Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows, breakers and boners steady to 1.00 lower, leans 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 280 cows and bulls sold with 75 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.39/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$141.39

438 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$10.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	143.61	755	342
Medium and Large 2	475	133.49	635	96

One grade step is worth $10.12/cwt here — about $121 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 sale438 hd

141.39

—

OK average7 barns · 8,145 hd

143.33

−1.94

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	1,696	85.20	1,445	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	67.72	971	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	65.20	801	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	58.78	622	45

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	—	1,627	90.39/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,471	3
Bulls	—	—	1,504	80.04/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,204	4
Bulls	—	—	1,817	85.84/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,560	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	68.59/cwt	67.00–70.00	855	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	67.59/cwt	66.00–70.00	744	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	64.19/cwt	63.00–66.00	795	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	123.34/cwt	122.00–125.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	144.75/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,054	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	153.89/cwt	151.00–158.00	806	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.03/cwt	136.00–150.00	807	84
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	931.71/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	10,938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	139.91/cwt	135.00–144.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	169.04/cwt	164.00–178.00	806	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	192.17/cwt	185.00–205.00	619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.39/cwt	137.00–151.00	738	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	159.54/cwt	157.00–172.00	758	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	152.15/cwt	146.00–160.00	946	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	175.31/cwt	167.00–178.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.80/cwt	136.00–150.00	825	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	138.09/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,061	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	177.47/cwt	174.00–181.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	148.41/cwt	144.00–154.00	999	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	143.91/cwt	138.00–152.00	695	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	159.15/cwt	154.00–165.00	912	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	135.80/cwt	126.00–140.00	900	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	131.95/cwt	127.00–136.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	159.41/cwt	155.00–169.00	829	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	141.68/cwt	137.00–146.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	144.30/cwt	140.00–153.00	459	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	159.47/cwt	151.00–165.00	603	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.56/cwt	135.00–149.00	853	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	163.03/cwt	156.00–171.00	611	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	152.76/cwt	149.00–163.00	645	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	66.71/cwt	65.00–68.00	947	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	69.73/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,024	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	58.88/cwt	58.00–62.00	679	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	55.02/cwt	54.00–58.00	573	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,574	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	61.25/cwt	60.00–65.00	652	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	851.73/cwt	825.00–900.00	6,371	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	957.34/cwt	710.00–1,125.00	9,813	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,569	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	916.59/cwt	835.00–1,010.00	10,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.31/cwt	126.00–135.00	746	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	61.35/cwt	59.00–63.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.79/cwt	126.00–135.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	130.98/cwt	122.00–136.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.25/cwt	124.00–136.00	694	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	123.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	824	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	973.15/cwt	800.00–1,135.00	8,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.18/cwt	43.00–151.00	504	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	141.10/cwt	134.00–148.00	587	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	128.83/cwt	124.00–130.00	799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	148.86/cwt	140.00–154.00	783	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	160.19/cwt	154.00–171.00	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	158.35/cwt	151.00–177.00	751	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.41/cwt	145.00–162.00	572	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	137.19/cwt	135.00–139.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	130.44/cwt	126.00–140.00	416	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	141.29/cwt	130.00–150.00	810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.41/cwt	140.00–155.00	691	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	161.83/cwt	155.00–171.00	697	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	132.90/cwt	127.00–136.00	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	162.46/cwt	154.00–170.00	692	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	192.83/cwt	186.00–204.00	708	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	139.09/cwt	130.00–145.00	858	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	177.64/cwt	172.00–185.00	727	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	143.18/cwt	138.00–145.00	875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.95/cwt	122.00–133.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	122.01/cwt	119.00–128.00	865	4

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 1,500Last week 975Year ago 1,950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 135Year ago 415

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 65Year ago 155

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	89.00–91.00	90.39
4	—	1,504	79.00–82.00	80.04
8	—	1,817	84.00–87.00	85.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,246	67.00–70.00	68.59
24	—	1,238	63.00–66.00	64.19
9	—	1,153	58.00–62.00	58.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,101	66.00–70.00	67.59
27	—	1,042	54.00–58.00	55.02
9	—	1,064	60.00–65.00	61.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,419	65.00–68.00	66.71
17	—	1,468	69.00–72.00	69.73
3	—	1,317	59.00–63.00	61.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	122.00–125.00	123.34
18	—	524	151.00–158.00	153.89
1	—	875	114.00	114.00
3	—	667	135.00–144.00	139.91
10	—	322	185.00–205.00	192.17
29	—	475	157.00–172.00	159.54
17	—	570	136.00–150.00	144.80
12	—	367	186.00–204.00	192.83
9	—	409	172.00–185.00	177.64
6	—	611	138.00–145.00	143.18
5	—	715	122.00–133.00	127.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	137.00–146.00	141.68
20	—	375	156.00–171.00	163.03
5	—	585	126.00–135.00	130.79
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
6	—	329	154.00–171.00	160.19
2	—	683	110.00–115.00	112.51
18	—	475	140.00–155.00	145.41
13	—	431	155.00–171.00	161.83
9	—	627	127.00–136.00	132.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	728	144.00–149.00	144.75
41	—	477	164.00–178.00	169.04
62	—	622	146.00–160.00	152.15
1	—	435	184.00	184.00
11	—	389	167.00–178.00	175.31
9	—	768	134.00–142.00	138.09
2	—	338	174.00–181.00	177.47
38	—	673	144.00–154.00	148.41
54	—	573	154.00–165.00	159.15
65	—	520	155.00–169.00	159.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	135.00	135.00
17	—	526	140.00–154.00	148.86
12	—	474	151.00–177.00	158.35
7	—	375	145.00–162.00	152.41
5	—	669	135.00–139.00	137.19
7	—	573	130.00–150.00	141.29
66	—	426	154.00–170.00	162.46
13	—	617	130.00–145.00	139.09
4	—	709	119.00–128.00	122.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	568	136.00–150.00	142.03
67	—	515	137.00–151.00	143.39
72	—	483	138.00–152.00	143.91
25	—	663	126.00–140.00	135.80
1	—	885	118.00	118.00
1	—	905	103.00	103.00
2	—	828	112.00–116.00	113.98
6	—	724	127.00–136.00	131.95
7	—	318	140.00–153.00	144.30
21	—	378	151.00–165.00	159.47
23	—	620	135.00–149.00	137.56
32	—	422	149.00–163.00	152.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	126.00–135.00	131.31
7	—	476	122.00–136.00	130.98
17	—	525	124.00–136.00	132.25
4	—	668	120.00–127.00	123.28
20	—	373	43.00–151.00	135.18
19	—	416	134.00–148.00	141.10
12	—	620	124.00–130.00	128.83
7	—	319	126.00–140.00	130.44

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,174	775.00–1,025.00	931.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	985.00	985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,102	835.00–1,010.00	916.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	748	825.00–900.00	851.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,025	710.00–1,125.00	957.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	800.00–1,135.00	973.15

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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