Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 5.00 to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 2.00 to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was average. Slaughter cows , breakers 3.00 lower, boners and leans steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold with 68 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 422 head.

Average price

$128.53

422 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$9.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.63

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	130.13	670	348
Medium and Large 2	481	121.02	583	74

One grade step is worth $9.10/cwt here — about $88 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 sale422 hd

128.53

—

OK average7 barns · 10,557 hd

114.90

+13.63

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	1,681	83.89	1,411	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	59.70	716	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	59.51	839	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	57.69	622	38

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1	—	678	108.75/cwt	105.00–118.00	737	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	156.97/cwt	149.00–161.00	515	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	142.00/cwt	136.00–147.00	527	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	127.89/cwt	123.00–136.00	725	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	129.76/cwt	125.00–133.00	805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	122.84/cwt	116.00–130.00	810	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	165.72/cwt	159.00–173.00	544	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.41/cwt	137.00–151.00	809	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	163.63/cwt	155.00–169.00	604	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	151.59/cwt	144.00–158.00	788	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	144.56/cwt	138.00–150.00	674	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	148.40/cwt	141.00–154.00	643	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	120.36/cwt	118.00–125.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	109.93/cwt	101.00–115.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	148.98/cwt	144.00–155.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	129.52/cwt	126.00–136.00	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.45/cwt	125.00–135.00	612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	132.99/cwt	126.00–137.00	585	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	140.33/cwt	133.00–152.00	523	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	137.55/cwt	130.00–141.00	722	32
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	220	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	915.62/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	7,810	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,220.92/cwt	1,100.00–1,325.00	14,224	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,403.57/cwt	1,325.00–1,475.00	14,737	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,446.76/cwt	1,125.00–1,575.00	13,961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	136.65/cwt	130.00–143.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.97/cwt	118.00–132.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	130.65/cwt	126.00–140.00	619	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.65/cwt	117.00–130.00	770	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	136.60/cwt	130.00–144.00	576	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.45/cwt	124.00–136.00	673	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	116.53/cwt	109.00–121.00	661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	119.81/cwt	110.00–125.00	562	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.48/cwt	115.00–121.00	622	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	115.91/cwt	108.00–122.00	850	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	859.72/cwt	825.00–875.00	11,675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	852.52/cwt	850.00–855.00	11,339	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,189	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	720.28/cwt	710.00–725.00	5,489	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	830.02/cwt	750.00–950.00	7,039	6
Bulls	—	—	1,825	89.71/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,637	7
Bulls	—	—	1,609	77.31/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,244	8
Bulls	—	—	1,646	84.89/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,397	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	65.74/cwt	63.00–69.00	799	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	53.88/cwt	49.00–58.00	642	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	59.93/cwt	59.00–61.00	716	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	63.22/cwt	63.00–64.00	890	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	56.94/cwt	54.00–59.00	803	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	63.45/cwt	62.00–67.00	677	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	52.68/cwt	49.00–55.00	569	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	58.91/cwt	57.00–61.00	639	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	96.98/cwt	96.00–101.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	104.06/cwt	101.00–110.00	794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	106.43/cwt	104.00–110.00	764	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	174.88/cwt	173.00–186.00	558	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	144.55/cwt	138.00–153.00	666	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	115.95/cwt	110.00–123.00	769	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.80/cwt	116.00–131.00	778	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	159.00/cwt	156.00–171.00	603	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	131.69/cwt	125.00–139.00	756	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	146.64/cwt	144.00–158.00	635	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.74/cwt	127.00–141.00	705	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	138.58/cwt	130.00–148.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	131.02/cwt	129.00–134.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	128.98/cwt	120.00–138.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	148.46/cwt	140.00–159.00	496	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.85/cwt	106.00–116.00	705	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	119.55/cwt	109.00–125.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	99.01/cwt	96.00–101.00	813	8

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 1,650Last week 1,500Year ago 1,600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 141Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 34Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	678	105.00–118.00	108.75
12	—	328	149.00–161.00	156.97
30	—	371	136.00–147.00	142.00
49	—	567	123.00–136.00	127.89
55	—	474	126.00–140.00	130.65
56	—	618	117.00–130.00	124.65
60	—	422	130.00–144.00	136.60
62	—	520	124.00–136.00	129.45
1	—	705	98.00	98.00
1	—	780	108.00	108.00
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
2	—	918	98.00	98.00
8	—	821	96.00–101.00	99.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	95.00	95.00
2	—	318	130.00–143.00	136.65
5	—	370	118.00–132.00	127.97
1	—	640	111.00	111.00
10	—	567	109.00–121.00	116.53
14	—	469	110.00–125.00	119.81
19	—	423	120.00–130.00	125.64
22	—	525	115.00–121.00	118.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	620	125.00–133.00	129.76
14	—	659	116.00–130.00	122.84
26	—	328	159.00–173.00	165.72
39	—	568	137.00–151.00	142.41
41	—	369	155.00–169.00	163.63
44	—	520	144.00–158.00	151.59
52	—	466	138.00–150.00	144.56
85	—	433	141.00–154.00	148.40
7	—	733	108.00–122.00	115.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	118.00–125.00	120.36
4	—	680	101.00–115.00	109.93
6	—	332	144.00–155.00	148.98
9	—	569	126.00–136.00	129.52
10	—	473	125.00–135.00	129.45
13	—	440	126.00–137.00	132.99
17	—	373	133.00–152.00	140.33
32	—	525	130.00–141.00	137.55
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	820	96.00–101.00	96.98
6	—	763	101.00–110.00	104.06
9	—	718	104.00–110.00	106.43
10	—	319	173.00–186.00	174.88
12	—	461	138.00–153.00	144.55
12	—	663	110.00–123.00	115.95
14	—	623	116.00–131.00	124.80
20	—	379	156.00–171.00	159.00
24	—	574	125.00–139.00	131.69
50	—	433	144.00–158.00	146.64
58	—	523	127.00–141.00	134.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	130.00–148.00	138.58
2	—	568	120.00	120.00
3	—	467	129.00–134.00	131.02
4	—	410	120.00–138.00	128.98
8	—	334	140.00–159.00	148.46
8	—	625	106.00–116.00	112.85
10	—	530	109.00–125.00	119.55

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	5	—	853	825.00–1,025.00	915.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,165	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,220.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,403.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	965	1,125.00–1,575.00	1,446.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,358	825.00–875.00	859.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,330	850.00–855.00	852.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	762	710.00–725.00	720.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	848	750.00–950.00	830.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,825	87.00–92.00	89.71
8	—	1,609	72.00–81.00	77.31
12	—	1,646	83.00–87.00	84.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,216	63.00–69.00	65.74
12	—	1,191	49.00–58.00	53.88
15	—	1,195	59.00–61.00	59.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,408	63.00–64.00	63.22
13	—	1,411	54.00–59.00	56.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,067	62.00–67.00	63.45
14	—	1,080	49.00–55.00	52.68
15	—	1,085	57.00–61.00	58.91

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 it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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