Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows boners and leans 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 220 cows and bulls sold with 80 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.08/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$141.08

338 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$9.33/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	520	143.34	745	256
Medium and Large 2	477	134.01	639	82

One grade step is worth $9.33/cwt here — about $105 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 sale338 hd

141.08

—

OK average7 barns · 10,322 hd

134.20

+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	—	Average	1,589	77.90	1,238	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	61.64	893	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	59.15	715	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	57.63	613	52

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	302	172.88/cwt	170.00–178.00	522	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	154.41/cwt	149.00–163.00	866	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	129.98/cwt	126.00–139.00	851	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	135.63/cwt	128.00–140.00	841	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.89/cwt	126.00–140.00	770	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	142.14/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,022	8
Bulls	—	—	1,681	78.17/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,314	8
Bulls	—	—	1,603	84.73/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,358	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	61.64/cwt	60.00–63.00	893	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	60.17/cwt	57.00–61.00	644	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	63.99/cwt	63.00–67.00	704	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	53.82/cwt	52.00–56.00	563	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	135.66/cwt	133.00–138.00	899	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	927.78/cwt	810.00–1,000.00	9,445	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,604	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	970.81/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	10,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	132.66/cwt	126.00–140.00	954	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	144.56/cwt	137.00–151.00	750	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	176.87/cwt	166.00–180.00	732	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	156.65/cwt	151.00–163.00	597	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	189.32/cwt	182.00–195.00	610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	165.58/cwt	159.00–170.00	950	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	171.31/cwt	167.00–176.00	797	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	170.08/cwt	161.00–175.00	898	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	145.46/cwt	140.00–151.00	685	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	183.01/cwt	175.00–189.00	695	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	175.38/cwt	167.00–180.00	837	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	166.08/cwt	161.00–171.00	854	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	154.81/cwt	140.00–165.00	576	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	157.72/cwt	150.00–161.00	754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	159.18/cwt	149.00–163.00	996	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	879	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,133.03/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	12,928	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	914.18/cwt	875.00–950.00	11,729	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	58.53/cwt	56.00–61.00	705	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	53.01/cwt	51.00–55.00	632	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	62.74/cwt	61.00–64.00	766	12
Bulls	—	—	1,473	72.71/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	122.87/cwt	118.00–128.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	121.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	712	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,998	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,077.95/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	10,187	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	692.10/cwt	625.00–750.00	5,987	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,101.48/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	13,163	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	149.97/cwt	146.00–155.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	143.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	897	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.73/cwt	135.00–150.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	141.10/cwt	135.00–146.00	595	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	154.50/cwt	152.00–157.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	167.78/cwt	164.00–172.00	633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	168.74/cwt	162.00–177.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	131.43/cwt	123.00–135.00	693	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	153.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	153.29/cwt	150.00–156.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	133.62/cwt	130.00–136.00	629	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	144.42/cwt	141.00–148.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	158.03/cwt	152.00–161.00	738	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.35/cwt	132.00–147.00	531	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	155.34/cwt	148.00–162.00	648	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	170.49/cwt	159.00–174.00	735	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	158.47/cwt	148.00–162.00	523	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	173.84/cwt	170.00–181.00	650	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	157.29/cwt	149.00–164.00	668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	141.63/cwt	136.00–145.00	953	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	952	2

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 16, 2021

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,350Last week 1,650Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 222Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 78Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	302	170.00–178.00	172.88
10	—	561	149.00–163.00	154.41
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
1	—	710	128.00	128.00
3	—	663	133.00–138.00	135.66
10	—	465	167.00–176.00	171.31
16	—	528	161.00–175.00	170.08
16	—	431	159.00–174.00	170.49
35	—	374	170.00–181.00	173.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	372	140.00–165.00	154.81
10	—	478	150.00–161.00	157.72
2	—	330	135.00–150.00	142.73
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
6	—	424	150.00–160.00	153.47
8	—	520	150.00–156.00	153.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	655	126.00–139.00	129.98
32	—	620	128.00–140.00	135.63
35	—	575	126.00–140.00	133.89
21	—	719	126.00–140.00	132.66
24	—	519	137.00–151.00	144.56
37	—	381	151.00–163.00	156.65
51	—	471	140.00–151.00	145.46
2	—	778	113.00	113.00
25	—	417	148.00–162.00	155.34
12	—	330	148.00–162.00	158.47
2	—	800	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	118.00–128.00	122.87
5	—	585	120.00–124.00	121.63
12	—	422	135.00–146.00	141.10
22	—	527	123.00–135.00	131.43
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
18	—	471	130.00–136.00	133.62
2	—	328	141.00–148.00	144.42
16	—	378	132.00–147.00	140.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	719	132.00–146.00	142.14
21	—	414	166.00–180.00	176.87
9	—	322	182.00–195.00	189.32
27	—	574	159.00–170.00	165.58
2	—	828	124.00	124.00
35	—	380	175.00–189.00	183.01
37	—	477	167.00–180.00	175.38
40	—	514	161.00–171.00	166.08
30	—	626	149.00–163.00	159.18
16	—	673	136.00–145.00	141.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	146.00–155.00	149.97
8	—	625	140.00–147.00	143.48
6	—	535	152.00–157.00	154.50
8	—	377	164.00–172.00	167.78
8	—	322	162.00–177.00	168.74
13	—	467	152.00–161.00	158.03
2	—	668	126.00–129.00	127.48
11	—	425	149.00–164.00	157.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,681	77.00–81.00	78.17
5	—	1,603	83.00–87.00	84.73
7	—	1,473	72.00–75.00	72.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,448	60.00–63.00	61.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,071	57.00–61.00	60.17
7	—	1,100	63.00–67.00	63.99
25	—	1,047	52.00–56.00	53.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,205	56.00–61.00	58.53
6	—	1,192	51.00–55.00	53.01
12	—	1,221	61.00–64.00	62.74

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,018	810.00–1,000.00	927.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,133	825.00–1,075.00	970.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,141	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,133.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	875.00–950.00	914.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	945	975.00–1,150.00	1,077.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	865	625.00–750.00	692.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,195	925.00–1,200.00	1,101.48

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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