Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. A total of 115 cows and bulls sold with 91 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.58/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$137.58

323 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$11.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.77

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	139.08	653	281
Medium and Large 2	425	127.55	542	42

One grade step is worth $11.53/cwt here — about $111 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 sale323 hd

137.58

—

OK average7 barns · 5,225 hd

117.81

+19.77

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	—	High	1,584	70.88	1,123	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	52.44	653	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	50.43	753	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	45.96	489	29

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	436	159.62/cwt	153.00–167.00	696	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	147.78/cwt	143.00–157.00	681	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	142.93/cwt	138.00–145.00	760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	130.61/cwt	125.00–133.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	136.56/cwt	131.00–142.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	167.75/cwt	162.00–172.00	639	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	187.32/cwt	179.00–193.00	618	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	138.69/cwt	136.00–141.00	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	142.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	154.55/cwt	152.00–156.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.77/cwt	154.00–168.00	746	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	125.65/cwt	120.00–134.00	839	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	137.42/cwt	133.00–146.00	864	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	169.14/cwt	162.00–177.00	639	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	148.86/cwt	144.00–158.00	849	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	151.13/cwt	147.00–161.00	804	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	162.00/cwt	157.00–168.00	692	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	181.58/cwt	178.00–193.00	606	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	114.41/cwt	110.00–119.00	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	112.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	132.34/cwt	126.00–140.00	486	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	133.32/cwt	125.00–142.00	425	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	131.62/cwt	123.00–137.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.63/cwt	112.00–124.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	109.57/cwt	105.00–114.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	45.08/cwt	43.00–48.00	487	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	54.23/cwt	51.00–58.00	566	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	39.58/cwt	35.00–42.00	416	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	51.27/cwt	51.00–52.00	777	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	49.32/cwt	49.00–50.00	722	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	59.77/cwt	58.00–61.00	760	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	51.48/cwt	49.00–55.00	637	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	43.95/cwt	43.00–46.00	535	3
Bulls	—	—	1,632	76.55/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,249	6
Bulls	—	—	1,603	71.95/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,153	5
Bulls	—	—	1,508	63.00/cwt	60.00–67.00	950	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	919.95/cwt	900.00–935.00	7,433	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,323	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	148.79/cwt	142.00–153.00	713	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	139.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	734	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	143.85/cwt	136.00–150.00	613	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.65/cwt	132.00–146.00	656	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	131.42/cwt	126.00–136.00	758	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	153.35/cwt	145.00–158.00	505	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	148.07/cwt	142.00–156.00	542	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.31/cwt	116.00–128.00	758	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	133.11/cwt	125.00–138.00	695	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	113.13/cwt	112.00–115.00	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	154.03/cwt	145.00–165.00	513	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	141.68/cwt	136.00–148.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1

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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 1,090Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 256Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 54Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	436	153.00–167.00	159.62
9	—	665	150.00	150.00
9	—	461	143.00–157.00	147.78
7	—	532	138.00–145.00	142.93
5	—	617	125.00–133.00	130.61
3	—	575	131.00–142.00	136.56
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
18	—	381	162.00–172.00	167.75
18	—	330	179.00–193.00	187.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	333	145.00–165.00	154.03
2	—	418	131.00–135.00	132.99
2	—	370	136.00–148.00	141.68
1	—	495	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	587	136.00–141.00	138.69
5	—	780	107.00	107.00
5	—	436	140.00–145.00	142.00
5	—	361	152.00–156.00	154.55
2	—	745	108.00	108.00
2	—	340	165.00	165.00
12	—	479	142.00–153.00	148.79
11	—	526	130.00–145.00	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	470	154.00–168.00	158.77
27	—	668	120.00–134.00	125.65
27	—	629	133.00–146.00	137.42
26	—	378	162.00–177.00	169.14
25	—	570	144.00–158.00	148.86
19	—	532	147.00–161.00	151.13
19	—	427	157.00–168.00	162.00
17	—	334	178.00–193.00	181.58
6	—	726	110.00–119.00	114.41
2	—	810	109.00–115.00	112.00
1	—	780	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	367	126.00–140.00	132.34
10	—	319	125.00–142.00	133.32
6	—	433	123.00–137.00	131.62
5	—	520	112.00–124.00	119.63
5	—	470	120.00–130.00	124.06
2	—	615	105.00–114.00	109.57
2	—	583	119.00–121.00	120.00
1	—	670	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	426	136.00–150.00	143.85
66	—	473	132.00–146.00	138.65
35	—	577	126.00–136.00	131.42
35	—	329	145.00–158.00	153.35
26	—	366	142.00–156.00	148.07
20	—	630	116.00–128.00	120.31
20	—	522	125.00–138.00	133.11
8	—	671	112.00–115.00	113.13
1	—	845	105.00	105.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,080	43.00–48.00	45.08
7	—	1,044	51.00–58.00	54.23
7	—	1,051	35.00–42.00	39.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,515	51.00–52.00	51.27
3	—	1,463	49.00–50.00	49.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,271	58.00–61.00	59.77
4	—	1,238	49.00–55.00	51.48
3	—	1,218	43.00–46.00	43.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,632	75.00–80.00	76.55
5	—	1,603	69.00–74.00	71.95
5	—	1,508	60.00–67.00	63.00

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)	3	—	808	900.00–935.00	919.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

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

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle