Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 500 to 600 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher, all other classes 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 2.00 lower. demand was moderate to good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 260 cows and bulls sold with 65 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.08/cwt on 488 head.

Average price

$145.08

488 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$9.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.32

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	145.86	775	449
Medium and Large 2	492	136.07	669	39

One grade step is worth $9.79/cwt here — about $106 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 sale488 hd

145.08

—

OK average7 barns · 18,941 hd

123.76

+21.32

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	1,656	89.79	1,487	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	62.16	869	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	62.06	747	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	59.47	630	39

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	972.13/cwt	960.00–1,000.00	11,539	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	62.10/cwt	60.00–64.00	880	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	126.53/cwt	120.00–131.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	132.18/cwt	125.00–136.00	686	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	114.76/cwt	107.00–117.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	127.69/cwt	118.00–131.00	554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.35/cwt	125.00–139.00	770	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	150.31/cwt	145.00–159.00	496	22
Bulls	—	—	1,494	79.46/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,187	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	164.47/cwt	160.00–176.00	541	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	120.95/cwt	116.00–128.00	867	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	150.93/cwt	147.00–162.00	647	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	147.19/cwt	141.00–151.00	695	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	152.20/cwt	151.00–155.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.53/cwt	123.00–138.00	822	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.86/cwt	132.00–146.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	137.35/cwt	132.00–147.00	795	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	149.69/cwt	145.00–156.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	152.73/cwt	142.00–157.00	816	154
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.73/cwt	127.00–140.00	780	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	7,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	149.10/cwt	142.00–158.00	692	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	20,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	457	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	67.20/cwt	65.00–69.00	961	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	992.39/cwt	825.00–1,260.00	9,596	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	56.37/cwt	53.00–59.00	749	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	66.24/cwt	65.00–68.00	808	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	63.78/cwt	62.00–65.00	670	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	62.83/cwt	60.00–64.00	753	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	58.75/cwt	56.00–61.00	625	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	959.18/cwt	850.00–1,010.00	10,983	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	56.19/cwt	52.00–59.00	669	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	52.99/cwt	51.00–55.00	568	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	102.35/cwt	101.00–103.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	137.07/cwt	131.00–145.00	647	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	137.04/cwt	131.00–141.00	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	102.31/cwt	101.00–105.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	139.73/cwt	134.00–146.00	599	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.88/cwt	112.00–124.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	127.91/cwt	123.00–138.00	801	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	131.61/cwt	131.00–133.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	145.86/cwt	142.00–156.00	550	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	115.70/cwt	110.00–121.00	730	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.19/cwt	134.00–140.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	151.29/cwt	145.00–157.00	569	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,230.32/cwt	800.00–1,425.00	13,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.33/cwt	122.00–124.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	115.37/cwt	109.00–123.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	137.39/cwt	130.00–144.00	728	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	989.67/cwt	810.00–1,135.00	10,263	6
Bulls	—	—	1,856	97.07/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,802	7
Bulls	—	—	1,580	88.83/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,404	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	167.34/cwt	163.00–179.00	629	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	135.75/cwt	129.00–139.00	711	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	173.07/cwt	166.00–181.00	545	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.88/cwt	120.00–132.00	718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	120.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	123.50/cwt	119.00–131.00	515	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	1,257.28/cwt	985.00–1,525.00	11,655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	147.93/cwt	144.00–151.00	638	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	2

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,300Last week 1,000Year ago 1,070

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 116Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 34Year ago 63

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,187	960.00–1,000.00	972.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	967	825.00–1,260.00	992.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,145	850.00–1,010.00	959.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	985.00	985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,065	800.00–1,425.00	1,230.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,037	810.00–1,135.00	989.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	985.00–1,525.00	1,257.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,417	60.00–64.00	62.10
7	—	1,430	65.00–69.00	67.20
6	—	1,328	53.00–59.00	56.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,220	65.00–68.00	66.24
11	—	1,198	60.00–64.00	62.83
10	—	1,191	52.00–59.00	56.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,051	62.00–65.00	63.78
12	—	1,063	56.00–61.00	58.75
10	—	1,072	51.00–55.00	52.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	77.00–82.00	79.46
7	—	1,856	95.00–101.00	97.07
10	—	1,580	86.00–92.00	88.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	120.00–131.00	126.53
9	—	434	118.00–131.00	127.69
8	—	369	131.00–141.00	137.04
3	—	530	112.00–124.00	116.88
3	—	325	131.00–133.00	131.61
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
14	—	631	110.00–121.00	115.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	519	125.00–136.00	132.18
7	—	675	107.00–117.00	114.76
127	—	573	125.00–139.00	134.35
22	—	330	145.00–159.00	150.31
3	—	783	101.00–103.00	102.35
64	—	472	131.00–145.00	137.07
3	—	713	101.00–105.00	102.31
49	—	429	134.00–146.00	139.73
38	—	626	123.00–138.00	127.91
28	—	377	142.00–156.00	145.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	329	160.00–176.00	164.47
12	—	575	127.00–140.00	135.73
11	—	464	142.00–158.00	149.10
6	—	376	145.00–157.00	151.29
5	—	678	109.00–123.00	115.37
25	—	530	130.00–144.00	137.39
3	—	608	135.00–137.00	136.01
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
15	—	431	144.00–151.00	147.93
2	—	715	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	120.00–126.00	123.07
2	—	325	140.00–141.00	140.52
4	—	476	134.00–140.00	137.19
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
3	—	575	122.00–124.00	123.33
3	—	417	119.00–131.00	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	717	116.00–128.00	120.95
51	—	429	147.00–162.00	150.93
48	—	472	141.00–151.00	147.19
52	—	625	123.00–138.00	131.53
84	—	579	132.00–147.00	137.35
1	—	835	103.00	103.00
154	—	534	142.00–157.00	152.73
18	—	376	163.00–179.00	167.34
15	—	315	166.00–181.00	173.07
2	—	768	109.00	109.00
6	—	653	120.00–125.00	120.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	107.00–110.00	108.49
3	—	332	151.00–155.00	152.20
4	—	425	132.00–146.00	140.86
8	—	378	145.00–156.00	149.69
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
11	—	524	129.00–139.00	135.75
1	—	490	127.00	127.00
9	—	570	120.00–132.00	125.88

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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