Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 190 cows and bulls sold with 60 percent going to packers

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.46/cwt on 466 head.

Average price

$138.46

466 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$11.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.87

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	140.33	707	389
Medium and Large 2	481	129.02	620	77

One grade step is worth $11.31/cwt here — about $87 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 sale466 hd

138.46

—

OK average7 barns · 8,809 hd

131.59

+6.87

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	1,712	80.25	1,374	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,441	58.60	845	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	55.03	660	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	53.82	570	22

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1	—	921	98.58/cwt	98.00–102.00	908	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	142.30/cwt	131.00–149.00	747	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	120.29/cwt	115.00–129.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	195.97/cwt	188.00–206.00	647	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	120.72/cwt	119.00–122.00	800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	922	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	185.53/cwt	176.00–190.00	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	147.23/cwt	138.00–153.00	860	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	186.70/cwt	182.00–197.00	693	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	179.52/cwt	173.00–187.00	770	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	114.30/cwt	109.00–116.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	146.35/cwt	146.00–147.00	896	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	133.02/cwt	131.00–136.00	895	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	133.23/cwt	132.00–134.00	961	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	149.82/cwt	141.00–155.00	622	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	126.78/cwt	118.00–131.00	794	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	158.77/cwt	154.00–165.00	824	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.00/cwt	158.00–173.00	784	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	134.62/cwt	127.00–141.00	840	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	128.98/cwt	120.00–131.00	859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	165.81/cwt	154.00–168.00	866	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	173.01/cwt	167.00–181.00	824	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	185.62/cwt	178.00–192.00	716	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	173.35/cwt	168.00–181.00	742	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	15,533	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	16,994	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,508	1
Bulls	—	—	1,614	84.83/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,369	4
Bulls	—	—	1,964	81.44/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,599	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	53.39/cwt	51.00–56.00	585	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	53.89/cwt	51.00–57.00	763	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	57.91/cwt	57.00–61.00	707	11
Bulls	—	—	1,483	75.82/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,124	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	54.35/cwt	52.00–56.00	646	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	49.00/cwt	48.00–51.00	573	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	46.90/cwt	45.00–50.00	493	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	62.15/cwt	60.00–64.00	643	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	64.04/cwt	63.00–65.00	924	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	59.72/cwt	58.00–61.00	871	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,096.54/cwt	850.00–1,325.00	11,152	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,007.43/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	9,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,099.36/cwt	850.00–1,275.00	13,280	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,133.08/cwt	975.00–1,275.00	13,710	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	944.78/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	10,345	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	905.74/cwt	875.00–925.00	11,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	140.69/cwt	135.00–150.00	529	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	141.75/cwt	135.00–154.00	665	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	124.39/cwt	115.00–128.00	656	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	162.28/cwt	154.00–168.00	693	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	111.23/cwt	110.00–113.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	131.96/cwt	125.00–143.00	627	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	139.90/cwt	135.00–148.00	464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	174.94/cwt	172.00–180.00	670	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.73/cwt	130.00–145.00	739	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	111.36/cwt	110.00–114.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	120.98/cwt	115.00–124.00	680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	151.35/cwt	148.00–164.00	654	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	160.35/cwt	151.00–170.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	127.44/cwt	123.00–132.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	162.37/cwt	154.00–173.00	615	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	155.42/cwt	148.00–165.00	730	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	132.44/cwt	120.00–139.00	752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.12/cwt	135.00–149.00	677	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	137.61/cwt	130.00–144.00	709	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	132.29/cwt	129.00–139.00	771	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.82/cwt	150.00–163.00	581	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	175.79/cwt	170.00–186.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.76/cwt	125.00–140.00	562	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	161.31/cwt	151.00–165.00	516	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	144.00/cwt	140.00–148.00	808	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	113.20/cwt	111.00–120.00	874	8

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 1,550Last week 2,850Year ago 1,800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 304Year ago 262

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 96Year ago 238

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	921	98.00–102.00	98.58
11	—	663	119.00–122.00	120.72
8	—	878	105.00	105.00
7	—	721	109.00–116.00	114.30
2	—	810	110.00	110.00
97	—	415	141.00–155.00	149.82
33	—	626	118.00–131.00	126.78
67	—	473	135.00–149.00	143.12
45	—	515	130.00–144.00	137.61
44	—	583	129.00–139.00	132.29
35	—	373	150.00–163.00	155.82
25	—	320	151.00–165.00	161.31
8	—	772	111.00–120.00	113.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	135.00–150.00	140.69
16	—	527	115.00–128.00	124.39
4	—	660	110.00–113.00	111.23
16	—	475	125.00–143.00	131.96
5	—	332	135.00–148.00	139.90
3	—	632	110.00–114.00	111.36
9	—	562	115.00–124.00	120.98
16	—	420	125.00–140.00	133.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	122.00	122.00
11	—	525	131.00–149.00	142.30
29	—	469	135.00–154.00	141.75
11	—	432	148.00–164.00	151.35
3	—	317	151.00–170.00	160.35
2	—	583	123.00–132.00	127.44
18	—	379	154.00–173.00	162.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	114.00	114.00
8	—	323	176.00–190.00	185.53
13	—	519	154.00–165.00	158.77
26	—	475	158.00–173.00	165.00
11	—	624	127.00–141.00	134.62
8	—	666	120.00–131.00	128.98
22	—	386	178.00–192.00	185.62
20	—	428	168.00–181.00	173.35
12	—	561	140.00–148.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	115.00–129.00	120.29
24	—	330	188.00–206.00	195.97
30	—	584	138.00–153.00	147.23
1	—	970	103.00	103.00
22	—	371	182.00–197.00	186.70
19	—	429	173.00–187.00	179.52
20	—	612	146.00–147.00	146.35
9	—	673	131.00–136.00	133.02
8	—	721	132.00–134.00	133.23
2	—	860	118.00	118.00
124	—	522	154.00–168.00	165.81
47	—	476	167.00–181.00	173.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	427	154.00–168.00	162.28
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
12	—	383	172.00–180.00	174.94
13	—	525	130.00–145.00	140.73
20	—	470	148.00–165.00	155.42
8	—	568	120.00–139.00	132.44
7	—	334	170.00–186.00	175.79

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,090	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,172	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,017	850.00–1,325.00	1,096.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	948	950.00–1,075.00	1,007.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,208	850.00–1,275.00	1,099.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,210	975.00–1,275.00	1,133.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,095	875.00–1,100.00	944.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,236	875.00–925.00	905.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,614	84.00–87.00	84.83
7	—	1,964	80.00–83.00	81.44
6	—	1,483	75.00–78.00	75.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,096	51.00–56.00	53.39
8	—	1,051	45.00–50.00	46.90
7	—	1,034	60.00–64.00	62.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,416	51.00–57.00	53.89
4	—	1,443	63.00–65.00	64.04
10	—	1,458	58.00–61.00	59.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,221	57.00–61.00	57.91
11	—	1,188	52.00–56.00	54.35
4	—	1,169	48.00–51.00	49.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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