Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Following a week of heavy snow and ice, a much higher undertone is noted on both steers and heifers. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. A total of 230 cows and bulls sold with 61 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.86/cwt on 397 head.

Average price

$162.86

397 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$1.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.26

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	479	163.36	782	224
Medium and Large 1	549	162.21	891	173

One grade step is worth $1.15/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale397 hd

162.86

—

OK average4 barns · 2,566 hd

145.60

+17.26

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	1,775	85.55	1,519	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,314	67.60	888	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	63.42	886	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	51.95	535	74

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	318	149.50/cwt	145.00–155.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	136.18/cwt	134.00–144.00	772	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	115.91/cwt	110.50–120.50	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	148.07/cwt	144.00–154.00	989	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	146.37/cwt	141.00–151.00	562	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	756	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.02/cwt	121.00–131.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	182.85/cwt	179.00–190.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	174.28/cwt	166.00–176.00	748	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	150.56/cwt	147.00–157.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	151.58/cwt	145.00–155.00	940	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.57/cwt	122.00–132.00	785	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	153.92/cwt	147.00–157.00	882	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	137.75/cwt	133.00–144.00	456	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.30/cwt	136.00–146.00	598	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	128.96/cwt	123.00–133.00	744	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	113.55/cwt	109.00–119.00	878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	145.28/cwt	142.00–152.00	674	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	170.89/cwt	167.00–177.00	629	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.05/cwt	129.00–139.00	700	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	137.96/cwt	134.00–144.00	880	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	166.05/cwt	159.00–169.50	819	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	136.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	512	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	112.39/cwt	111.00–121.00	706	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	975.65/cwt	885.00–1,075.00	10,966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	134.44/cwt	131.00–141.00	640	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	938.68/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	12,832	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	159.77/cwt	158.00–165.00	892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	121.74/cwt	119.00–129.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	174.54/cwt	169.00–179.00	578	24
Bulls	—	—	1,611	80.92/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,304	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	159.79/cwt	156.00–166.00	828	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	60.85/cwt	58.00–63.00	847	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	65.37/cwt	64.00–69.00	916	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	66.84/cwt	62.50–67.50	860	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,519	6
Bulls	—	—	2,020	91.36/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,845	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,283	1,155.99/cwt	1,110.00–1,425.00	14,831	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	50.78/cwt	49.00–54.00	612	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	69.52/cwt	68.00–72.00	580	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	957	48.04/cwt	47.00–52.00	460	12
Bulls	—	—	1,960	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.03/cwt	167.00–177.00	808	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	167.43/cwt	166.00–169.50	630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	187.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	599	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	128.58/cwt	125.00–131.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	161.73/cwt	158.00–168.00	923	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	168.36/cwt	167.00–177.00	891	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	129.43/cwt	122.50–132.50	934	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	176.78/cwt	170.00–180.00	856	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	181.28/cwt	177.00–187.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	122.08/cwt	116.00–126.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	183.29/cwt	178.00–188.00	671	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	174.90/cwt	168.00–178.00	909	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	181.96/cwt	177.00–187.00	793	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	63.40/cwt	61.00–66.00	706	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	56.04/cwt	55.00–60.00	626	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	852	43.53/cwt	42.00–46.00	371	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	54.63/cwt	53.00–58.00	481	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	69.26/cwt	68.00–73.50	950	5
Bulls	—	—	1,797	84.53/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,519	3

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 Feb 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 820Year ago 1,450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 128Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 52Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	145.00–155.00	149.50
40	—	567	134.00–144.00	136.18
20	—	384	141.00–151.00	146.37
37	—	526	140.00–150.00	143.64
2	—	673	121.00–131.00	126.02
7	—	427	147.00–157.00	150.56
15	—	625	122.00–132.00	125.57
14	—	464	142.00–152.00	145.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	664	110.50–120.50	115.91
11	—	331	133.00–144.00	137.75
21	—	426	136.00–146.00	140.30
21	—	577	123.00–133.00	128.96
23	—	522	129.00–139.00	134.05
25	—	376	130.00–140.00	136.23
7	—	628	111.00–121.00	112.39
18	—	476	131.00–141.00	134.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	668	144.00–154.00	148.07
15	—	620	145.00–155.00	151.58
12	—	320	180.00–190.00	187.04
29	—	571	158.00–168.00	161.73
27	—	529	167.00–177.00	168.36
21	—	722	122.50–132.50	129.43
12	—	484	170.00–180.00	176.78
4	—	778	116.00–126.00	122.08
11	—	366	178.00–188.00	183.29
22	—	436	177.00–187.00	181.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	429	166.00–176.00	174.28
36	—	573	147.00–157.00	153.92
30	—	368	167.00–177.00	170.89
19	—	638	134.00–144.00	137.96
37	—	493	159.00–169.50	166.05
24	—	331	169.00–179.00	174.54
43	—	518	156.00–166.00	159.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	179.00–190.00	182.85
9	—	773	109.00–119.00	113.55
4	—	558	158.00–165.00	159.77
4	—	661	119.00–129.00	121.74
8	—	475	167.00–177.00	170.03
8	—	376	166.00–169.50	167.43
5	—	606	125.00–131.00	128.58
7	—	413	177.00–187.00	181.28
15	—	520	168.00–178.00	174.90

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	4	—	1,124	885.00–1,075.00	975.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,283	1,110.00–1,425.00	1,155.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	19	—	1,367	800.00–1,075.00	938.68
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,229	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,611	79.00–83.00	80.92
3	—	2,020	90.00–93.00	91.36
1	—	1,960	99.00	99.00
3	—	1,797	84.00–85.00	84.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,392	58.00–63.00	60.85
21	—	1,401	64.00–69.00	65.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,287	62.50–67.50	66.84
5	—	1,372	68.00–73.50	69.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,206	49.00–54.00	50.78
4	—	1,113	61.00–66.00	63.40
13	—	1,117	55.00–60.00	56.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	835	68.00–72.00	69.52
12	—	957	47.00–52.00	48.04
15	—	852	42.00–46.00	43.53
4	—	880	53.00–58.00	54.63

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle