Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality was plain through average. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows, breakers 2.00 higher, boners and leans 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. A total of 260 cows and bulls sold with 66 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.77/cwt on 515 head.

Average price

$146.77

515 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$8.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

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	149.29	785	363
Medium and Large 2	481	140.74	677	152

One grade step is worth $8.54/cwt here — about $108 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 sale515 hd

146.77

—

OK average7 barns · 7,992 hd

146.73

+0.04

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	1,606	90.66	1,456	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	71.20	1,000	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	66.69	810	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	64.57	677	37

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	672	140.18/cwt	130.00–144.00	942	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	146.68/cwt	143.00–158.00	634	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	129.39/cwt	120.00–135.00	804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	183.43/cwt	171.00–188.00	759	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	165.56/cwt	159.00–173.00	644	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	141.15/cwt	140.00–155.00	946	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	193.61/cwt	189.00–210.00	654	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	126.91/cwt	117.00–131.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	118.70/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	172.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	552	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.48/cwt	134.00–147.00	808	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	155.68/cwt	150.00–165.00	666	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	741	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,037	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	146.74/cwt	140.00–151.00	698	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	124.20/cwt	121.00–130.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	135.20/cwt	130.00–141.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	941	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	840.97/cwt	750.00–910.00	8,578	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	956.87/cwt	711.00–1,162.00	9,913	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,333	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	813.79/cwt	710.00–975.00	5,819	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,083.65/cwt	1,060.00–1,100.00	11,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	776.72/cwt	715.00–875.00	7,418	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,321	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,413	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,009.56/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	9,773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	835.67/cwt	625.00–1,025.00	8,307	17
Bulls	—	—	1,441	84.35/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,215	5
Bulls	—	—	1,633	91.97/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,502	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	96.59/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,710	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	66.02/cwt	64.00–68.00	800	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	72.75/cwt	72.00–74.00	888	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	61.41/cwt	59.00–63.00	749	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	76.01/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,032	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	72.20/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,030	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	66.16/cwt	65.00–68.00	936	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	64.28/cwt	63.00–66.00	678	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	70.67/cwt	68.00–72.00	751	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	59.57/cwt	58.00–62.00	615	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	195.29/cwt	188.00–215.00	756	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	160.99/cwt	153.00–168.00	749	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	137.84/cwt	130.00–144.00	870	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	154.06/cwt	147.00–158.00	884	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	132.37/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,017	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.50/cwt	150.00–160.00	818	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	199.67/cwt	189.00–210.00	753	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	145.52/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,129	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	153.65/cwt	143.00–157.00	953	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	160.67/cwt	154.00–168.00	919	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	117.47/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	168.01/cwt	164.00–174.00	793	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	180.53/cwt	175.00–189.00	767	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	127.35/cwt	120.00–135.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	137.59/cwt	132.00–144.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	149.38/cwt	142.00–157.00	699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	149.73/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,006	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	203.10/cwt	195.00–212.00	676	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	151.42/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,101	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	162.68/cwt	155.00–171.00	685	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	155.59/cwt	151.00–165.00	657	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	123.11/cwt	117.00–132.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.94/cwt	134.00–148.00	662	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	138.86/cwt	129.00–144.00	728	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	132.92/cwt	125.00–140.00	756	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	142.82/cwt	137.00–152.00	528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	150.18/cwt	146.00–160.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	158.72/cwt	154.00–169.00	603	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	141.33/cwt	136.00–146.00	892	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.80/cwt	146.00–160.00	790	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	168.78/cwt	164.00–170.00	543	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	128.75/cwt	124.00–135.00	919	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.15/cwt	148.00–162.00	729	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	143.20/cwt	137.00–152.00	818	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	139.84/cwt	134.00–148.00	873	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	176.24/cwt	170.00–182.00	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	158.69/cwt	152.00–166.00	832	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	146.88/cwt	142.00–156.00	846	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	144.40/cwt	135.00–150.00	771	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	139.97/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	139.39/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,153	5

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 1,800Last week 1,350Year ago 1,740

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 118Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 22Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	672	130.00–144.00	140.18
4	—	776	117.00–131.00	126.91
3	—	864	112.00–122.00	118.70
47	—	422	151.00–165.00	155.59
3	—	812	127.00	127.00
44	—	380	154.00–169.00	158.72
49	—	631	136.00–146.00	141.33
46	—	524	146.00–160.00	150.80
15	—	322	164.00–170.00	168.78
13	—	714	124.00–135.00	128.75
60	—	473	148.00–162.00	154.15
54	—	576	142.00–156.00	146.88
3	—	915	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	432	143.00–158.00	146.68
10	—	621	120.00–135.00	129.39
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
3	—	667	117.00–132.00	123.11
33	—	470	134.00–148.00	140.94
30	—	524	129.00–144.00	138.86
14	—	569	125.00–140.00	132.92
9	—	370	137.00–152.00	142.82
7	—	314	146.00–160.00	150.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	414	171.00–188.00	183.43
18	—	670	140.00–155.00	141.15
27	—	338	189.00–210.00	193.61
8	—	741	140.00	140.00
1	—	875	115.00	115.00
3	—	818	110.00–120.00	115.09
18	—	387	188.00–215.00	195.29
41	—	465	153.00–168.00	160.99
15	—	631	130.00–144.00	137.84
17	—	574	147.00–158.00	154.06
9	—	768	126.00–140.00	132.37
24	—	526	150.00–160.00	155.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	389	159.00–173.00	165.56
11	—	320	170.00–180.00	172.56
14	—	575	134.00–147.00	140.48
22	—	428	150.00–165.00	155.68
1	—	660	126.00	126.00
12	—	476	140.00–151.00	146.74
4	—	633	121.00–130.00	124.20
6	—	517	130.00–141.00	135.20
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
2	—	728	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	189.00–210.00	199.67
17	—	776	137.00–150.00	145.52
33	—	620	143.00–157.00	153.65
50	—	572	154.00–168.00	160.67
2	—	908	114.00–121.00	117.47
26	—	472	164.00–174.00	168.01
26	—	425	175.00–189.00	180.53
22	—	672	141.00–155.00	149.73
10	—	333	195.00–212.00	203.10
17	—	727	145.00–156.00	151.42
74	—	524	152.00–166.00	158.69
5	—	867	128.00–143.00	139.97
5	—	827	130.00–146.00	139.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	120.00–135.00	127.35
3	—	682	132.00–144.00	137.59
11	—	468	142.00–157.00	149.38
1	—	715	141.00	141.00
23	—	421	155.00–171.00	162.68
3	—	327	152.00	152.00
15	—	571	137.00–152.00	143.20
12	—	624	134.00–148.00	139.84
7	—	387	170.00–182.00	176.24
16	—	534	135.00–150.00	144.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,020	750.00–910.00	840.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,036	711.00–1,162.00	956.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	715	710.00–975.00	813.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,083.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	955	715.00–875.00	776.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	925.00–1,100.00	1,009.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	994	625.00–1,025.00	835.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	83.00–86.00	84.35
6	—	1,633	90.00–94.00	91.97
4	—	1,770	95.00–99.00	96.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,211	64.00–68.00	66.02
8	—	1,221	72.00–74.00	72.75
7	—	1,219	59.00–63.00	61.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	75.00–78.00	76.01
6	—	1,426	71.00–73.00	72.20
5	—	1,414	65.00–68.00	66.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,055	63.00–66.00	64.28
12	—	1,063	68.00–72.00	70.67
14	—	1,032	58.00–62.00	59.57

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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