Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500lbs. 2.00 to 7.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 11.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. A total of 275 cows and bulls sold with 84 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.11/cwt on 553 head.

Average price

$152.11

553 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$11.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.90

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	154.98	878	418
Medium and Large 2	544	143.22	780	135

One grade step is worth $11.76/cwt here — about $98 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 sale553 hd

152.11

—

OK average7 barns · 13,700 hd

144.21

+7.90

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	1,852	88.08	1,631	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	69.87	984	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	66.06	791	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	62.32	657	53

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	124.03/cwt	119.00–132.00	646	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	128.27/cwt	121.00–133.00	865	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.55/cwt	137.00–151.00	668	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	151.64/cwt	142.00–161.00	731	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	128.51/cwt	122.00–132.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	159.92/cwt	152.00–166.00	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	159.10/cwt	156.00–170.00	850	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	135.87/cwt	129.00–143.00	988	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	145.17/cwt	139.00–152.00	486	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	116.74/cwt	107.00–121.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.27/cwt	131.00–144.00	701	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	148.33/cwt	143.00–156.00	841	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	181.23/cwt	171.00–186.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.64/cwt	134.00–149.00	737	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	160.13/cwt	153.00–167.00	697	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	176.49/cwt	172.00–186.00	649	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	133.48/cwt	125.00–136.00	840	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,054	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,885	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	770.19/cwt	675.00–850.00	7,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	135.64/cwt	128.00–141.00	770	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	142.78/cwt	139.00–152.00	538	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.47/cwt	130.00–145.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	873	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	135.97/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,035	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	179.78/cwt	176.00–183.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	132.59/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	145.77/cwt	141.00–155.00	975	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	137.79/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,124	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	163.81/cwt	158.00–172.00	940	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	66.52/cwt	66.00–67.00	936	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	74.84/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,036	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	69.64/cwt	68.00–72.00	985	20
Bulls	—	—	1,553	81.13/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,260	2
Bulls	—	—	2,008	94.69/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,901	3
Bulls	—	—	1,877	86.89/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,631	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,231	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	769.67/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,520	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	62.00/cwt	59.00–63.00	729	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	70.48/cwt	69.00–73.00	860	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	65.82/cwt	64.00–68.00	788	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	128.26/cwt	123.00–134.00	534	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	161.60/cwt	156.00–170.00	616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	120.36/cwt	110.00–124.00	863	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	66.73/cwt	57.00–70.00	706	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	64.00/cwt	62.00–65.00	688	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	58.02/cwt	57.00–61.00	594	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	133.84/cwt	130.00–138.00	645	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.74/cwt	117.00–127.00	697	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	124.53/cwt	120.00–134.00	763	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	809.64/cwt	775.00–850.00	8,242	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	908.11/cwt	735.00–1,175.00	10,016	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	143.38/cwt	140.00–151.00	624	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	134.18/cwt	130.00–139.00	912	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	131.71/cwt	126.00–141.00	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.06/cwt	120.00–134.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.88/cwt	120.00–133.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	137.96/cwt	132.00–143.00	573	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	143.96/cwt	136.00–151.00	682	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	127.83/cwt	120.00–132.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	185.38/cwt	180.00–197.00	619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	136.62/cwt	131.00–139.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.83/cwt	147.00–156.00	963	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	144.74/cwt	131.00–154.00	821	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	147.69/cwt	140.00–155.00	771	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	136.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	854	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	142.07/cwt	137.00–151.00	609	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.27/cwt	146.00–161.00	636	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	129.42/cwt	120.00–132.00	483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	130.52/cwt	124.00–135.00	621	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,710Last week 1,650Year ago 2,050

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 243Year ago 251

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 57Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	521	119.00–132.00	124.03
16	—	416	123.00–134.00	128.26
13	—	568	117.00–127.00	122.74
8	—	613	120.00–134.00	124.53
3	—	675	120.00–134.00	125.06
3	—	325	120.00–133.00	127.88
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
8	—	373	120.00–132.00	129.42
32	—	476	124.00–135.00	130.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	674	121.00–133.00	128.27
24	—	475	137.00–151.00	140.55
17	—	335	139.00–152.00	145.17
5	—	764	107.00–121.00	116.74
58	—	518	131.00–144.00	135.27
43	—	629	125.00–136.00	133.48
1	—	835	112.00	112.00
74	—	568	128.00–141.00	135.64
30	—	377	139.00–152.00	142.78
34	—	429	137.00–151.00	142.07
2	—	735	117.00–118.00	117.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	482	142.00–161.00	151.64
2	—	920	110.00	110.00
135	—	534	156.00–170.00	159.10
24	—	727	129.00–143.00	135.87
28	—	435	153.00–167.00	160.13
26	—	368	172.00–186.00	176.49
33	—	761	129.00–139.00	135.97
6	—	310	176.00–183.00	179.78
5	—	882	127.00–134.00	132.59
18	—	669	141.00–155.00	145.77
10	—	816	137.00–139.00	137.79
51	—	574	158.00–172.00	163.81
29	—	630	147.00–156.00	152.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	381	156.00–170.00	161.60
4	—	717	110.00–124.00	120.36
10	—	482	130.00–138.00	133.84
13	—	435	140.00–151.00	143.38
10	—	680	130.00–139.00	134.18
44	—	567	131.00–154.00	144.74
28	—	522	140.00–155.00	147.69
16	—	624	130.00–145.00	136.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	122.00–132.00	128.51
4	—	308	152.00–166.00	159.92
2	—	608	128.00–129.00	128.49
6	—	574	126.00–141.00	131.71
1	—	685	116.00	116.00
8	—	415	132.00–143.00	137.96
2	—	355	150.00	150.00
1	—	715	118.00	118.00
3	—	480	120.00–132.00	127.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	567	143.00–156.00	148.33
8	—	357	171.00–186.00	181.23
37	—	520	134.00–149.00	141.64
6	—	620	130.00–145.00	138.47
3	—	873	105.00	105.00
3	—	703	132.00	132.00
21	—	474	136.00–151.00	143.96
7	—	334	180.00–197.00	185.38
6	—	664	131.00–139.00	136.62
14	—	423	146.00–161.00	150.27

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	775.00–850.00	809.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,103	735.00–1,175.00	908.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	675.00–850.00	770.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	977	700.00–850.00	769.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,407	66.00–67.00	66.52
5	—	1,384	73.00–76.00	74.84
20	—	1,414	68.00–72.00	69.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,175	59.00–63.00	62.00
10	—	1,220	69.00–73.00	70.48
15	—	1,197	64.00–68.00	65.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,058	57.00–70.00	66.73
25	—	1,075	62.00–65.00	64.00
19	—	1,023	57.00–61.00	58.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	80.00–82.00	81.13
3	—	2,008	94.00–96.00	94.69
5	—	1,877	85.00–88.00	86.89

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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