Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 1.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain through average. Slaughter cows , breakers and boners steady to 2.00 higher, leans 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold with 66 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.48/cwt on 383 head.

Average price

$130.48

383 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$9.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.20

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	133.07	712	277
Medium and Large 2	504	123.72	623	106

One grade step is worth $9.34/cwt here — about $89 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 sale383 hd

130.48

—

OK average7 barns · 8,397 hd

131.68

−1.20

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	—	High	1,645	82.10	1,350	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	61.12	869	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	58.49	704	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	55.18	592	42

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	813.56/cwt	675.00–925.00	9,860	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	937.95/cwt	735.00–1,085.00	11,968	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	794.12/cwt	625.00–1,000.00	8,894	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	121.00/cwt	118.00–124.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	119.20/cwt	117.00–120.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	150.26/cwt	147.00–158.00	494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.25/cwt	126.00–131.00	735	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	151.86/cwt	146.00–160.00	562	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	148.98/cwt	141.00–155.00	626	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.22/cwt	131.00–142.00	707	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	121.70/cwt	118.00–128.00	746	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.25/cwt	133.00–146.00	668	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	137.75/cwt	132.00–143.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	134.66/cwt	129.00–138.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	117.25/cwt	112.00–125.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	129.26/cwt	121.00–135.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	147.32/cwt	139.00–152.00	558	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	154.13/cwt	151.00–160.00	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	125.75/cwt	125.00–126.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	121.87/cwt	116.00–125.00	702	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	131.13/cwt	127.00–136.00	565	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	123.17/cwt	119.00–131.00	649	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.85/cwt	119.00–124.00	573	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	120.00/cwt	112.00–123.00	734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	127.25/cwt	120.00–135.00	482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	123.76/cwt	121.00–127.00	407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	109.46/cwt	107.00–112.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	133.37/cwt	126.00–135.00	766	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	133.90/cwt	126.00–139.00	637	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	131.92/cwt	126.00–136.00	702	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.86/cwt	123.00–130.00	793	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.66/cwt	139.00–151.00	600	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	142.69/cwt	138.00–150.00	532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	118.15/cwt	117.00–119.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	122.38/cwt	118.00–127.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	144.83/cwt	142.00–152.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	115.90/cwt	110.00–119.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	944	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	857.74/cwt	725.00–1,100.00	11,562	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,405	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,031.85/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	12,620	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	134.46/cwt	126.00–141.00	703	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	137.78/cwt	135.00–147.00	594	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	133.21/cwt	132.00–136.00	631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	137.91/cwt	131.00–145.00	450	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	123.87/cwt	116.00–128.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.59/cwt	124.00–131.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.52/cwt	132.00–145.00	796	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.26/cwt	109.00–112.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	114.59/cwt	111.00–122.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	134.40/cwt	130.00–141.00	512	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	121.95/cwt	116.00–128.00	878	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	130.70/cwt	126.00–132.00	878	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	149.81/cwt	142.00–156.00	781	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	756.59/cwt	650.00–850.00	7,233	10
Bulls	—	—	1,770	84.99/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,504	6
Bulls	—	—	1,551	79.94/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,240	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	61.89/cwt	61.00–65.00	743	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	58.93/cwt	57.00–60.00	717	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	55.43/cwt	55.00–57.00	663	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	57.67/cwt	57.00–59.00	806	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	63.15/cwt	62.00–66.00	869	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	60.63/cwt	60.00–61.00	892	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	62.27/cwt	61.00–63.00	679	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	49.82/cwt	48.00–52.00	534	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	55.82/cwt	54.00–58.00	597	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.77/cwt	149.00–158.00	658	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	145.79/cwt	140.00–151.00	695	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.39/cwt	128.00–140.00	837	37

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 →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,400Last week 2,200Year ago 1,900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 343Year ago 361

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 57Year ago 69

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,212	675.00–925.00	813.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,276	735.00–1,085.00	937.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,120	625.00–1,000.00	794.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,348	725.00–1,100.00	857.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	956	650.00–850.00	756.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,223	975.00–1,100.00	1,031.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	825.00	825.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	117.00	117.00
3	—	850	101.00	101.00
3	—	910	101.00	101.00
5	—	676	118.00–124.00	121.00
5	—	710	117.00–120.00	119.20
7	—	329	147.00–158.00	150.26
13	—	573	126.00–131.00	128.25
15	—	370	146.00–160.00	151.86
15	—	420	141.00–155.00	148.98
18	—	523	131.00–142.00	135.22
18	—	613	118.00–128.00	121.70
36	—	473	133.00–146.00	141.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	117.00	117.00
1	—	690	107.00	107.00
2	—	330	132.00–143.00	137.75
3	—	415	129.00–138.00	134.66
3	—	583	112.00–125.00	117.25
4	—	453	121.00–135.00	129.26
4	—	725	109.00–112.00	110.26
5	—	613	111.00–122.00	114.59
7	—	381	130.00–141.00	134.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	379	139.00–152.00	147.32
6	—	322	151.00–160.00	154.13
4	—	779	125.00–126.00	125.75
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
67	—	575	132.00–145.00	138.52
13	—	720	116.00–128.00	121.95
23	—	672	126.00–132.00	130.70
31	—	521	142.00–156.00	149.81
33	—	428	149.00–158.00	153.77
37	—	477	140.00–151.00	145.79
37	—	623	128.00–140.00	134.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	523	126.00–141.00	134.46
17	—	431	135.00–147.00	137.78
10	—	474	132.00–136.00	133.21
8	—	326	131.00–145.00	137.91
7	—	631	116.00–128.00	123.87
5	—	577	124.00–131.00	127.59
2	—	675	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	800	104.00	104.00
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
1	—	705	118.00	118.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	576	116.00–125.00	121.87
22	—	431	127.00–136.00	131.13
18	—	527	119.00–131.00	123.17
13	—	470	119.00–124.00	121.85
8	—	612	112.00–123.00	120.00
7	—	379	120.00–135.00	127.25
7	—	329	121.00–127.00	123.76
4	—	665	107.00–112.00	109.46
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	574	126.00–135.00	133.37
61	—	476	126.00–139.00	133.90
49	—	532	126.00–136.00	131.92
35	—	620	123.00–130.00	127.86
25	—	418	139.00–151.00	143.66
10	—	373	138.00–150.00	142.69
7	—	738	117.00–119.00	118.15
5	—	662	118.00–127.00	122.38
5	—	333	142.00–152.00	144.83
3	—	771	110.00–119.00	115.90
2	—	858	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,770	83.00–86.00	84.99
8	—	1,551	78.00–82.00	79.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,200	61.00–65.00	61.89
12	—	1,217	57.00–60.00	58.93
14	—	1,197	55.00–57.00	55.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	57.00–59.00	57.67
7	—	1,376	62.00–66.00	63.15
8	—	1,471	60.00–61.00	60.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,090	61.00–63.00	62.27
12	—	1,071	48.00–52.00	49.82
23	—	1,070	54.00–58.00	55.82

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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