Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 7.00 higher Demand was good. Quality was attractive, with Q.B. N. value added groups of calves. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. A total of 280 cows and bulls sold with 62 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.20/cwt on 620 head.

Average price

$172.20

620 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$21.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.47

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	175.05	879	537
Medium and Large 2	495	153.75	760	83

One grade step is worth $21.30/cwt here — about $118 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 sale620 hd

172.20

—

OK average7 barns · 9,710 hd

149.72

+22.47

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	1,578	89.46	1,411	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	69.44	990	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	69.06	842	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	62.94	669	37

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	540	140.50/cwt	132.00–149.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.62/cwt	132.00–146.00	872	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	183.11/cwt	178.00–189.00	771	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	159.89/cwt	155.00–163.00	887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	204.79/cwt	198.00–217.00	672	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	182.16/cwt	175.00–190.00	772	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	144.67/cwt	137.00–151.00	761	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	163.65/cwt	156.00–168.00	625	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	188.75/cwt	180.00–194.00	715	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	153.33/cwt	149.00–163.00	727	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	142.50/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,027	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	134.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	887	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	110.57/cwt	110.00–111.00	979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	169.65/cwt	160.00–174.00	986	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	344	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	616	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	165.82/cwt	160.00–173.00	544	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	175.93/cwt	167.00–180.00	832	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	169.32/cwt	164.00–179.00	811	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	167.81/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,042	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	121.36/cwt	120.00–124.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	155.87/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	170.93/cwt	164.00–177.00	894	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	406	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	686	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	8,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	135.82/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,043	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,631	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	63.81/cwt	62.00–66.00	679	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	1,002.73/cwt	850.00–1,125.00	9,987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	195.65/cwt	180.00–205.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	192.39/cwt	181.00–209.00	733	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	143.65/cwt	139.00–150.00	950	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	153.32/cwt	149.00–160.00	978	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,057.39/cwt	865.00–1,110.00	12,065	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,224	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,963	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	73.72/cwt	73.00–75.00	896	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	63.90/cwt	61.00–66.00	764	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	69.29/cwt	67.00–71.00	853	15
Bulls	—	—	1,670	96.76/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,616	4
Bulls	—	—	1,420	83.39/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,184	6
Bulls	—	—	1,674	90.65/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,517	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	67.89/cwt	67.00–70.00	942	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	152.84/cwt	142.00–159.00	485	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	72.69/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,055	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	65.00/cwt	64.00–66.00	947	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	69.36/cwt	67.00–71.00	746	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	58.68/cwt	57.00–61.00	618	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	821.99/cwt	725.00–925.00	7,291	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	1,067.66/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	10,954	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,058.20/cwt	985.00–1,125.00	10,984	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,085.64/cwt	825.00–1,325.00	13,017	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	126.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	773	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	930.37/cwt	885.00–975.00	11,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.09/cwt	139.00–152.00	555	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	126.77/cwt	119.00–132.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	145.50/cwt	135.00–154.00	621	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	170.86/cwt	165.00–177.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.09/cwt	135.00–141.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	154.77/cwt	132.00–165.00	723	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	167.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	142.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	133.42/cwt	131.00–135.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	163.63/cwt	153.00–170.00	697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	148.38/cwt	121.00–157.00	852	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	162.38/cwt	161.00–165.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	141.51/cwt	134.00–152.00	664	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	164.92/cwt	146.00–175.00	640	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	139.54/cwt	136.00–144.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.71/cwt	132.00–147.00	813	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	157.62/cwt	132.00–173.00	671	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.95/cwt	154.00–170.00	852	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	151.69/cwt	120.00–158.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	162.64/cwt	152.00–166.00	680	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	156.78/cwt	145.00–161.00	749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	129.57/cwt	125.00–138.00	929	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	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.

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McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,800Last week 1,650Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 281Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 64Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	132.00–149.00	140.50
3	—	568	135.00–141.00	137.09
4	—	325	160.00–170.00	167.14
13	—	426	153.00–170.00	163.63
3	—	380	161.00–165.00	162.38
1	—	650	134.00	134.00
11	—	478	145.00–161.00	156.78
2	—	645	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	555	155.00–163.00	159.89
23	—	424	175.00–190.00	182.16
14	—	479	164.00–179.00	169.32
3	—	720	120.00–124.00	121.36
8	—	326	180.00–205.00	195.65
14	—	381	181.00–209.00	192.39
7	—	661	139.00–150.00	143.65
3	—	638	149.00–160.00	153.32
25	—	523	154.00–170.00	162.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	620	132.00–146.00	140.62
53	—	526	137.00–151.00	144.67
67	—	382	156.00–168.00	163.65
54	—	474	149.00–163.00	153.33
13	—	660	130.00–135.00	134.46
7	—	885	110.00–111.00	110.57
35	—	328	160.00–173.00	165.82
4	—	768	121.00	121.00
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
77	—	566	132.00–147.00	143.71
61	—	418	152.00–166.00	162.64
22	—	717	125.00–138.00	129.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	344	179.00	179.00
22	—	406	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	317	142.00–159.00	152.84
6	—	613	120.00–130.00	126.13
16	—	375	139.00–152.00	148.09
9	—	574	119.00–132.00	126.77
1	—	720	118.00	118.00
35	—	427	135.00–154.00	145.50
7	—	519	131.00–135.00	133.42
14	—	469	134.00–152.00	141.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	421	178.00–189.00	183.11
36	—	328	198.00–217.00	204.79
40	—	379	180.00–194.00	188.75
10	—	721	140.00–147.00	142.50
77	—	581	160.00–174.00	169.65
2	—	855	126.00	126.00
73	—	473	167.00–180.00	175.93
21	—	621	159.00–172.00	167.81
5	—	667	150.00–164.00	155.87
199	—	523	164.00–177.00	170.93
7	—	768	133.00–140.00	135.82
1	—	835	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	165.00–177.00	170.86
14	—	467	132.00–165.00	154.77
3	—	622	140.00–144.00	142.65
21	—	574	121.00–157.00	148.38
12	—	388	146.00–175.00	164.92
4	—	670	136.00–144.00	139.54
19	—	426	132.00–173.00	157.62
7	—	535	120.00–158.00	151.69
1	—	750	115.00	115.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	858	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	887	725.00–925.00	821.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	996	850.00–1,125.00	1,002.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,141	865.00–1,110.00	1,057.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,026	950.00–1,100.00	1,067.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	985.00–1,125.00	1,058.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,199	825.00–1,325.00	1,085.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,223	885.00–975.00	930.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,064	62.00–66.00	63.81
9	—	1,076	67.00–71.00	69.36
16	—	1,053	57.00–61.00	58.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,216	73.00–75.00	73.72
7	—	1,196	61.00–66.00	63.90
15	—	1,231	67.00–71.00	69.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,388	67.00–70.00	67.89
13	—	1,451	71.00–74.00	72.69
5	—	1,457	64.00–66.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,670	94.00–98.00	96.76
6	—	1,420	82.00–85.00	83.39
6	—	1,674	89.00–93.00	90.65

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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