Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 1.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers and leans 2.00 to 5.00 lower, boners steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 240 cows and bulls sold with 61 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.34/cwt on 631 head.

Average price

$146.34

631 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$11.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	148.44	779	511
Medium and Large 2	493	137.40	678	120

One grade step is worth $11.05/cwt here — about $101 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 sale631 hd

146.34

—

OK average7 barns · 6,512 hd

149.31

−2.97

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	1,715	83.38	1,430	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	68.04	1,019	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	65.71	797	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	62.15	666	37

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1	—	732	131.76/cwt	121.00–135.00	964	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	134.00/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,009	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	148.03/cwt	141.00–151.00	910	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	152.14/cwt	146.00–158.00	790	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	151.20/cwt	145.00–158.00	862	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	130.86/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,030	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	349	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	170.66/cwt	163.00–176.00	807	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	141.31/cwt	134.00–147.00	873	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	164.86/cwt	156.00–169.00	770	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	139.82/cwt	137.00–151.00	798	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	120.43/cwt	111.00–125.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.01/cwt	148.00–162.00	657	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	168.16/cwt	160.00–174.00	876	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	170.10/cwt	166.00–179.00	737	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	162.08/cwt	154.00–167.00	527	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	181.12/cwt	178.00–184.00	763	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	158.27/cwt	150.00–164.00	983	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.85/cwt	159.00–171.00	611	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	153.09/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,020	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	140.71/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,017	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	150.99/cwt	139.00–158.00	788	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	200.19/cwt	191.00–211.00	641	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	138.58/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	134.17/cwt	128.00–144.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	160.83/cwt	156.00–167.00	910	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	154.68/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,121	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	143.64/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,118	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	192.77/cwt	187.00–197.00	725	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	161.34/cwt	156.00–170.00	842	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	201.12/cwt	191.00–213.00	722	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,244	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	67.31/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,015	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	65.76/cwt	64.00–67.00	794	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	61.58/cwt	59.00–63.00	748	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	69.76/cwt	68.00–72.00	854	7
Bulls	—	—	1,556	75.83/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,180	4
Bulls	—	—	1,752	86.56/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	159.03/cwt	152.00–168.00	596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	130.50/cwt	129.00–134.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	136.15/cwt	130.00–142.00	915	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	137.68/cwt	126.00–148.00	849	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	174.55/cwt	167.00–190.00	564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	145.70/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.53/cwt	128.00–153.00	714	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	153.51/cwt	145.00–158.00	734	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	138.60/cwt	132.00–148.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	155.76/cwt	150.00–164.00	743	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	153.46/cwt	144.00–158.00	813	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	168.29/cwt	150.00–175.00	724	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	136.17/cwt	129.00–142.00	635	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	151.42/cwt	142.00–160.00	639	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	181.23/cwt	177.00–189.00	578	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	141.40/cwt	132.00–147.00	607	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	149.33/cwt	140.00–154.00	854	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	128.76/cwt	120.00–134.00	805	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	146.19/cwt	141.00–151.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	133.36/cwt	130.00–144.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	126.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	120.00/cwt	115.00–126.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	130.78/cwt	122.00–136.00	755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	149.71/cwt	142.00–157.00	567	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	172.94/cwt	166.00–180.00	631	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	1,170.11/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	10,566	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,008	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,010.69/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	11,219	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	980.52/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	9,942	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	962.79/cwt	775.00–1,175.00	9,050	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	63.65/cwt	63.00–65.00	869	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	62.18/cwt	60.00–64.00	666	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	56.93/cwt	55.00–59.00	599	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	67.35/cwt	65.00–69.00	736	12
Bulls	—	—	1,943	90.55/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,759	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	72.07/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,109	6

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,800Last week 1,800Year ago 1,300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 198Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 62Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	732	121.00–135.00	131.76
9	—	753	129.00–138.00	134.00
9	—	615	141.00–151.00	148.03
16	—	570	145.00–158.00	151.20
8	—	349	200.00	200.00
30	—	467	156.00–169.00	164.86
26	—	433	166.00–179.00	170.10
5	—	664	128.00–144.00	134.17
18	—	522	156.00–170.00	161.34
11	—	359	191.00–213.00	201.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	146.00–158.00	152.14
8	—	375	152.00–168.00	159.03
6	—	589	129.00–134.00	130.50
15	—	617	126.00–148.00	137.68
6	—	323	167.00–190.00	174.55
9	—	422	142.00–160.00	151.42
7	—	466	141.00–151.00	146.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	787	122.00–136.00	130.86
73	—	618	134.00–147.00	141.31
74	—	571	137.00–151.00	139.82
4	—	814	111.00–125.00	120.43
71	—	424	148.00–162.00	155.01
22	—	325	154.00–167.00	162.08
32	—	375	159.00–171.00	162.85
9	—	723	132.00–145.00	140.71
110	—	522	139.00–158.00	150.99
33	—	672	130.00–142.00	136.15
75	—	478	145.00–158.00	153.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	523	128.00–153.00	136.53
22	—	466	129.00–142.00	136.17
27	—	429	132.00–147.00	141.40
10	—	625	120.00–134.00	128.76
2	—	338	141.00–142.00	141.50
3	—	672	125.00–127.00	126.33
3	—	743	115.00–126.00	120.00
12	—	577	122.00–136.00	130.78
15	—	379	142.00–157.00	149.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	473	163.00–176.00	170.66
77	—	521	160.00–174.00	168.16
40	—	421	178.00–184.00	181.12
41	—	621	150.00–164.00	158.27
27	—	666	150.00–158.00	153.09
24	—	320	191.00–211.00	200.19
3	—	818	130.00–143.00	138.58
2	—	902	114.00	114.00
57	—	566	156.00–167.00	160.83
25	—	725	147.00–155.00	154.68
8	—	778	136.00–149.00	143.64
30	—	376	187.00–197.00	192.77
1	—	855	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	140.00–149.00	145.70
9	—	624	132.00–148.00	138.60
14	—	477	150.00–164.00	155.76
14	—	530	144.00–158.00	153.46
22	—	430	150.00–175.00	168.29
10	—	319	177.00–189.00	181.23
16	—	572	140.00–154.00	149.33
4	—	688	130.00–144.00	133.36
4	—	365	166.00–180.00	172.94

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	903	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,170.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,110	800.00–1,100.00	1,010.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,014	850.00–1,100.00	980.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	940	775.00–1,175.00	962.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,508	66.00–69.00	67.31
3	—	1,365	63.00–65.00	63.65
6	—	1,539	70.00–73.00	72.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,207	64.00–67.00	65.76
7	—	1,214	59.00–63.00	61.58
7	—	1,224	68.00–72.00	69.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,071	60.00–64.00	62.18
12	—	1,053	55.00–59.00	56.93
12	—	1,093	65.00–69.00	67.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	73.00–78.00	75.83
5	—	1,752	86.00–87.00	86.56
2	—	1,943	90.00–91.00	90.55

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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How this sale compares

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