Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 175 cows and bulls sold with 74 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.53/cwt on 535 head.

Average price

$128.53

535 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$14.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.75

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	131.50	662	426
Medium and Large 2	514	116.94	601	109

One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about $61 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 sale535 hd

128.53

—

OK average7 barns · 10,613 hd

113.77

+14.75

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	1,645	81.46	1,340	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	61.12	843	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	59.10	713	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	58.81	632	33

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	—	369	159.70/cwt	156.00–168.00	589	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	1
Bulls	—	—	1,472	73.75/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,086	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.92/cwt	136.00–150.00	599	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	129.06/cwt	122.00–134.00	419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	103.65/cwt	101.00–105.00	857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	149.55/cwt	141.00–157.00	631	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	135.51/cwt	127.00–140.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	110.10/cwt	106.00–115.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.15/cwt	118.00–133.00	755	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	131.73/cwt	127.00–139.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	110.69/cwt	105.00–120.00	582	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	104.00/cwt	103.00–106.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	121.47/cwt	117.00–131.00	639	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.24/cwt	109.00–121.00	643	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	148.34/cwt	140.00–154.00	555	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	800.41/cwt	700.00–925.00	6,347	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	58.19/cwt	56.00–60.00	701	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,326.79/cwt	1,300.00–1,355.00	12,936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	82.60/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,458	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	109.43/cwt	107.00–112.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	191.32/cwt	186.00–199.00	616	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	130.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	609	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	842.74/cwt	835.00–850.00	6,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	136.53/cwt	130.00–143.00	773	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	156.76/cwt	140.00–165.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	120.96/cwt	111.00–126.00	583	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	147.99/cwt	143.00–157.00	462	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	133.23/cwt	127.00–141.00	629	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	130.32/cwt	120.00–135.00	562	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	108.51/cwt	104.00–118.00	776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	127.26/cwt	119.00–133.00	730	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	107.17/cwt	103.00–116.00	664	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	122.02/cwt	115.00–131.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	116.61/cwt	112.00–121.00	838	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	167.85/cwt	153.00–180.00	561	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	115.98/cwt	111.00–118.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	120.01/cwt	116.00–124.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.31/cwt	144.00–158.00	709	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	133.24/cwt	120.00–142.00	628	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	192.11/cwt	186.00–201.00	611	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	139.01/cwt	125.00–146.00	599	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.44/cwt	142.00–156.00	766	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.81/cwt	126.00–137.00	817	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.72/cwt	121.00–141.00	689	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	169.79/cwt	167.00–182.00	613	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	154.31/cwt	133.00–165.00	580	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	938.83/cwt	900.00–975.00	7,933	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	63.73/cwt	61.00–65.00	772	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	858.40/cwt	700.00–950.00	9,605	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	950.37/cwt	725.00–1,250.00	10,549	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	53.51/cwt	53.00–54.00	644	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	52.77/cwt	49.00–56.00	568	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,585	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	59.48/cwt	57.00–62.00	641	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	776.72/cwt	625.00–1,025.00	8,629	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	59.80/cwt	58.00–61.00	843	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	65.96/cwt	63.00–68.00	704	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	63.33/cwt	62.00–65.00	841	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	142.43/cwt	136.00–150.00	671	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	117.09/cwt	115.00–121.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.82/cwt	129.00–144.00	699	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	90.41/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	130.14/cwt	123.00–135.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	139.82/cwt	132.00–146.00	794	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	120.73/cwt	113.00–127.00	805	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	152.95/cwt	147.00–161.00	649	56

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,500Last week 1,740Year ago 1,900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 179Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 31Year ago 197

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	369	156.00–168.00	159.70
30	—	422	141.00–157.00	149.55
2	—	720	107.00–112.00	109.43
18	—	322	186.00–199.00	191.32
1	—	665	123.00	123.00
17	—	566	130.00–143.00	136.53
17	—	471	136.00–150.00	142.43
15	—	515	129.00–144.00	135.82
6	—	635	123.00–135.00	130.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	127.00	127.00
9	—	429	127.00–140.00	135.51
6	—	467	125.00–135.00	130.34
6	—	327	140.00–165.00	156.76
3	—	563	115.00–121.00	117.09
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	425	136.00–150.00	140.92
6	—	827	101.00–105.00	103.65
8	—	674	106.00–115.00	110.10
51	—	618	118.00–133.00	122.15
3	—	762	103.00–106.00	104.00
49	—	526	117.00–131.00	121.47
40	—	374	140.00–154.00	148.34
28	—	312	143.00–157.00	147.99
80	—	472	127.00–141.00	133.23
10	—	715	104.00–118.00	108.51
79	—	574	119.00–133.00	127.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	122.00–134.00	129.06
5	—	364	127.00–139.00	131.73
22	—	526	105.00–120.00	110.69
2	—	733	101.00	101.00
21	—	573	109.00–121.00	112.24
2	—	653	103.00–104.00	103.50
20	—	482	111.00–126.00	120.96
16	—	431	120.00–135.00	130.32
15	—	620	103.00–116.00	107.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	115.00–131.00	122.02
9	—	334	153.00–180.00	167.85
4	—	629	111.00–118.00	115.98
15	—	471	120.00–142.00	133.24
1	—	745	107.00	107.00
15	—	431	125.00–146.00	139.01
14	—	523	121.00–141.00	131.72
14	—	376	133.00–165.00	154.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	719	112.00–121.00	116.61
2	—	763	116.00–124.00	120.01
45	—	472	144.00–158.00	150.31
38	—	318	186.00–201.00	192.11
83	—	523	142.00–156.00	146.44
31	—	615	126.00–137.00	132.81
28	—	361	167.00–182.00	169.79
53	—	568	132.00–146.00	139.82
15	—	667	113.00–127.00	120.73
56	—	424	147.00–161.00	152.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,472	70.00–77.00	73.75
6	—	1,765	80.00–86.00	82.60
7	—	1,763	89.00–92.00	90.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,204	56.00–60.00	58.19
7	—	1,212	61.00–65.00	63.73
4	—	1,203	53.00–54.00	53.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,077	49.00–56.00	52.77
12	—	1,078	57.00–62.00	59.48
9	—	1,068	63.00–68.00	65.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,409	58.00–61.00	59.80
3	—	1,328	62.00–65.00	63.33

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)	4	—	793	700.00–925.00	800.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	845	900.00–975.00	938.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,119	700.00–950.00	858.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,110	725.00–1,250.00	950.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,111	625.00–1,025.00	776.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,300.00–1,355.00	1,326.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	835.00–850.00	842.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	825.00	825.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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