Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 600 lbs. 5.00 to 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 200 cows and bulls sold with 60 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.87/cwt on 428 head.

Average price

$155.87

428 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$9.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	157.53	887	350
Medium and Large 2	476	148.39	706	78

One grade step is worth $9.15/cwt here — about $181 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 sale428 hd

155.87

—

OK average2 barns · 791 hd

156.78

−0.92

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	1,742	90.67	1,579	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,394	66.84	931	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	66.67	817	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	66.43	709	35

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1	—	625	137.02/cwt	129.00–142.00	856	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	143.93/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	142.14/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,093	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	163.66/cwt	157.00–169.00	776	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	160.29/cwt	156.00–170.00	700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	148.77/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,077	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	160.32/cwt	156.00–169.00	672	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	184.71/cwt	176.00–193.00	683	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	159.26/cwt	152.00–166.00	895	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	159.21/cwt	151.00–165.00	758	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	175.73/cwt	171.00–181.00	650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	903.57/cwt	885.00–950.00	10,680	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	868.54/cwt	760.00–975.00	10,153	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	60.31/cwt	59.00–62.00	623	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	68.78/cwt	68.00–72.00	739	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	62.97/cwt	61.00–64.00	883	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	71.37/cwt	70.00–73.00	878	8
Bulls	—	—	1,768	88.47/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,564	6
Bulls	—	—	1,690	95.06/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	130.25/cwt	128.00–131.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	186.44/cwt	179.00–193.00	602	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	145.93/cwt	140.00–153.00	969	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	152.76/cwt	143.00–155.00	939	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	149.68/cwt	141.00–154.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.75/cwt	142.00–156.00	638	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	157.55/cwt	154.00–165.00	813	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	141.22/cwt	132.00–145.00	819	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	157.46/cwt	154.00–169.00	502	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	113.55/cwt	106.00–121.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	132.68/cwt	130.00–139.00	877	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	128.06/cwt	125.00–136.00	863	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	156.78/cwt	151.00–163.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.15/cwt	132.00–144.00	733	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	181.51/cwt	181.00–183.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.87/cwt	135.00–148.00	683	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	141.14/cwt	136.00–150.00	673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	138.19/cwt	134.00–141.00	720	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	156.27/cwt	152.00–165.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	143.32/cwt	136.00–150.00	813	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.27/cwt	135.00–143.00	875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	125.83/cwt	124.00–127.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	140.80/cwt	134.00–145.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.95/cwt	122.00–131.00	664	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	61.49/cwt	59.00–64.00	756	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	65.79/cwt	63.00–67.00	703	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	10,106	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	891.77/cwt	775.00–1,035.00	10,273	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	71.37/cwt	70.00–73.00	996	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,108.72/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	11,065	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	829.96/cwt	750.00–875.00	7,685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	162.24/cwt	154.00–171.00	604	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	66.51/cwt	65.00–68.00	923	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	66.99/cwt	65.00–69.00	817	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	161.64/cwt	153.00–172.00	533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	129.18/cwt	125.00–132.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.31/cwt	126.00–139.00	567	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	145.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	744	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	908.46/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	8,994	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	795.42/cwt	775.00–800.00	6,761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	131.89/cwt	126.00–137.00	625	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	146.62/cwt	138.00–151.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	133.81/cwt	128.00–140.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	147.12/cwt	140.00–153.00	687	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	147.46/cwt	138.00–151.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	137.92/cwt	133.00–142.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.88/cwt	112.00–120.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	143.40/cwt	136.00–150.00	812	10

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 →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Jul 6, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 975Last week 1,450Year ago 1,550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 295Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 60Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	625	129.00–142.00	137.02
4	—	703	128.00–131.00	130.25
20	—	423	142.00–156.00	150.75
74	—	580	132.00–145.00	141.22
29	—	319	154.00–169.00	157.46
2	—	830	106.00–121.00	113.55
8	—	674	125.00–136.00	128.06
10	—	374	151.00–163.00	156.78
45	—	523	132.00–144.00	140.15
21	—	475	135.00–148.00	143.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	124.00–127.00	125.83
8	—	364	134.00–145.00	140.80
9	—	523	122.00–131.00	126.95
5	—	566	125.00–132.00	129.18
13	—	425	126.00–139.00	133.31
12	—	474	126.00–137.00	131.89
5	—	324	133.00–142.00	137.92
2	—	670	112.00–120.00	115.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	135.00–152.00	143.93
9	—	437	156.00–170.00	160.29
14	—	476	151.00–165.00	159.21
2	—	370	171.00–181.00	175.73
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
10	—	515	141.00–154.00	149.68
10	—	661	130.00–139.00	132.68
4	—	326	181.00–183.00	181.51
9	—	567	136.00–150.00	143.32
7	—	624	135.00–143.00	140.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	133.00	133.00
8	—	477	136.00–150.00	141.14
8	—	521	134.00–141.00	138.19
4	—	363	152.00–165.00	156.27
2	—	573	130.00	130.00
3	—	440	138.00–151.00	146.62
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	769	137.00–151.00	142.14
41	—	474	157.00–169.00	163.66
23	—	724	148.00–152.00	148.77
20	—	419	156.00–169.00	160.32
12	—	370	176.00–193.00	184.71
95	—	562	152.00–166.00	159.26
12	—	323	179.00–193.00	186.44
43	—	664	140.00–153.00	145.93
64	—	615	143.00–155.00	152.76
31	—	516	154.00–165.00	157.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	127.00	127.00
10	—	372	154.00–171.00	162.24
9	—	330	153.00–172.00	161.64
16	—	512	140.00–150.00	145.26
6	—	627	128.00–140.00	133.81
19	—	467	140.00–153.00	147.12
6	—	429	138.00–151.00	147.46
1	—	670	129.00	129.00
10	—	566	136.00–150.00	143.40

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,182	885.00–950.00	903.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,169	760.00–975.00	868.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,152	775.00–1,035.00	891.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	926	750.00–875.00	829.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	998	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,108.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	990	825.00–1,100.00	908.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	850	775.00–800.00	795.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	59.00–62.00	60.31
13	—	1,074	68.00–72.00	68.78
19	—	1,069	63.00–67.00	65.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	61.00–64.00	62.97
3	—	1,395	70.00–73.00	71.37
6	—	1,388	65.00–68.00	66.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,230	70.00–73.00	71.37
8	—	1,229	59.00–64.00	61.49
12	—	1,220	65.00–69.00	66.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,768	87.00–91.00	88.47
3	—	1,690	94.00–97.00	95.06

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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