Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 1.00 to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 350 cows and bulls sold with 47 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.27/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$135.27

220 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$13.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.61

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	138.90	697	159
Medium and Large 2	486	125.82	611	61

One grade step is worth $13.08/cwt here — about $86 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 sale220 hd

135.27

—

OK average7 barns · 7,018 hd

127.66

+7.61

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	1,683	89.66	1,509	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	64.93	921	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	62.63	769	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	58.46	618	38

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	—	1,564	90.02/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,408	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	62.90/cwt	60.00–64.00	759	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	65.97/cwt	65.00–68.00	829	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	56.85/cwt	55.00–59.00	707	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	62.76/cwt	61.00–65.00	866	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	67.10/cwt	66.00–70.00	977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	181.07/cwt	176.00–191.00	679	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	838.10/cwt	760.00–950.00	7,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	138.77/cwt	136.00–150.00	801	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.96/cwt	143.00–155.00	703	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,197.86/cwt	900.00–1,300.00	13,236	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	842.57/cwt	725.00–875.00	9,883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	147.59/cwt	142.00–156.00	846	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	126.74/cwt	119.00–131.00	913	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	886.45/cwt	710.00–1,025.00	10,788	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,055.35/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	12,844	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,094.06/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	12,385	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	111.58/cwt	105.00–115.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	132.54/cwt	131.00–135.00	948	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	141.71/cwt	137.00–145.00	890	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	157.63/cwt	155.00–166.00	755	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	190.53/cwt	184.00–197.00	627	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	179.19/cwt	173.00–188.00	665	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	986	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	133.85/cwt	132.00–137.00	819	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	135.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	890	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	167.60/cwt	161.00–169.00	722	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.07/cwt	131.00–145.00	768	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	200.36/cwt	199.00–201.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	134.53/cwt	124.00–137.00	919	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	151.17/cwt	142.00–156.00	638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	140.05/cwt	136.00–145.00	601	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	118.69/cwt	110.00–123.00	802	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	152.68/cwt	146.00–160.00	560	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	1,144.80/cwt	925.00–1,250.00	10,921	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	913.08/cwt	725.00–1,100.00	10,226	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	65.21/cwt	63.00–67.00	705	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	60.08/cwt	59.00–61.00	630	12
Bulls	—	—	1,549	83.79/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	139.30/cwt	130.00–146.00	678	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	95.09/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,869	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	53.74/cwt	53.00–57.00	565	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	135.31/cwt	130.00–146.00	502	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	966.35/cwt	775.00–1,125.00	10,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	113.75/cwt	112.00–115.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,064.67/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	11,477	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,109.81/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	11,953	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	131.71/cwt	126.00–140.00	574	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.30/cwt	146.00–161.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.89/cwt	119.00–130.00	649	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.07/cwt	133.00–140.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.49/cwt	121.00–130.00	590	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	166.49/cwt	155.00–170.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	152.77/cwt	148.00–160.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.20/cwt	144.00–159.00	799	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	127.63/cwt	121.00–132.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	122.28/cwt	114.00–129.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	132.63/cwt	126.00–140.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	117.31/cwt	112.00–124.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	544	138.74/cwt	133.00–142.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	143.64/cwt	141.00–155.00	745	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.47/cwt	136.00–150.00	672	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	128.81/cwt	122.00–132.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	155.65/cwt	148.00–163.00	503	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	125.28/cwt	117.00–131.00	773	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.05/cwt	149.00–160.00	814	32

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 1,000Last week 1,025Year ago 1,650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 236Year ago 249

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 89Year ago 51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,564	89.00–91.00	90.02
4	—	1,549	81.00–85.00	83.79
4	—	1,965	94.00–97.00	95.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,206	60.00–64.00	62.90
9	—	1,257	65.00–68.00	65.97
6	—	1,243	55.00–59.00	56.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,380	61.00–65.00	62.76
8	—	1,456	66.00–70.00	67.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,081	63.00–67.00	65.21
12	—	1,048	59.00–61.00	60.08
17	—	1,051	53.00–57.00	53.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	176.00–191.00	181.07
10	—	577	136.00–150.00	138.77
15	—	472	143.00–155.00	148.96
5	—	720	119.00–131.00	126.74
3	—	775	105.00–115.00	111.58
7	—	612	132.00–137.00	133.85
12	—	659	132.00–136.00	135.00
8	—	313	199.00–201.00	200.36
12	—	422	142.00–156.00	151.17
18	—	525	144.00–159.00	152.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	130.00–132.00	130.67
4	—	480	133.00–140.00	137.07
1	—	305	151.00	151.00
3	—	383	126.00–140.00	132.63
3	—	673	112.00–124.00	117.31
4	—	544	133.00–142.00	138.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	573	142.00–156.00	147.59
13	—	715	131.00–135.00	132.54
25	—	628	137.00–145.00	141.71
23	—	479	155.00–166.00	157.63
18	—	329	184.00–197.00	190.53
21	—	371	173.00–188.00	179.19
6	—	789	125.00	125.00
15	—	431	161.00–169.00	167.60
10	—	683	124.00–137.00	134.53
32	—	525	149.00–160.00	155.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	113.00	113.00
5	—	487	130.00–146.00	139.30
2	—	548	141.00	141.00
2	—	375	146.00–161.00	153.30
4	—	336	155.00–170.00	166.49
5	—	415	148.00–160.00	152.77
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
4	—	634	122.00–132.00	128.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	702	116.00	116.00
15	—	573	131.00–145.00	134.07
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
20	—	429	136.00–145.00	140.05
10	—	676	110.00–123.00	118.69
16	—	367	146.00–160.00	152.68
24	—	519	141.00–155.00	143.64
22	—	475	136.00–150.00	141.47
19	—	323	148.00–163.00	155.65
2	—	808	115.00	115.00
25	—	617	117.00–131.00	125.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	130.00–146.00	135.31
8	—	623	112.00–115.00	113.75
13	—	436	126.00–140.00	131.71
10	—	528	119.00–130.00	122.89
11	—	470	121.00–130.00	125.49
3	—	318	121.00–132.00	127.63
8	—	574	114.00–129.00	122.28

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	3	—	941	760.00–950.00	838.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,105	900.00–1,300.00	1,197.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,132	900.00–1,250.00	1,094.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	954	925.00–1,250.00	1,144.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,038	775.00–1,125.00	966.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,173	725.00–875.00	842.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,217	710.00–1,025.00	886.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,217	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,055.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,120	725.00–1,100.00	913.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,078	875.00–1,125.00	1,064.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,077	925.00–1,175.00	1,109.81

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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