Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer and heifer calves 12.00 to 17.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers 1.00 higher, boners and leans 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold with 72 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.73/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$130.73

379 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$9.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.95

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	132.93	669	289
Medium and Large 2	493	123.67	609	90

One grade step is worth $9.27/cwt here — about $59 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 sale379 hd

130.73

—

OK average5 barns · 3,149 hd

127.78

+2.95

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	1,588	71.27	1,132	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	55.41	794	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	50.93	616	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	48.58	522	32

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	678	111.68/cwt	110.00–113.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	137.71/cwt	130.00–142.00	518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	137.99/cwt	129.00–142.00	451	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	149.79/cwt	146.00–154.00	563	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	126.12/cwt	121.00–133.00	729	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	145.99/cwt	142.00–151.00	552	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.49/cwt	111.00–117.00	878	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	118.59/cwt	115.00–122.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	115.60/cwt	114.00–117.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	169.12/cwt	158.00–172.00	558	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	103.33/cwt	101.00–105.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	143.67/cwt	138.00–147.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.50/cwt	109.00–112.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	133.60/cwt	129.00–138.00	636	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	127.18/cwt	121.00–131.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	150.62/cwt	142.00–158.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.44/cwt	114.00–126.00	698	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	797.93/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,160	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,027.45/cwt	910.00–1,125.00	11,384	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	846.36/cwt	675.00–1,000.00	6,458	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	826.10/cwt	725.00–925.00	8,063	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	821.22/cwt	725.00–925.00	10,651	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	860.49/cwt	725.00–1,035.00	10,791	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	846.48/cwt	700.00–1,010.00	8,118	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	819.98/cwt	750.00–875.00	10,611	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	66.29/cwt	63.00–70.00	984	6
Bulls	—	—	1,707	73.53/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,255	5
Bulls	—	—	1,597	77.45/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,237	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	59.25/cwt	58.00–62.00	886	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	54.98/cwt	53.00–57.00	781	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	51.51/cwt	50.00–52.00	712	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	47.82/cwt	47.00–50.00	507	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	46.68/cwt	44.00–49.00	562	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	51.59/cwt	50.00–53.00	629	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	56.48/cwt	55.00–59.00	678	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	54.67/cwt	49.00–57.00	600	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	42.71/cwt	41.00–46.00	456	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	154.42/cwt	152.00–160.00	661	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.92/cwt	156.00–171.00	620	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	877	109.39/cwt	107.00–110.00	959	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.03/cwt	143.00–150.00	700	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.53/cwt	129.00–141.00	749	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.91/cwt	130.00–144.00	719	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	133.76/cwt	131.00–136.00	820	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	130.39/cwt	127.00–133.00	870	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	149.94/cwt	142.00–157.00	876	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	153.46/cwt	147.00–162.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.15/cwt	146.00–158.00	789	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.79/cwt	158.00–172.00	611	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	160.89/cwt	157.00–164.00	772	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	128.70/cwt	122.00–132.00	916	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	124.21/cwt	117.00–130.00	966	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	182.01/cwt	171.00–185.00	562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	125.65/cwt	121.00–129.00	797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	124.87/cwt	122.00–127.00	840	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	128.35/cwt	120.00–132.00	670	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	135.29/cwt	127.00–140.00	630	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.10/cwt	156.00–169.00	687	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.28/cwt	128.00–141.00	771	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	110.19/cwt	102.00–114.00	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	145.17/cwt	141.00–146.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	145.48/cwt	137.00–152.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	123.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	770	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	123.17/cwt	121.00–125.00	826	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	662	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	149.12/cwt	144.00–158.00	468	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	137.17/cwt	131.00–143.00	587	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.07/cwt	112.00–124.00	628	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	596	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	127.41/cwt	124.00–132.00	550	3

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 1,350Last week 750Year ago 2,400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 251Year ago 357

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 39Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	110.00–113.00	111.68
8	—	376	130.00–142.00	137.71
13	—	327	129.00–142.00	137.99
2	—	725	109.00–110.00	109.50
7	—	619	102.00–114.00	110.19
14	—	573	110.00–120.00	115.46
20	—	523	112.00–124.00	120.07
20	—	475	120.00–130.00	125.45
3	—	432	124.00–132.00	127.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	578	121.00–133.00	126.12
24	—	378	142.00–151.00	145.99
12	—	760	111.00–117.00	115.49
39	—	522	120.00–132.00	128.35
57	—	466	127.00–140.00	135.29
4	—	745	116.00	116.00
3	—	903	111.00	111.00
28	—	626	120.00–128.00	123.00
15	—	671	121.00–125.00	123.17
2	—	823	110.00	110.00
37	—	314	144.00–158.00	149.12
37	—	428	131.00–143.00	137.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	376	146.00–154.00	149.79
3	—	740	101.00–105.00	103.33
6	—	427	138.00–147.00	143.67
2	—	640	109.00–112.00	110.50
12	—	476	129.00–138.00	133.60
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
6	—	527	121.00–131.00	127.18
3	—	313	142.00–158.00	150.62
7	—	575	114.00–126.00	121.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	120.00–123.00	121.51
2	—	813	106.00–107.00	106.50
2	—	718	115.00–122.00	118.59
5	—	666	114.00–117.00	115.60
17	—	330	158.00–172.00	169.12
2	—	765	114.00	114.00
16	—	428	152.00–160.00	154.42
29	—	385	156.00–171.00	160.92
5	—	877	107.00–110.00	109.39
21	—	473	143.00–150.00	148.03
9	—	565	129.00–141.00	132.53
15	—	525	130.00–144.00	136.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	613	131.00–136.00	133.76
24	—	667	127.00–133.00	130.39
8	—	806	130.00	130.00
30	—	584	142.00–157.00	149.94
17	—	522	146.00–158.00	151.15
25	—	373	158.00–172.00	163.79
34	—	480	157.00–164.00	160.89
28	—	712	122.00–132.00	128.70
10	—	778	117.00–130.00	124.21
7	—	309	171.00–185.00	182.01
17	—	424	156.00–169.00	162.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	134.00	134.00
5	—	431	147.00–162.00	153.46
3	—	518	140.00–142.00	140.68
1	—	795	114.00	114.00
8	—	634	121.00–129.00	125.65
8	—	673	122.00–127.00	124.87
18	—	570	128.00–141.00	135.28
6	—	379	141.00–146.00	145.17
9	—	470	137.00–152.00	145.48

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	—	1,148	750.00–850.00	797.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	910.00–1,125.00	1,027.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	763	675.00–1,000.00	846.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	976	725.00–925.00	826.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,297	725.00–925.00	821.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,254	725.00–1,035.00	860.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	959	700.00–1,010.00	846.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,294	750.00–875.00	819.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,485	63.00–70.00	66.29
5	—	1,707	72.00–75.00	73.53
3	—	1,597	76.00–80.00	77.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,496	58.00–62.00	59.25
17	—	1,421	53.00–57.00	54.98
6	—	1,383	50.00–52.00	51.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,060	47.00–50.00	47.82
11	—	1,098	49.00–57.00	54.67
10	—	1,067	41.00–46.00	42.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,205	44.00–49.00	46.68
10	—	1,220	50.00–53.00	51.59
8	—	1,201	55.00–59.00	56.48

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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