Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher , some 8.00 higher . Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good . Quality was average through attractive with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows, breakers and boners 3.00 to 4.00 lower, leans 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 400 cows and bulls sold with 75 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.66/cwt on 547 head.

Average price

$145.66

547 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$9.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	147.52	835	444
Medium and Large 2	524	137.60	721	103

One grade step is worth $9.92/cwt here — about $114 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 sale547 hd

145.66

—

OK average7 barns · 10,615 hd

141.40

+4.26

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	1,729	83.47	1,443	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	60.61	846	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	59.03	717	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	56.50	595	65

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	143.25/cwt	137.00–151.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	133.06/cwt	128.00–141.00	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	122.03/cwt	120.00–123.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	142.05/cwt	137.00–151.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	146.80/cwt	138.00–152.00	846	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.88/cwt	140.00–154.00	779	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	145.54/cwt	136.00–150.00	891	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	132.64/cwt	127.00–140.00	899	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	161.85/cwt	155.00–169.00	745	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	161.67/cwt	156.00–168.00	685	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	168.71/cwt	163.00–173.00	636	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	126.25/cwt	118.00–130.00	983	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	129.00/cwt	127.00–132.00	931	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	125.98/cwt	121.00–129.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.72/cwt	136.00–149.00	746	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	146.59/cwt	142.00–157.00	704	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	155.33/cwt	149.00–163.00	657	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	137.65/cwt	130.00–144.00	797	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	136.89/cwt	132.00–146.00	851	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	164.28/cwt	157.00–169.00	522	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	167.68/cwt	160.00–175.00	617	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	120.54/cwt	118.00–128.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	858	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	53.12/cwt	51.00–56.00	552	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	58.85/cwt	57.00–62.00	626	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	64.81/cwt	63.00–67.00	699	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	59.12/cwt	57.00–61.00	838	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	62.44/cwt	62.00–66.00	856	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	58.89/cwt	57.00–62.00	714	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	64.37/cwt	63.00–67.00	792	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	52.89/cwt	52.00–56.00	640	8
Bulls	—	—	1,719	83.12/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,429	14
Bulls	—	—	1,740	87.45/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,522	8
Bulls	—	—	1,743	76.71/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,337	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	854.12/cwt	800.00–950.00	9,336	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	119.92/cwt	117.00–123.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	118.34/cwt	110.00–125.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	134.66/cwt	134.00–135.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	118.74/cwt	110.00–122.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	133.35/cwt	127.00–141.00	635	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	132.78/cwt	123.00–137.00	700	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	139.15/cwt	132.00–145.00	587	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	132.80/cwt	128.00–139.00	825	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.35/cwt	123.00–136.00	764	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	150.68/cwt	146.00–160.00	479	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	129.18/cwt	123.00–134.00	864	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	142.72/cwt	141.00–144.00	541	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	116.10/cwt	106.00–125.00	945	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	117.45/cwt	111.00–120.00	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	125.04/cwt	116.00–131.00	773	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	143.79/cwt	136.00–152.00	532	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	131.13/cwt	119.00–135.00	622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	137.22/cwt	131.00–145.00	578	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	140.62/cwt	136.00–150.00	442	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	131.27/cwt	130.00–132.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	126.35/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	174.68/cwt	166.00–180.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	128.76/cwt	122.00–132.00	556	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	137.61/cwt	131.00–145.00	453	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.58/cwt	112.00–126.00	578	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	827.57/cwt	775.00–860.00	10,659	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	778.56/cwt	675.00–910.00	9,576	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	815.13/cwt	785.00–850.00	9,684	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	954.22/cwt	925.00–975.00	10,916	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	867.30/cwt	810.00–900.00	9,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	146.13/cwt	139.00–154.00	700	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	134.11/cwt	130.00–139.00	770	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	135.37/cwt	130.00–139.00	713	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	130.20/cwt	126.00–135.00	815	11

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 2,200Last week 1,000Year ago 2,850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 343Last week 121Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 29Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	137.00–151.00	143.25
5	—	389	128.00–141.00	133.06
3	—	735	120.00–123.00	122.03
3	—	332	137.00–151.00	142.05
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
30	—	479	139.00–154.00	146.13
24	—	574	130.00–139.00	134.11
21	—	527	130.00–139.00	135.37
11	—	626	126.00–135.00	130.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	576	138.00–152.00	146.80
88	—	523	140.00–154.00	148.88
70	—	612	136.00–150.00	145.54
55	—	678	127.00–140.00	132.64
51	—	460	155.00–169.00	161.85
24	—	424	156.00–168.00	161.67
13	—	377	163.00–173.00	168.71
12	—	779	118.00–130.00	126.25
11	—	722	127.00–132.00	129.00
9	—	830	123.00–128.00	126.35
8	—	331	166.00–180.00	174.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	121.00–129.00	125.98
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
13	—	618	116.00–131.00	125.04
13	—	370	136.00–152.00	143.79
9	—	474	119.00–135.00	131.13
9	—	421	131.00–145.00	137.22
9	—	314	136.00–150.00	140.62
4	—	532	130.00–132.00	131.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	530	136.00–149.00	140.72
27	—	480	142.00–157.00	146.59
24	—	423	149.00–163.00	155.33
16	—	579	130.00–144.00	137.65
15	—	622	132.00–146.00	136.89
13	—	318	157.00–169.00	164.28
9	—	368	160.00–175.00	167.68
5	—	726	118.00–128.00	120.54
2	—	673	126.00–129.00	127.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	117.00–123.00	119.92
6	—	628	120.00–125.00	122.98
6	—	578	110.00–125.00	118.34
6	—	382	134.00–135.00	134.66
5	—	521	110.00–122.00	118.74
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
23	—	432	122.00–132.00	128.76
14	—	329	131.00–145.00	137.61
9	—	475	112.00–126.00	121.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	360	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	476	127.00–141.00	133.35
80	—	527	123.00–137.00	132.78
71	—	422	132.00–145.00	139.15
65	—	621	128.00–139.00	132.80
64	—	573	123.00–136.00	133.35
20	—	318	146.00–160.00	150.68
19	—	669	123.00–134.00	129.18
14	—	379	141.00–144.00	142.72
8	—	814	106.00–125.00	116.10
8	—	728	111.00–120.00	117.45
2	—	758	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,040	51.00–56.00	53.12
20	—	1,064	57.00–62.00	58.85
9	—	1,079	63.00–67.00	64.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,417	57.00–61.00	59.12
18	—	1,371	62.00–66.00	62.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,212	57.00–62.00	58.89
10	—	1,230	63.00–67.00	64.37
8	—	1,210	52.00–56.00	52.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,719	81.00–85.00	83.12
8	—	1,740	86.00–90.00	87.45
4	—	1,743	74.00–78.00	76.71

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)	9	—	1,093	800.00–950.00	854.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,288	775.00–860.00	827.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,230	675.00–910.00	778.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,188	785.00–850.00	815.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,144	925.00–975.00	954.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	810.00–900.00	867.30

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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