Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was vary good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows , breakers 2.00 lower, boners and leans steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 400 cows and bulls sold with 68 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.38/cwt on 1,361 head.

Average price

$155.38

1,361 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$15.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.63

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	157.63	823	1,163
Medium and Large 2	523	142.16	744	198

One grade step is worth $15.47/cwt here — about $79 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 sale1,361 hd

155.38

—

OK average7 barns · 14,671 hd

145.75

+9.63

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	1,649	71.28	1,175	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	53.44	656	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,381	51.95	717	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	48.35	506	33

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	130.39/cwt	129.00–136.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	118.00/cwt	109.00–119.00	930	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	158.26/cwt	147.00–162.00	826	379
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	138.75/cwt	131.00–145.00	863	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	112.07/cwt	103.00–117.00	935	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	186.07/cwt	180.00–195.00	581	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	132.19/cwt	124.00–138.00	627	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	148.07/cwt	145.00–158.00	552	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.55/cwt	115.00–123.00	807	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	127.97/cwt	124.00–133.00	796	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	152.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	492	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	172.68/cwt	165.00–174.00	736	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	166.10/cwt	155.00–169.00	766	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	135.13/cwt	127.00–141.00	903	135
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	142.48/cwt	138.00–147.00	732	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	130.45/cwt	126.00–131.00	927	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	180.37/cwt	174.00–188.00	671	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	126.23/cwt	123.00–129.00	981	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	122.59/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	139.69/cwt	134.00–146.00	591	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	184.17/cwt	178.00–190.00	604	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	123.98/cwt	119.00–132.00	705	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	163.38/cwt	159.00–174.00	706	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	178.15/cwt	171.00–185.00	652	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	148.22/cwt	146.00–160.00	851	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	158.32/cwt	151.00–166.00	739	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	806.44/cwt	775.00–875.00	8,774	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	930.27/cwt	775.00–1,075.00	8,121	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,403	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	815.73/cwt	710.00–875.00	9,087	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,004.55/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	7,735	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,545	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,221	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	864.82/cwt	775.00–950.00	7,334	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	920.52/cwt	725.00–1,125.00	10,476	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	42.98/cwt	42.00–44.00	456	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	47.52/cwt	45.00–49.00	646	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	50.84/cwt	50.00–51.00	623	6
Bulls	—	—	1,702	77.90/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,326	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	57.46/cwt	55.00–60.00	695	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	54.76/cwt	54.00–56.00	757	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	51.75/cwt	50.00–54.00	553	11
Bulls	—	—	1,573	71.10/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,118	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	47.47/cwt	45.00–49.00	489	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	52.32/cwt	50.00–54.00	728	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	52.56/cwt	52.00–54.00	649	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.93/cwt	124.00–135.00	550	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	115.99/cwt	114.00–117.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	160.51/cwt	155.00–169.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	141.22/cwt	135.00–147.00	449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	122.84/cwt	121.00–126.00	601	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	104.98/cwt	102.00–111.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	154.02/cwt	149.00–164.00	659	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	124.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	652	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	135.73/cwt	129.00–143.00	510	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	117.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	117.23/cwt	113.00–120.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	138.46/cwt	132.00–146.00	734	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	124.00/cwt	118.00–128.00	825	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	169.89/cwt	161.00–177.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.07/cwt	117.00–125.00	687	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.56/cwt	129.00–158.00	708	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	135.92/cwt	129.00–144.00	786	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	128.34/cwt	123.00–134.00	803	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	148.33/cwt	144.00–158.00	638	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	167.29/cwt	162.00–170.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	149.47/cwt	142.00–155.00	717	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	117.55/cwt	114.00–121.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	114.42/cwt	110.00–121.00	815	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.09/cwt	112.00–120.00	777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	113.03/cwt	107.00–115.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.24/cwt	123.00–135.00	698	124
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	162.98/cwt	156.00–169.00	608	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	123.36/cwt	118.00–130.00	770	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	129.35/cwt	119.00–133.00	749	146
Bulls	—	—	1,665	62.23/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,036	5

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

Tue Nov 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,850Last week 1,350Year ago 2,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 247Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 53Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	129.00–136.00	130.39
6	—	628	114.00–117.00	115.99
5	—	317	155.00–169.00	160.51
2	—	653	110.00–112.00	111.00
18	—	430	144.00–158.00	148.33
3	—	373	162.00–170.00	167.29
10	—	480	142.00–155.00	149.47
6	—	589	112.00–114.00	113.01
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	514	138.00–147.00	142.48
20	—	328	178.00–190.00	184.17
13	—	569	119.00–132.00	123.98
35	—	432	159.00–174.00	163.38
2	—	818	109.00	109.00
15	—	366	171.00–185.00	178.15
28	—	467	151.00–166.00	158.32
12	—	675	112.00–120.00	115.09
4	—	775	107.00–115.00	113.03
32	—	624	118.00–130.00	123.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	788	109.00–119.00	118.00
8	—	834	103.00–117.00	112.07
77	—	474	124.00–138.00	132.19
55	—	373	145.00–158.00	148.07
52	—	675	115.00–123.00	119.55
70	—	622	124.00–133.00	127.97
16	—	322	150.00–155.00	152.74
52	—	423	134.00–146.00	139.69
7	—	712	110.00–121.00	114.42
124	—	528	123.00–135.00	132.24
146	—	579	119.00–133.00	129.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	430	124.00–135.00	127.93
11	—	318	135.00–147.00	141.22
17	—	489	121.00–126.00	122.84
4	—	687	102.00–111.00	104.98
41	—	522	120.00–128.00	124.92
28	—	376	129.00–143.00	135.73
9	—	630	113.00–120.00	117.23
15	—	563	117.00–125.00	122.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
379	—	522	147.00–162.00	158.26
61	—	622	131.00–145.00	138.75
22	—	312	180.00–195.00	186.07
1	—	965	112.00	112.00
242	—	426	165.00–174.00	172.68
168	—	461	155.00–169.00	166.10
135	—	668	127.00–141.00	135.13
36	—	711	126.00–131.00	130.45
25	—	372	174.00–188.00	180.37
1	—	890	114.00	114.00
13	—	777	123.00–129.00	126.23
3	—	818	118.00–125.00	122.59
77	—	574	146.00–160.00	148.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	428	149.00–164.00	154.02
8	—	784	114.00–120.00	117.02
41	—	530	132.00–146.00	138.46
10	—	665	118.00–128.00	124.00
8	—	322	161.00–177.00	169.89
24	—	480	129.00–158.00	147.56
44	—	578	129.00–144.00	135.92
14	—	626	123.00–134.00	128.34
2	—	715	114.00–121.00	117.55
16	—	373	156.00–169.00	162.98

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)	5	—	1,088	775.00–875.00	806.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	848	775.00–950.00	864.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,138	725.00–1,125.00	920.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	873	775.00–1,075.00	930.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,114	710.00–875.00	815.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	800.00–1,175.00	1,004.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	42.00–44.00	42.98
11	—	1,068	50.00–54.00	51.75
18	—	1,030	45.00–49.00	47.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,360	45.00–49.00	47.52
8	—	1,382	54.00–56.00	54.76
11	—	1,391	50.00–54.00	52.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,226	50.00–51.00	50.84
8	—	1,209	55.00–60.00	57.46
19	—	1,235	52.00–54.00	52.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,702	76.00–80.00	77.90
6	—	1,573	69.00–74.00	71.10
5	—	1,665	60.00–66.00	62.23

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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