Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Quality good thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls also 3.00 higher. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold with 54 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.28/cwt on 717 head.

Average price

$158.28

717 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$157

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

$1.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.05

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	485	158.90	771	140
Medium and Large 1-2	522	158.61	828	217
Medium and Large 1	588	157.84	928	360

One grade step is worth $1.05/cwt here — about −$157 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 sale717 hd

158.28

—

OK average7 barns · 12,853 hd

145.23

+13.05

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	1,713	83.59	1,432	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,301	61.37	799	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	55.67	643	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,110	53.41	593	58

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2	—	625	129.38/cwt	125.00–135.00	809	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	127.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	976	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	116.11/cwt	110.00–119.00	857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.53/cwt	140.50–150.50	688	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	140.33/cwt	134.50–144.50	730	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	145.77/cwt	137.00–147.00	969	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	148.54/cwt	144.00–154.00	492	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.84/cwt	124.00–134.00	678	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	169.15/cwt	164.00–174.00	792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	113.58/cwt	107.00–117.00	880	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	189.60/cwt	184.00–194.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	160.99/cwt	155.00–165.00	671	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.56/cwt	167.00–177.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	156.19/cwt	154.00–164.00	601	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	124.54/cwt	118.50–128.50	767	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	205.76/cwt	201.00–211.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.31/cwt	113.00–123.00	818	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	172.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	875	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	120.91/cwt	115.50–125.50	1,042	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	127.03/cwt	121.00–131.00	967	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	180.35/cwt	175.00–185.00	774	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	151.22/cwt	148.00–158.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	184.52/cwt	181.00–191.00	705	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	159.50/cwt	154.00–164.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	171.49/cwt	167.00–177.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	156.53/cwt	147.00–157.00	942	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	175.70/cwt	171.00–181.00	836	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	128.45/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,064	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.04/cwt	124.00–134.00	918	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	138.11/cwt	136.00–146.00	847	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	180.32/cwt	174.00–184.00	700	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	176.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	767	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	61.72/cwt	59.50–64.00	820	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	54.44/cwt	54.00–59.00	608	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	52.79/cwt	49.00–53.00	567	18
Bulls	—	—	1,973	91.99/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,815	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	75.71/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,233	3
Bulls	—	—	1,686	84.27/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,421	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	1,192.36/cwt	950.00–1,500.00	12,830	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	60.36/cwt	59.00–64.00	730	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	49.36/cwt	46.00–51.00	533	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	54.78/cwt	52.00–58.00	597	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	65.35/cwt	64.00–68.00	932	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,157	56.68/cwt	52.00–57.00	656	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.25/cwt	132.00–142.00	515	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	60.58/cwt	58.00–63.00	771	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	176.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	821	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,206.63/cwt	975.00–1,275.00	13,768	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	846.90/cwt	725.00–975.00	10,324	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,307	1,171.42/cwt	1,025.00–1,325.00	15,310	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	121.13/cwt	113.00–123.50	641	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	21,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	160.54/cwt	156.00–166.00	936	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	154.38/cwt	148.00–159.00	735	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	154.80/cwt	148.00–158.00	825	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	181.92/cwt	179.00–189.00	586	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	148.13/cwt	143.00–153.00	566	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	157.39/cwt	153.00–163.00	683	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	164.36/cwt	159.00–169.00	860	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	126.69/cwt	119.00–129.00	590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	150.36/cwt	145.00–155.00	851	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	136.84/cwt	133.00–143.00	577	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	176.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	655	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	138.57/cwt	133.00–143.00	455	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	137.67/cwt	136.00–146.00	871	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	147.81/cwt	144.00–154.00	630	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.08/cwt	108.00–118.00	707	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	124.67/cwt	119.00–129.00	716	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	141.05/cwt	137.00–147.00	796	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	136.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	644	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	146.80/cwt	143.00–153.00	774	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	131.61/cwt	126.00–136.00	899	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	194.59/cwt	190.00–200.00	636	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	165.96/cwt	160.00–170.00	795	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	133.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	748	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	169.41/cwt	164.00–174.00	727	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	123.68/cwt	117.00–127.00	821	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 1,500Last week 1,550Year ago 1,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 129Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 61Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	625	125.00–135.00	129.38
12	—	468	164.00–174.00	169.15
15	—	564	137.00–147.00	141.05
12	—	527	143.00–153.00	146.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	765	120.00–130.00	127.59
7	—	319	184.00–194.00	189.60
6	—	570	148.00–158.00	151.22
6	—	524	154.00–164.00	159.50
19	—	613	136.00–146.00	138.11
18	—	388	174.00–184.00	180.32
12	—	434	170.00–180.00	176.77
5	—	464	175.00–185.00	176.94
8	—	664	117.00–127.00	123.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	738	110.00–119.00	116.11
59	—	473	140.50–150.50	145.53
42	—	520	134.50–144.50	140.33
21	—	775	107.00–117.00	113.58
15	—	417	155.00–165.00	160.99
8	—	330	167.00–177.00	172.56
33	—	385	154.00–164.00	156.19
24	—	616	118.50–128.50	124.54
19	—	680	113.00–123.00	120.31
34	—	560	130.00–140.00	133.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	331	144.00–154.00	148.54
24	—	526	124.00–134.00	128.84
29	—	382	143.00–153.00	148.13
41	—	426	144.00–154.00	147.81
13	—	625	108.00–118.00	113.08
29	—	574	119.00–129.00	124.67
25	—	473	130.00–140.00	136.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	132.00–142.00	137.25
16	—	529	113.00–123.50	121.13
8	—	466	119.00–129.00	126.69
24	—	422	133.00–143.00	136.84
10	—	328	133.00–143.00	138.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	665	137.00–147.00	145.77
6	—	315	201.00–211.00	205.76
14	—	507	170.00–180.00	172.56
11	—	862	115.50–125.50	120.91
7	—	761	121.00–131.00	127.03
51	—	429	175.00–185.00	180.35
22	—	382	181.00–191.00	184.52
8	—	556	167.00–177.00	171.49
87	—	602	147.00–157.00	156.53
26	—	476	171.00–181.00	175.70
16	—	828	121.00–131.00	128.45
13	—	723	124.00–134.00	127.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	583	156.00–166.00	160.54
30	—	523	159.00–169.00	164.36
25	—	372	170.00–180.00	176.09
48	—	633	136.00–146.00	137.67
27	—	683	126.00–136.00	131.61
17	—	327	190.00–200.00	194.59
32	—	479	160.00–170.00	165.96
23	—	429	164.00–174.00	169.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	476	148.00–159.00	154.38
39	—	533	148.00–158.00	154.80
27	—	322	179.00–189.00	181.92
15	—	434	153.00–163.00	157.39
43	—	566	145.00–155.00	150.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,328	59.50–64.00	61.72
12	—	1,116	54.00–59.00	54.44
18	—	1,074	49.00–53.00	52.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,210	59.00–64.00	60.36
27	—	1,080	46.00–51.00	49.36
19	—	1,089	52.00–58.00	54.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,426	64.00–68.00	65.35
16	—	1,157	52.00–57.00	56.68
11	—	1,273	58.00–63.00	60.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,973	91.00–93.00	91.99
3	—	1,628	75.00–76.00	75.71
10	—	1,686	81.00–86.00	84.27

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,076	950.00–1,500.00	1,192.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,450	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,141	975.00–1,275.00	1,206.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	44	—	1,219	725.00–975.00	846.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,307	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,171.42

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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