Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves steady to 1.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher , over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Quality was average with small groups of attractive calves. Demand was good. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 173 cows and bulls sold with 85 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.74/cwt on 483 head.

Average price

$138.74

483 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$4.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	139.90	739	361
Medium and Large 2	493	135.31	667	122

One grade step is worth $4.59/cwt here — about $72 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 sale483 hd

138.74

—

OK average7 barns · 14,660 hd

132.70

+6.04

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	1,540	81.68	1,258	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	60.20	853	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	57.95	706	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	55.15	591	30

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	155.95/cwt	153.00–160.00	819	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	111.83/cwt	110.00–113.00	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.94/cwt	147.00–157.00	655	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	166.04/cwt	158.00–174.00	523	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	144.90/cwt	138.00–153.00	548	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	140.90/cwt	130.00–145.00	672	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	130.68/cwt	125.00–141.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	150.90/cwt	148.00–154.00	924	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	171.80/cwt	162.00–176.00	806	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	150.30/cwt	140.00–153.00	854	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.83/cwt	161.00–175.00	783	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	155.75/cwt	149.00–160.00	811	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	179.85/cwt	175.00–189.00	685	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	186.81/cwt	180.00–195.00	592	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	120.93/cwt	119.00–124.00	807	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	151.12/cwt	142.00–159.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	133.40/cwt	129.00–140.00	768	88
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,056.64/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	12,194	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,088.19/cwt	925.00–1,225.00	13,091	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	815.88/cwt	750.00–875.00	10,957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	124.79/cwt	119.00–130.00	784	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	138.42/cwt	130.00–144.00	932	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	120.86/cwt	120.00–121.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	169.37/cwt	162.00–175.00	881	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	127.80/cwt	121.00–130.00	912	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	180.36/cwt	170.00–185.00	774	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	133.76/cwt	128.00–139.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	162.60/cwt	157.00–168.00	922	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	187.16/cwt	181.00–195.00	612	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	185.75/cwt	174.00–188.00	706	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	141.95/cwt	134.00–146.00	735	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	60.74/cwt	59.00–63.00	734	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	117.45/cwt	116.00–118.00	841	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	119.80/cwt	119.00–120.00	904	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	158.36/cwt	154.00–168.00	589	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	145.50/cwt	140.00–156.00	627	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	112.24/cwt	107.00–114.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	132.21/cwt	125.00–137.00	699	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	151.75/cwt	145.00–157.00	703	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	178.61/cwt	170.00–185.00	738	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	143.26/cwt	140.00–154.00	440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	157.99/cwt	150.00–164.00	749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	164.20/cwt	161.00–170.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	145.92/cwt	135.00–150.00	493	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	168.55/cwt	158.00–174.00	620	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	725.25/cwt	675.00–760.00	5,113	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	145.22/cwt	139.00–153.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	123.01/cwt	117.00–125.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	164.02/cwt	156.00–168.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	161.13/cwt	154.00–169.00	588	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	59.37/cwt	57.00–61.00	850	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	62.37/cwt	62.00–65.00	861	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	47.75/cwt	47.00–50.00	517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	128.60/cwt	120.00–131.00	856	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	54.17/cwt	52.00–56.00	584	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	62.24/cwt	58.00–79.00	657	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	931.98/cwt	675.00–1,100.00	9,022	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	129.95/cwt	124.00–136.00	762	7
Bulls	—	—	1,706	87.90/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,500	5
Bulls	—	—	1,492	82.79/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,235	7
Bulls	—	—	1,469	76.13/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,118	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	56.77/cwt	55.00–58.00	696	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	51.00/cwt	50.00–52.00	622	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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,340Last week 850Year ago 1,300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 188Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 42Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
11	—	525	153.00–160.00	155.95
14	—	568	140.00–153.00	150.30
7	—	474	150.00–164.00	157.99
3	—	422	156.00–168.00	164.02
4	—	365	154.00–169.00	161.13
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
2	—	628	125.00–135.00	129.86
8	—	666	120.00–131.00	128.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	867	110.00–113.00	111.83
1	—	945	105.00	105.00
20	—	612	148.00–154.00	150.90
49	—	469	162.00–176.00	171.80
3	—	775	116.00–118.00	116.99
21	—	673	130.00–144.00	138.42
65	—	520	162.00–175.00	169.37
19	—	714	121.00–130.00	127.80
36	—	429	170.00–185.00	180.36
18	—	567	157.00–168.00	162.60
18	—	327	181.00–195.00	187.16
21	—	380	174.00–188.00	185.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	112.00	112.00
10	—	378	138.00–153.00	144.90
21	—	477	130.00–145.00	140.90
17	—	431	140.00–156.00	145.50
5	—	624	107.00–114.00	112.24
52	—	529	125.00–137.00	132.21
6	—	307	140.00–154.00	143.26
9	—	579	117.00–125.00	123.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	423	147.00–157.00	154.94
21	—	315	158.00–174.00	166.04
18	—	667	119.00–124.00	120.93
88	—	576	129.00–140.00	133.40
61	—	628	119.00–130.00	124.79
52	—	518	134.00–146.00	141.95
9	—	716	116.00–118.00	117.45
10	—	755	119.00–120.00	119.80
45	—	372	154.00–168.00	158.36
33	—	463	145.00–157.00	151.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	125.00–141.00	130.68
6	—	483	142.00–159.00	151.12
3	—	425	161.00–170.00	164.20
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
6	—	338	135.00–150.00	145.92
8	—	368	158.00–174.00	168.55
7	—	586	124.00–136.00	129.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	151.00	151.00
39	—	475	161.00–175.00	164.83
18	—	521	149.00–160.00	155.75
17	—	381	175.00–189.00	179.85
24	—	317	180.00–195.00	186.81
7	—	695	120.00–121.00	120.86
8	—	611	128.00–139.00	133.76
2	—	785	118.00	118.00
15	—	413	170.00–185.00	178.61
6	—	586	139.00–153.00	145.22

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,154	950.00–1,125.00	1,056.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,203	925.00–1,225.00	1,088.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,343	750.00–875.00	815.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	705	675.00–760.00	725.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	675.00–1,100.00	931.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,209	59.00–63.00	60.74
13	—	1,226	55.00–58.00	56.77
3	—	1,220	50.00–52.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,432	57.00–61.00	59.37
8	—	1,380	62.00–65.00	62.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,083	47.00–50.00	47.75
12	—	1,078	52.00–56.00	54.17
10	—	1,055	58.00–79.00	62.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,706	86.00–90.00	87.90
7	—	1,492	80.00–84.00	82.79
7	—	1,469	75.00–79.00	76.13

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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