Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Demand was good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows, breakers 3.00 lower, boners and leans 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold with 75 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.82/cwt on 586 head.

Average price

$141.82

586 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$10.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.65

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	144.04	743	456
Medium and Large 2	473	134.04	634	130

One grade step is worth $10.01/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 sale586 hd

141.82

—

OK average7 barns · 15,510 hd

132.18

+9.65

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	1,564	77.38	1,210	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	57.00	784	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	55.50	667	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	54.72	581	35

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2	—	373	167.41/cwt	152.00–171.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	128.52/cwt	126.00–131.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	153.35/cwt	130.00–165.00	728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	153.42/cwt	131.00–160.00	809	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	142.82/cwt	126.00–151.00	823	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	170.10/cwt	160.00–178.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	171.26/cwt	155.00–177.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.14/cwt	122.00–135.00	617	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	173.79/cwt	167.00–177.00	742	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	136.82/cwt	134.00–140.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	162.12/cwt	152.00–171.00	691	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	136.80/cwt	130.00–143.00	850	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	137.38/cwt	125.00–150.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	151.56/cwt	146.00–158.00	640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.27/cwt	151.00–165.00	674	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	142.87/cwt	131.00–144.00	796	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	159.23/cwt	158.00–160.00	839	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	150.80/cwt	145.00–158.00	861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	129.94/cwt	121.00–134.00	674	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	136.21/cwt	125.00–148.00	436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	126.21/cwt	120.00–131.00	732	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	141.82/cwt	129.00–149.00	600	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	133.47/cwt	128.00–138.00	901	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	965.56/cwt	860.00–1,010.00	11,577	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	975.26/cwt	775.00–1,175.00	10,796	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	139.65/cwt	136.00–141.00	811	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	148.61/cwt	132.00–158.00	710	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,005.61/cwt	960.00–1,050.00	13,003	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	1,005.35/cwt	650.00–1,125.00	10,345	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	60.63/cwt	59.00–63.00	832	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	53.76/cwt	53.00–54.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.21/cwt	112.00–117.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	136.89/cwt	120.00–148.00	509	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	60.00/cwt	58.00–61.00	633	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	54.86/cwt	53.00–57.00	590	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	49.75/cwt	48.00–52.00	525	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	57.30/cwt	57.00–58.00	709	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	824.59/cwt	700.00–1,010.00	7,322	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	844.20/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	7,674	13
Bulls	—	—	1,666	80.87/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,347	5
Bulls	—	—	1,582	77.34/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,224	7
Bulls	—	—	1,353	71.67/cwt	70.00–74.00	970	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	61.33/cwt	60.00–63.00	716	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	51.96/cwt	49.00–59.00	620	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	56.43/cwt	55.00–58.00	788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	169.34/cwt	165.00–173.00	808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	128.01/cwt	118.00–132.00	792	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,101.08/cwt	895.00–1,200.00	10,405	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,070.03/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	12,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	142.62/cwt	139.00–153.00	953	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	187.19/cwt	183.00–190.00	621	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	835.38/cwt	660.00–900.00	8,771	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	838.48/cwt	735.00–875.00	8,921	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	128.76/cwt	128.00–129.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	182.76/cwt	177.00–187.00	684	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	130.47/cwt	126.00–140.00	945	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	107.66/cwt	107.00–108.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	126.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,051	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	179.25/cwt	174.00–187.00	765	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	123.36/cwt	114.00–127.00	976	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	116.52/cwt	116.00–120.00	902	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	159.35/cwt	152.00–164.00	908	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	152.54/cwt	142.00–155.00	949	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	174.24/cwt	167.00–180.00	826	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	109.86/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,076	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	178.88/cwt	172.00–187.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	186.72/cwt	181.00–194.00	698	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	169.83/cwt	162.00–176.00	876	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	159.02/cwt	151.00–165.00	523	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	159.74/cwt	150.00–164.00	604	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.03/cwt	139.00–147.00	681	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	166.55/cwt	163.00–170.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.13/cwt	124.00–128.00	845	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	140.06/cwt	136.00–148.00	727	80

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 1,650Last week 1,340Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 147Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 26Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	152.00–171.00	167.41
2	—	610	126.00–131.00	128.52
2	—	540	125.00–150.00	137.38
10	—	422	146.00–158.00	151.56
11	—	581	136.00–141.00	139.65
5	—	478	132.00–158.00	148.61
2	—	335	163.00–170.00	166.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	167.00–177.00	173.79
5	—	622	134.00–140.00	136.82
8	—	527	158.00–160.00	159.23
12	—	571	145.00–158.00	150.80
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
2	—	730	124.00	124.00
9	—	477	165.00–173.00	169.34
4	—	685	128.00–129.00	128.76
15	—	374	177.00–187.00	182.76
7	—	326	172.00–187.00	178.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	475	130.00–165.00	153.35
1	—	725	124.00	124.00
24	—	527	131.00–160.00	153.42
24	—	576	126.00–151.00	142.82
4	—	315	160.00–178.00	170.10
7	—	361	155.00–177.00	171.26
11	—	426	152.00–171.00	162.12
14	—	621	130.00–143.00	136.80
1	—	845	111.00	111.00
8	—	675	128.00–138.00	133.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	668	139.00–153.00	142.62
16	—	332	183.00–190.00	187.19
13	—	724	126.00–140.00	130.47
22	—	829	120.00–129.00	126.73
23	—	427	174.00–187.00	179.25
1	—	940	110.00	110.00
2	—	865	124.00	124.00
14	—	791	114.00–127.00	123.36
25	—	570	152.00–164.00	159.35
27	—	622	142.00–155.00	152.54
93	—	474	167.00–180.00	174.24
10	—	979	106.00–115.00	109.86
30	—	374	181.00–194.00	186.72
31	—	516	162.00–176.00	169.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	474	122.00–135.00	130.14
4	—	673	114.00–116.00	114.99
19	—	519	121.00–134.00	129.94
9	—	320	125.00–148.00	136.21
23	—	580	120.00–131.00	126.21
53	—	423	129.00–149.00	141.82
4	—	620	112.00–117.00	115.21
7	—	372	120.00–148.00	136.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	423	151.00–165.00	159.27
107	—	557	131.00–144.00	142.87
46	—	619	118.00–132.00	128.01
6	—	854	107.00–108.00	107.66
15	—	774	116.00–120.00	116.52
2	—	710	116.00–117.00	116.50
24	—	329	151.00–165.00	159.02
32	—	378	150.00–164.00	159.74
33	—	473	139.00–147.00	144.03
20	—	675	124.00–128.00	125.13
80	—	519	136.00–148.00	140.06

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	—	1,199	860.00–1,010.00	965.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,107	775.00–1,175.00	975.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	888	700.00–1,010.00	824.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	909	700.00–1,100.00	844.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,050	660.00–900.00	835.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,064	735.00–875.00	838.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,293	960.00–1,050.00	1,005.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,029	650.00–1,125.00	1,005.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	895.00–1,200.00	1,101.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,070.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	59.00–63.00	60.63
4	—	1,331	53.00–54.00	53.76
9	—	1,397	55.00–58.00	56.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,055	58.00–61.00	60.00
12	—	1,075	53.00–57.00	54.86
12	—	1,056	48.00–52.00	49.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,237	57.00–58.00	57.30
6	—	1,167	60.00–63.00	61.33
15	—	1,193	49.00–59.00	51.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,666	80.00–83.00	80.87
7	—	1,582	75.00–79.00	77.34
3	—	1,353	70.00–74.00	71.67

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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