Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 8.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate for all classes except for steer calves 500 lbs. and above, for those the demand was good. Quality was plain through attractive. Slaughter cows, leans and boners 1.00 to 7.00 higher, breakers 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 345 cows and bulls sold with 70 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.72/cwt on 326 head.

Average price

$167.72

326 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$15.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.64

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	171.74	836	243
Medium and Large 2	461	155.94	718	83

One grade step is worth $15.80/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 sale326 hd

167.72

—

OK average7 barns · 10,541 hd

143.08

+24.64

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	1,600	84.49	1,352	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	65.89	938	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	64.44	770	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	63.32	671	36

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.91/cwt	111.00–127.00	820	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	134.15/cwt	130.00–142.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	180.29/cwt	177.00–185.00	932	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	133.66/cwt	131.00–142.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	108.26/cwt	101.00–117.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	111.01/cwt	109.00–112.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	154.97/cwt	148.00–166.00	652	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	119.13/cwt	109.00–121.00	877	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	144.08/cwt	138.00–165.00	840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	163.05/cwt	161.00–171.00	871	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	137.70/cwt	130.00–142.00	589	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	161.24/cwt	154.00–178.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	158.16/cwt	144.00–165.00	598	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.41/cwt	122.00–133.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	156.23/cwt	146.00–159.00	958	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	160.17/cwt	152.00–169.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	156.95/cwt	145.00–166.00	744	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	157.31/cwt	152.00–171.00	497	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,028.08/cwt	925.00–1,225.00	11,628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	134.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	516	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	123.10/cwt	116.00–129.00	700	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	126.32/cwt	121.00–132.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	60.35/cwt	60.00–62.00	713	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	128.82/cwt	126.00–142.00	672	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,017.96/cwt	775.00–1,175.00	10,261	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	1,150.69/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	10,379	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	881.41/cwt	750.00–975.00	9,898	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	907.38/cwt	825.00–1,010.00	10,616	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	69.71/cwt	68.00–72.00	952	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,069.49/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	12,149	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	58.23/cwt	56.00–61.00	777	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	65.98/cwt	64.00–68.00	707	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	71.59/cwt	70.00–74.00	871	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	58.04/cwt	57.00–61.00	610	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	73.87/cwt	72.00–76.00	788	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	65.43/cwt	64.00–67.00	957	25
Bulls	—	—	1,780	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,620	4
Bulls	—	—	1,439	82.19/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,183	7
Bulls	—	—	1,805	79.48/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,435	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	66.18/cwt	65.00–69.00	794	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.61/cwt	160.00–173.00	782	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,107.80/cwt	810.00–1,250.00	10,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	158.19/cwt	152.00–166.00	652	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	849.43/cwt	775.00–950.00	7,084	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,645	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	940.96/cwt	755.00–1,125.00	8,713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	176.64/cwt	175.00–184.00	645	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	183.21/cwt	178.00–191.00	568	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	144.13/cwt	139.00–148.00	912	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,028	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	112.44/cwt	110.00–113.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	126.34/cwt	124.00–136.00	989	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	171.16/cwt	167.00–181.00	722	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	121.99/cwt	117.00–132.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	134.30/cwt	128.00–141.00	850	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	153.99/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	139.94/cwt	135.00–146.00	726	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	134.72/cwt	129.00–139.00	983	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.63/cwt	130.00–142.00	789	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	111.99/cwt	111.00–114.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	139.00/cwt	137.00–141.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	177.79/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,012	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	184.36/cwt	175.00–189.00	594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	175.28/cwt	169.00–182.00	827	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	148.84/cwt	142.00–156.00	548	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	141.88/cwt	137.00–146.00	460	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	153.13/cwt	145.00–160.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	171.04/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,071	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	170.86/cwt	165.00–180.00	622	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	141.97/cwt	136.00–150.00	657	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	150.92/cwt	147.00–162.00	856	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	150.77/cwt	147.00–160.00	651	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	144.35/cwt	140.00–155.00	693	9

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 Apr 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,375Last week 1,650Year ago 1,740

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 340Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 110Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	673	111.00–127.00	121.91
3	—	832	109.00–112.00	111.01
19	—	736	109.00–121.00	119.13
48	—	633	128.00–141.00	134.30
26	—	519	135.00–146.00	139.94
32	—	573	130.00–142.00	137.63
5	—	934	101.00	101.00
3	—	785	111.00–114.00	111.99
30	—	368	142.00–156.00	148.84
11	—	324	137.00–146.00	141.88
38	—	463	136.00–150.00	141.97
37	—	432	147.00–160.00	150.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	101.00	101.00
17	—	428	130.00–142.00	137.70
2	—	628	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
11	—	384	130.00–140.00	134.44
14	—	569	116.00–129.00	123.10
6	—	469	121.00–132.00	126.32
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
7	—	522	126.00–142.00	128.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	130.00–142.00	134.15
4	—	521	131.00–142.00	133.66
2	—	671	124.00–126.00	124.99
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
4	—	374	154.00–178.00	161.24
10	—	575	122.00–133.00	129.41
2	—	318	152.00–169.00	160.17
9	—	480	140.00–155.00	144.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	771	101.00–117.00	108.26
25	—	475	160.00–173.00	164.61
14	—	412	152.00–166.00	158.19
15	—	633	139.00–148.00	144.13
7	—	825	110.00–113.00	112.44
2	—	995	106.00–108.00	107.00
3	—	717	117.00–132.00	121.99
7	—	676	137.00–141.00	139.00
8	—	322	175.00–189.00	184.36
9	—	519	145.00–160.00	153.13
15	—	364	165.00–180.00	170.86
35	—	567	147.00–162.00	150.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	517	177.00–185.00	180.29
42	—	365	175.00–184.00	176.64
18	—	310	178.00–191.00	183.21
4	—	864	119.00	119.00
5	—	783	124.00–136.00	126.34
52	—	422	167.00–181.00	171.16
4	—	668	146.00–158.00	153.99
7	—	730	129.00–139.00	134.72
2	—	803	113.00	113.00
13	—	569	171.00–180.00	177.79
29	—	472	169.00–182.00	175.28
27	—	626	165.00–177.00	171.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	421	148.00–166.00	154.97
6	—	583	138.00–165.00	144.08
8	—	534	161.00–171.00	163.05
11	—	378	144.00–165.00	158.16
9	—	613	146.00–159.00	156.23
16	—	474	145.00–166.00	156.95
9	—	316	152.00–171.00	157.31
1	—	675	137.00	137.00

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)	13	—	1,131	925.00–1,225.00	1,028.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,008	775.00–1,175.00	1,017.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,123	750.00–975.00	881.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,170	825.00–1,010.00	907.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,136	825.00–1,200.00	1,069.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	834	775.00–950.00	849.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	902	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,150.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	810.00–1,250.00	1,107.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	926	755.00–1,125.00	940.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,182	60.00–62.00	60.35
10	—	1,217	70.00–74.00	71.59
13	—	1,200	65.00–69.00	66.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,366	68.00–72.00	69.71
4	—	1,335	56.00–61.00	58.23
25	—	1,462	64.00–67.00	65.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,071	64.00–68.00	65.98
19	—	1,051	57.00–61.00	58.04
7	—	1,067	72.00–76.00	73.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,780	90.00–92.00	91.02
7	—	1,439	76.00–85.00	82.19
2	—	1,805	79.00–80.00	79.48

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

McAlester Union Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle