Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 550 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, over 550 lbs on a light test 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 200 cows and bulls sold with 72 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.64/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$160.64

296 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$12.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.03

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	162.71	884	248
Medium and Large 2	513	149.95	769	48

One grade step is worth $12.76/cwt here — about $115 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 sale296 hd

160.64

—

OK average7 barns · 11,454 hd

146.61

+14.03

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	1,724	83.97	1,448	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	64.40	950	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	62.63	765	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	61.76	646	35

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	617	137.36/cwt	128.00–142.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	159.02/cwt	151.00–166.00	676	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	134.00/cwt	132.00–135.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	127.32/cwt	121.00–132.00	794	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	118.67/cwt	105.00–122.00	992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.79/cwt	142.00–157.00	650	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.52/cwt	123.00–142.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	182.43/cwt	178.00–191.00	671	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	166.59/cwt	158.00–168.00	870	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	164.48/cwt	163.00–165.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	155.42/cwt	147.00–161.00	499	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	134.83/cwt	131.00–139.00	965	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	175.43/cwt	166.00–180.00	826	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	158.22/cwt	148.00–162.00	903	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	992.14/cwt	835.00–1,075.00	9,663	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	179.74/cwt	178.00–183.00	591	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	144.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	959	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	186.68/cwt	185.00–187.00	618	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	151.42/cwt	147.00–158.00	943	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	143.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	674	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	179.85/cwt	174.00–188.00	763	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	149.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	179.86/cwt	174.00–186.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	131.07/cwt	122.00–133.00	769	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	156.19/cwt	147.00–160.00	581	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	118.30/cwt	114.00–125.00	802	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	165.63/cwt	161.00–174.00	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	191.93/cwt	185.00–199.00	722	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	123.41/cwt	117.00–126.00	890	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	153.82/cwt	149.00–159.00	863	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	139.04/cwt	129.00–143.00	733	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	139.62/cwt	134.00–143.00	448	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	145.83/cwt	136.00–150.00	830	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	139.09/cwt	131.00–142.00	599	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	163.98/cwt	160.00–167.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.01/cwt	119.00–125.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	159.76/cwt	150.00–164.00	748	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	149.81/cwt	142.00–156.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	132.42/cwt	127.00–135.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	122.60/cwt	120.00–126.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	169.75/cwt	168.00–173.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	135.57/cwt	130.00–141.00	502	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	906.40/cwt	825.00–1,085.00	10,170	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,053.85/cwt	875.00–1,185.00	12,130	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	993.32/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	11,523	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,000.42/cwt	750.00–1,200.00	9,984	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	1,011.21/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	9,445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	147.67/cwt	140.00–151.00	784	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	61.84/cwt	61.00–63.00	754	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	57.47/cwt	56.00–60.00	603	15
Bulls	—	—	1,887	87.60/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,653	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	58.68/cwt	58.00–59.00	703	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	374	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	262	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	835.83/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,060	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	68.30/cwt	66.00–70.00	699	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	63.18/cwt	61.00–65.00	667	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	66.71/cwt	65.00–69.00	933	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	62.86/cwt	61.00–64.00	960	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	65.44/cwt	64.00–67.00	807	7
Bulls	—	—	1,588	80.94/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,285	6

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,350Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 187Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 33Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	128.00–142.00	137.36
7	—	425	151.00–166.00	159.02
13	—	569	136.00–150.00	145.83
9	—	468	150.00–164.00	159.76
2	—	670	130.00	130.00
5	—	533	142.00–156.00	149.81
3	—	323	168.00–173.00	169.75
2	—	370	130.00–141.00	135.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	522	158.00–168.00	166.59
26	—	716	131.00–139.00	134.83
42	—	471	166.00–180.00	175.43
34	—	571	148.00–162.00	158.22
11	—	665	140.00–150.00	144.20
13	—	331	185.00–187.00	186.68
26	—	623	147.00–158.00	151.42
17	—	424	174.00–188.00	179.85
2	—	750	138.00	138.00
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
1	—	915	107.00	107.00
3	—	858	117.00	117.00
10	—	376	185.00–199.00	191.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	132.00–135.00	134.00
2	—	370	165.00–170.00	167.53
6	—	568	123.00–142.00	137.52
1	—	310	162.00	162.00
3	—	423	160.00–167.00	163.98
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
5	—	531	140.00–151.00	147.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	368	178.00–191.00	182.43
4	—	513	163.00–165.00	164.48
9	—	329	178.00–183.00	179.74
2	—	620	145.00–155.00	149.88
2	—	768	117.00	117.00
5	—	428	174.00–186.00	179.86
11	—	474	161.00–174.00	165.63
8	—	561	149.00–159.00	153.82
1	—	845	107.00	107.00
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	624	121.00–132.00	127.32
5	—	836	105.00–122.00	118.67
29	—	428	142.00–157.00	151.79
4	—	856	107.00–109.00	108.00
3	—	957	110.00	110.00
27	—	321	147.00–161.00	155.42
30	—	471	140.00–147.00	143.02
21	—	587	122.00–133.00	131.07
24	—	372	147.00–160.00	156.19
6	—	678	114.00–125.00	118.30
4	—	753	118.00–120.00	119.50
10	—	721	117.00–126.00	123.41
19	—	527	129.00–143.00	139.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	134.00–143.00	139.62
12	—	431	131.00–142.00	139.09
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
1	—	715	103.00	103.00
2	—	578	119.00–125.00	122.01
7	—	479	127.00–135.00	132.42
7	—	532	120.00–126.00	122.60
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	70.00	70.00

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	4	—	974	835.00–1,075.00	992.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,352	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,122	825.00–1,085.00	906.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,151	875.00–1,185.00	1,053.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,160	800.00–1,150.00	993.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	998	750.00–1,200.00	1,000.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	934	875.00–1,125.00	1,011.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,084	750.00–900.00	835.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,219	61.00–63.00	61.84
3	—	1,198	58.00–59.00	58.68
7	—	1,233	64.00–67.00	65.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,049	56.00–60.00	57.47
7	—	1,024	66.00–70.00	68.30
13	—	1,056	61.00–65.00	63.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,399	65.00–69.00	66.71
6	—	1,527	61.00–64.00	62.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,887	86.00–90.00	87.60
6	—	1,588	80.00–83.00	80.94

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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How this sale compares

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