Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves classes uneven, mostly steady to 4.00 higher, number wise. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers 1.00 higher, boners and leans 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 260 cows and bulls sold with 69 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.43/cwt on 627 head.

Average price

$131.43

627 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$8.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

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	132.92	699	521
Medium and Large 2	475	124.13	589	106

One grade step is worth $8.79/cwt here — about $110 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 sale627 hd

131.43

—

OK average7 barns · 11,465 hd

123.03

+8.40

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	—	Average	1,558	82.83	1,291	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	63.60	906	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	61.74	750	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	56.09	602	42

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	—	319	153.32/cwt	141.00–163.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	146.60/cwt	140.00–157.00	682	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	125.36/cwt	118.00–130.00	712	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	133.04/cwt	123.00–138.00	692	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	120.19/cwt	113.00–125.00	742	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	158.61/cwt	151.00–165.00	661	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	185.68/cwt	181.00–189.00	603	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	168.54/cwt	160.00–172.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	107.97/cwt	90.00–115.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	97.57/cwt	91.00–101.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	734	106.35/cwt	103.00–108.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	862	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	138.84/cwt	132.00–145.00	730	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.70/cwt	125.00–139.00	827	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	135.21/cwt	129.00–139.00	760	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.85/cwt	146.00–161.00	713	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	159.66/cwt	154.00–166.00	674	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	170.87/cwt	167.00–181.00	646	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	127.70/cwt	120.00–134.00	853	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	181.94/cwt	175.00–191.00	586	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	121.68/cwt	117.00–130.00	889	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	124.65/cwt	115.00–128.00	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	118.68/cwt	112.00–121.00	673	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	125.24/cwt	118.00–131.00	612	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.38/cwt	110.00–122.00	619	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	132.92/cwt	127.00–143.00	490	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	127.87/cwt	117.00–132.00	555	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	132.03/cwt	126.00–140.00	428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	132.56/cwt	122.00–137.00	774	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.93/cwt	123.00–137.00	672	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	136.55/cwt	132.00–145.00	640	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	62.13/cwt	60.00–63.00	756	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	64.62/cwt	64.00–68.00	792	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	55.40/cwt	50.00–59.00	658	6
Bulls	—	—	1,585	83.85/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,329	4
Bulls	—	—	1,569	89.84/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,410	4
Bulls	—	—	1,521	74.79/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,138	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	985.15/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	10,856	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	686.94/cwt	675.00–700.00	4,637	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	842.53/cwt	725.00–925.00	9,672	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	823.13/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,655	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	926.65/cwt	900.00–950.00	12,630	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	984.79/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	10,143	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	1,066.61/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	11,210	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	916.43/cwt	875.00–950.00	8,752	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	139.31/cwt	132.00–144.00	660	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	142.42/cwt	138.00–149.00	611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	153.69/cwt	149.00–163.00	470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.29/cwt	115.00–130.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	156.17/cwt	148.00–160.00	609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.76/cwt	116.00–129.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.54/cwt	115.00–119.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	116.73/cwt	114.00–119.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	54.11/cwt	53.00–56.00	579	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	59.75/cwt	57.00–63.00	642	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	49.48/cwt	47.00–52.00	537	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	62.80/cwt	60.00–64.00	921	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	65.74/cwt	65.00–67.00	917	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	142.87/cwt	135.00–148.00	609	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	121.55/cwt	115.00–124.00	755	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	150.01/cwt	145.00–159.00	560	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	149.25/cwt	140.00–159.00	487	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	118.48/cwt	111.00–126.00	789	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	112.41/cwt	104.00–119.00	818	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	106.42/cwt	103.00–109.00	838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.55/cwt	122.00–139.00	621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	134.83/cwt	127.00–142.00	585	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 →

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 2,500Last week 1,950Year ago 2,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 289Year ago 224

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 61Year ago 151

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	141.00–163.00	153.32
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	136.00	136.00
8	—	472	122.00–139.00	131.55
8	—	434	127.00–142.00	134.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	465	140.00–157.00	146.60
24	—	568	118.00–130.00	125.36
22	—	520	123.00–138.00	133.04
18	—	617	113.00–125.00	120.19
11	—	417	151.00–165.00	158.61
11	—	325	181.00–189.00	185.68
7	—	366	160.00–172.00	168.54
4	—	666	90.00–115.00	107.97
3	—	820	91.00–101.00	97.57
3	—	734	103.00–108.00	106.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	560	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	526	132.00–145.00	138.84
72	—	623	125.00–139.00	132.70
68	—	562	129.00–139.00	135.21
57	—	476	146.00–161.00	149.85
47	—	422	154.00–166.00	159.66
30	—	378	167.00–181.00	170.87
29	—	668	120.00–134.00	127.70
25	—	322	175.00–191.00	181.94
19	—	731	117.00–130.00	121.68
4	—	838	116.00	116.00
4	—	763	115.00–128.00	124.65
1	—	865	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	474	132.00–144.00	139.31
10	—	429	138.00–149.00	142.42
8	—	306	149.00–163.00	153.69
7	—	520	115.00–130.00	120.29
7	—	390	148.00–160.00	156.17
6	—	580	116.00–129.00	122.76
5	—	625	115.00–119.00	116.54
4	—	683	114.00–119.00	116.73
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	567	112.00–121.00	118.68
21	—	489	118.00–131.00	125.24
20	—	527	110.00–122.00	117.38
20	—	369	127.00–143.00	132.92
16	—	434	117.00–132.00	127.87
6	—	324	126.00–140.00	132.03
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	584	122.00–137.00	132.56
102	—	525	123.00–137.00	127.93
66	—	469	132.00–145.00	136.55
64	—	426	135.00–148.00	142.87
50	—	621	115.00–124.00	121.55
30	—	373	145.00–159.00	150.01
26	—	326	140.00–159.00	149.25
19	—	666	111.00–126.00	118.48
11	—	728	104.00–119.00	112.41
7	—	787	103.00–109.00	106.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,217	60.00–63.00	62.13
11	—	1,225	64.00–68.00	64.62
6	—	1,188	50.00–59.00	55.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,070	53.00–56.00	54.11
18	—	1,075	57.00–63.00	59.75
4	—	1,086	47.00–52.00	49.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,466	60.00–64.00	62.80
12	—	1,395	65.00–67.00	65.74
3	—	1,343	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,585	80.00–86.00	83.85
4	—	1,569	87.00–95.00	89.84
4	—	1,521	70.00–78.00	74.79

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)	11	—	1,102	750.00–1,100.00	985.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	675	675.00–700.00	686.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,148	725.00–925.00	842.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	800.00–850.00	823.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,363	900.00–950.00	926.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,030	875.00–1,125.00	984.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,051	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,066.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	875.00–950.00	916.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	850.00	850.00

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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