Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, some 11.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows breakers and boners 1.00 to 3.00 lower , leans 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 365 cows and bulls sold with 58 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.70/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$144.70

338 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$8.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.72

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	146.10	759	283
Medium and Large 2	470	137.53	647	55

One grade step is worth $8.57/cwt here — about $113 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 sale338 hd

144.70

—

OK average7 barns · 9,393 hd

137.99

+6.72

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	—	High	1,684	88.40	1,489	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	66.62	948	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	64.59	781	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	63.98	679	41

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 2	—	431	159.87/cwt	153.00–168.00	689	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	171.00/cwt	163.00–177.00	624	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	137.64/cwt	137.00–139.00	739	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	130.76/cwt	126.00–134.00	764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	159.47/cwt	148.00–162.00	925	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	169.37/cwt	161.00–174.00	640	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	188.08/cwt	185.00–193.00	606	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	165.78/cwt	159.00–173.00	615	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	135.44/cwt	130.00–141.00	660	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	141.08/cwt	133.00–144.00	954	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	148.86/cwt	141.00–155.00	764	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	154.30/cwt	152.00–159.00	727	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	137.21/cwt	131.00–145.00	919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	140.46/cwt	135.00–149.00	809	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	158.94/cwt	150.00–167.00	690	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	134.72/cwt	127.00–141.00	771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	147.64/cwt	144.00–155.00	704	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	197.52/cwt	187.00–210.00	646	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	996.20/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	179.09/cwt	173.00–187.00	750	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	143.14/cwt	132.00–146.00	885	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,292	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	924.66/cwt	775.00–1,075.00	10,578	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	995.24/cwt	960.00–1,025.00	12,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	135.53/cwt	128.00–138.00	924	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	155.28/cwt	150.00–162.00	963	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	155.29/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,022	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,963	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	926.13/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,280	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	981.72/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	9,866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	140.56/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,009	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	168.06/cwt	164.00–172.00	560	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	200.00/cwt	193.00–207.00	738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	118.24/cwt	115.00–129.00	987	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	156.91/cwt	150.00–161.00	819	28
Bulls	—	—	1,882	93.69/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,763	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	90.32/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,504	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	61.28/cwt	59.00–63.00	733	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	60.69/cwt	59.00–63.00	638	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	66.76/cwt	65.00–68.00	971	17
Bulls	—	—	1,607	83.51/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,342	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	793.01/cwt	710.00–900.00	8,438	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	1,272.82/cwt	875.00–1,450.00	12,525	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	1,163.52/cwt	875.00–1,250.00	9,936	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	69.76/cwt	69.00–72.00	993	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	61.80/cwt	60.00–64.00	842	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	65.22/cwt	64.00–67.00	790	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	145.56/cwt	140.00–156.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	505	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	70.41/cwt	70.00–71.00	868	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	65.58/cwt	64.00–67.00	701	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	69.34/cwt	68.00–71.00	740	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,249	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	946.50/cwt	775.00–1,075.00	9,077	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	151.54/cwt	149.00–159.00	859	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	149.04/cwt	140.00–158.00	493	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	145.39/cwt	142.00–150.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	132.31/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	156.81/cwt	148.00–162.00	767	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	130.90/cwt	128.00–133.00	952	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	119.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	146.66/cwt	146.00–147.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	124.98/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.41/cwt	132.00–143.00	858	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	168.26/cwt	160.00–173.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	137.25/cwt	130.00–144.00	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	141.53/cwt	135.00–146.00	746	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	178.44/cwt	171.00–185.00	741	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	141.82/cwt	139.00–149.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	130.24/cwt	126.00–135.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	154.48/cwt	147.00–158.00	663	36

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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McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,200Last week 1,710Year ago 1,750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 243Year ago 227

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 32Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	153.00–168.00	159.87
21	—	676	133.00–144.00	141.08
4	—	479	140.00–156.00	145.56
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
5	—	308	164.00	164.00
3	—	625	146.00–147.00	146.66
6	—	567	139.00–149.00	141.82
1	—	540	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	580	148.00–162.00	159.47
10	—	378	161.00–174.00	169.37
17	—	322	185.00–193.00	188.08
23	—	419	173.00–187.00	179.09
27	—	620	150.00–162.00	155.28
23	—	658	146.00–157.00	155.29
10	—	718	136.00–144.00	140.56
5	—	835	115.00–129.00	118.24
28	—	522	150.00–161.00	156.91
3	—	770	128.00–140.00	132.31
18	—	489	148.00–162.00	156.81
3	—	867	124.00–127.00	124.98
1	—	905	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	365	163.00–177.00	171.00
3	—	537	137.00–139.00	137.64
17	—	434	150.00–167.00	158.94
9	—	572	127.00–141.00	134.72
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
3	—	483	142.00–150.00	145.39
9	—	325	160.00–173.00	168.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	513	141.00–155.00	148.86
16	—	471	152.00–159.00	154.30
9	—	670	131.00–145.00	137.21
16	—	327	187.00–210.00	197.52
13	—	618	132.00–146.00	143.14
1	—	795	107.00	107.00
9	—	369	193.00–207.00	200.00
11	—	567	149.00–159.00	151.54
20	—	415	171.00–185.00	178.44
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	584	126.00–134.00	130.76
14	—	487	130.00–141.00	135.44
11	—	331	140.00–158.00	149.04
2	—	665	115.00–125.00	119.89
4	—	389	150.00–155.00	152.49
7	—	434	130.00–144.00	137.25
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
8	—	524	126.00–135.00	130.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	371	159.00–173.00	165.78
53	—	576	135.00–149.00	140.46
37	—	477	144.00–155.00	147.64
20	—	682	128.00–138.00	135.53
2	—	770	122.00	122.00
14	—	333	164.00–172.00	168.06
9	—	727	128.00–133.00	130.90
21	—	620	132.00–143.00	138.41
66	—	527	135.00–146.00	141.53
36	—	429	147.00–158.00	154.48

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,118	875.00–1,100.00	996.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	900.00–950.00	926.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	825.00–1,125.00	981.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	984	875.00–1,450.00	1,272.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	854	875.00–1,250.00	1,163.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,144	775.00–1,075.00	924.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	960.00–1,025.00	995.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,064	710.00–900.00	793.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	959	775.00–1,075.00	946.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,882	93.00–94.00	93.69
7	—	1,665	88.00–91.00	90.32
6	—	1,607	80.00–87.00	83.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,196	59.00–63.00	61.28
27	—	1,211	64.00–67.00	65.22
5	—	1,233	70.00–71.00	70.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,052	59.00–63.00	60.69
17	—	1,069	64.00–67.00	65.58
6	—	1,067	68.00–71.00	69.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,455	65.00–68.00	66.76
13	—	1,423	69.00–72.00	69.76
9	—	1,363	60.00–64.00	61.80

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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