Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 6.00 to 10.00 higher over 500 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was good for steer calves, moderate to good for heifers. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers steady, boners and leans 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 340 cows and bulls sold with 69 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.00/cwt on 1,078 head.

Average price

$151.00

1,078 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$10.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.92

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	154.71	852	698
Medium and Large 2	537	144.19	774	380

One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about $78 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 sale1,078 hd

151.00

—

OK average7 barns · 18,564 hd

146.08

+4.92

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	1,587	75.20	1,194	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,429	51.18	732	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	44.83	542	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	42.63	459	32

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	623	139.60/cwt	135.00–146.00	870	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	124.45/cwt	120.00–131.00	841	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	154.05/cwt	145.00–159.00	804	120
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	117.30/cwt	116.00–119.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	195.75/cwt	188.00–203.00	650	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.42/cwt	123.00–130.00	666	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	155.53/cwt	149.00–163.00	498	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	147.46/cwt	146.00–149.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	166.63/cwt	163.00–178.00	780	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.87/cwt	119.00–132.00	772	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	179.64/cwt	178.00–193.00	767	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	135.81/cwt	131.00–145.00	576	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	114.00/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	131.04/cwt	121.00–135.00	764	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	146.84/cwt	144.00–160.00	838	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	135.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	903	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	125.72/cwt	121.00–128.00	971	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	127.32/cwt	118.00–131.00	801	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	155.88/cwt	150.00–164.00	733	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	129.34/cwt	122.00–134.00	927	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	193.65/cwt	185.00–199.00	724	59
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	124.37/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,030	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	7,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	113.87/cwt	107.00–117.00	877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	123.93/cwt	117.00–131.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	171.02/cwt	169.00–183.00	735	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.77/cwt	139.00–153.00	755	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	116.38/cwt	111.00–121.00	840	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	146.20/cwt	139.00–154.00	558	107
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	755.38/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,951	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,953	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	872.96/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	8,249	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,048.80/cwt	910.00–1,100.00	11,652	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	986.22/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	11,381	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	791.23/cwt	775.00–810.00	8,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,809	1
Bulls	—	—	1,481	70.99/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,051	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	36.73/cwt	34.00–39.00	393	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	45.00/cwt	43.00–47.00	666	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	40.10/cwt	38.00–42.00	472	11
Bulls	—	—	1,660	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	51.97/cwt	49.00–54.00	640	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	50.41/cwt	49.00–53.00	546	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	55.62/cwt	55.00–57.00	810	7
Bulls	—	—	1,643	76.65/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,259	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	45.49/cwt	43.00–47.00	555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.67/cwt	124.00–139.00	498	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	43.06/cwt	40.00–45.00	464	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	173.36/cwt	170.00–185.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	121.58/cwt	117.00–124.00	587	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.12/cwt	115.00–127.00	708	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	139.87/cwt	132.00–148.00	452	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	122.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	631	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	153.77/cwt	147.00–162.00	737	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.32/cwt	116.00–134.00	808	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.19/cwt	124.00–131.00	541	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	171.99/cwt	165.00–183.00	631	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.56/cwt	163.00–168.00	704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	135.62/cwt	126.00–142.00	781	100
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	133.23/cwt	121.00–138.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	731	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	143.50/cwt	134.00–149.00	761	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	111.43/cwt	105.00–116.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	120.75/cwt	116.00–125.00	804	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	170.14/cwt	159.00–177.00	726	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.94/cwt	112.00–120.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	178.20/cwt	173.00–183.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	130.91/cwt	123.00–137.00	617	206
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	164.10/cwt	158.00–171.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	132.78/cwt	128.00–142.00	756	114
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	109.02/cwt	102.00–116.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	179.73/cwt	173.00–187.00	670	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	190.89/cwt	185.00–199.00	609	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	51.85/cwt	49.00–54.00	725	18

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 3,850Last week 3,850Year ago 4,600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 325Year ago 296

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 75Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	623	135.00–146.00	139.60
120	—	522	145.00–159.00	154.05
34	—	332	188.00–203.00	195.75
85	—	468	163.00–178.00	166.63
56	—	427	178.00–193.00	179.64
2	—	885	107.00–121.00	114.00
99	—	571	144.00–160.00	146.84
58	—	667	130.00–137.00	135.42
25	—	772	121.00–128.00	125.72
76	—	717	122.00–134.00	129.34
59	—	374	185.00–199.00	193.65
8	—	828	117.00–126.00	124.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	676	120.00–131.00	124.45
8	—	329	170.00–185.00	173.36
50	—	479	147.00–162.00	153.77
65	—	620	116.00–134.00	130.32
11	—	367	165.00–183.00	171.99
100	—	576	126.00–142.00	135.62
82	—	530	134.00–149.00	143.50
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
46	—	427	159.00–177.00	170.14
2	—	763	102.00–116.00	109.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	107.00	107.00
7	—	674	116.00–119.00	117.30
47	—	583	121.00–135.00	131.04
1	—	860	109.00	109.00
15	—	629	118.00–131.00	127.32
33	—	470	150.00–164.00	155.88
2	—	713	117.00–131.00	123.93
29	—	430	169.00–183.00	171.02
52	—	525	139.00–153.00	143.77
20	—	373	173.00–187.00	179.73
16	—	319	185.00–199.00	190.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	146.00–149.00	147.46
2	—	635	112.00	112.00
9	—	425	163.00–168.00	165.56
12	—	532	121.00–138.00	133.23
4	—	568	112.00–120.00	117.94
3	—	312	173.00–183.00	178.20
5	—	358	158.00–171.00	164.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	825	120.00	120.00
176	—	523	123.00–130.00	127.42
37	—	320	149.00–163.00	155.53
92	—	618	119.00–132.00	124.87
57	—	424	131.00–145.00	135.81
5	—	770	107.00–117.00	113.87
12	—	722	111.00–121.00	116.38
107	—	382	139.00–154.00	146.20
1	—	870	102.00	102.00
27	—	666	116.00–125.00	120.75
206	—	471	123.00–137.00	130.91
114	—	569	128.00–142.00	132.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	375	124.00–139.00	132.67
19	—	483	117.00–124.00	121.58
51	—	580	115.00–127.00	122.12
23	—	323	132.00–148.00	139.87
21	—	517	115.00–125.00	122.03
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
44	—	425	124.00–131.00	127.19
22	—	620	115.00–125.00	117.96
5	—	660	105.00–116.00	111.43

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	1	—	795	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	635.00	635.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,185	725.00–775.00	755.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	945	700.00–1,025.00	872.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,111	910.00–1,100.00	1,048.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,154	750.00–1,100.00	986.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	775.00–810.00	791.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,481	70.00–72.00	70.99
2	—	1,660	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,643	75.00–77.00	76.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,070	34.00–39.00	36.73
5	—	1,083	49.00–53.00	50.41
19	—	1,078	40.00–45.00	43.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,481	43.00–47.00	45.00
7	—	1,456	55.00–57.00	55.62
18	—	1,399	49.00–54.00	51.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,178	38.00–42.00	40.10
6	—	1,232	49.00–54.00	51.97
14	—	1,221	43.00–47.00	45.49

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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