Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average . Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 220 cows and bulls sold with 81 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.03/cwt on 466 head.

Average price

$142.03

466 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$8.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.14

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	143.58	766	377
Medium and Large 2	502	135.46	680	89

One grade step is worth $8.12/cwt here — about $86 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 sale466 hd

142.03

—

OK average5 barns · 6,988 hd

134.89

+7.14

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	1,754	88.39	1,550	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	67.20	925	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	66.37	804	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	61.01	656	38

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	70.10/cwt	68.00–74.00	787	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	68.48/cwt	67.00–71.00	941	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	62.90/cwt	60.00–66.00	866	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	73.33/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,014	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	65.43/cwt	64.00–69.00	789	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	72.46/cwt	71.00–73.00	889	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	60.84/cwt	59.00–63.00	734	7
Bulls	—	—	1,712	88.47/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,515	7
Bulls	—	—	1,864	91.88/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,713	4
Bulls	—	—	1,703	83.53/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,423	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,108.98/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	14,018	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	850.50/cwt	785.00–950.00	8,386	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,015	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,324	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	11,194	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	127.70/cwt	120.00–133.00	806	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	155.40/cwt	141.00–164.00	499	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.69/cwt	115.00–129.00	648	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	144.99/cwt	140.00–149.00	626	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	145.34/cwt	134.00–152.00	565	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	124.57/cwt	123.00–128.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.30/cwt	128.00–131.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	123.90/cwt	116.00–128.00	758	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.28/cwt	134.00–149.00	673	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	103.53/cwt	102.00–105.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	145.73/cwt	142.00–156.00	548	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	140.99/cwt	138.00–153.00	594	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	132.81/cwt	126.00–140.00	623	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	129.75/cwt	121.00–135.00	677	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	132.46/cwt	123.00–136.00	747	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.84/cwt	119.00–124.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.76/cwt	112.00–128.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.50/cwt	116.00–121.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.22/cwt	101.00–110.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	134.55/cwt	129.00–140.00	499	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	132.22/cwt	124.00–137.00	567	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	125.03/cwt	121.00–127.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	139.02/cwt	135.00–149.00	859	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.33/cwt	168.00–183.00	570	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	115.89/cwt	112.00–121.00	942	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	161.87/cwt	156.00–170.00	607	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	127.09/cwt	118.00–129.00	874	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.82/cwt	156.00–170.00	668	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	138.54/cwt	132.00–146.00	738	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	146.29/cwt	139.00–153.00	834	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	64.39/cwt	62.00–67.00	701	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	56.37/cwt	53.00–61.00	594	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	114.10/cwt	105.00–117.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	116.08/cwt	111.00–119.00	844	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	178.29/cwt	168.00–183.00	551	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	147.37/cwt	145.00–159.00	632	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	123.42/cwt	119.00–131.00	785	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	131.77/cwt	126.00–139.00	766	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	161.54/cwt	159.00–177.00	612	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	136.67/cwt	132.00–146.00	642	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	129.06/cwt	123.00–137.00	689	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	118.93/cwt	116.00–122.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	126.22/cwt	122.00–131.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.12/cwt	113.00–120.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	145.35/cwt	139.00–157.00	557	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.64/cwt	126.00–140.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	101.67/cwt	101.00–103.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	103.31/cwt	102.00–106.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	149.50/cwt	147.00–153.00	469	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	112.68/cwt	105.00–116.00	759	16

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 1,550Last week 1,700Year ago 1,300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 201Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 49Year ago 77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,123	68.00–74.00	70.10
10	—	1,089	62.00–67.00	64.39
21	—	1,053	53.00–61.00	56.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,374	67.00–71.00	68.48
13	—	1,377	60.00–66.00	62.90
6	—	1,383	72.00–74.00	73.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,206	64.00–69.00	65.43
9	—	1,227	71.00–73.00	72.46
7	—	1,206	59.00–63.00	60.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,712	87.00–89.00	88.47
4	—	1,864	90.00–95.00	91.88
3	—	1,703	82.00–85.00	83.53

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)	10	—	1,264	825.00–1,200.00	1,108.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	986	785.00–950.00	850.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	995.00	995.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	760.00	760.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	631	120.00–133.00	127.70
14	—	321	141.00–164.00	155.40
13	—	520	115.00–129.00	124.69
12	—	432	140.00–149.00	144.99
11	—	389	134.00–152.00	145.34
5	—	572	123.00–128.00	124.57
3	—	480	128.00–131.00	129.30
2	—	668	102.00–105.00	103.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	473	134.00–149.00	142.28
1	—	850	111.00	111.00
3	—	737	121.00–127.00	125.03
3	—	769	125.00–126.00	125.33
18	—	618	135.00–149.00	139.02
20	—	325	168.00–183.00	175.33
23	—	813	112.00–121.00	115.89
27	—	375	156.00–170.00	161.87
34	—	688	118.00–129.00	127.09
38	—	423	156.00–170.00	157.82
65	—	533	132.00–146.00	138.54
67	—	570	139.00–153.00	146.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	612	116.00–128.00	123.90
34	—	376	142.00–156.00	145.73
43	—	421	138.00–153.00	140.99
46	—	469	126.00–140.00	132.81
56	—	522	121.00–135.00	129.75
107	—	564	123.00–136.00	132.46
3	—	745	101.00–103.00	101.67
3	—	767	102.00–106.00	103.31
16	—	314	147.00–153.00	149.50
16	—	674	105.00–116.00	112.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	101.00	101.00
4	—	313	136.00	136.00
5	—	473	119.00–124.00	121.84
5	—	528	112.00–128.00	119.76
6	—	583	116.00–121.00	119.50
8	—	625	101.00–110.00	105.22
10	—	371	129.00–140.00	134.55
17	—	429	124.00–137.00	132.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
6	—	663	105.00–117.00	114.10
9	—	727	111.00–119.00	116.08
14	—	309	168.00–183.00	178.29
14	—	429	145.00–159.00	147.37
14	—	636	119.00–131.00	123.42
15	—	581	126.00–139.00	131.77
20	—	379	159.00–177.00	161.54
23	—	470	132.00–146.00	136.67
28	—	534	123.00–137.00	129.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	116.00–122.00	118.93
3	—	630	110.00–115.00	113.33
4	—	471	122.00–131.00	126.22
6	—	585	113.00–120.00	115.12
7	—	383	139.00–157.00	145.35
7	—	424	126.00–140.00	132.64

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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