Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. A total of 310 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 $156.71/cwt on 292 head.

Average price

$156.71

292 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$13.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.43

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	159.00	812	242
Medium and Large 2	472	145.65	687	50

One grade step is worth $13.35/cwt here — about $125 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 sale292 hd

156.71

—

OK average7 barns · 11,708 hd

129.29

+27.43

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	1,699	84.36	1,433	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	56.31	786	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	54.91	665	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	52.03	555	41

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	985.77/cwt	710.00–1,125.00	9,059	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,026.72/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	9,928	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	877.63/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	7,337	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	155.82/cwt	140.00–168.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	158.33/cwt	157.00–159.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.77/cwt	174.00–187.00	667	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	144.56/cwt	144.00–145.00	827	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	135.58/cwt	130.00–144.00	710	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	146.87/cwt	139.00–153.00	683	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	152.55/cwt	145.00–158.00	575	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	110.00/cwt	109.00–112.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	144.98/cwt	138.00–150.00	607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.77/cwt	123.00–127.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	163.87/cwt	156.00–170.00	541	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.41/cwt	127.00–141.00	773	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	132.31/cwt	129.00–143.00	826	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	133.99/cwt	124.00–137.00	646	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	124.78/cwt	118.00–133.00	772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	118.33/cwt	117.00–120.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	157.26/cwt	145.00–161.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.29/cwt	116.00–120.00	786	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	868.92/cwt	700.00–1,010.00	7,021	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	819.19/cwt	710.00–935.00	9,044	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	905.66/cwt	775.00–1,075.00	9,872	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	848.81/cwt	750.00–950.00	8,896	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	724.05/cwt	660.00–835.00	7,516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.36/cwt	165.00–179.00	725	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	142.95/cwt	134.00–148.00	886	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.42/cwt	154.00–162.00	824	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	109.34/cwt	103.00–110.00	935	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	61.61/cwt	60.00–65.00	652	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	58.74/cwt	57.00–62.00	876	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	50.54/cwt	47.00–53.00	613	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	55.50/cwt	53.00–56.00	757	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	54.59/cwt	54.00–57.00	665	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	54.16/cwt	52.00–56.00	591	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	48.75/cwt	46.00–51.00	514	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	58.08/cwt	57.00–61.00	698	13
Bulls	—	—	1,503	76.20/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,145	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	88.75/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,589	10
Bulls	—	—	1,706	84.01/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,433	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	127.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	190.58/cwt	185.00–199.00	623	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.04/cwt	145.00–159.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	156.79/cwt	153.00–167.00	660	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.64/cwt	114.00–125.00	783	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	135.14/cwt	130.00–142.00	488	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	141.93/cwt	138.00–151.00	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	160.69/cwt	151.00–173.00	585	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	137.93/cwt	134.00–148.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	191.32/cwt	181.00–199.00	614	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	180.67/cwt	177.00–192.00	659	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	126.66/cwt	125.00–131.00	906	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	140.22/cwt	136.00–146.00	728	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	159.73/cwt	151.00–175.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	130.15/cwt	122.00–137.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	161.91/cwt	154.00–168.00	772	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.76/cwt	144.00–157.00	859	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	131.84/cwt	125.00–136.00	869	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	166.92/cwt	149.00–175.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	166.85/cwt	161.00–175.00	696	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.05/cwt	144.00–157.00	775	13

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 Mar 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,090Last week 400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 256Last week 155Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	123.00	123.00
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
20	—	373	174.00–187.00	178.77
7	—	572	144.00–145.00	144.56
1	—	875	101.00	101.00
23	—	327	185.00–199.00	190.58
8	—	473	145.00–159.00	150.04
2	—	608	143.00	143.00
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
23	—	417	161.00–175.00	166.85
13	—	520	144.00–157.00	149.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	140.00–168.00	155.82
3	—	420	157.00–159.00	158.33
3	—	532	125.00–131.00	127.01
4	—	330	149.00–175.00	166.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	524	130.00–144.00	135.58
33	—	465	139.00–153.00	146.87
22	—	377	145.00–158.00	152.55
5	—	706	109.00–112.00	110.00
28	—	330	156.00–170.00	163.87
27	—	571	127.00–141.00	135.41
15	—	624	129.00–143.00	132.31
29	—	421	153.00–167.00	156.79
15	—	660	114.00–125.00	118.64
4	—	754	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	419	138.00–150.00	144.98
4	—	528	123.00–127.00	125.77
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
15	—	482	124.00–137.00	133.99
7	—	619	118.00–133.00	124.78
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
11	—	361	130.00–142.00	135.14
4	—	313	138.00–151.00	141.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	117.00–120.00	118.33
45	—	423	165.00–179.00	171.36
26	—	620	134.00–148.00	142.95
22	—	520	154.00–162.00	158.42
11	—	855	103.00–110.00	109.34
28	—	321	181.00–199.00	191.32
25	—	365	177.00–192.00	180.67
12	—	715	125.00–131.00	126.66
1	—	810	122.00	122.00
30	—	477	154.00–168.00	161.91
26	—	570	144.00–157.00	150.76
13	—	659	125.00–136.00	131.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	145.00–161.00	157.26
3	—	670	116.00–120.00	117.29
9	—	364	151.00–173.00	160.69
4	—	474	134.00–148.00	137.93
2	—	625	128.00–131.00	129.48
17	—	519	136.00–146.00	140.22
5	—	329	151.00–175.00	159.73
3	—	572	122.00–137.00	130.15

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	919	710.00–1,125.00	985.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	975.00–1,050.00	1,026.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	836	700.00–1,050.00	877.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	808	700.00–1,010.00	868.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,104	710.00–935.00	819.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,090	775.00–1,075.00	905.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	750.00–950.00	848.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,038	660.00–835.00	724.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	60.00–65.00	61.61
13	—	1,092	52.00–56.00	54.16
23	—	1,055	46.00–51.00	48.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,491	57.00–62.00	58.74
15	—	1,364	53.00–56.00	55.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,213	47.00–53.00	50.54
19	—	1,218	54.00–57.00	54.59
13	—	1,201	57.00–61.00	58.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,503	74.00–80.00	76.20
10	—	1,790	87.00–92.00	88.75
9	—	1,706	81.00–86.00	84.01

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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