Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 400 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 400 lbs. 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers 1.00 higher, boners and leans 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 325 cows and bulls sold with 68 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.51/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$132.51

309 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$12.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.22

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	134.57	712	259
Medium and Large 2	491	121.83	598	50

One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about $114 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 sale309 hd

132.51

—

OK average7 barns · 7,266 hd

129.28

+3.22

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	—	Low	1,600	85.55	1,368	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	68.45	972	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	64.71	771	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	63.01	671	40

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	624	142.18/cwt	137.00–145.00	887	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.64/cwt	149.00–152.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	112.57/cwt	107.00–119.00	711	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	141.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	165.00/cwt	156.00–170.00	782	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	134.63/cwt	128.00–138.00	762	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.57/cwt	136.00–152.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	126.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	122.60/cwt	120.00–124.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	149.37/cwt	142.00–154.00	854	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	142.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	143.20/cwt	136.00–150.00	894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	126.17/cwt	125.00–127.00	847	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	153.34/cwt	149.00–164.00	653	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	141.68/cwt	136.00–146.00	605	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	134.51/cwt	129.00–145.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	129.39/cwt	125.00–134.00	798	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.92/cwt	119.00–127.00	581	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.25/cwt	123.00–137.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.50/cwt	122.00–141.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	117.78/cwt	111.00–122.00	673	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	879.33/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	9,910	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.56/cwt	120.00–132.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	129.24/cwt	121.00–133.00	407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	150.45/cwt	145.00–154.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	164.18/cwt	154.00–169.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	458	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	81.01/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,219	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,189.19/cwt	1,025.00–1,325.00	13,985	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	713.79/cwt	685.00–740.00	8,630	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	913.65/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	10,078	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	979.82/cwt	760.00–1,150.00	11,268	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	952.91/cwt	650.00–1,150.00	9,882	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	151.23/cwt	145.00–155.00	729	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	64.53/cwt	63.00–66.00	758	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	67.59/cwt	66.00–70.00	725	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	69.02/cwt	68.00–71.00	978	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	63.02/cwt	62.00–65.00	669	20
Bulls	—	—	1,660	86.43/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,435	8
Bulls	—	—	1,693	92.05/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,558	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	58.41/cwt	56.00–60.00	620	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	67.76/cwt	67.00–70.00	836	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	59.98/cwt	58.00–62.00	709	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	65.89/cwt	64.00–67.00	943	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	185.74/cwt	183.00–198.00	572	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	171.32/cwt	167.00–182.00	630	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	848.26/cwt	675.00–975.00	7,558	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	878	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	128.45/cwt	126.00–131.00	931	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	911.72/cwt	825.00–975.00	9,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	178.05/cwt	175.00–190.00	648	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	154.56/cwt	150.00–162.00	807	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	438	181.85/cwt	173.00–191.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	133.57/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	164.76/cwt	162.00–167.00	860	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.23/cwt	130.00–144.00	652	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	174.01/cwt	167.00–182.00	569	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	803	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	114.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,017	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	150.71/cwt	144.00–159.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	120.61/cwt	111.00–123.00	864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	141.89/cwt	136.00–147.00	534	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	158.00/cwt	149.00–161.00	964	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	137.62/cwt	131.00–144.00	929	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	167.32/cwt	161.00–171.00	706	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	143.10/cwt	137.00–147.00	458	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	117.99/cwt	112.00–124.00	926	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.69/cwt	126.00–140.00	707	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	159.82/cwt	153.00–167.00	922	34

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 1,025Last week 1,375Year ago 1,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 254Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 91Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	624	137.00–145.00	142.18
7	—	572	142.00–154.00	149.37
13	—	426	149.00–164.00	153.34
3	—	717	129.00–145.00	134.51
10	—	368	167.00–182.00	171.32
2	—	775	110.00	110.00
2	—	658	133.00–134.00	133.49
22	—	522	150.00–162.00	154.56
6	—	327	167.00–182.00	174.01
2	—	803	101.00–105.00	103.01
6	—	471	144.00–159.00	150.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	140.00–146.00	141.94
3	—	376	136.00–152.00	141.57
5	—	524	140.00–145.00	142.04
2	—	483	130.00–132.00	131.01
3	—	575	123.00–137.00	132.25
2	—	330	122.00–141.00	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
3	—	570	149.00–152.00	150.64
1	—	415	153.00	153.00
8	—	624	136.00–150.00	143.20
5	—	526	145.00–154.00	150.45
3	—	363	154.00–169.00	164.18
1	—	325	141.00	141.00
8	—	482	145.00–155.00	151.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	474	156.00–170.00	165.00
8	—	308	183.00–198.00	185.74
2	—	725	126.00–131.00	128.45
23	—	364	175.00–190.00	178.05
7	—	762	133.00–134.00	133.57
19	—	522	162.00–167.00	164.76
5	—	892	110.00–115.00	114.01
9	—	610	149.00–161.00	158.00
9	—	675	131.00–144.00	137.62
23	—	422	161.00–171.00	167.32
34	—	577	153.00–167.00	159.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	632	107.00–119.00	112.57
7	—	372	120.00–135.00	126.50
5	—	531	120.00–124.00	122.60
11	—	473	119.00–127.00	122.92
8	—	571	111.00–122.00	117.78
6	—	423	120.00–132.00	127.56
4	—	315	121.00–133.00	129.24
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	566	128.00–138.00	134.63
12	—	671	125.00–127.00	126.17
4	—	812	109.00	109.00
31	—	427	136.00–146.00	141.68
31	—	617	125.00–134.00	129.39
1	—	885	108.00	108.00
60	—	475	130.00–144.00	137.23
10	—	716	111.00–123.00	120.61
20	—	376	136.00–147.00	141.89
14	—	320	137.00–147.00	143.10
15	—	785	112.00–124.00	117.99
28	—	525	126.00–140.00	134.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	173.00–191.00	181.85
1	—	505	167.00	167.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,127	725.00–1,025.00	879.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,209	685.00–740.00	713.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,103	750.00–1,125.00	913.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,150	760.00–1,150.00	979.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,037	650.00–1,150.00	952.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	891	675.00–975.00	848.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,176	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,189.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	825.00–975.00	911.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,505	79.00–84.00	81.01
8	—	1,660	85.00–89.00	86.43
8	—	1,693	90.00–94.00	92.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,175	63.00–66.00	64.53
9	—	1,234	67.00–70.00	67.76
5	—	1,182	58.00–62.00	59.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,072	66.00–70.00	67.59
20	—	1,062	62.00–65.00	63.02
10	—	1,062	56.00–60.00	58.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,417	68.00–71.00	69.02
6	—	1,431	64.00–67.00	65.89

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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