Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes. Quality was average through attractive. McAlester market continue to have large number of attractive calves. Slaughter cows , breakers and boners 1.00 lower, leans 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 365 cows and bulls sold with 69 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.82/cwt on 409 head.

Average price

$141.82

409 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$11.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	145.37	761	284
Medium and Large 2	489	133.75	654	125

One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $107 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 sale409 hd

141.82

—

OK average7 barns · 7,448 hd

137.83

+3.99

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	1,588	88.12	1,399	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	66.24	969	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	62.84	771	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,086	58.79	639	43

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	737	142.27/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,049	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.73/cwt	141.00–155.00	757	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	147.18/cwt	143.00–154.00	911	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	147.27/cwt	140.00–155.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	153.68/cwt	147.00–161.00	475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.86/cwt	120.00–131.00	906	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	130.44/cwt	127.00–135.00	866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	144.07/cwt	140.00–147.00	968	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	158.73/cwt	150.00–164.00	992	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	159.68/cwt	154.00–167.00	658	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.05/cwt	135.00–149.00	807	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	184.48/cwt	177.00–192.00	679	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	177.49/cwt	172.00–187.00	838	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	169.02/cwt	162.00–176.00	952	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	177.69/cwt	170.00–185.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	191.46/cwt	184.00–200.00	632	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	131.73/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	170.13/cwt	163.00–176.00	880	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	136.72/cwt	129.00–143.00	848	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	921.35/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	9,582	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	119.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	181.02/cwt	176.00–191.00	782	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	153.71/cwt	145.00–160.00	878	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	172.74/cwt	166.00–180.00	727	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	163.26/cwt	158.00–174.00	771	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	845.42/cwt	675.00–1,000.00	9,672	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	979.02/cwt	885.00–1,085.00	11,298	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	68.60/cwt	67.00–70.00	846	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	63.38/cwt	62.00–65.00	690	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	58.97/cwt	54.00–61.00	645	26
Bulls	—	—	1,756	93.28/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,638	4
Bulls	—	—	1,536	88.97/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,367	4
Bulls	—	—	1,495	83.31/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,245	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	62.05/cwt	61.00–63.00	884	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	64.10/cwt	63.00–66.00	787	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,402	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,413	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	69.21/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,051	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	65.48/cwt	64.00–67.00	944	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	832.39/cwt	825.00–835.00	8,041	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	766.46/cwt	675.00–850.00	6,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	139.17/cwt	132.00–145.00	669	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	60.27/cwt	58.00–62.00	737	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	51.55/cwt	50.00–55.00	543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	160.30/cwt	155.00–171.00	681	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	131.76/cwt	125.00–137.00	684	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	134.02/cwt	130.00–143.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	829	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	141.17/cwt	134.00–147.00	604	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	129.51/cwt	121.00–135.00	749	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	161.00/cwt	160.00–165.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	133.38/cwt	130.00–141.00	632	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	158.81/cwt	152.00–169.00	761	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	153.38/cwt	147.00–160.00	880	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	157.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	822	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.95/cwt	126.00–142.00	769	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	160.13/cwt	155.00–170.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	140.17/cwt	135.00–150.00	513	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	140.53/cwt	132.00–154.00	735	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	125.00/cwt	121.00–130.00	784	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	145.90/cwt	141.00–151.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	147.67/cwt	142.00–156.00	694	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	196.27/cwt	180.00–205.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	163.35/cwt	156.00–170.00	608	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	140.51/cwt	130.00–145.00	873	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	155.88/cwt	147.00–160.00	798	23

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 1,450Last week 1,200Year ago 1,700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 295Last week 265Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 100Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	737	140.00–144.00	142.27
21	—	672	140.00–147.00	144.07
31	—	625	150.00–164.00	158.73
19	—	368	177.00–192.00	184.48
40	—	472	172.00–187.00	177.49
49	—	563	162.00–176.00	169.02
1	—	875	111.00	111.00
14	—	330	184.00–200.00	191.46
4	—	819	125.00–134.00	131.73
31	—	517	163.00–176.00	170.13
3	—	962	116.00	116.00
2	—	775	129.00	129.00
28	—	432	176.00–191.00	181.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	125.00–130.00	127.36
17	—	425	155.00–171.00	160.30
6	—	306	160.00–165.00	161.00
24	—	479	152.00–169.00	158.81
23	—	574	147.00–160.00	153.38
37	—	522	150.00–165.00	157.55
7	—	371	155.00–170.00	160.13
10	—	621	130.00–145.00	140.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	523	141.00–155.00	144.73
7	—	309	147.00–161.00	153.68
12	—	720	120.00–131.00	125.86
11	—	664	127.00–135.00	130.44
27	—	412	154.00–167.00	159.68
47	—	568	135.00–149.00	142.05
41	—	620	129.00–143.00	136.72
5	—	758	127.00	127.00
49	—	470	142.00–156.00	147.67
30	—	372	156.00–170.00	163.35
2	—	810	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	519	125.00–137.00	131.76
5	—	327	130.00–143.00	134.02
2	—	718	115.00–116.00	115.50
25	—	428	134.00–147.00	141.17
12	—	578	121.00–135.00	129.51
22	—	474	130.00–141.00	133.38
11	—	366	135.00–150.00	140.17
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
8	—	627	121.00–130.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	143.00–154.00	147.18
4	—	373	170.00–185.00	177.69
2	—	720	115.00–125.00	119.86
2	—	670	122.00–126.00	123.99
1	—	770	119.00	119.00
25	—	571	145.00–160.00	153.71
12	—	421	166.00–180.00	172.74
9	—	472	158.00–174.00	163.26
9	—	317	180.00–205.00	196.27
23	—	512	147.00–160.00	155.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	140.00–155.00	147.27
8	—	481	132.00–145.00	139.17
11	—	570	126.00–142.00	134.95
2	—	620	120.00–122.00	121.03
13	—	523	132.00–154.00	140.53
2	—	378	141.00–151.00	145.90

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	3	—	1,040	825.00–1,025.00	921.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,144	675.00–1,000.00	845.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,154	885.00–1,085.00	979.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,378	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	966	825.00–835.00	832.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	820	675.00–850.00	766.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,233	67.00–70.00	68.60
18	—	1,228	63.00–66.00	64.10
20	—	1,223	58.00–62.00	60.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,089	62.00–65.00	63.38
26	—	1,094	54.00–61.00	58.97
7	—	1,054	50.00–55.00	51.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	61.00–63.00	62.05
11	—	1,519	68.00–71.00	69.21
21	—	1,442	64.00–67.00	65.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	92.00–95.00	93.28
4	—	1,536	87.00–91.00	88.97
5	—	1,495	82.00–86.00	83.31

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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