Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 550 lbs. uneven, over 550 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows , Breakers and Boners 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Leans 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 lower. A total of 210 cows and bulls sold with 76 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.75/cwt on 620 head.

Average price

$147.75

620 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$16.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.62

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	151.07	795	493
Medium and Large 2	527	134.83	710	127

One grade step is worth $16.24/cwt here — about $85 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 sale620 hd

147.75

—

OK average7 barns · 10,805 hd

121.13

+26.62

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	1,705	79.93	1,363	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	61.16	877	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	59.09	722	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	57.53	613	30

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	—	466	131.25/cwt	124.00–136.00	612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	135.72/cwt	131.00–146.00	715	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	137.44/cwt	134.00–141.00	768	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	124.41/cwt	111.00–135.00	845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.28/cwt	120.00–143.00	590	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	197.91/cwt	188.00–202.00	629	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	131.65/cwt	128.00–142.00	883	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	893	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	53.93/cwt	51.00–58.00	656	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	58.59/cwt	56.00–61.00	636	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	60.11/cwt	57.00–61.00	856	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	64.41/cwt	64.00–65.00	793	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	51.44/cwt	48.00–55.00	540	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	63.62/cwt	62.00–66.00	928	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	65.29/cwt	63.00–68.00	688	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	61.36/cwt	59.00–63.00	750	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	148.36/cwt	136.00–157.00	491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	149.68/cwt	145.00–159.00	639	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	174.39/cwt	162.00–185.00	579	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	163.68/cwt	157.00–171.00	601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.64/cwt	115.00–129.00	635	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.89/cwt	137.00–156.00	554	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	118.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	143.32/cwt	137.00–151.00	669	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	133.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	817	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	809	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	111.76/cwt	105.00–121.00	702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	111.41/cwt	109.00–115.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	128.77/cwt	119.00–133.00	792	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.53/cwt	149.00–162.00	569	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	137.19/cwt	127.00–142.00	455	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	124.53/cwt	121.00–126.00	575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.55/cwt	128.00–142.00	695	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	155.93/cwt	147.00–161.00	510	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	148.61/cwt	142.00–156.00	620	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	981.65/cwt	850.00–1,135.00	11,996	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	709.34/cwt	550.00–825.00	4,859	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	763.41/cwt	750.00–775.00	8,359	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	934.58/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	10,495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.95/cwt	126.00–138.00	706	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	157.54/cwt	150.00–169.00	584	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	107.71/cwt	105.00–114.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	108.26/cwt	106.00–109.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	144.53/cwt	140.00–152.00	763	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	157.89/cwt	154.00–168.00	666	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	110.21/cwt	106.00–114.00	857	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	143.33/cwt	125.00–150.00	622	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	108.22/cwt	103.00–113.00	780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.75/cwt	123.00–140.00	557	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	143.08/cwt	131.00–147.00	531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	107.99/cwt	104.00–112.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	133.42/cwt	129.00–144.00	632	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	124.00/cwt	118.00–129.00	714	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	100.41/cwt	99.00–101.00	779	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	119.89/cwt	117.00–131.00	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	121.33/cwt	111.00–128.00	627	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	129.24/cwt	119.00–136.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	127.78/cwt	121.00–136.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	150.97/cwt	142.00–153.00	858	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	137.02/cwt	129.00–143.00	845	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	175.16/cwt	174.00–186.00	678	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	121.37/cwt	115.00–130.00	874	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	115.76/cwt	108.00–124.00	795	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	170.87/cwt	161.00–181.00	548	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	122.07/cwt	116.00–134.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.79/cwt	142.00–156.00	690	56
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	6,190	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	89.58/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,591	9
Bulls	—	—	1,708	64.75/cwt	62.00–71.00	1,106	6
Bulls	—	—	1,658	80.23/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,330	14

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 1,740Last week 750Year ago 1,530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 134Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 16Year ago 162

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	124.00–136.00	131.25
4	—	630	116.00–117.00	116.50
14	—	430	120.00–143.00	137.28
7	—	331	136.00–157.00	148.36
15	—	522	115.00–129.00	121.64
7	—	380	137.00–156.00	145.89
4	—	584	115.00–121.00	118.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	527	131.00–146.00	135.72
11	—	559	134.00–141.00	137.44
6	—	679	111.00–135.00	124.41
36	—	427	145.00–159.00	149.68
19	—	332	162.00–185.00	174.39
8	—	367	157.00–171.00	163.68
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
21	—	467	137.00–151.00	143.32
9	—	612	130.00–139.00	133.53
5	—	809	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	318	188.00–202.00	197.91
19	—	671	128.00–142.00	131.65
1	—	875	102.00	102.00
72	—	528	140.00–152.00	144.53
47	—	422	154.00–168.00	157.89
21	—	778	106.00–114.00	110.21
2	—	828	102.00–103.00	102.50
127	—	568	142.00–153.00	150.97
49	—	617	129.00–143.00	137.02
32	—	387	174.00–186.00	175.16
18	—	720	115.00–130.00	121.37
56	—	473	142.00–156.00	145.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	527	126.00–138.00	133.95
15	—	371	150.00–169.00	157.54
7	—	717	105.00–114.00	107.71
4	—	758	106.00–109.00	108.26
22	—	434	125.00–150.00	143.33
10	—	559	119.00–136.00	129.24
5	—	467	121.00–136.00	127.78
23	—	687	108.00–124.00	115.76
11	—	321	161.00–181.00	170.87
6	—	633	116.00–134.00	122.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	628	105.00–121.00	111.76
5	—	585	109.00–115.00	111.41
16	—	332	127.00–142.00	137.19
10	—	462	121.00–126.00	124.53
43	—	423	123.00–140.00	131.75
13	—	371	131.00–147.00	143.08
4	—	653	104.00–112.00	107.99
45	—	517	111.00–128.00	121.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	615	119.00–133.00	128.77
43	—	368	149.00–162.00	154.53
28	—	280	165.00	165.00
9	—	833	103.00	103.00
66	—	528	128.00–142.00	131.55
49	—	327	147.00–161.00	155.93
34	—	417	142.00–156.00	148.61
10	—	721	103.00–113.00	108.22
2	—	870	102.00	102.00
52	—	474	129.00–144.00	133.42
36	—	576	118.00–129.00	124.00
12	—	776	99.00–101.00	100.41
8	—	663	117.00–131.00	119.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,217	51.00–58.00	53.93
5	—	1,231	64.00–65.00	64.41
11	—	1,222	59.00–63.00	61.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,085	56.00–61.00	58.59
11	—	1,050	48.00–55.00	51.44
7	—	1,053	63.00–68.00	65.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,424	57.00–61.00	60.11
3	—	1,458	62.00–66.00	63.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,776	86.00–94.00	89.58
6	—	1,708	62.00–71.00	64.75
14	—	1,658	74.00–84.00	80.23

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,222	850.00–1,135.00	981.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	685	550.00–825.00	709.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	750.00–775.00	763.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,123	825.00–1,025.00	934.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	655.00	655.00

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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