00–164.00	157.93
6	—	322	160.00–190.00	168.54
7	—	474	139.00–155.00	148.72
3	—	582	132.00–147.00	139.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	373	147.00–161.00	153.33
78	—	422	143.00–155.00	148.60
18	—	623	130.00–140.00	134.53
60	—	522	138.00–151.00	143.41
39	—	566	132.00–144.00	136.94
3	—	823	113.00	113.00
62	—	469	139.00–153.00	146.63
53	—	326	155.00–169.00	160.51
9	—	679	119.00–125.00	122.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	322	140.00–154.00	150.55
11	—	531	125.00–136.00	129.57
17	—	424	127.00–139.00	133.52
14	—	479	129.00–138.00	134.32
2	—	630	121.00–124.00	122.54
15	—	372	130.00–146.00	139.47
5	—	574	111.00–125.00	118.29

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	2	—	1,015	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,331.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	810.00–1,075.00	928.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	725.00–860.00	784.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,122	675.00–1,050.00	819.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,138	950.00–1,135.00	1,026.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	840	610.00–985.00	765.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,025	575.00–785.00	710.87

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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