Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was good for all classes. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 140 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 $148.57/cwt on 595 head.

Average price

$148.57

595 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$11.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	150.68	818	487
Medium and Large 2	493	139.06	685	108

One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $133 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 sale595 hd

148.57

—

OK average7 barns · 7,936 hd

147.91

+0.66

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	1,665	95.41	1,588	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	71.22	999	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	69.07	831	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	66.04	706	30

Every lot, as filed

73 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	Medium and Large 2	—	635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	148.42/cwt	139.00–153.00	856	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	206.95/cwt	195.00–215.00	666	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	158.67/cwt	150.00–165.00	765	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	146.15/cwt	139.00–153.00	911	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	151.10/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,015	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	147.43/cwt	135.00–149.00	985	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	211.81/cwt	195.00–220.00	691	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	130.00/cwt	123.00–137.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	151.25/cwt	142.00–158.00	797	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	130.63/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	174.89/cwt	166.00–181.00	916	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	124.02/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	151.50/cwt	144.00–157.00	789	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	189.65/cwt	184.00–199.00	810	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	165.63/cwt	157.00–170.00	952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	169.52/cwt	163.00–175.00	983	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	163.70/cwt	155.00–168.00	853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	198.16/cwt	189.00–204.00	761	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	201.61/cwt	197.00–211.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.52/cwt	131.00–143.00	997	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	175.19/cwt	167.00–181.00	837	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	154.18/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,118	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	156.92/cwt	151.00–165.00	656	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	148.87/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,005	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	162.86/cwt	157.00–167.00	529	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	162.46/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,001	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	72.87/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,038	7
Bulls	—	—	1,677	95.73/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,605	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	69.57/cwt	68.00–71.00	961	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	69.48/cwt	65.00–72.00	828	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	86.55/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,484	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	100.34/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	171.78/cwt	165.00–181.00	752	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	131.69/cwt	123.00–138.00	744	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	163.69/cwt	153.00–167.00	619	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	150.65/cwt	141.00–154.00	948	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	190.24/cwt	183.00–197.00	799	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	166.31/cwt	161.00–175.00	798	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	139.62/cwt	133.00–144.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	148.46/cwt	140.00–156.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	152.06/cwt	144.00–157.00	731	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	160.95/cwt	151.00–166.00	853	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	174.67/cwt	166.00–180.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	149.20/cwt	141.00–155.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	132.81/cwt	127.00–138.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.44/cwt	130.00–144.00	724	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.48/cwt	129.00–144.00	660	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	179.81/cwt	172.00–184.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	176.78/cwt	167.00–182.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	178.23/cwt	172.00–190.00	583	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	972.38/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	10,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	143.58/cwt	137.00–153.00	612	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	153.78/cwt	144.00–159.00	883	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	157.78/cwt	149.00–161.00	909	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	147.89/cwt	141.00–157.00	704	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	991	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	71.92/cwt	70.00–74.00	780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	127.98/cwt	121.00–131.00	881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	152.67/cwt	148.00–156.00	953	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	1,187.84/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	16,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	907.73/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,785	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	142.23/cwt	130.00–147.00	957	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	74.60/cwt	73.00–76.00	915	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	60.04/cwt	58.00–63.00	642	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	63.99/cwt	62.00–65.00	766	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	66.49/cwt	64.00–69.00	706	15

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,350Last week 1,150Year ago 1,820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 87Year ago 276

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 13Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	137.00	137.00
12	—	527	142.00–158.00	151.25
15	—	438	165.00–181.00	171.78
6	—	378	166.00–180.00	174.67
1	—	330	185.00	185.00
28	—	574	144.00–159.00	153.78
11	—	476	141.00–157.00	147.89
1	—	745	133.00	133.00
8	—	673	130.00–147.00	142.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	326	195.00–220.00	211.81
6	—	575	157.00–170.00	165.63
2	—	728	137.00	137.00
10	—	521	155.00–168.00	163.70
7	—	374	197.00–211.00	201.61
7	—	675	144.00–160.00	148.87
24	—	420	183.00–197.00	190.24
37	—	480	161.00–175.00	166.31
6	—	624	148.00–156.00	152.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	135.00	135.00
105	—	577	139.00–153.00	148.42
70	—	623	139.00–153.00	146.15
55	—	668	135.00–149.00	147.43
6	—	814	124.00–132.00	130.63
78	—	521	144.00–157.00	151.50
12	—	720	131.00–143.00	138.52
48	—	418	151.00–165.00	156.92
18	—	325	157.00–167.00	162.86
26	—	378	153.00–167.00	163.69
68	—	481	144.00–157.00	152.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	123.00–138.00	131.69
4	—	325	140.00–156.00	148.46
9	—	376	141.00–155.00	149.20
7	—	629	127.00–138.00	132.81
28	—	523	130.00–144.00	138.44
22	—	480	129.00–144.00	137.48
22	—	426	137.00–153.00	143.58
4	—	688	121.00–131.00	127.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	322	195.00–215.00	206.95
24	—	672	145.00–156.00	151.10
2	—	765	123.00–137.00	130.00
43	—	524	166.00–181.00	174.89
3	—	868	121.00–130.00	124.02
14	—	427	184.00–199.00	189.65
33	—	580	163.00–175.00	169.52
16	—	384	189.00–204.00	198.16
57	—	478	167.00–181.00	175.19
22	—	725	153.00–155.00	154.18
2	—	813	130.00–132.00	130.99
37	—	616	155.00–169.00	162.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	482	150.00–165.00	158.67
19	—	629	141.00–154.00	150.65
5	—	670	133.00–144.00	139.62
29	—	530	151.00–166.00	160.95
3	—	363	172.00–184.00	179.81
4	—	424	167.00–182.00	176.78
6	—	327	172.00–190.00	178.23
26	—	576	149.00–161.00	157.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,424	72.00–75.00	72.87
7	—	1,381	68.00–71.00	69.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,191	65.00–72.00	69.48
5	—	1,227	73.00–76.00	74.60
6	—	1,197	62.00–65.00	63.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,084	70.00–74.00	71.92
8	—	1,069	58.00–63.00	60.04
15	—	1,062	64.00–69.00	66.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,677	94.00–98.00	95.73
3	—	1,715	85.00–89.00	86.55
5	—	1,620	99.00–102.00	100.34

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,062	775.00–1,050.00	972.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,368	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,078	850.00–1,000.00	907.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,050.00	1,050.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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