Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 400 lbs. 4.00 to 6.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality improved with time, from average to attractive. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 240 cows and bulls sold with 68 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.14/cwt on 558 head.

Average price

$136.14

558 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$8.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.23

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	137.33	730	481
Medium and Large 2	480	128.73	617	77

One grade step is worth $8.60/cwt here — about $112 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 sale558 hd

136.14

—

OK average7 barns · 6,750 hd

133.91

+2.23

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	1,719	91.25	1,568	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	77.60	1,099	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	75.35	922	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	70.65	775	31

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1	—	469	153.87/cwt	148.00–162.00	722	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	162.12/cwt	156.00–170.00	691	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.15/cwt	132.00–144.00	789	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	126.64/cwt	122.00–130.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	123.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	126.98/cwt	120.00–131.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	174.08/cwt	170.00–185.00	651	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	138.17/cwt	131.00–145.00	731	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	189.39/cwt	180.00–196.00	587	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	135.34/cwt	132.00–146.00	824	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	118.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	917	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	121.36/cwt	113.00–126.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	848	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	82.39/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,149	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	75.81/cwt	74.00–78.00	932	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	70.88/cwt	67.00–73.00	856	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.54/cwt	137.00–151.00	811	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	136.63/cwt	130.00–143.00	857	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	130.83/cwt	120.00–134.00	946	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	176.00/cwt	171.00–185.00	637	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	187.18/cwt	182.00–197.00	618	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	131.11/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,002	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	124.38/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	131.65/cwt	121.00–136.00	639	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	136.69/cwt	131.00–140.00	596	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.90/cwt	112.00–127.00	657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.08/cwt	110.00–126.00	688	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	132.45/cwt	126.00–136.00	502	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	132.90/cwt	122.00–139.00	431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	108.58/cwt	102.00–112.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	136.14/cwt	126.00–139.00	791	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.87/cwt	137.00–151.00	678	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	148.85/cwt	142.00–155.00	628	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.00/cwt	129.00–140.00	714	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	129.39/cwt	120.00–137.00	802	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.21/cwt	118.00–128.00	816	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	146.35/cwt	141.00–155.00	559	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	151.78/cwt	142.00–157.00	493	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	81.66/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,009	6
Bulls	—	—	1,815	91.37/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,658	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	99.21/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,729	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	83.11/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	961.10/cwt	725.00–1,110.00	9,832	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,002.32/cwt	985.00–1,025.00	10,775	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	992.82/cwt	710.00–1,200.00	11,735	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	915.84/cwt	775.00–1,100.00	10,605	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	976.03/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,859	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	883.81/cwt	800.00–925.00	9,324	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	991.32/cwt	975.00–1,010.00	8,079	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,110.80/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	12,086	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	10,904	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	139.65/cwt	137.00–142.00	739	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	142.99/cwt	131.00–149.00	682	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	148.42/cwt	141.00–156.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	163.12/cwt	152.00–169.00	625	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	134.37/cwt	131.00–136.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	167.98/cwt	160.00–177.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	164.68/cwt	157.00–172.00	702	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	70.69/cwt	69.00–73.00	780	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	76.14/cwt	74.00–79.00	856	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	65.10/cwt	62.00–68.00	691	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	73.85/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,050	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	78.76/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,119	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	160.69/cwt	153.00–168.00	755	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	133.99/cwt	127.00–141.00	907	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	149.73/cwt	143.00–158.00	789	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	117.00/cwt	112.00–121.00	897	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	114.47/cwt	111.00–118.00	833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	144.02/cwt	132.00–154.00	621	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	164.66/cwt	153.00–174.00	529	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	139.34/cwt	130.00–145.00	670	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	158.08/cwt	149.00–161.00	579	6

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 1,550Last week 1,200Year ago 2,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 130Year ago 278

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 20Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	469	148.00–162.00	153.87
34	—	426	156.00–170.00	162.12
30	—	575	132.00–144.00	137.15
28	—	374	170.00–185.00	174.08
19	—	529	131.00–145.00	138.17
14	—	310	180.00–196.00	189.39
11	—	609	132.00–146.00	135.34
6	—	775	115.00–125.00	118.28
3	—	683	113.00–126.00	121.36
2	—	815	103.00–104.00	103.50
2	—	710	119.00–120.00	119.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	122.00–130.00	126.64
4	—	524	120.00–130.00	123.53
3	—	612	120.00–131.00	126.98
18	—	431	132.00–154.00	144.02
9	—	321	153.00–174.00	164.66
8	—	481	130.00–145.00	139.34
6	—	366	149.00–161.00	158.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	569	137.00–151.00	142.54
41	—	627	130.00–143.00	136.63
22	—	723	120.00–134.00	130.83
20	—	362	171.00–185.00	176.00
11	—	330	182.00–197.00	187.18
9	—	764	125.00–133.00	131.11
5	—	816	119.00–130.00	124.38
1	—	885	111.00	111.00
65	—	426	157.00–172.00	164.68
56	—	470	153.00–168.00	160.69
48	—	677	127.00–141.00	133.99
44	—	527	143.00–158.00	149.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	529	137.00–142.00	139.65
13	—	477	131.00–149.00	142.99
8	—	432	141.00–156.00	148.42
8	—	383	152.00–169.00	163.12
3	—	562	131.00–136.00	134.37
3	—	327	160.00–177.00	167.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	485	121.00–136.00	131.65
15	—	436	131.00–140.00	136.69
13	—	530	112.00–127.00	123.90
10	—	568	110.00–126.00	121.08
9	—	379	126.00–136.00	132.45
6	—	324	122.00–139.00	132.90
3	—	667	102.00–112.00	108.58
2	—	623	110.00–114.00	111.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	581	126.00–139.00	136.14
92	—	478	137.00–151.00	141.87
72	—	422	142.00–155.00	148.85
66	—	525	129.00–140.00	136.00
36	—	620	120.00–137.00	129.39
32	—	673	118.00–128.00	121.21
22	—	382	141.00–155.00	146.35
18	—	325	142.00–157.00	151.78
14	—	767	112.00–121.00	117.00
7	—	728	111.00–118.00	114.47
5	—	925	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,395	81.00–86.00	82.39
13	—	1,422	72.00–77.00	73.85
13	—	1,421	77.00–80.00	78.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,230	74.00–78.00	75.81
10	—	1,208	67.00–73.00	70.88
6	—	1,236	79.00–83.00	81.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,103	69.00–73.00	70.69
9	—	1,124	74.00–79.00	76.14
9	—	1,061	62.00–68.00	65.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,815	90.00–92.00	91.37
2	—	1,743	96.00–102.00	99.21
2	—	1,550	82.00–84.00	83.11

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)	7	—	1,023	725.00–1,110.00	961.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	985.00–1,025.00	1,002.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,182	710.00–1,200.00	992.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,158	775.00–1,100.00	915.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	950.00–1,000.00	976.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,055	800.00–925.00	883.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	975.00–1,010.00	991.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,110.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,085.00	1,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	925.00	925.00

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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