Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00-9.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00-10.00 higher. Quality average through vary attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows, breakers and leans 1.00 to 2.00 higher, boners 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls up to 10.00 higher. A total of 230 cows and bulls sold with 73 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.78/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$147.78

354 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$13.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.31

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	150.20	828	288
Medium and Large 2	533	137.19	732	66

One grade step is worth $13.01/cwt here — about $96 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 sale354 hd

147.78

—

OK average7 barns · 7,454 hd

144.47

+3.31

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	1,750	94.77	1,658	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	67.83	975	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	64.14	779	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	62.62	668	34

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.61/cwt	145.00–159.00	727	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	157.53/cwt	151.00–169.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	137.18/cwt	129.00–139.00	934	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	136.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	988	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	186.17/cwt	182.00–195.00	795	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.99/cwt	152.00–166.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	165.40/cwt	157.00–171.00	526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	203.75/cwt	190.00–211.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	151.33/cwt	144.00–158.00	794	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	150.14/cwt	144.00–158.00	869	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	184.11/cwt	181.00–194.00	792	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.56/cwt	150.00–164.00	675	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	209.64/cwt	201.00–212.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	187.09/cwt	181.00–193.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	163.56/cwt	155.00–167.00	942	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	148.06/cwt	144.00–151.00	989	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	155.11/cwt	147.00–161.00	968	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	129.29/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	167.71/cwt	164.00–178.00	793	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.06/cwt	143.00–157.00	855	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	167.58/cwt	163.00–173.00	878	25
Bulls	—	—	1,798	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,807	2
Bulls	—	—	1,759	95.43/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,679	5
Bulls	—	—	1,605	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,284	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	67.79/cwt	66.00–69.00	833	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	68.63/cwt	67.00–70.00	750	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	63.43/cwt	62.00–65.00	773	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	827	120.57/cwt	112.00–125.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	129.20/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,048	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	159.35/cwt	150.00–164.00	822	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	988	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	122.57/cwt	117.00–131.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	143.78/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,045	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	195.54/cwt	186.00–208.00	737	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	143.70/cwt	140.00–151.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	146.33/cwt	142.00–152.00	901	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	140.83/cwt	136.00–145.00	938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	139.94/cwt	132.00–146.00	880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	152.92/cwt	145.00–160.00	736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	169.37/cwt	163.00–178.00	806	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	142.61/cwt	132.00–145.00	906	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	113.47/cwt	110.00–120.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	127.25/cwt	120.00–131.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	123.46/cwt	121.00–126.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	170.75/cwt	167.00–175.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	125.43/cwt	121.00–130.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	136.03/cwt	132.00–140.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	147.75/cwt	145.00–152.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	146.56/cwt	140.00–152.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	150.91/cwt	146.00–160.00	801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	138.34/cwt	135.00–143.00	718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	136.99/cwt	125.00–142.00	782	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	166.39/cwt	163.00–173.00	612	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	921.98/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	139.22/cwt	130.00–147.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	132.28/cwt	129.00–141.00	821	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	142.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	171.28/cwt	163.00–180.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.13/cwt	130.00–139.00	783	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	63.12/cwt	60.00–65.00	903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.44/cwt	141.00–145.00	689	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	785.96/cwt	715.00–850.00	6,130	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	738.47/cwt	710.00–750.00	7,555	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,818	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	62.78/cwt	61.00–65.00	661	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	987.88/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	11,785	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	57.93/cwt	56.00–60.00	615	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	56.83/cwt	56.00–59.00	667	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	67.93/cwt	66.00–69.00	984	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	70.70/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,010	11

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,150Last week 1,500Year ago 1,200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 251Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	473	145.00–159.00	153.61
16	—	681	129.00–139.00	137.18
14	—	723	130.00–138.00	136.70
8	—	375	152.00–166.00	158.99
8	—	318	157.00–171.00	165.40
1	—	805	112.00	112.00
1	—	770	126.00	126.00
59	—	525	144.00–158.00	151.33
73	—	579	144.00–158.00	150.14
24	—	423	150.00–164.00	159.56
1	—	875	118.00	118.00
44	—	616	142.00–152.00	146.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	121.00–126.00	123.46
3	—	663	121.00–130.00	125.43
5	—	412	140.00–152.00	146.56
9	—	519	135.00–143.00	138.34
18	—	571	125.00–142.00	136.99
3	—	377	130.00–147.00	139.22
14	—	621	129.00–141.00	132.28
5	—	317	140.00–148.00	142.86
7	—	480	141.00–145.00	143.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	151.00–169.00	157.53
3	—	540	140.00–151.00	143.70
3	—	620	110.00–120.00	113.47
3	—	665	120.00–131.00	127.25
4	—	483	150.00–151.00	150.51
2	—	320	167.00–175.00	170.75
2	—	385	163.00–180.00	171.28
3	—	575	130.00–139.00	136.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	427	182.00–195.00	186.17
8	—	325	190.00–211.00	203.75
28	—	570	143.00–157.00	150.06
3	—	827	112.00–125.00	120.57
25	—	516	150.00–164.00	159.35
1	—	780	128.00	128.00
3	—	725	117.00–131.00	122.57
16	—	377	186.00–208.00	195.54
6	—	666	136.00–145.00	140.83
7	—	629	132.00–146.00	139.94
14	—	476	163.00–178.00	169.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	430	181.00–194.00	184.11
5	—	321	201.00–212.00	209.64
9	—	387	181.00–193.00	187.09
32	—	576	155.00–167.00	163.56
16	—	668	144.00–151.00	148.06
53	—	624	147.00–161.00	155.11
3	—	867	120.00–134.00	129.29
31	—	473	164.00–178.00	167.71
25	—	524	163.00–173.00	167.58
5	—	811	127.00–138.00	129.20
22	—	727	136.00–150.00	143.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	481	145.00–160.00	152.92
28	—	635	132.00–145.00	142.61
2	—	430	153.00	153.00
2	—	670	132.00–140.00	136.03
4	—	579	145.00–152.00	147.75
9	—	531	146.00–160.00	150.91
1	—	755	117.00	117.00
3	—	368	163.00–173.00	166.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	100.00–101.00	100.50
5	—	1,759	94.00–97.00	95.43
1	—	1,605	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,229	66.00–69.00	67.79
10	—	1,218	62.00–65.00	63.43
6	—	1,173	56.00–59.00	56.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,093	67.00–70.00	68.63
13	—	1,053	61.00–65.00	62.78
12	—	1,061	56.00–60.00	57.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,430	60.00–65.00	63.12
13	—	1,448	66.00–69.00	67.93
11	—	1,428	70.00–73.00	70.70

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,088	850.00–950.00	921.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	780	715.00–850.00	785.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,193	825.00–1,200.00	987.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,023	710.00–750.00	738.47

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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