Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality average with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 320 cows and bulls sold with 87 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.16/cwt on 823 head.

Average price

$146.16

823 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$11.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.87

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	147.62	879	722
Medium and Large 2	546	135.68	740	101

One grade step is worth $11.95/cwt here — about $139 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 sale823 hd

146.16

—

OK average7 barns · 10,248 hd

141.29

+4.87

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	—	Low	1,664	77.05	1,282	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	52.47	629	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	52.08	728	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	49.46	536	33

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1	—	620	132.18/cwt	125.00–139.00	820	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.64/cwt	136.00–142.00	464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	118.93/cwt	113.00–123.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	121.99/cwt	114.00–128.00	575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	137.71/cwt	132.00–146.00	570	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	149.20/cwt	144.00–153.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.58/cwt	126.00–140.00	635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	135.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	779	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	126.54/cwt	121.00–132.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	131.83/cwt	120.00–140.00	820	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	136.51/cwt	128.00–142.00	704	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	105.54/cwt	102.00–109.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.68/cwt	110.00–124.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.60/cwt	120.00–134.00	483	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	122.75/cwt	116.00–126.00	592	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	124.63/cwt	116.00–130.00	528	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	48.70/cwt	47.00–52.00	531	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	55.27/cwt	53.00–57.00	675	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	117.96/cwt	110.00–123.00	729	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	119.79/cwt	117.00–124.00	736	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	47.93/cwt	45.00–51.00	566	15
Bulls	—	—	1,531	70.11/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,073	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	145.23/cwt	137.00–151.00	607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.97/cwt	114.00–128.00	644	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	52.20/cwt	50.00–54.00	745	19
Bulls	—	—	1,744	79.08/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,379	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	42.48/cwt	40.00–46.00	460	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	47.48/cwt	44.00–49.00	633	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	62.53/cwt	60.00–64.00	757	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	85.31/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,506	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	58.83/cwt	55.00–61.00	631	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	55.69/cwt	55.00–58.00	767	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	819.35/cwt	675.00–950.00	7,448	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	945.13/cwt	925.00–960.00	9,451	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,305	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	851.89/cwt	750.00–910.00	9,635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	132.96/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,020	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	816.92/cwt	760.00–975.00	8,733	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	870	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	125.20/cwt	122.00–134.00	889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	138.89/cwt	131.00–145.00	665	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	118.29/cwt	110.00–123.00	788	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	153.45/cwt	151.00–156.00	482	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	145.29/cwt	138.00–151.00	555	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	123.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	147.79/cwt	143.00–159.00	770	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	147.44/cwt	141.00–155.00	933	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	149.71/cwt	146.00–159.00	490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	145.32/cwt	141.00–155.00	693	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	135.27/cwt	129.00–140.00	908	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	165.90/cwt	157.00–171.00	620	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	130.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,065	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.18/cwt	142.00–157.00	858	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	120.07/cwt	116.00–125.00	920	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	117.11/cwt	107.00–124.00	849	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	139.45/cwt	133.00–141.00	446	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	155.25/cwt	152.00–167.00	677	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	137.78/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,006	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	118.51/cwt	112.00–123.00	799	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.12/cwt	125.00–138.00	751	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	142.96/cwt	131.00–145.00	559	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	131.38/cwt	126.00–140.00	625	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	136.54/cwt	127.00–140.00	602	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.30/cwt	129.00–144.00	713	107
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	153.45/cwt	147.00–162.00	648	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	133.33/cwt	125.00–139.00	701	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	128.64/cwt	125.00–139.00	736	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	119.28/cwt	119.00–120.00	936	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	130.09/cwt	125.00–139.00	812	12

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 2,600Last week 1,550Year ago 2,600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 289Last week 331Year ago 365

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 59Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	620	125.00–139.00	132.18
2	—	830	124.00	124.00
13	—	766	116.00–125.00	120.07
15	—	725	107.00–124.00	117.11
23	—	320	133.00–141.00	139.45
27	—	674	112.00–123.00	118.51
43	—	573	125.00–138.00	131.12
59	—	391	131.00–145.00	142.96
63	—	476	126.00–140.00	131.38
71	—	441	127.00–140.00	136.54
107	—	523	129.00–144.00	136.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	114.00	114.00
2	—	333	121.00–132.00	126.54
2	—	683	102.00–109.00	105.54
8	—	568	110.00–124.00	120.68
16	—	370	120.00–134.00	130.60
17	—	482	116.00–126.00	122.75
14	—	424	116.00–130.00	124.63
11	—	618	110.00–123.00	117.96
21	—	528	114.00–128.00	121.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	136.00–142.00	140.64
6	—	576	113.00–123.00	118.93
9	—	471	114.00–128.00	121.99
12	—	414	132.00–146.00	137.71
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
2	—	713	112.00–115.00	113.49
6	—	523	120.00–126.00	122.86
3	—	395	130.00	130.00
4	—	614	117.00–124.00	119.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	710	122.00–134.00	125.20
30	—	479	131.00–145.00	138.89
16	—	666	110.00–123.00	118.29
8	—	314	151.00–156.00	153.45
10	—	382	138.00–151.00	145.29
15	—	422	147.00–162.00	153.45
27	—	526	125.00–139.00	133.33
31	—	572	125.00–139.00	128.64
7	—	785	119.00–120.00	119.28
12	—	624	125.00–139.00	130.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	144.00–153.00	149.20
9	—	475	126.00–140.00	133.58
38	—	576	130.00–140.00	135.25
20	—	622	120.00–140.00	131.83
15	—	516	128.00–142.00	136.51
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
2	—	795	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	128.00	128.00
11	—	418	137.00–151.00	145.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	767	125.00–139.00	132.96
5	—	883	120.00–128.00	123.12
64	—	521	143.00–159.00	147.79
165	—	633	141.00–155.00	147.44
6	—	327	146.00–159.00	149.71
39	—	477	141.00–155.00	145.32
39	—	671	129.00–140.00	135.27
40	—	374	157.00–171.00	165.90
42	—	817	125.00–135.00	130.40
64	—	575	142.00–157.00	149.18
2	—	995	118.00	118.00
72	—	436	152.00–167.00	155.25
97	—	730	127.00–139.00	137.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	512	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,091	47.00–52.00	48.70
9	—	1,083	40.00–46.00	42.48
8	—	1,073	55.00–61.00	58.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,222	53.00–57.00	55.27
15	—	1,181	45.00–51.00	47.93
4	—	1,211	60.00–64.00	62.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,427	50.00–54.00	52.20
6	—	1,333	44.00–49.00	47.48
7	—	1,378	55.00–58.00	55.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,531	67.00–74.00	70.11
7	—	1,744	77.00–81.00	79.08
5	—	1,765	83.00–88.00	85.31

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)	10	—	909	675.00–950.00	819.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,131	750.00–910.00	851.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,069	760.00–975.00	816.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	925.00–960.00	945.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	950.00	950.00

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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