Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. up 16+ , over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. A total of 390 cows and bulls sold with 82 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.14/cwt on 390 head.

Average price

$149.14

390 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$5.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.75

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	150.84	834	259
Medium and Large 2	492	145.80	717	131

One grade step is worth $5.04/cwt here — about $118 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 sale390 hd

149.14

—

OK average7 barns · 9,172 hd

140.40

+8.75

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	1,669	75.70	1,263	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	56.26	771	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	54.72	668	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	53.68	588	38

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1	—	530	152.67/cwt	147.00–162.00	809	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	148.92/cwt	138.00–161.00	633	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	154.89/cwt	148.00–162.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	154.11/cwt	147.00–157.00	570	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	125.47/cwt	120.00–135.00	829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	154.03/cwt	149.00–164.00	641	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	124.03/cwt	117.00–131.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	172.56/cwt	168.00–182.00	563	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	138.87/cwt	134.00–146.00	724	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	174.63/cwt	168.00–181.00	732	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	121.19/cwt	119.00–124.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	123.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	141.69/cwt	136.00–146.00	752	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	132.73/cwt	125.00–139.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	154.76/cwt	149.00–164.00	503	10
Bulls	—	—	1,728	76.67/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,325	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	56.16/cwt	55.00–57.00	778	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	55.96/cwt	54.00–57.00	687	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	118.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	134.05/cwt	124.00–139.00	788	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	159.99/cwt	159.00–161.00	536	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	50.72/cwt	49.00–53.00	613	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	61.56/cwt	60.00–66.00	681	8
Bulls	—	—	1,766	80.24/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,417	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	58.74/cwt	58.00–62.00	802	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	58.89/cwt	58.00–62.00	723	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	55.19/cwt	53.00–57.00	602	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	49.78/cwt	47.00–52.00	544	20
Bulls	—	—	1,527	71.08/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,085	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	51.86/cwt	50.00–54.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	156.19/cwt	149.00–164.00	583	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	126.90/cwt	120.00–131.00	612	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.83/cwt	126.00–140.00	560	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	141.74/cwt	135.00–145.00	461	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	139.14/cwt	132.00–146.00	532	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	165.17/cwt	161.00–171.00	527	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	790.55/cwt	735.00–825.00	7,589	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	905.41/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,457	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	741.49/cwt	725.00–760.00	7,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	149.87/cwt	144.00–154.00	713	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	112.53/cwt	111.00–114.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	121.39/cwt	114.00–125.00	756	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	761	114.35/cwt	108.00–117.00	870	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	118.40/cwt	110.00–123.00	847	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	122.45/cwt	118.00–127.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	121.24/cwt	118.00–127.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.92/cwt	129.00–140.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	131.91/cwt	123.00–136.00	886	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	161.82/cwt	154.00–169.00	757	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	976.47/cwt	825.00–1,150.00	10,722	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	973.09/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	12,115	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	922.47/cwt	810.00–1,125.00	10,018	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	178.81/cwt	174.00–183.00	565	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	124.86/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	132.56/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,027	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	918.48/cwt	825.00–1,010.00	10,930	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	874.45/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	10,082	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	929.60/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	11,360	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	176.64/cwt	173.00–179.00	662	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	131.40/cwt	124.00–139.00	815	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	137.54/cwt	132.00–144.00	642	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	166.38/cwt	162.00–176.00	692	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	147.36/cwt	142.00–155.00	698	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	135.73/cwt	126.00–140.00	770	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.96/cwt	124.00–136.00	915	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	133.80/cwt	124.00–137.00	756	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	134.92/cwt	127.00–140.00	700	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	119.83/cwt	119.00–121.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	136.23/cwt	132.00–138.00	856	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	172.80/cwt	167.00–181.00	660	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	819	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.06/cwt	124.00–137.00	813	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	146.01/cwt	142.00–157.00	622	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	147.10/cwt	140.00–154.00	844	39

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 1,550Last week 1,400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 331Last week 228Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 72Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	530	147.00–162.00	152.67
29	—	419	168.00–181.00	174.63
17	—	672	123.00–136.00	131.91
1	—	855	123.00	123.00
24	—	468	154.00–169.00	161.82
12	—	316	174.00–183.00	178.81
7	—	817	120.00–132.00	124.86
7	—	775	127.00–137.00	132.56
14	—	375	173.00–179.00	176.64
27	—	715	124.00–136.00	127.96
23	—	628	132.00–138.00	136.23
39	—	574	140.00–154.00	147.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	416	149.00–164.00	154.03
2	—	613	117.00–131.00	124.03
5	—	776	119.00–124.00	121.19
5	—	673	115.00–125.00	123.04
23	—	531	136.00–146.00	141.69
3	—	719	118.00–120.00	118.67
20	—	588	124.00–139.00	134.05
14	—	373	149.00–164.00	156.19
14	—	319	161.00–171.00	165.17
23	—	476	144.00–154.00	149.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	109.00	109.00
20	—	425	138.00–161.00	148.92
5	—	371	148.00–162.00	154.89
4	—	588	125.00–139.00	132.73
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
2	—	335	159.00–161.00	159.99
3	—	465	129.00–140.00	132.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	326	168.00–182.00	172.56
17	—	521	134.00–146.00	138.87
8	—	761	108.00–117.00	114.35
7	—	715	110.00–123.00	118.40
2	—	818	107.00	107.00
16	—	416	162.00–176.00	166.38
27	—	474	142.00–155.00	147.36
20	—	567	126.00–140.00	135.73
13	—	382	167.00–181.00	172.80
12	—	673	120.00–124.00	121.68
9	—	625	124.00–137.00	130.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	370	147.00–157.00	154.11
10	—	661	120.00–135.00	125.47
1	—	830	113.00	113.00
10	—	325	149.00–164.00	154.76
32	—	620	124.00–139.00	131.40
25	—	467	132.00–144.00	137.54
83	—	565	124.00–137.00	133.80
37	—	519	127.00–140.00	134.92
6	—	769	118.00	118.00
6	—	728	119.00–121.00	119.83
22	—	426	142.00–157.00	146.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	103.00–106.00	104.48
17	—	482	120.00–131.00	126.90
17	—	428	126.00–140.00	130.83
28	—	325	135.00–145.00	141.74
20	—	382	132.00–146.00	139.14
2	—	680	111.00–114.00	112.53
10	—	623	114.00–125.00	121.39
7	—	571	118.00–127.00	122.45
4	—	526	118.00–127.00	121.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,728	75.00–78.00	76.67
7	—	1,766	79.00–83.00	80.24
9	—	1,527	69.00–74.00	71.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,386	55.00–57.00	56.16
13	—	1,366	58.00–62.00	58.74
7	—	1,344	50.00–54.00	51.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,227	54.00–57.00	55.96
13	—	1,209	49.00–53.00	50.72
8	—	1,228	58.00–62.00	58.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,107	60.00–66.00	61.56
10	—	1,090	53.00–57.00	55.19
20	—	1,093	47.00–52.00	49.78

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	735.00–825.00	790.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	850.00–950.00	905.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	725.00–760.00	741.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,098	825.00–1,150.00	976.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	950.00–1,000.00	973.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,086	810.00–1,125.00	922.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,190	825.00–1,010.00	918.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,153	750.00–1,050.00	874.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,222	825.00–1,075.00	929.60

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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