Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 1.00 to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves calves under 400 lbs. 7.00 to 8.00 higher, over 400 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was mostly average. Slaughter cows 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. A total of 200 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 $137.64/cwt on 588 head.

Average price

$137.64

588 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$6.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.64

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	138.40	726	518
Medium and Large 2	444	131.95	586	70

One grade step is worth $6.45/cwt here — about $141 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 sale588 hd

137.64

—

OK average7 barns · 8,103 hd

135.99

+1.64

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	1,598	84.15	1,345	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,439	63.64	915	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	63.34	772	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	58.70	637	29

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	371	165.51/cwt	156.00–171.00	614	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.04/cwt	128.00–143.00	641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	146.02/cwt	140.00–155.00	847	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,722	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	10,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,196.84/cwt	1,185.00–1,210.00	11,370	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	53.39/cwt	50.00–56.00	582	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	62.84/cwt	61.00–64.00	762	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	58.88/cwt	57.00–61.00	638	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	66.84/cwt	65.00–69.00	822	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	809	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,277.56/cwt	1,035.00–1,400.00	13,389	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	1,237.66/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	13,292	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	830.04/cwt	825.00–835.00	9,753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,378	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,214.61/cwt	1,010.00–1,360.00	15,013	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,216.33/cwt	1,025.00–1,260.00	15,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	133.14/cwt	127.00–139.00	887	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	151.45/cwt	146.00–160.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	160.73/cwt	156.00–170.00	752	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	129.36/cwt	125.00–134.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	171.08/cwt	167.00–179.00	719	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	126.89/cwt	123.00–130.00	982	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	155.26/cwt	149.00–161.00	638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.98/cwt	142.00–156.00	839	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	179.46/cwt	174.00–188.00	592	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	142.73/cwt	138.00–152.00	608	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	107.00/cwt	98.00–110.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	129.76/cwt	124.00–135.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	137.07/cwt	128.00–141.00	846	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	118.16/cwt	116.00–120.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	123.81/cwt	119.00–129.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	137.01/cwt	131.00–143.00	654	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	123.22/cwt	119.00–129.00	883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	124.36/cwt	122.00–126.00	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.42/cwt	128.00–142.00	726	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	157.31/cwt	154.00–161.00	518	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.34/cwt	126.00–134.00	808	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	147.68/cwt	140.00–152.00	532	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	66.06/cwt	65.00–68.00	980	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	58.41/cwt	56.00–61.00	707	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	63.17/cwt	62.00–64.00	906	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	65.33/cwt	63.00–67.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	134.45/cwt	128.00–141.00	778	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	141.62/cwt	134.00–146.00	875	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	131.81/cwt	127.00–134.00	936	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.49/cwt	138.00–148.00	670	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	152.01/cwt	145.00–159.00	792	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	179.28/cwt	174.00–187.00	667	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	137.45/cwt	131.00–143.00	724	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	140.91/cwt	132.00–148.00	462	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	152.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	580	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	139.48/cwt	132.00–145.00	509	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	119.77/cwt	115.00–124.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	137.20/cwt	134.00–140.00	799	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	109.94/cwt	104.00–117.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	123.79/cwt	122.00–126.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.05/cwt	117.00–131.00	842	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	122.29/cwt	116.00–126.00	888	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	136.88/cwt	131.00–141.00	713	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	153.10/cwt	147.00–161.00	706	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	166.85/cwt	161.00–175.00	687	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	128.83/cwt	122.00–138.00	733	12
Bulls	—	—	1,623	83.76/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,359	6
Bulls	—	—	1,507	79.42/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,197	6
Bulls	—	—	1,665	89.28/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	180.64/cwt	172.00–186.00	555	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	148.07/cwt	141.00–156.00	771	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	142.76/cwt	136.00–150.00	602	14

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 1,740Last week 1,820Year ago 1,300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 276Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 49Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	371	156.00–171.00	165.51
2	—	820	115.00	115.00
12	—	580	140.00–155.00	146.02
13	—	625	126.00–134.00	129.34
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
16	—	673	117.00–131.00	125.05
7	—	726	116.00–126.00	122.29
29	—	461	147.00–161.00	153.10
11	—	412	161.00–175.00	166.85
31	—	307	172.00–186.00	180.64
11	—	521	141.00–156.00	148.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	475	128.00–143.00	135.04
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
3	—	335	169.00	169.00
3	—	360	140.00–152.00	147.68
12	—	521	131.00–141.00	136.88
12	—	569	122.00–138.00	128.83
14	—	422	136.00–150.00	142.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	666	127.00–139.00	133.14
1	—	875	116.00	116.00
33	—	468	156.00–170.00	160.73
2	—	818	129.00–130.00	129.49
41	—	420	167.00–179.00	171.08
7	—	774	123.00–130.00	126.89
54	—	575	142.00–156.00	145.98
13	—	330	174.00–188.00	179.46
68	—	618	134.00–146.00	141.62
16	—	710	127.00–134.00	131.81
86	—	521	145.00–159.00	152.01
27	—	372	174.00–187.00	179.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	146.00–160.00	151.45
6	—	617	125.00–134.00	129.36
9	—	411	149.00–161.00	155.26
11	—	579	128.00–141.00	134.45
16	—	470	138.00–148.00	142.49
20	—	527	131.00–143.00	137.45
1	—	335	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	426	138.00–152.00	142.73
4	—	855	98.00–110.00	107.00
93	—	617	128.00–141.00	137.07
6	—	760	116.00–120.00	118.16
94	—	477	131.00–143.00	137.01
7	—	717	119.00–129.00	123.22
149	—	528	128.00–142.00	137.42
14	—	329	154.00–161.00	157.31
26	—	380	150.00–160.00	152.74
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
56	—	582	134.00–140.00	137.20
3	—	825	104.00–117.00	109.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	124.00–135.00	129.76
6	—	629	119.00–129.00	123.81
8	—	481	122.00–126.00	124.36
12	—	328	132.00–148.00	140.91
4	—	663	114.00–118.00	116.00
24	—	365	132.00–145.00	139.48
5	—	522	115.00–124.00	119.77
5	—	576	122.00–126.00	123.79

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	858	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,185.00–1,210.00	1,196.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,048	1,035.00–1,400.00	1,277.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,074	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,237.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	825.00–835.00	830.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,236	1,010.00–1,360.00	1,214.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,243	1,025.00–1,260.00	1,216.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,091	50.00–56.00	53.39
15	—	1,084	57.00–61.00	58.88
6	—	1,078	63.00–67.00	65.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,213	61.00–64.00	62.84
13	—	1,230	65.00–69.00	66.84
8	—	1,210	56.00–61.00	58.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	60.00	60.00
7	—	1,484	65.00–68.00	66.06
13	—	1,435	62.00–64.00	63.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,623	81.00–86.00	83.76
6	—	1,507	77.00–81.00	79.42
6	—	1,665	86.00–94.00	89.28

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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