Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves unevenly steady. Heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 350 cows and bulls sold with 72 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.13/cwt on 400 head.

Average price

$135.13

400 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$11.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	135.93	698	372
Medium and Large 2	422	124.55	526	28

One grade step is worth $11.38/cwt here — about $172 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 sale400 hd

135.13

—

OK average7 barns · 5,885 hd

139.07

−3.94

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	1,700	80.65	1,371	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	61.27	861	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	54.40	659	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	51.53	560	39

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	—	579	117.51/cwt	116.00–120.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	150.50/cwt	135.00–156.00	476	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	122.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	120.60/cwt	120.00–121.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	129.23/cwt	120.00–131.00	434	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	139.40/cwt	130.00–151.00	526	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	134.37/cwt	123.00–150.00	783	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	136.48/cwt	126.00–144.00	650	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.08/cwt	121.00–129.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.78/cwt	140.00–162.00	814	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	140.35/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,012	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	174.55/cwt	171.00–185.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	130.83/cwt	120.00–136.00	802	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	140.23/cwt	120.00–160.00	606	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	144.85/cwt	132.00–158.00	897	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	184.22/cwt	178.00–190.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	139.47/cwt	127.00–146.00	943	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	161.87/cwt	150.00–170.00	678	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	156.27/cwt	149.00–163.00	745	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	147.64/cwt	130.00–162.00	565	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	148.90/cwt	137.00–157.00	858	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	189.34/cwt	181.00–195.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	174.99/cwt	167.00–193.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	139.33/cwt	135.00–143.00	861	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	156.45/cwt	152.00–161.00	746	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	52.70/cwt	52.00–56.00	571	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	61.00/cwt	59.00–63.00	743	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	48.07/cwt	46.00–51.00	521	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	59.13/cwt	57.00–61.00	649	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	58.63/cwt	56.00–60.00	804	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	67.90/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,017	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	62.70/cwt	61.00–65.00	889	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	56.26/cwt	54.00–58.00	684	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	51.23/cwt	49.00–53.00	619	19
Bulls	—	—	1,809	82.07/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,485	7
Bulls	—	—	1,568	75.77/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,188	8
Bulls	—	—	1,774	87.92/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,560	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	941.73/cwt	750.00–1,110.00	10,529	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	832.66/cwt	760.00–875.00	7,852	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	878.12/cwt	725.00–1,075.00	9,598	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	884.05/cwt	750.00–1,185.00	8,009	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,583	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,062	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	153.04/cwt	146.00–160.00	802	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	309	154.91/cwt	140.00–170.00	479	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	157.80/cwt	151.00–167.00	653	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.43/cwt	123.00–143.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	134.46/cwt	129.00–137.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	141.97/cwt	141.00–144.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	135.13/cwt	131.00–142.00	916	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	158.51/cwt	145.00–166.00	607	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	126.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	138.36/cwt	131.00–146.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.75/cwt	120.00–122.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	125.91/cwt	120.00–129.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	132.31/cwt	120.00–139.00	873	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.16/cwt	125.00–139.00	704	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	140.25/cwt	127.00–148.00	592	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	141.59/cwt	134.00–147.00	803	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	1

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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,700Last week 2,200Year ago 2,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 305Year ago 393

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 25Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	116.00–120.00	117.51
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
3	—	477	122.00–125.00	122.98
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
12	—	336	120.00–131.00	129.23
4	—	435	120.00–122.00	120.75
3	—	373	120.00–129.00	125.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	316	135.00–156.00	150.50
5	—	763	120.00–121.00	120.60
33	—	377	130.00–151.00	139.40
85	—	583	123.00–150.00	134.37
63	—	476	126.00–144.00	136.48
2	—	853	110.00	110.00
2	—	725	121.00–129.00	125.08
42	—	613	120.00–136.00	130.83
15	—	660	120.00–139.00	132.31
55	—	525	125.00–139.00	134.16
47	—	422	127.00–148.00	140.25
1	—	800	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	146.00	146.00
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
11	—	432	120.00–160.00	140.23
3	—	668	120.00–125.00	123.27
1	—	900	122.00	122.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	128.00	128.00
1	—	575	131.00	131.00
14	—	383	130.00–162.00	147.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	127.00	127.00
72	—	526	140.00–162.00	154.78
25	—	721	127.00–145.00	140.35
7	—	379	171.00–185.00	174.55
66	—	619	132.00–158.00	144.85
4	—	316	178.00–190.00	184.22
25	—	676	127.00–146.00	139.47
27	—	419	150.00–170.00	161.87
38	—	477	149.00–163.00	156.27
57	—	576	137.00–157.00	148.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	115.00	115.00
8	—	314	181.00–195.00	189.34
4	—	365	167.00–193.00	174.99
1	—	785	111.00	111.00
25	—	618	135.00–143.00	139.33
36	—	477	152.00–161.00	156.45
41	—	524	146.00–160.00	153.04
11	—	414	151.00–167.00	157.80
4	—	708	129.00–137.00	134.46
15	—	678	131.00–142.00	135.13
21	—	567	134.00–147.00	141.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	121.00–123.00	122.02
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
7	—	309	140.00–170.00	154.91
4	—	465	123.00–143.00	134.43
3	—	528	141.00–144.00	141.97
10	—	383	145.00–166.00	158.51
5	—	610	120.00–130.00	126.57
4	—	428	131.00–146.00	138.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,083	52.00–56.00	52.70
21	—	1,083	46.00–51.00	48.07
8	—	1,098	57.00–61.00	59.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	59.00–63.00	61.00
11	—	1,215	54.00–58.00	56.26
19	—	1,208	49.00–53.00	51.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,372	56.00–60.00	58.63
5	—	1,498	67.00–70.00	67.90
10	—	1,418	61.00–65.00	62.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,809	80.00–84.00	82.07
8	—	1,568	71.00–79.00	75.77
4	—	1,774	85.00–90.00	87.92

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,118	750.00–1,110.00	941.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	943	760.00–875.00	832.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	44	—	1,093	725.00–1,075.00	878.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	906	750.00–1,185.00	884.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	985.00	985.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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