Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 260 cows and bulls sold with 88 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.50/cwt on 602 head.

Average price

$130.50

602 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$3.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	131.18	713	496
Medium and Large 2	473	127.29	602	106

One grade step is worth $3.89/cwt here — about $111 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 sale602 hd

130.50

—

OK average4 barns · 8,273 hd

133.31

−2.81

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	1,671	73.88	1,235	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	52.20	728	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	49.13	593	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	45.32	485	32

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 2	—	460	155.43/cwt	151.00–160.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	174.32/cwt	168.00–182.00	750	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	183.17/cwt	178.00–194.00	707	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	194.94/cwt	189.00–207.00	641	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	116.63/cwt	111.00–122.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	170.80/cwt	167.00–180.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	113.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,074	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	174.78/cwt	167.00–182.00	739	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	151.79/cwt	146.00–163.00	785	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	162.57/cwt	155.00–169.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	114.45/cwt	106.00–120.00	885	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	187.01/cwt	184.00–198.00	696	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	158.54/cwt	151.00–169.00	747	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	123.44/cwt	118.00–129.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.03/cwt	120.00–134.00	706	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	152.80/cwt	147.00–161.00	489	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	788.44/cwt	700.00–860.00	7,845	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	134.70/cwt	132.00–146.00	632	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	124.32/cwt	117.00–131.00	778	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	150.51/cwt	147.00–161.00	646	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	210.12/cwt	196.00–223.00	677	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	131.12/cwt	122.00–135.00	944	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	129.26/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,000	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.43/cwt	131.00–145.00	876	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	167.78/cwt	161.00–175.00	789	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.96/cwt	149.00–164.00	821	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	133.16/cwt	127.00–139.00	900	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.98/cwt	138.00–152.00	818	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	55.26/cwt	54.00–58.00	789	15
Bulls	—	—	1,582	68.65/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,086	13
Bulls	—	—	1,865	84.30/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,572	4
Bulls	—	—	1,727	77.63/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,341	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	44.13/cwt	41.00–46.00	523	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	45.25/cwt	43.00–47.00	622	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,067.12/cwt	1,060.00–1,075.00	11,077	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,270	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	38.86/cwt	37.00–41.00	414	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	59.00/cwt	57.00–60.00	638	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	46.66/cwt	45.00–51.00	500	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	115.01/cwt	112.00–117.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	114.75/cwt	108.00–118.00	662	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	50.55/cwt	49.00–53.00	685	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	49.00/cwt	47.00–51.00	593	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	53.76/cwt	52.00–56.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	137.42/cwt	130.00–144.00	599	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	175.09/cwt	168.00–187.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,070.12/cwt	910.00–1,175.00	12,285	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,051.93/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	12,297	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	119.77/cwt	113.00–122.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	136.43/cwt	123.00–143.00	434	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	154.98/cwt	143.00–169.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	161.05/cwt	151.00–172.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.24/cwt	115.00–131.00	595	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	129.11/cwt	116.00–133.00	799	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	120.61/cwt	111.00–125.00	860	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	139.12/cwt	129.00–147.00	789	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.27/cwt	112.00–117.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	142.88/cwt	135.00–148.00	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.39/cwt	132.00–146.00	534	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	111.50/cwt	111.00–113.00	990	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.29/cwt	120.00–132.00	659	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.31/cwt	150.00–162.00	576	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	104.02/cwt	101.00–107.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	120.72/cwt	111.00–127.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	160.49/cwt	151.00–166.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	119.41/cwt	110.00–122.00	812	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	106.00/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	131.70/cwt	122.00–137.00	757	10

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 260Year ago 227

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 80Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	460	151.00–160.00	155.43
4	—	369	155.00–169.00	162.57
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
4	—	334	168.00–187.00	175.09
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
10	—	541	135.00–148.00	142.88
3	—	642	111.00–127.00	120.72
7	—	432	151.00–166.00	160.49
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
10	—	575	122.00–137.00	131.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	430	168.00–182.00	174.32
29	—	386	178.00–194.00	183.17
12	—	329	189.00–207.00	194.94
16	—	859	125.00	125.00
1	—	830	111.00	111.00
44	—	720	122.00–135.00	131.12
12	—	774	120.00–134.00	129.26
115	—	624	131.00–145.00	140.43
51	—	470	161.00–175.00	167.78
101	—	523	149.00–164.00	156.96
39	—	676	127.00–139.00	133.16
68	—	572	138.00–152.00	142.98
5	—	985	102.00–107.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	111.00–122.00	116.63
6	—	378	167.00–180.00	170.80
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
4	—	484	113.00–122.00	119.77
5	—	416	143.00–169.00	154.98
3	—	330	151.00–172.00	161.05
2	—	625	102.00	102.00
4	—	573	112.00–117.00	113.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	423	167.00–182.00	174.78
16	—	517	146.00–163.00	151.79
7	—	773	106.00–120.00	114.45
31	—	372	184.00–198.00	187.01
30	—	471	151.00–169.00	158.54
6	—	672	118.00–129.00	123.44
2	—	735	120.00	120.00
16	—	322	196.00–223.00	210.12
13	—	619	116.00–133.00	129.11
24	—	567	129.00–147.00	139.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	648	112.00–115.00	113.00
8	—	530	112.00–117.00	115.01
15	—	577	108.00–118.00	114.75
21	—	436	130.00–144.00	137.42
11	—	318	123.00–143.00	136.43
31	—	475	115.00–131.00	125.24
12	—	378	132.00–146.00	141.39
2	—	715	101.00–107.00	104.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	565	120.00–134.00	125.03
23	—	320	147.00–161.00	152.80
64	—	469	132.00–146.00	134.70
60	—	626	117.00–131.00	124.32
60	—	429	147.00–161.00	150.51
33	—	713	111.00–125.00	120.61
16	—	888	111.00–113.00	111.50
108	—	522	120.00–132.00	126.29
28	—	373	150.00–162.00	154.31
2	—	765	112.00	112.00
46	—	680	110.00–122.00	119.41

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	700.00–860.00	788.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,148	910.00–1,175.00	1,070.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,169	925.00–1,150.00	1,051.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	1,060.00–1,075.00	1,067.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,428	54.00–58.00	55.26
4	—	1,375	43.00–47.00	45.25
11	—	1,355	49.00–53.00	50.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,186	41.00–46.00	44.13
14	—	1,211	47.00–51.00	49.00
9	—	1,218	52.00–56.00	53.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,066	37.00–41.00	38.86
6	—	1,082	57.00–60.00	59.00
11	—	1,072	45.00–51.00	46.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,582	65.00–74.00	68.65
4	—	1,865	83.00–85.00	84.30
7	—	1,727	75.00–80.00	77.63

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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