Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

C0mpared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 1.00 to 4.00 lower, over 400 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average through attractive with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. A total of 250 cows and bulls sold with 78 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.91/cwt on 547 head.

Average price

$127.91

547 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$12.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	130.77	704	423
Medium and Large 2	528	118.16	624	124

One grade step is worth $12.61/cwt here — about $80 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 sale547 hd

127.91

—

OK average7 barns · 8,562 hd

124.92

+2.99

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	1,705	85.08	1,451	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	63.40	904	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	62.51	755	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	60.61	656	48

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	571	112.98/cwt	110.00–117.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	104.41/cwt	91.00–111.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	136.73/cwt	127.00–141.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	131.15/cwt	123.00–136.00	678	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	143.75/cwt	140.00–156.00	602	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.37/cwt	128.00–142.00	629	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	104.79/cwt	98.00–112.00	701	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	159.15/cwt	151.00–167.00	524	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.21/cwt	115.00–129.00	758	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	123.81/cwt	117.00–131.00	700	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	155.23/cwt	152.00–160.00	556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	101.73/cwt	93.00–112.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	61.33/cwt	60.00–64.00	665	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	56.24/cwt	53.00–59.00	603	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	919.50/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	8,708	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,024.61/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	13,115	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	954.31/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	11,480	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	123.61/cwt	111.00–127.00	889	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	156.43/cwt	149.00–160.00	582	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	157.87/cwt	152.00–162.00	508	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	128.89/cwt	90.00–194.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	109.60/cwt	104.00–113.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	114.18/cwt	107.00–121.00	711	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	115.25/cwt	107.00–121.00	656	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	122.81/cwt	112.00–127.00	586	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	126.41/cwt	122.00–130.00	542	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	127.95/cwt	120.00–135.00	486	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	114.99/cwt	109.00–118.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	127.60/cwt	120.00–134.00	412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	103.45/cwt	95.00–108.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	99.02/cwt	98.00–100.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.68/cwt	121.00–132.00	670	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	129.69/cwt	122.00–135.00	799	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	131.56/cwt	122.00–136.00	762	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.54/cwt	132.00–146.00	586	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	134.21/cwt	129.00–142.00	633	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	145.15/cwt	137.00–150.00	543	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	109.48/cwt	107.00–116.00	738	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	148.17/cwt	141.00–155.00	490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	111.20/cwt	101.00–114.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	95.33/cwt	92.00–105.00	730	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,016.44/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	11,282	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	837.75/cwt	750.00–900.00	10,011	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,564	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,019	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	965.44/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	10,359	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	13,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,069.07/cwt	925.00–1,195.00	12,305	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	882.67/cwt	810.00–935.00	10,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	130.61/cwt	123.00–138.00	690	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.77/cwt	126.00–140.00	640	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	134.98/cwt	131.00–141.00	582	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.44/cwt	110.00–123.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	136.58/cwt	131.00–145.00	511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	106.49/cwt	104.00–109.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.50/cwt	113.00–118.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	120.93/cwt	115.00–126.00	582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	118.48/cwt	109.00–120.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	133.21/cwt	127.00–139.00	570	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	100.56/cwt	98.00–103.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	148.82/cwt	144.00–158.00	640	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	125.40/cwt	120.00–129.00	835	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.54/cwt	142.00–155.00	690	23
Bulls	—	—	1,426	75.20/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,072	6
Bulls	—	—	1,923	92.42/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,777	6
Bulls	—	—	1,751	86.99/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,523	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	68.79/cwt	67.00–71.00	840	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	63.62/cwt	62.00–66.00	773	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	57.93/cwt	55.00–61.00	692	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	58.00/cwt	56.00–60.00	777	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	68.08/cwt	66.00–70.00	945	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	62.19/cwt	61.00–64.00	911	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	68.72/cwt	66.00–71.00	757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	133.53/cwt	125.00–139.00	829	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	144.79/cwt	139.00–153.00	763	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	138.55/cwt	130.00–144.00	779	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,700Last week 1,750Year ago 1,325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 227Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 38Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	110.00–117.00	112.98
5	—	614	91.00–111.00	104.41
4	—	334	127.00–141.00	136.73
2	—	385	130.00–132.00	131.01
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
7	—	481	115.00–126.00	120.93
7	—	539	109.00–120.00	118.48
15	—	428	127.00–139.00	133.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	517	123.00–136.00	131.15
28	—	419	140.00–156.00	143.75
14	—	468	128.00–142.00	134.37
13	—	669	98.00–112.00	104.79
13	—	329	151.00–167.00	159.15
12	—	620	115.00–129.00	122.21
12	—	565	117.00–131.00	123.81
8	—	358	152.00–160.00	155.23
6	—	718	93.00–112.00	101.73
1	—	825	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	719	111.00–127.00	123.61
16	—	372	149.00–160.00	156.43
10	—	322	152.00–162.00	157.87
3	—	827	90.00–194.00	128.89
3	—	767	104.00–113.00	109.60
20	—	430	144.00–158.00	148.82
21	—	666	120.00–129.00	125.40
23	—	468	142.00–155.00	147.54
30	—	621	125.00–139.00	133.53
39	—	527	139.00–153.00	144.79
47	—	562	130.00–144.00	138.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	528	123.00–138.00	130.61
23	—	475	126.00–140.00	134.77
12	—	431	131.00–141.00	134.98
7	—	623	110.00–123.00	118.44
7	—	577	125.00–129.00	127.00
7	—	374	131.00–145.00	136.58
2	—	713	104.00–109.00	106.49
2	—	690	113.00–118.00	115.50
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	623	107.00–121.00	114.18
20	—	569	107.00–121.00	115.25
19	—	477	112.00–127.00	122.81
15	—	429	122.00–130.00	126.41
12	—	380	120.00–135.00	127.95
10	—	520	109.00–118.00	114.99
6	—	323	120.00–134.00	127.60
5	—	724	95.00–108.00	103.45
5	—	678	98.00–100.00	99.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	525	121.00–132.00	127.68
90	—	616	122.00–135.00	129.69
85	—	579	122.00–136.00	131.56
52	—	423	132.00–146.00	138.54
32	—	472	129.00–142.00	134.21
27	—	374	137.00–150.00	145.15
20	—	674	107.00–116.00	109.48
12	—	331	141.00–155.00	148.17
7	—	738	101.00–114.00	111.20
5	—	766	92.00–105.00	95.33
2	—	825	98.00–103.00	100.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,084	60.00–64.00	61.33
17	—	1,073	53.00–59.00	56.24
7	—	1,101	66.00–71.00	68.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,221	67.00–71.00	68.79
10	—	1,215	62.00–66.00	63.62
12	—	1,194	55.00–61.00	57.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	56.00–60.00	58.00
9	—	1,388	66.00–70.00	68.08
17	—	1,465	61.00–64.00	62.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,426	74.00–79.00	75.20
6	—	1,923	90.00–95.00	92.42
8	—	1,751	85.00–89.00	86.99

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)	14	—	947	800.00–1,150.00	919.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	975.00–1,075.00	1,024.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,203	825.00–1,125.00	954.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	925.00–1,100.00	1,016.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,195	750.00–900.00	837.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	875.00–1,075.00	965.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,151	925.00–1,195.00	1,069.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,187	810.00–935.00	882.67

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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