Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good for steers, moderate for heifers. Quality was average, some attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. A total of 175 cows and bulls sold with 92 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.01/cwt on 369 head.

Average price

$131.01

369 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$8.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	132.16	647	319
Medium and Large 2	441	123.66	545	50

One grade step is worth $8.50/cwt here — about $102 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 sale369 hd

131.01

—

OK average7 barns · 9,017 hd

130.66

+0.35

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	1,719	71.48	1,229	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	57.25	872	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	52.33	639	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	51.02	540	33

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	—	1,922	76.93/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,479	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	897.96/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	9,994	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	45.88/cwt	44.00–48.00	489	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	58.72/cwt	56.00–61.00	623	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	52.53/cwt	50.00–55.00	552	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	57.25/cwt	55.00–58.00	871	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	50.34/cwt	50.00–51.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	119.27/cwt	111.00–123.00	562	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	59.85/cwt	59.00–61.00	951	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	901.14/cwt	810.00–1,010.00	8,948	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	749.34/cwt	725.00–775.00	7,081	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	947.22/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	11,480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	132.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	751	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	915.18/cwt	875.00–950.00	10,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	130.10/cwt	122.00–135.00	561	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	132.83/cwt	131.00–135.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	104.66/cwt	104.00–106.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	151.72/cwt	142.00–159.00	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	113.73/cwt	109.00–119.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	143.82/cwt	138.00–150.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	119.31/cwt	115.00–123.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	169.60/cwt	156.00–176.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	154.61/cwt	149.00–165.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.48/cwt	131.00–146.00	725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	127.08/cwt	120.00–134.00	668	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	130.25/cwt	124.00–136.00	412	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	180.48/cwt	170.00–191.00	574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	193.34/cwt	186.00–200.00	708	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	107.05/cwt	101.00–110.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	115.48/cwt	113.00–119.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	162.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	616	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	71.32/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,141	5
Bulls	—	—	1,578	62.66/cwt	62.00–63.00	989	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	53.55/cwt	52.00–56.00	662	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	58.97/cwt	57.00–61.00	716	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	48.34/cwt	44.00–51.00	582	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	152.61/cwt	149.00–163.00	726	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	154.93/cwt	142.00–160.00	875	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	116.95/cwt	109.00–125.00	793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	136.45/cwt	127.00–141.00	854	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	130.28/cwt	128.00–135.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	174.60/cwt	169.00–180.00	737	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	141.59/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	129.13/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,067	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	216.49/cwt	204.00–225.00	714	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	133.84/cwt	130.00–139.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	121.61/cwt	114.00–127.00	698	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	120.69/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	132.62/cwt	130.00–134.00	954	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	189.52/cwt	184.00–199.00	728	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	149.81/cwt	143.00–155.00	854	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	142.18/cwt	136.00–150.00	603	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	132.58/cwt	124.00–139.00	622	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	112.64/cwt	107.00–118.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	152.89/cwt	147.00–161.00	790	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	118.78/cwt	112.00–126.00	735	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	169.32/cwt	160.00–174.00	806	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	206.58/cwt	194.00–221.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	165.44/cwt	161.00–175.00	725	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	147.81/cwt	141.00–151.00	769	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	112.35/cwt	111.00–114.00	818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	146.74/cwt	142.00–151.00	555	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	144.29/cwt	141.00–155.00	463	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	134.51/cwt	126.00–139.00	771	4

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 Dec 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 2,600Year ago 1,400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 252Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 48Year ago 60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,922	75.00–80.00	76.93
5	—	1,600	69.00–74.00	71.32
3	—	1,578	62.00–63.00	62.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,065	44.00–48.00	45.88
7	—	1,061	56.00–61.00	58.72
12	—	1,050	50.00–55.00	52.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,521	55.00–58.00	57.25
3	—	1,355	50.00–51.00	50.34
8	—	1,589	59.00–61.00	59.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,237	52.00–56.00	53.55
4	—	1,215	57.00–61.00	58.97
10	—	1,204	44.00–51.00	48.34

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)	4	—	1,113	750.00–1,125.00	897.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	810.00–1,010.00	901.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	945	725.00–775.00	749.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,212	800.00–1,050.00	947.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	875.00–950.00	915.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	111.00–123.00	119.27
15	—	431	122.00–135.00	130.10
5	—	365	131.00–135.00	132.83
3	—	644	104.00–106.00	104.66
5	—	526	109.00–119.00	113.73
10	—	316	124.00–136.00	130.25
4	—	564	101.00–110.00	107.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	526	120.00–134.00	127.08
5	—	771	113.00–119.00	115.48
48	—	574	114.00–127.00	121.61
3	—	832	118.00–122.00	120.69
53	—	424	136.00–150.00	142.18
59	—	469	124.00–139.00	132.58
5	—	665	107.00–118.00	112.64
14	—	619	112.00–126.00	118.78
9	—	728	111.00–114.00	112.35
26	—	378	142.00–151.00	146.74
35	—	321	141.00–155.00	144.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
9	—	366	186.00–200.00	193.34
15	—	476	149.00–163.00	152.61
7	—	565	142.00–160.00	154.93
7	—	678	109.00–125.00	116.95
2	—	738	116.00–118.00	117.00
4	—	614	130.00–139.00	133.84
7	—	308	194.00–221.00	206.58
12	—	438	161.00–175.00	165.44
12	—	520	141.00–151.00	147.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.38
4	—	469	138.00–150.00	143.82
3	—	632	115.00–123.00	119.31
1	—	415	156.00	156.00
4	—	378	160.00–164.00	162.98
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
4	—	573	126.00–139.00	134.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	132.00–135.00	132.99
8	—	471	142.00–159.00	151.72
7	—	383	156.00–176.00	169.60
5	—	432	149.00–165.00	154.61
10	—	535	131.00–146.00	135.48
6	—	318	170.00–191.00	180.48
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	626	127.00–141.00	136.45
7	—	674	128.00–135.00	130.28
36	—	422	169.00–180.00	174.60
5	—	758	132.00–144.00	141.59
9	—	826	125.00–130.00	129.13
22	—	330	204.00–225.00	216.49
16	—	719	130.00–134.00	132.62
22	—	384	184.00–199.00	189.52
26	—	570	143.00–155.00	149.81
16	—	517	147.00–161.00	152.89
47	—	476	160.00–174.00	169.32

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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