Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows breakers and boners 1.00 lower, leans 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. A total of 450 cows and bulls sold with 71 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.30/cwt on 469 head.

Average price

$171.30

469 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$11.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.93

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	173.92	940	364
Medium and Large 2	490	162.23	795	105

One grade step is worth $11.69/cwt here — about $144 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 sale469 hd

171.30

—

OK average7 barns · 13,635 hd

148.37

+22.93

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	1,686	87.39	1,473	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	66.29	908	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	64.58	783	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	55.95	587	52

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	833.51/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	7,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	185.44/cwt	180.00–200.00	701	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	163.56/cwt	150.00–168.00	783	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	162.10/cwt	152.00–171.00	687	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,096	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,007.67/cwt	785.00–1,250.00	11,266	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,103.92/cwt	925.00–1,225.00	12,309	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,057.25/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	10,128	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	865.56/cwt	700.00–935.00	7,634	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	920.98/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	10,232	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,092.48/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	8,631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	9,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	892.47/cwt	760.00–985.00	10,076	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,008.89/cwt	810.00–1,210.00	11,733	10
Bulls	—	—	1,696	87.02/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,476	15
Bulls	—	—	1,618	82.97/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,342	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	70.46/cwt	69.00–72.00	985	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	66.16/cwt	64.00–68.00	898	21
Bulls	—	—	1,733	92.60/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,605	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	60.09/cwt	58.00–62.00	727	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	65.68/cwt	63.00–67.00	795	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	69.46/cwt	68.00–71.00	849	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	61.90/cwt	59.00–63.00	850	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	61.85/cwt	60.00–64.00	653	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	51.79/cwt	50.00–54.00	544	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	57.04/cwt	55.00–59.00	597	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	168.33/cwt	159.00–174.00	894	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	159.31/cwt	155.00–166.00	930	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	199.09/cwt	195.00–210.00	651	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	146.57/cwt	138.00–155.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	180.02/cwt	175.00–188.00	752	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	198.23/cwt	191.00–205.00	726	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	154.95/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,037	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	150.42/cwt	141.00–158.00	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	163.97/cwt	155.00–170.00	785	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	151.24/cwt	146.00–160.00	703	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	145.16/cwt	143.00–157.00	769	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	129.76/cwt	123.00–138.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	169.09/cwt	162.00–177.00	702	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	207.60/cwt	194.00–221.00	668	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	180.17/cwt	172.00–185.00	865	81
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	152.72/cwt	141.00–159.00	863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,172	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	169.26/cwt	163.00–176.00	953	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	186.55/cwt	184.00–191.00	776	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	142.62/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,105	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	176.31/cwt	170.00–180.00	929	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	167.55/cwt	163.00–177.00	1,032	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	147.66/cwt	139.00–156.00	1,062	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	149.26/cwt	140.00–153.00	785	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	161.26/cwt	157.00–170.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	165.45/cwt	160.00–174.00	698	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	178.41/cwt	171.00–185.00	831	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	160.23/cwt	156.00–163.00	989	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.49/cwt	129.00–137.00	894	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	137.57/cwt	131.00–141.00	856	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	124.40/cwt	123.00–130.00	893	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	134.17/cwt	127.00–140.00	762	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	159.25/cwt	151.00–164.00	596	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	144.80/cwt	138.00–152.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	140.41/cwt	130.00–145.00	673	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	167.31/cwt	160.00–172.00	555	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.39/cwt	115.00–126.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	148.36/cwt	140.00–151.00	485	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	146.13/cwt	141.00–154.00	840	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	169.05/cwt	165.00–178.00	639	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	160.84/cwt	153.00–167.00	854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	176.22/cwt	169.00–186.00	666	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	148.22/cwt	140.00–156.00	636	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	135.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	167.53/cwt	163.00–177.00	553	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 →

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 340Last week 206Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 74Year ago 16

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	955	700.00–1,075.00	833.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	1,118	785.00–1,250.00	1,007.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	882	700.00–935.00	865.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,111	700.00–1,025.00	920.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,129	760.00–985.00	892.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,163	810.00–1,210.00	1,008.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	925.00–1,225.00	1,103.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	975.00–1,125.00	1,057.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,092.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,200.00	1,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	378	180.00–200.00	185.44
13	—	531	159.00–174.00	168.33
13	—	584	155.00–166.00	159.31
11	—	327	195.00–210.00	199.09
2	—	810	119.00	119.00
6	—	669	138.00–155.00	146.57
15	—	418	175.00–188.00	180.02
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
20	—	466	171.00–185.00	178.41
15	—	617	156.00–163.00	160.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
15	—	479	150.00–168.00	163.56
5	—	424	152.00–171.00	162.10
9	—	526	140.00–153.00	149.26
5	—	375	157.00–170.00	161.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	366	191.00–205.00	198.23
25	—	669	147.00–160.00	154.95
23	—	322	194.00–221.00	207.60
81	—	480	172.00–185.00	180.17
6	—	843	139.00	139.00
29	—	563	163.00–176.00	169.26
37	—	416	184.00–191.00	186.55
11	—	775	141.00–145.00	142.62
53	—	527	170.00–180.00	176.31
67	—	616	163.00–177.00	167.55
21	—	719	139.00–156.00	147.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	141.00–158.00	150.42
29	—	479	155.00–170.00	163.97
5	—	730	123.00–138.00	129.76
17	—	415	162.00–177.00	169.09
10	—	565	141.00–159.00	152.72
2	—	693	140.00	140.00
16	—	531	153.00–167.00	160.84
16	—	378	169.00–186.00	176.22
3	—	330	163.00–177.00	167.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	465	146.00–160.00	151.24
53	—	530	143.00–157.00	145.16
3	—	830	115.00–116.00	115.33
54	—	422	160.00–174.00	165.45
12	—	665	129.00–137.00	134.49
29	—	622	131.00–141.00	137.57
17	—	718	123.00–130.00	124.40
46	—	332	160.00–172.00	167.31
2	—	780	115.00–126.00	120.39
47	—	575	141.00–154.00	146.13
32	—	378	165.00–178.00	169.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	191.00	191.00
4	—	733	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	568	127.00–140.00	134.17
18	—	374	151.00–164.00	159.25
2	—	628	138.00–152.00	144.80
25	—	479	130.00–145.00	140.41
14	—	327	140.00–151.00	148.36
31	—	429	140.00–156.00	148.22
10	—	527	130.00–140.00	135.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,696	85.00–89.00	87.02
7	—	1,618	79.00–84.00	82.97
7	—	1,733	91.00–95.00	92.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,398	69.00–72.00	70.46
21	—	1,358	64.00–68.00	66.16
7	—	1,373	59.00–63.00	61.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,210	58.00–62.00	60.09
13	—	1,210	63.00–67.00	65.68
9	—	1,222	68.00–71.00	69.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,056	60.00–64.00	61.85
20	—	1,050	50.00–54.00	51.79
22	—	1,047	55.00–59.00	57.04

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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