Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows, breakers 4.00 lower, boners and leans steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. A total of 570 cows and bulls sold with 58 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.72/cwt on 397 head.

Average price

$134.72

397 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$11.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.36

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	136.86	655	324
Medium and Large 2	445	125.23	557	73

One grade step is worth $11.63/cwt here — about $98 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 sale397 hd

134.72

—

OK average7 barns · 7,674 hd

129.36

+5.36

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	1,506	83.49	1,258	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	64.33	780	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	63.50	866	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	57.47	611	104

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,476	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	1,013.11/cwt	775.00–1,300.00	8,095	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,808	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	1,136.15/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	10,146	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,159.53/cwt	1,100.00–1,210.00	13,045	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	1,182.96/cwt	1,135.00–1,225.00	13,296	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	948.61/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	9,258	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	857.11/cwt	810.00–925.00	8,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.04/cwt	130.00–142.00	583	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	147.10/cwt	140.00–158.00	549	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	127.17/cwt	120.00–132.00	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	125.94/cwt	119.00–133.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	155.33/cwt	149.00–164.00	508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	121.46/cwt	119.00–125.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	139.80/cwt	135.00–150.00	667	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	157.28/cwt	150.00–165.00	654	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	131.18/cwt	119.00–136.00	678	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	189.49/cwt	172.00–199.00	601	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	129.63/cwt	123.00–154.00	747	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	172.03/cwt	166.00–181.00	638	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.67/cwt	119.00–135.00	808	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	124.88/cwt	124.00–125.00	897	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	117.53/cwt	109.00–123.00	796	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	893	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	54.60/cwt	50.00–59.00	570	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	68.22/cwt	66.00–70.00	771	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	62.86/cwt	61.00–65.00	696	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	64.18/cwt	62.00–66.00	883	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	67.91/cwt	67.00–70.00	928	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	57.56/cwt	56.00–60.00	772	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	69.00/cwt	68.00–72.00	856	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	64.76/cwt	62.00–67.00	774	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	57.26/cwt	55.00–60.00	683	10
Bulls	—	—	1,504	84.57/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,272	10
Bulls	—	—	1,500	79.42/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,191	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.06/cwt	120.00–135.00	616	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	123.74/cwt	119.00–131.00	520	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	126.83/cwt	119.00–134.00	474	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	118.94/cwt	110.00–126.00	613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	132.38/cwt	127.00–140.00	414	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	113.31/cwt	110.00–119.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	111.40/cwt	106.00–117.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	134.88/cwt	125.00–139.00	719	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.24/cwt	134.00–148.00	589	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	144.57/cwt	137.00–150.00	542	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	138.20/cwt	131.00–145.00	644	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.84/cwt	122.00–135.00	733	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	150.74/cwt	141.00–155.00	479	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	123.84/cwt	119.00–128.00	764	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	116.88/cwt	107.00–121.00	776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	115.97/cwt	110.00–123.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.80/cwt	130.00–148.00	598	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	148.09/cwt	138.00–162.00	545	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	127.22/cwt	121.00–133.00	607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.24/cwt	115.00–123.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	151.25/cwt	142.00–161.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.43/cwt	126.00–140.00	772	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.98/cwt	133.00–147.00	740	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.73/cwt	146.00–160.00	658	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	144.61/cwt	137.00–151.00	691	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.77/cwt	119.00–135.00	869	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	133.06/cwt	127.00–140.00	821	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	185.74/cwt	180.00–196.00	587	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	165.98/cwt	162.00–178.00	629	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	131.57/cwt	125.00–137.00	960	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	122.45/cwt	117.00–128.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	92.12/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,412	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	879.85/cwt	775.00–995.00	9,115	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	945.45/cwt	860.00–1,050.00	9,738	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	987.49/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	11,781	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,039.12/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	11,482	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	836.06/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,029	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	850.98/cwt	825.00–885.00	9,148	3

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,950Last week 1,550Year ago 1,850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 415Last week 190Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 30Year ago 52

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	873	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	799	775.00–1,300.00	1,013.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	893	950.00–1,225.00	1,136.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,159.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,124	1,135.00–1,225.00	1,182.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	976	850.00–1,150.00	948.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	810.00–925.00	857.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,036	775.00–995.00	879.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,030	860.00–1,050.00	945.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,193	850.00–1,075.00	987.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,105	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,039.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,080	800.00–875.00	836.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	825.00–885.00	850.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	432	130.00–142.00	135.04
13	—	373	140.00–158.00	147.10
8	—	522	120.00–132.00	127.17
7	—	477	119.00–133.00	125.94
7	—	327	149.00–164.00	155.33
4	—	635	119.00–125.00	121.46
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
1	—	690	114.00	114.00
1	—	585	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	570	126.00–140.00	135.43
59	—	525	133.00–147.00	140.98
51	—	428	146.00–160.00	153.73
50	—	478	137.00–151.00	144.61
30	—	675	119.00–135.00	128.77
26	—	617	127.00–140.00	133.06
19	—	316	180.00–196.00	185.74
15	—	379	162.00–178.00	165.98
9	—	730	125.00–137.00	131.57
2	—	768	117.00–128.00	122.45
1	—	845	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
17	—	428	130.00–148.00	139.80
14	—	368	138.00–162.00	148.09
8	—	477	121.00–133.00	127.22
3	—	565	115.00–123.00	119.24
3	—	327	142.00–161.00	151.25
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	477	135.00–150.00	139.80
29	—	416	150.00–165.00	157.28
25	—	517	119.00–136.00	131.18
24	—	317	172.00–199.00	189.49
22	—	576	123.00–154.00	129.63
18	—	371	166.00–181.00	172.03
16	—	623	119.00–135.00	129.67
8	—	718	124.00–125.00	124.88
7	—	677	109.00–123.00	117.53
2	—	893	102.00	102.00
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
1	—	780	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	474	120.00–135.00	130.06
14	—	420	119.00–131.00	123.74
12	—	374	119.00–134.00	126.83
11	—	515	110.00–126.00	118.94
10	—	313	127.00–140.00	132.38
4	—	578	110.00–119.00	113.31
2	—	673	106.00–117.00	111.40
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	533	125.00–139.00	134.88
58	—	420	134.00–148.00	140.24
45	—	375	137.00–150.00	144.57
41	—	466	131.00–145.00	138.20
35	—	573	122.00–135.00	127.84
28	—	318	141.00–155.00	150.74
16	—	617	119.00–128.00	123.84
10	—	664	107.00–121.00	116.88
3	—	723	110.00–123.00	115.97
1	—	750	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,044	50.00–59.00	54.60
14	—	1,130	66.00–70.00	68.22
13	—	1,107	61.00–65.00	62.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,376	62.00–66.00	64.18
10	—	1,366	67.00–70.00	67.91
9	—	1,341	56.00–60.00	57.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,240	68.00–72.00	69.00
12	—	1,195	62.00–67.00	64.76
10	—	1,193	55.00–60.00	57.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,504	83.00–87.00	84.57
9	—	1,500	76.00–82.00	79.42
3	—	1,533	90.00–95.00	92.12

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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