Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves over 450 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 higher, under 450 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 290 cows and bulls sold with 69 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.50/cwt on 414 head.

Average price

$144.50

414 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$11.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	147.58	706	304
Medium and Large 2	455	135.99	618	110

One grade step is worth $11.59/cwt here — about $88 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 sale414 hd

144.50

—

OK average4 barns · 1,772 hd

146.76

−2.27

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	1,617	81.90	1,325	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	75.20	1,113	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	68.48	826	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	67.79	718	36

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	198.66/cwt	189.00–208.00	656	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	182.86/cwt	175.00–189.00	772	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.72/cwt	146.00–158.00	881	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	153.75/cwt	146.00–157.00	967	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	175.48/cwt	168.00–182.00	821	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	162.69/cwt	155.00–169.00	857	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	129.02/cwt	125.00–136.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	138.71/cwt	137.00–144.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	149.24/cwt	143.00–156.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	168.53/cwt	164.00–178.00	701	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	149.00/cwt	146.00–160.00	636	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	152.44/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,021	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	164.13/cwt	162.00–176.00	768	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	604	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	74.73/cwt	74.00–78.00	771	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	61.92/cwt	60.00–65.00	730	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	61.55/cwt	60.00–65.00	663	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	68.95/cwt	67.00–73.00	734	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	68.15/cwt	67.00–71.00	980	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	78.00/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,186	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	73.97/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,059	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	70.89/cwt	69.00–73.00	858	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	76.26/cwt	75.00–78.00	954	8
Bulls	—	—	1,797	91.53/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,645	3
Bulls	—	—	1,549	74.52/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,154	5
Bulls	—	—	1,568	83.89/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,315	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	832.41/cwt	825.00–850.00	6,984	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	869.99/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	7,621	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	957.08/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	10,155	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	846.48/cwt	700.00–910.00	10,141	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	990.84/cwt	835.00–1,075.00	10,800	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	14,718	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,132.61/cwt	775.00–1,375.00	11,360	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	166.70/cwt	159.00–175.00	628	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	157.44/cwt	149.00–164.00	666	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	151.65/cwt	148.00–163.00	798	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.85/cwt	140.00–144.00	873	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	159.18/cwt	152.00–166.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	126.52/cwt	117.00–131.00	786	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	137.14/cwt	131.00–145.00	708	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	158.34/cwt	152.00–160.00	488	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	127.23/cwt	119.00–134.00	728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	135.72/cwt	125.00–139.00	934	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	156.42/cwt	147.00–161.00	485	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	114.05/cwt	110.00–123.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	138.98/cwt	132.00–145.00	863	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	137.14/cwt	129.00–139.00	916	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	187.84/cwt	180.00–225.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	154.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	737	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	136.84/cwt	130.00–141.00	698	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	138.36/cwt	131.00–145.00	459	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.46/cwt	124.00–137.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	129.26/cwt	126.00–132.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	138.82/cwt	132.00–146.00	525	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	131.44/cwt	126.00–137.00	769	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	154.53/cwt	149.00–163.00	572	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	147.06/cwt	144.00–156.00	757	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	143.72/cwt	135.00–148.00	811	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	148.38/cwt	146.00–158.00	699	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	121.50/cwt	120.00–124.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	156.73/cwt	149.00–163.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	138.32/cwt	130.00–142.00	593	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	136.30/cwt	135.00–139.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	144.39/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,113	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	186.79/cwt	179.00–196.00	676	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	148.25/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,072	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	125.98/cwt	119.00–133.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.57/cwt	168.00–180.00	807	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	147.24/cwt	141.00–151.00	854	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.41/cwt	173.00–187.00	750	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	187.63/cwt	181.00–199.00	702	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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,490Last week 2,000Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 239Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 61Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	330	189.00–208.00	198.66
36	—	422	175.00–189.00	182.86
28	—	573	146.00–158.00	153.72
42	—	629	146.00–157.00	153.75
2	—	823	128.00–130.00	129.00
55	—	468	168.00–182.00	175.48
38	—	527	155.00–169.00	162.69
20	—	670	148.00–155.00	152.44
1	—	995	110.00	110.00
26	—	771	139.00–151.00	144.39
18	—	362	179.00–196.00	186.79
12	—	723	139.00–153.00	148.25
1	—	870	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	139.00	139.00
4	—	769	125.00–136.00	129.02
4	—	625	137.00–144.00	138.71
7	—	529	143.00–156.00	149.24
18	—	416	164.00–178.00	168.53
11	—	468	162.00–176.00	164.13
5	—	347	174.00	174.00
4	—	365	149.00–163.00	156.73
3	—	730	135.00–139.00	136.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	427	146.00–160.00	149.00
34	—	310	147.00–161.00	156.42
4	—	781	110.00–123.00	114.05
17	—	621	132.00–145.00	138.98
21	—	668	129.00–139.00	137.14
34	—	370	149.00–163.00	154.53
49	—	515	144.00–156.00	147.06
29	—	564	135.00–148.00	143.72
74	—	471	146.00–158.00	148.38
1	—	740	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	510	130.00–141.00	136.84
13	—	332	131.00–145.00	138.36
8	—	470	124.00–137.00	132.46
3	—	623	126.00–132.00	129.26
27	—	378	132.00–146.00	138.82
16	—	585	126.00–137.00	131.44
4	—	675	120.00–124.00	121.50
26	—	429	130.00–142.00	138.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	377	159.00–175.00	166.70
9	—	423	149.00–164.00	157.44
2	—	288	152.00–166.00	159.18
11	—	621	117.00–131.00	126.52
9	—	516	131.00–145.00	137.14
8	—	308	152.00–160.00	158.34
7	—	572	119.00–134.00	127.23
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
24	—	477	150.00–165.00	154.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	148.00–163.00	151.65
7	—	620	140.00–144.00	140.85
7	—	688	125.00–139.00	135.72
2	—	813	115.00	115.00
8	—	324	180.00–225.00	187.84
2	—	753	119.00–133.00	125.98
2	—	700	125.00	125.00
33	—	465	168.00–180.00	173.57
22	—	580	141.00–151.00	147.24
20	—	425	173.00–187.00	176.41
15	—	374	181.00–199.00	187.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,032	74.00–78.00	74.73
15	—	1,077	60.00–65.00	61.55
9	—	1,064	67.00–73.00	68.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,179	60.00–65.00	61.92
15	—	1,210	69.00–73.00	70.89
8	—	1,251	75.00–78.00	76.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,438	67.00–71.00	68.15
17	—	1,521	76.00–80.00	78.00
10	—	1,431	72.00–76.00	73.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,797	89.00–94.00	91.53
5	—	1,549	73.00–77.00	74.52
4	—	1,568	82.00–86.00	83.89

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	—	785	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	775.00–1,375.00	1,132.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	839	825.00–850.00	832.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	876	725.00–1,025.00	869.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,061	825.00–1,075.00	957.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,198	700.00–910.00	846.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,090	835.00–1,075.00	990.84

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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