Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Steer calves 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of QBN calves. Slaughter cows 10.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold 67 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.01/cwt on 629 head.

Average price

$138.01

629 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$3.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.62

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	138.86	780	458
Medium and Large 2	447	135.72	607	171

One grade step is worth $3.14/cwt here — about $173 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 sale629 hd

138.01

—

OK average7 barns · 10,750 hd

131.39

+6.62

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	1,679	90.96	1,527	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	77.12	1,108	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	75.51	903	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	69.85	740	34

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	620	141.49/cwt	135.00–146.00	877	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,126.61/cwt	925.00–1,300.00	10,477	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	18,638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,044.16/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	11,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	134.30/cwt	127.00–139.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	122.74/cwt	120.00–131.00	830	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.93/cwt	130.00–136.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.54/cwt	132.00–142.00	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	161.50/cwt	153.00–170.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	130.89/cwt	122.00–135.00	889	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	193.75/cwt	186.00–196.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	137.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	161.05/cwt	156.00–171.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	139.75/cwt	132.00–148.00	531	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	133.82/cwt	126.00–143.00	632	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.52/cwt	116.00–131.00	664	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	152.90/cwt	148.00–154.00	648	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	155.40/cwt	151.00–161.00	581	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	15,514	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	966.77/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	10,277	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	876.21/cwt	850.00–910.00	9,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,470.61/cwt	1,325.00–1,850.00	16,956	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,178.51/cwt	875.00–1,475.00	14,991	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,129.14/cwt	945.00–1,225.00	11,720	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,027.86/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	11,584	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,059.89/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	11,182	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	950.78/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	10,668	3
Bulls	—	—	1,514	85.52/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,295	8
Bulls	—	—	1,772	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,640	11
Bulls	—	—	1,737	96.20/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,671	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	76.85/cwt	75.00–79.00	920	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	81.01/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,003	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	71.19/cwt	69.00–74.00	836	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	80.27/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,145	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	71.86/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,021	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	76.57/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,122	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	71.90/cwt	70.00–74.00	782	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	77.32/cwt	75.00–79.00	794	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	66.23/cwt	65.00–69.00	698	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	147.98/cwt	145.00–154.00	836	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.67/cwt	141.00–155.00	778	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	126.12/cwt	120.00–127.00	911	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.25/cwt	145.00–157.00	709	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	154.84/cwt	150.00–163.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	177.33/cwt	171.00–185.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	156.50/cwt	149.00–159.00	928	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.25/cwt	151.00–164.00	823	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	130.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,007	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.20/cwt	155.00–168.00	688	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	144.40/cwt	144.00–149.00	985	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	138.58/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,005	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	184.10/cwt	178.00–195.00	696	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	160.69/cwt	152.00–165.00	768	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	157.06/cwt	148.00–161.00	991	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	190.76/cwt	181.00–199.00	618	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	124.27/cwt	117.00–134.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	135.35/cwt	130.00–141.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	132.91/cwt	121.00–137.00	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	148.99/cwt	141.00–157.00	717	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	140.00/cwt	135.00–146.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.27/cwt	131.00–143.00	798	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	136.75/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	149.63/cwt	148.00–164.00	624	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	165.38/cwt	160.00–175.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	142.50/cwt	134.00–149.00	740	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	167.24/cwt	161.00–170.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	106.17/cwt	102.00–110.00	871	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	139.73/cwt	130.00–143.00	735	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.88/cwt	143.00–158.00	685	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.89/cwt	130.00–143.00	859	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	151.91/cwt	146.00–160.00	486	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	122.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	127.85/cwt	121.00–135.00	906	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	138.61/cwt	130.00–144.00	606	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	135.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	127.49/cwt	121.00–131.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	109.14/cwt	103.00–111.00	965	7

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 1,100Year ago 2,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 318Year ago 211

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 42Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	135.00–146.00	141.49
7	—	676	120.00–131.00	122.74
4	—	334	186.00–196.00	193.75
13	—	565	145.00–154.00	147.98
15	—	520	141.00–155.00	149.67
8	—	722	120.00–127.00	126.12
20	—	472	145.00–157.00	150.25
7	—	427	150.00–163.00	154.84
4	—	374	171.00–185.00	177.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	127.00–139.00	134.30
1	—	675	109.00	109.00
3	—	480	130.00–136.00	132.93
6	—	430	132.00–142.00	136.54
4	—	373	153.00–170.00	161.50
6	—	586	130.00–140.00	137.17
3	—	325	156.00–171.00	161.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	110.00–120.00	114.95
30	—	679	122.00–135.00	130.89
29	—	424	148.00–154.00	152.90
10	—	374	151.00–161.00	155.40
70	—	573	131.00–143.00	139.27
10	—	820	102.00–110.00	106.17
145	—	526	130.00–143.00	139.73
49	—	473	143.00–158.00	144.88
63	—	623	130.00–143.00	137.89
11	—	320	146.00–160.00	151.91
27	—	709	121.00–135.00	127.85
7	—	884	103.00–111.00	109.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	380	132.00–148.00	139.75
33	—	472	126.00–143.00	133.82
13	—	525	116.00–131.00	126.52
2	—	653	119.00–120.00	119.50
6	—	624	120.00–127.00	122.38
68	—	437	130.00–144.00	138.61
6	—	308	130.00–137.00	135.46
6	—	564	121.00–131.00	127.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
212	—	593	149.00–159.00	156.50
2	—	865	126.00–130.00	128.01
51	—	520	151.00–164.00	158.25
12	—	771	125.00–135.00	130.59
22	—	424	155.00–168.00	162.20
12	—	682	144.00–149.00	144.40
14	—	725	134.00–141.00	138.58
23	—	378	178.00–195.00	184.10
25	—	478	152.00–165.00	160.69
28	—	631	148.00–161.00	157.06
11	—	324	181.00–199.00	190.76
4	—	806	136.00–139.00	136.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	117.00–134.00	124.27
4	—	561	130.00–141.00	135.35
7	—	681	121.00–137.00	132.91
11	—	481	141.00–157.00	148.99
2	—	788	119.00–120.00	119.50
6	—	624	135.00–146.00	140.00
13	—	417	148.00–164.00	149.63
3	—	327	160.00–175.00	165.38
11	—	519	134.00–149.00	142.50
4	—	383	161.00–170.00	167.24

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	925.00–1,300.00	1,126.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	975.00–1,100.00	1,044.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,063	875.00–1,075.00	966.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,153	1,325.00–1,850.00	1,470.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	850.00–910.00	876.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,272	875.00–1,475.00	1,178.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,038	945.00–1,225.00	1,129.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,127	800.00–1,150.00	1,027.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	925.00–1,150.00	1,059.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,122	875.00–1,075.00	950.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,514	84.00–88.00	85.52
11	—	1,772	90.00–95.00	92.54
5	—	1,737	95.00–98.00	96.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,197	75.00–79.00	76.85
6	—	1,238	80.00–83.00	81.01
12	—	1,175	69.00–74.00	71.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,426	79.00–83.00	80.27
9	—	1,421	69.00–73.00	71.86
11	—	1,465	75.00–78.00	76.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,088	70.00–74.00	71.90
6	—	1,027	75.00–79.00	77.32
18	—	1,054	65.00–69.00	66.23

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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