Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 6.00 to 9.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 150 cows and bulls sold with 70 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.03/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$133.03

344 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$13.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.52

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	134.65	696	301
Medium and Large 2	476	121.65	578	43

One grade step is worth $13.01/cwt here — about $117 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 sale344 hd

133.03

—

OK average5 barns · 3,355 hd

131.51

+1.52

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	1,634	83.80	1,370	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	61.54	755	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	61.33	902	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	55.93	596	27

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	119.49/cwt	111.00–124.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	123.51/cwt	120.00–128.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	111.25/cwt	111.00–112.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	123.75/cwt	121.00–126.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	123.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	135.99/cwt	129.00–138.00	783	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	133.24/cwt	129.00–136.00	637	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.38/cwt	128.00–141.00	699	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	134.76/cwt	130.00–138.00	565	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	138.02/cwt	132.00–141.00	518	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	134.71/cwt	126.00–139.00	834	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	51.44/cwt	48.00–54.00	536	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	57.20/cwt	56.00–60.00	618	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	62.03/cwt	59.00–64.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	132.87/cwt	121.00–138.00	877	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	136.63/cwt	131.00–141.00	428	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	117.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	146.55/cwt	135.00–153.00	552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	141.02/cwt	140.00–143.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	135.32/cwt	133.00–137.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	148.84/cwt	139.00–154.00	708	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	136.51/cwt	132.00–143.00	774	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	154.08/cwt	146.00–160.00	653	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	163.20/cwt	158.00–169.00	527	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	132.73/cwt	125.00–136.00	844	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	162.07/cwt	155.00–170.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	764	117.78/cwt	115.00–122.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.24/cwt	132.00–149.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	124.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	57.16/cwt	54.00–59.00	836	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	876	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	65.07/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,044	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	66.80/cwt	65.00–69.00	821	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	55.60/cwt	53.00–57.00	678	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	62.67/cwt	62.00–63.00	773	3
Bulls	—	—	1,646	84.02/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,383	5
Bulls	—	—	1,683	87.74/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,477	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	78.20/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,212	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,012.87/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	11,071	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	928.53/cwt	875.00–975.00	8,542	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	844.45/cwt	710.00–950.00	8,774	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	687.57/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,532	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	758.50/cwt	725.00–785.00	8,935	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,096.67/cwt	825.00–1,250.00	13,577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	137.57/cwt	128.00–144.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	143.06/cwt	135.00–150.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	144.99/cwt	140.00–156.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	127.69/cwt	124.00–131.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	126.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.10/cwt	138.00–152.00	829	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.63/cwt	136.00–150.00	872	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	151.86/cwt	144.00–157.00	785	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	153.94/cwt	146.00–160.00	736	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	162.12/cwt	156.00–168.00	702	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	132.34/cwt	128.00–135.00	900	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	168.55/cwt	164.00–178.00	548	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	129.27/cwt	122.00–134.00	923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	166.57/cwt	164.00–172.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	127.19/cwt	126.00–128.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	129.74/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	123.78/cwt	118.00–129.00	412	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	518	8

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.

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McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Sep 8, 2020

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,500Year ago 1,450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 197Year ago 246

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 23Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	111.00–124.00	119.49
6	—	378	120.00–128.00	123.51
4	—	736	111.00–112.00	111.25
4	—	634	121.00–126.00	123.75
4	—	571	120.00–130.00	123.28
1	—	450	122.00	122.00
10	—	333	118.00–129.00	123.78
8	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	576	129.00–138.00	135.99
46	—	478	129.00–136.00	133.24
38	—	520	128.00–141.00	134.38
33	—	419	130.00–138.00	134.76
28	—	375	132.00–141.00	138.02
26	—	619	126.00–139.00	134.71
24	—	660	121.00–138.00	132.87
18	—	313	131.00–141.00	136.63
4	—	705	115.00–119.00	117.99
2	—	813	115.00	115.00
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	135.00–153.00	146.55
4	—	414	140.00–143.00	141.02
3	—	463	133.00–137.00	135.32
2	—	520	127.00–128.00	127.51
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
1	—	340	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	139.00–154.00	148.84
13	—	567	132.00–143.00	136.51
12	—	424	146.00–160.00	154.08
12	—	323	158.00–169.00	163.20
9	—	636	125.00–136.00	132.73
6	—	372	155.00–170.00	162.07
5	—	764	115.00–122.00	117.78
5	—	518	132.00–149.00	143.24
4	—	665	120.00–128.00	124.78
1	—	730	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	128.00–144.00	137.57
4	—	420	135.00–150.00	143.06
4	—	326	140.00–156.00	144.99
3	—	572	124.00–131.00	127.69
2	—	613	124.00–130.00	126.94
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
1	—	390	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	575	138.00–152.00	144.10
41	—	620	136.00–150.00	140.63
31	—	517	144.00–157.00	151.86
27	—	478	146.00–160.00	153.94
26	—	433	156.00–168.00	162.12
19	—	680	128.00–135.00	132.34
8	—	325	164.00–178.00	168.55
7	—	714	122.00–134.00	129.27
7	—	362	164.00–172.00	166.57
5	—	766	126.00–128.00	127.19
4	—	809	129.00–130.00	129.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,042	48.00–54.00	51.44
10	—	1,081	56.00–60.00	57.20
6	—	1,080	59.00–64.00	62.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	54.00–59.00	57.16
3	—	1,390	63.00	63.00
2	—	1,605	64.00–66.00	65.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,229	65.00–69.00	66.80
5	—	1,219	53.00–57.00	55.60
3	—	1,233	62.00–63.00	62.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,646	82.00–86.00	84.02
4	—	1,683	87.00–89.00	87.74
3	—	1,550	76.00–80.00	78.20

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)	4	—	1,093	800.00–1,100.00	1,012.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	875.00–975.00	928.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,039	710.00–950.00	844.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	675.00–700.00	687.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	725.00–785.00	758.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,238	825.00–1,250.00	1,096.67

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 it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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