Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows , breakers and leans 2.00 to 3.00 lower, boners 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 150 cows and bulls sold with 64 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.96/cwt on 326 head.

Average price

$130.96

326 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$8.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.53

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	132.62	705	260
Medium and Large 2	454	124.43	565	66

One grade step is worth $8.19/cwt here — about $139 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 sale326 hd

130.96

—

OK average7 barns · 11,415 hd

119.43

+11.53

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	1,503	86.69	1,303	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	61.62	753	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	60.69	890	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	56.75	593	16

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	—	480	122.76/cwt	120.00–124.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	110.89/cwt	102.00–115.00	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	125.58/cwt	121.00–131.00	530	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	134.71/cwt	121.00–137.00	439	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.32/cwt	115.00–124.00	629	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,075	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	123.60/cwt	120.00–126.00	844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	169.83/cwt	163.00–177.00	616	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	121.21/cwt	118.00–127.00	926	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	154.84/cwt	149.00–164.00	653	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	167.04/cwt	161.00–175.00	540	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.74/cwt	139.00–152.00	691	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	133.23/cwt	124.00–137.00	753	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	136.16/cwt	128.00–142.00	840	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	143.40/cwt	138.00–152.00	756	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.46/cwt	127.00–132.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	130.63/cwt	127.00–135.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	154.61/cwt	149.00–160.00	572	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.00/cwt	118.00–123.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.96/cwt	158.00–172.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	133.47/cwt	127.00–141.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.20/cwt	122.00–138.00	748	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.82/cwt	142.00–157.00	697	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	153.73/cwt	148.00–164.00	647	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	167.80/cwt	161.00–179.00	555	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.31/cwt	130.00–139.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	112.28/cwt	109.00–120.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	152.83/cwt	147.00–159.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	138.07/cwt	131.00–146.00	585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	106.29/cwt	105.00–108.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	152.45/cwt	147.00–161.00	486	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	104.85/cwt	101.00–107.00	773	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	137.61/cwt	131.00–144.00	650	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	147.76/cwt	144.00–158.00	557	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	130.61/cwt	123.00–133.00	811	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	138.95/cwt	132.00–147.00	592	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	139.80/cwt	137.00–147.00	596	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	145.66/cwt	139.00–155.00	472	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,279.29/cwt	960.00–1,425.00	13,433	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	1,368.15/cwt	885.00–1,525.00	12,751	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	16,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	15,113	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	905.21/cwt	735.00–985.00	9,849	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	8,798	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	1,148.45/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	15,251	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	8,016	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	787.35/cwt	775.00–800.00	6,496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	80.05/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,141	4
Bulls	—	—	1,458	93.38/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,361	4
Bulls	—	—	1,573	86.67/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,363	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	52.80/cwt	49.00–55.00	636	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	62.75/cwt	61.00–64.00	774	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	67.78/cwt	66.00–70.00	830	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	55.37/cwt	54.00–57.00	858	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	65.12/cwt	64.00–67.00	911	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	51.18/cwt	50.00–53.00	548	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	61.68/cwt	59.00–64.00	631	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	55.54/cwt	54.00–57.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.64/cwt	126.00–140.00	696	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.12/cwt	120.00–134.00	751	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	130.84/cwt	125.00–137.00	481	4

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,650Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 249Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 51Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	120.00–124.00	122.76
7	—	574	102.00–115.00	110.89
14	—	422	121.00–131.00	125.58
15	—	326	121.00–137.00	134.71
19	—	523	115.00–124.00	120.32
3	—	615	119.00	119.00
4	—	368	125.00–137.00	130.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	681	105.00–108.00	106.29
12	—	849	109.00	109.00
15	—	319	147.00–161.00	152.45
19	—	737	101.00–107.00	104.85
24	—	472	131.00–144.00	137.61
31	—	377	144.00–158.00	147.76
36	—	621	123.00–133.00	130.61
38	—	426	132.00–147.00	138.95
38	—	525	126.00–140.00	132.64
40	—	573	120.00–134.00	131.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	129.00	129.00
7	—	860	125.00	125.00
10	—	683	120.00–126.00	123.60
11	—	363	163.00–177.00	169.83
17	—	764	118.00–127.00	121.21
23	—	422	149.00–164.00	154.84
29	—	323	161.00–175.00	167.04
34	—	468	139.00–152.00	147.74
34	—	565	124.00–137.00	133.23
35	—	617	128.00–142.00	136.16
51	—	527	138.00–152.00	143.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
4	—	478	127.00–132.00	129.46
6	—	522	127.00–135.00	130.63
10	—	370	149.00–160.00	154.61
10	—	426	137.00–147.00	139.80
17	—	324	139.00–155.00	145.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	118.00–123.00	122.00
7	—	370	158.00–172.00	163.96
8	—	526	127.00–141.00	133.47
12	—	570	122.00–138.00	131.20
14	—	475	142.00–157.00	146.82
20	—	421	148.00–164.00	153.73
24	—	331	161.00–179.00	167.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
3	—	468	130.00–139.00	134.31
4	—	572	109.00–120.00	112.28
5	—	333	147.00–159.00	152.83
11	—	424	131.00–146.00	138.07

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	1	—	1,020	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	960.00–1,425.00	1,279.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	932	885.00–1,525.00	1,368.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,088	735.00–985.00	905.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,328	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,148.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	775.00–800.00	787.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	79.00–81.00	80.05
4	—	1,458	91.00–95.00	93.38
7	—	1,573	84.00–89.00	86.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	49.00–55.00	52.80
4	—	1,233	61.00–64.00	62.75
5	—	1,225	66.00–70.00	67.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,549	54.00–57.00	55.37
6	—	1,399	64.00–67.00	65.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,071	50.00–53.00	51.18
6	—	1,023	59.00–64.00	61.68
6	—	1,051	54.00–57.00	55.54

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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