Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality was plain through average. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 170 cows and bulls sold with 72 percent going to packers.r

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.77/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$156.77

246 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$10.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.73

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	157.97	804	218
Medium and Large 2	463	147.44	682	28

One grade step is worth $10.54/cwt here — about $122 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 sale246 hd

156.77

—

OK average7 barns · 11,335 hd

135.04

+21.73

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	1,640	81.90	1,343	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	63.32	957	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	60.26	732	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	55.17	596	23

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	138.02/cwt	132.00–146.00	451	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	116.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	119.26/cwt	115.00–121.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	127.42/cwt	124.00–131.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	130.31/cwt	122.00–137.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	137.93/cwt	131.00–143.00	657	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.45/cwt	137.00–150.00	602	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	134.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	766	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	134.14/cwt	127.00–140.00	714	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	147.38/cwt	144.00–152.00	573	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	151.26/cwt	147.00–161.00	489	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	59.43/cwt	58.00–62.00	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	115.68/cwt	112.00–120.00	841	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	129.37/cwt	125.00–136.00	803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	127.28/cwt	120.00–133.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	159.00/cwt	153.00–171.00	526	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	154.98/cwt	149.00–161.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	140.11/cwt	134.00–151.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	142.07/cwt	138.00–147.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	155.38/cwt	151.00–164.00	732	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	144.95/cwt	135.00–150.00	825	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	182.65/cwt	178.00–192.00	601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	170.61/cwt	165.00–179.00	711	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	146.08/cwt	141.00–155.00	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	169.63/cwt	157.00–182.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	777	111.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	119.99/cwt	117.00–122.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	134.02/cwt	128.00–140.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	49.01/cwt	47.00–53.00	515	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	55.85/cwt	54.00–57.00	590	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	63.06/cwt	61.00–64.00	941	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	65.91/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,010	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	57.75/cwt	57.00–59.00	893	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	58.90/cwt	57.00–62.00	712	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	63.99/cwt	63.00–66.00	791	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	55.32/cwt	54.00–56.00	654	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	81.03/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,341	6
Bulls	—	—	1,595	84.52/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,348	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	840.05/cwt	800.00–875.00	10,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	918.07/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	8,198	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	937.97/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	11,040	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	859.08/cwt	775.00–900.00	10,326	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,270	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	890.79/cwt	775.00–1,010.00	9,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	862.61/cwt	850.00–875.00	9,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	832.04/cwt	785.00–885.00	7,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	135.89/cwt	132.00–140.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	146.03/cwt	136.00–159.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	165.10/cwt	161.00–170.00	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	152.26/cwt	145.00–162.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	155.71/cwt	149.00–160.00	805	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	164.07/cwt	160.00–175.00	781	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	173.98/cwt	170.00–181.00	736	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	146.33/cwt	137.00–150.00	843	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	179.08/cwt	175.00–186.00	675	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	181.72/cwt	176.00–188.00	567	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	134.24/cwt	125.00–139.00	838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	126.56/cwt	125.00–127.00	924	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	119.33/cwt	111.00–123.00	993	6

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 850Last week 1,300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 184Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	132.00–146.00	138.02
4	—	614	116.00–120.00	116.98
4	—	515	115.00–121.00	119.26
4	—	415	124.00–131.00	127.42
4	—	376	122.00–137.00	130.31
3	—	580	115.00–120.00	118.32
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	476	131.00–143.00	137.93
45	—	420	137.00–150.00	143.45
24	—	571	130.00–138.00	134.17
22	—	532	127.00–140.00	134.14
13	—	389	144.00–152.00	147.38
13	—	323	147.00–161.00	151.26
12	—	727	112.00–120.00	115.68
9	—	621	125.00–136.00	129.37
5	—	677	120.00–133.00	127.28
2	—	888	94.00	94.00
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	331	153.00–171.00	159.00
6	—	435	149.00–161.00	154.98
4	—	368	134.00–151.00	140.11
3	—	457	138.00–147.00	142.07
2	—	553	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	471	151.00–164.00	155.38
12	—	569	135.00–150.00	144.95
11	—	329	178.00–192.00	182.65
9	—	417	165.00–179.00	170.61
6	—	534	141.00–155.00	146.08
6	—	371	157.00–182.00	169.63
3	—	777	110.00–112.00	111.33
3	—	682	117.00–122.00	119.99
2	—	608	128.00–140.00	134.02
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
1	—	725	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	132.00–140.00	135.89
6	—	469	136.00–159.00	146.03
6	—	383	161.00–170.00	165.10
5	—	418	145.00–162.00	152.26
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
1	—	340	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	517	149.00–160.00	155.71
43	—	476	160.00–175.00	164.07
35	—	423	170.00–181.00	173.98
25	—	576	137.00–150.00	146.33
16	—	377	175.00–186.00	179.08
12	—	312	176.00–188.00	181.72
11	—	672	130.00–134.00	131.92
10	—	624	125.00–139.00	134.24
9	—	730	125.00–127.00	126.56
6	—	832	111.00–123.00	119.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,121	58.00–62.00	59.43
7	—	1,051	47.00–53.00	49.01
7	—	1,056	54.00–57.00	55.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,493	61.00–64.00	63.06
8	—	1,533	65.00–67.00	65.91
3	—	1,547	57.00–59.00	57.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,208	57.00–62.00	58.90
8	—	1,236	63.00–66.00	63.99
3	—	1,182	54.00–56.00	55.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,655	79.00–82.00	81.03
2	—	1,595	84.00–85.00	84.52

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	800.00–875.00	840.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	893	850.00–1,000.00	918.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,177	800.00–1,125.00	937.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,202	775.00–900.00	859.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	775.00–1,010.00	890.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	850.00–875.00	862.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	785.00–885.00	832.04

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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