Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 11.00 to 13.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 11.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was light to moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows breakers and leans 4.00 to 5.00 higher, boners 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. A total of 220 cows and bulls sold with 85 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.99/cwt on 516 head.

Average price

$131.99

516 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$13.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	134.46	697	419
Medium and Large 2	485	121.33	589	97

One grade step is worth $13.14/cwt here — about $108 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 sale516 hd

131.99

—

OK average7 barns · 7,859 hd

130.30

+1.69

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	1,679	84.55	1,419	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	64.52	909	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	63.06	759	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	57.33	617	51

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	136.18/cwt	130.00–144.00	637	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.25/cwt	128.00–140.00	749	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	123.21/cwt	116.00–126.00	766	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	150.95/cwt	143.00–157.00	628	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	117.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	789	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	150.84/cwt	146.00–161.00	575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	133.00/cwt	128.00–139.00	686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	157.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	501	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	118.14/cwt	109.00–120.00	842	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	142.63/cwt	137.00–151.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	113.93/cwt	111.00–117.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.60/cwt	140.00–154.00	677	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	139.80/cwt	131.00–145.00	885	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	147.07/cwt	141.00–155.00	841	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.18/cwt	143.00–156.00	785	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	154.37/cwt	149.00–164.00	661	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	132.86/cwt	127.00–137.00	946	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	160.33/cwt	157.00–166.00	604	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	127.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	864	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	162.92/cwt	157.00–171.00	525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	103.01/cwt	101.00–104.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	107.00/cwt	106.00–109.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	120.26/cwt	115.00–127.00	572	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	123.54/cwt	119.00–134.00	520	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.06/cwt	116.00–127.00	640	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	119.24/cwt	116.00–122.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	123.17/cwt	116.00–129.00	463	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	121.37/cwt	119.00–123.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	135.96/cwt	129.00–142.00	650	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	133.10/cwt	128.00–142.00	757	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	133.28/cwt	124.00–139.00	829	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	67.13/cwt	65.00–71.00	726	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	61.30/cwt	60.00–63.00	670	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	64.08/cwt	63.00–65.00	905	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	67.44/cwt	66.00–70.00	966	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	60.75/cwt	60.00–61.00	823	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	62.84/cwt	61.00–65.00	759	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	67.57/cwt	66.00–70.00	820	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	58.63/cwt	56.00–59.00	690	8
Bulls	—	—	1,791	85.27/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,527	7
Bulls	—	—	1,735	89.67/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,556	5
Bulls	—	—	1,411	76.87/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,085	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	999.83/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	11,188	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	902.81/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,346	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,546	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,294	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,021.47/cwt	935.00–1,075.00	12,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.18/cwt	123.00–138.00	746	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.04/cwt	122.00–137.00	636	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	140.89/cwt	133.00–147.00	604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.71/cwt	124.00–140.00	705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	120.43/cwt	116.00–124.00	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	144.52/cwt	141.00–148.00	543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.85/cwt	115.00–129.00	755	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	54.38/cwt	52.00–58.00	583	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	135.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	718	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	136.25/cwt	131.00–142.00	574	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	137.43/cwt	132.00–147.00	526	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	119.47/cwt	111.00–123.00	860	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	139.74/cwt	136.00–144.00	464	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	122.26/cwt	118.00–125.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	130.43/cwt	126.00–141.00	471	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	119.52/cwt	118.00–121.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.39/cwt	116.00–130.00	537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.04/cwt	121.00–126.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	117.93/cwt	113.00–122.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	475	2

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 1,500Last week 1,350Year ago 1,450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 138Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 32Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	101.00	101.00
9	—	361	126.00–141.00	130.43
6	—	579	118.00–121.00	119.52
6	—	425	116.00–130.00	126.39
5	—	478	121.00–126.00	124.04
3	—	513	113.00–122.00	117.93
2	—	325	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	468	130.00–144.00	136.18
15	—	575	128.00–140.00	130.25
14	—	622	116.00–126.00	123.21
11	—	416	143.00–157.00	150.95
10	—	669	115.00–125.00	117.87
9	—	381	146.00–161.00	150.84
8	—	516	128.00–139.00	133.00
7	—	317	150.00–165.00	157.98
6	—	713	109.00–120.00	118.14
2	—	823	104.00–105.00	104.50
2	—	775	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	137.00–151.00	142.63
2	—	665	111.00–117.00	113.93
20	—	573	123.00–138.00	130.18
11	—	478	122.00–137.00	133.04
10	—	429	133.00–147.00	140.89
9	—	527	124.00–140.00	133.71
7	—	737	116.00–124.00	120.43
7	—	376	141.00–148.00	144.52
6	—	625	115.00–129.00	120.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	468	140.00–154.00	144.60
47	—	633	131.00–145.00	139.80
43	—	572	141.00–155.00	147.07
42	—	523	143.00–156.00	150.18
25	—	428	149.00–164.00	154.37
19	—	712	127.00–137.00	132.86
19	—	377	157.00–166.00	160.33
12	—	680	120.00–130.00	127.05
8	—	322	157.00–171.00	162.92
3	—	913	101.00–104.00	103.01
3	—	787	106.00–109.00	107.00
1	—	810	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	476	115.00–127.00	120.26
21	—	421	119.00–134.00	123.54
14	—	524	116.00–127.00	122.06
11	—	621	116.00–122.00	119.24
9	—	376	116.00–129.00	123.17
5	—	571	119.00–123.00	121.37
1	—	680	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	478	129.00–142.00	135.96
82	—	569	128.00–142.00	133.10
65	—	622	124.00–139.00	133.28
60	—	531	130.00–139.00	135.25
49	—	421	131.00–142.00	136.25
31	—	383	132.00–147.00	137.43
13	—	720	111.00–123.00	119.47
9	—	332	136.00–144.00	139.74
4	—	660	118.00–125.00	122.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,081	65.00–71.00	67.13
7	—	1,093	60.00–63.00	61.30
36	—	1,072	52.00–58.00	54.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,413	63.00–65.00	64.08
7	—	1,432	66.00–70.00	67.44
4	—	1,354	60.00–61.00	60.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,208	61.00–65.00	62.84
9	—	1,213	66.00–70.00	67.57
8	—	1,177	56.00–59.00	58.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,791	84.00–87.00	85.27
5	—	1,735	88.00–92.00	89.67
4	—	1,411	70.00–82.00	76.87

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)	1	—	1,160	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,119	925.00–1,075.00	999.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,146	825.00–950.00	902.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,207	935.00–1,075.00	1,021.47

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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