Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Quality was vary average, some attractive. Demand was good for steer calves, moderate for heifers. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Trend was on a small number of receipts. A total of 100 cows and bulls sold with 79 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.22/cwt on 428 head.

Average price

$143.22

428 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$11.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.08

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	145.65	783	338
Medium and Large 2	492	134.08	659	90

One grade step is worth $11.58/cwt here — about $123 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

143.22

—

OK average7 barns · 6,784 hd

146.30

−3.08

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	—	Low	1,500	86.54	1,298	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	67.93	956	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	66.76	854	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	58.49	615	11

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	62.43/cwt	60.00–64.00	677	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	55.20/cwt	53.00–59.00	565	6
Bulls	—	—	1,357	80.58/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,093	5
Bulls	—	—	1,620	91.50/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,482	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	64.07/cwt	63.00–65.00	841	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	68.77/cwt	68.00–71.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	199.36/cwt	190.00–207.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	938	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	131.31/cwt	128.00–135.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	162.70/cwt	155.00–169.00	939	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	188.90/cwt	187.00–190.00	723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	140.80/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,167	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	169.45/cwt	167.00–181.00	812	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	140.99/cwt	138.00–148.00	950	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.18/cwt	134.00–145.00	793	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	159.64/cwt	154.00–166.00	833	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	151.51/cwt	146.00–155.00	951	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	146.96/cwt	141.00–155.00	700	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	138.44/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	142.63/cwt	142.00–147.00	961	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	153.48/cwt	148.00–162.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	168.75/cwt	163.00–179.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	146.88/cwt	138.00–152.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	146.36/cwt	142.00–152.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.64/cwt	131.00–140.00	583	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	158.86/cwt	153.00–170.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	151.35/cwt	141.00–161.00	737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	150.52/cwt	148.00–154.00	876	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	136.48/cwt	131.00–142.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	179.02/cwt	175.00–190.00	770	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	201.24/cwt	191.00–213.00	638	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	142.03/cwt	138.00–152.00	875	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	152.96/cwt	148.00–163.00	503	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	153.20/cwt	146.00–160.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	117.12/cwt	115.00–122.00	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	147.19/cwt	142.00–153.00	643	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	132.10/cwt	130.00–138.00	952	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	150.25/cwt	143.00–157.00	798	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	151.27/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,101	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	154.14/cwt	146.00–158.00	954	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.34/cwt	177.00–191.00	784	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	173.42/cwt	170.00–185.00	839	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	153.41/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,032	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	169.21/cwt	163.00–177.00	902	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	188.67/cwt	183.00–205.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	141.60/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,095	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	941.82/cwt	825.00–1,010.00	11,518	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	942.55/cwt	935.00–950.00	7,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	157.38/cwt	149.00–163.00	884	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	67.93/cwt	66.00–71.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.75/cwt	125.00–133.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	133.59/cwt	126.00–140.00	627	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.87/cwt	127.00–141.00	707	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	959.72/cwt	810.00–1,050.00	10,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	151.63/cwt	140.00–162.00	796	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	138.80/cwt	132.00–145.00	534	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	160.45/cwt	151.00–176.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	128.44/cwt	122.00–135.00	800	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	140.04/cwt	133.00–146.00	471	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	167.01/cwt	161.00–175.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	125.35/cwt	120.00–131.00	847	8

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 1,150Last week 1,150Year ago 1,550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 198Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 32Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	60.00–64.00	62.43
6	—	1,023	53.00–59.00	55.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	63.00–65.00	64.07
4	—	1,253	68.00–71.00	68.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	66.00–71.00	67.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,357	79.00–84.00	80.58
6	—	1,620	90.00–93.00	91.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	190.00–207.00	199.36
40	—	577	155.00–169.00	162.70
1	—	915	128.00	128.00
4	—	829	131.00–144.00	140.80
31	—	728	149.00–153.00	151.27
24	—	619	146.00–158.00	154.14
24	—	423	177.00–191.00	185.34
20	—	484	170.00–185.00	173.42
19	—	673	145.00–156.00	153.41
60	—	533	163.00–177.00	169.21
6	—	381	183.00–205.00	188.67
5	—	773	138.00–146.00	141.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	127.00	127.00
3	—	382	153.00–170.00	158.86
12	—	487	141.00–161.00	151.35
13	—	582	148.00–154.00	150.52
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
2	—	613	131.00–142.00	136.48
19	—	525	140.00–162.00	151.63
8	—	425	151.00–176.00	160.45
3	—	330	161.00–175.00	167.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	108.00	108.00
1	—	980	104.00	104.00
2	—	938	105.00–106.00	105.50
3	—	760	128.00–135.00	131.31
10	—	383	187.00–190.00	188.90
17	—	479	167.00–181.00	169.45
17	—	522	154.00–166.00	159.64
17	—	628	146.00–155.00	151.51
4	—	723	130.00–143.00	138.44
8	—	674	142.00–147.00	142.63
16	—	430	175.00–190.00	179.02
13	—	317	191.00–213.00	201.24
20	—	562	149.00–163.00	157.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	153.00	153.00
2	—	630	132.00–135.00	133.48
3	—	428	148.00–162.00	153.48
6	—	322	163.00–179.00	168.75
6	—	512	138.00–152.00	146.88
7	—	474	142.00–152.00	146.36
2	—	593	138.00–140.00	139.00
1	—	690	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	674	138.00–148.00	140.99
51	—	570	134.00–145.00	139.18
63	—	476	141.00–155.00	146.96
15	—	616	138.00–152.00	142.03
11	—	329	148.00–163.00	152.96
10	—	372	146.00–160.00	153.20
8	—	777	115.00–122.00	117.12
13	—	437	142.00–153.00	147.19
11	—	721	130.00–138.00	132.10
133	—	531	143.00–157.00	150.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	430	131.00–140.00	135.64
8	—	573	125.00–133.00	128.75
10	—	469	126.00–140.00	133.59
19	—	520	127.00–141.00	135.87
12	—	385	132.00–145.00	138.80
9	—	623	122.00–135.00	128.44
9	—	336	133.00–146.00	140.04
8	—	676	120.00–131.00	125.35

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)	4	—	1,223	825.00–1,010.00	941.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	810.00–1,050.00	959.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	935.00–950.00	942.55

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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