Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 6.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 365 cows and bulls sold with 64 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.36/cwt on 381 head.

Average price

$133.36

381 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$12.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.97

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	135.82	706	307
Medium and Large 2	499	123.15	614	74

One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $92 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 sale381 hd

133.36

—

OK average7 barns · 7,650 hd

126.39

+6.97

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	1,609	84.07	1,353	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	63.45	892	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	62.77	768	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	57.69	608	37

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	161.48/cwt	158.00–170.00	690	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.15/cwt	122.00–133.00	798	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	143.35/cwt	140.00–151.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	138.58/cwt	132.00–147.00	779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	140.43/cwt	132.00–145.00	657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	187.42/cwt	185.00–199.00	611	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	131.94/cwt	129.00–142.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	131.67/cwt	123.00–137.00	498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	109	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	145.31/cwt	140.00–153.00	551	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	163.32/cwt	158.00–173.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	154.93/cwt	149.00–162.00	882	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	125.30/cwt	115.00–128.00	829	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	186.34/cwt	183.00–197.00	682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	195.01/cwt	189.00–204.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	125.53/cwt	115.00–129.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	119.04/cwt	115.00–124.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	136.74/cwt	131.00–145.00	637	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	125.81/cwt	120.00–129.00	979	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	894.64/cwt	700.00–1,150.00	10,047	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	971.51/cwt	925.00–1,110.00	12,581	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.44/cwt	129.00–143.00	772	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	145.99/cwt	138.00–151.00	625	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	141.97/cwt	138.00–152.00	875	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,995	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.31/cwt	125.00–139.00	695	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	173.29/cwt	169.00–183.00	645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	142.94/cwt	137.00–145.00	888	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	148.63/cwt	140.00–152.00	493	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	125.53/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,023	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	64.65/cwt	63.00–67.00	689	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	59.59/cwt	58.00–61.00	624	9
Bulls	—	—	1,635	85.47/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,397	6
Bulls	—	—	1,788	91.58/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,637	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	57.38/cwt	56.00–61.00	789	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	64.17/cwt	62.00–65.00	898	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	12,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,254.21/cwt	975.00–1,375.00	13,332	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,094	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	66.25/cwt	64.00–69.00	821	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	55.02/cwt	52.00–57.00	579	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	66.94/cwt	66.00–70.00	969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	119.15/cwt	110.00–127.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	135.63/cwt	130.00–141.00	578	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	146.64/cwt	135.00–152.00	613	5
Bulls	—	—	1,506	79.38/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,195	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	63.07/cwt	61.00–64.00	775	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	57.56/cwt	54.00–60.00	684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	126.98/cwt	121.00–131.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	156.19/cwt	152.00–167.00	592	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,036.52/cwt	850.00–1,250.00	9,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	840.31/cwt	675.00–925.00	7,412	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,032.40/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	11,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	151.96/cwt	144.00–157.00	799	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	151.50/cwt	145.00–156.00	845	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	123.93/cwt	122.00–136.00	716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.03/cwt	120.00–132.00	544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	121.79/cwt	115.00–127.00	641	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	161.49/cwt	156.00–166.00	859	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	153.15/cwt	150.00–162.00	741	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.74/cwt	141.00–151.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.26/cwt	101.00–116.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	129.47/cwt	128.00–130.00	421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	160.58/cwt	155.00–171.00	615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	154.61/cwt	149.00–160.00	730	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	126.73/cwt	122.00–130.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	160.55/cwt	154.00–164.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.45/cwt	120.00–141.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	123.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	127.53/cwt	121.00–134.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	120.67/cwt	119.00–124.00	938	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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,250Last week 1,000Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 204Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 146Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	427	158.00–170.00	161.48
16	—	326	185.00–199.00	187.42
6	—	678	129.00–142.00	131.94
26	—	569	149.00–162.00	154.93
10	—	372	169.00–183.00	173.29
19	—	621	137.00–145.00	142.94
1	—	850	118.00	118.00
2	—	815	120.00–131.00	125.53
35	—	532	156.00–166.00	161.49
34	—	472	149.00–160.00	154.61
3	—	715	122.00–130.00	126.73
3	—	777	119.00–124.00	120.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	140.00–151.00	143.35
8	—	562	132.00–147.00	138.58
9	—	468	132.00–145.00	140.43
4	—	668	110.00–127.00	119.15
10	—	426	130.00–141.00	135.63
9	—	379	152.00–167.00	156.19
2	—	330	155.00–160.00	157.61
2	—	633	121.00–134.00	127.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	623	122.00–133.00	128.15
22	—	379	140.00–153.00	145.31
24	—	662	115.00–128.00	125.30
3	—	733	115.00–124.00	119.04
48	—	466	131.00–145.00	136.74
6	—	778	120.00–129.00	125.81
3	—	990	102.00	102.00
46	—	570	129.00–143.00	135.44
44	—	428	138.00–151.00	145.99
67	—	525	125.00–139.00	132.31
15	—	332	140.00–152.00	148.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
5	—	378	123.00–137.00	131.67
11	—	578	122.00–136.00	123.93
9	—	418	120.00–132.00	130.03
15	—	526	115.00–127.00	121.79
8	—	630	101.00–116.00	110.26
4	—	325	128.00–130.00	129.47
21	—	476	120.00–130.00	123.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
3	—	315	158.00–173.00	163.32
5	—	418	135.00–152.00	146.64
1	—	633	136.00	136.00
3	—	542	121.00–131.00	126.98
6	—	478	141.00–151.00	144.74
9	—	383	155.00–171.00	160.58
2	—	573	120.00–141.00	130.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	109	150.00	150.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
8	—	366	183.00–197.00	186.34
5	—	333	189.00–204.00	195.01
4	—	681	115.00–129.00	125.53
5	—	616	138.00–152.00	141.97
16	—	526	144.00–157.00	151.96
9	—	558	145.00–156.00	151.50
14	—	484	150.00–162.00	153.15
7	—	433	154.00–164.00	160.55

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)	43	—	1,123	700.00–1,150.00	894.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,295	925.00–1,110.00	971.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	882	675.00–925.00	840.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,119	975.00–1,125.00	1,032.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,063	975.00–1,375.00	1,254.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	850.00–1,250.00	1,036.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,065	63.00–67.00	64.65
9	—	1,047	58.00–61.00	59.59
22	—	1,053	52.00–57.00	55.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,375	56.00–61.00	57.38
20	—	1,400	62.00–65.00	64.17
8	—	1,447	66.00–70.00	66.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,239	64.00–69.00	66.25
29	—	1,229	61.00–64.00	63.07
9	—	1,188	54.00–60.00	57.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,635	84.00–87.00	85.47
2	—	1,788	90.00–93.00	91.58
5	—	1,506	78.00–82.00	79.38

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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How this sale compares

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