Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 6.00 to 7.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. A total of 325 cows and bulls sold with 71 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.74/cwt on 504 head.

Average price

$131.74

504 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$10.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.80

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	135.14	691	345
Medium and Large 2	466	124.38	580	159

One grade step is worth $10.76/cwt here — about $111 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 sale504 hd

131.74

—

OK average7 barns · 8,837 hd

140.55

−8.80

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	1,720	79.98	1,376	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	57.49	808	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	54.35	654	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	49.45	524	32

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	972	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	130.43/cwt	122.00–131.00	972	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	126.10/cwt	121.00–130.00	598	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	115.92/cwt	112.00–121.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	124.77/cwt	119.00–134.00	535	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	118.42/cwt	112.00–122.00	680	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	123.72/cwt	116.00–127.00	642	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	804	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	132.75/cwt	129.00–142.00	702	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	126.17/cwt	115.00–137.00	477	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	141.72/cwt	138.00–153.00	527	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	128.32/cwt	120.00–135.00	422	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	127.00/cwt	122.00–130.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	132.49/cwt	131.00–134.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	183.69/cwt	178.00–195.00	601	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	130.56/cwt	127.00–137.00	743	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	144.74/cwt	139.00–153.00	462	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	144.48/cwt	120.00–161.00	627	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	138.06/cwt	118.00–155.00	653	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	142.00/cwt	133.00–146.00	737	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	154.27/cwt	140.00–170.00	583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	143.41/cwt	138.00–149.00	886	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	162.53/cwt	156.00–170.00	762	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	167.91/cwt	162.00–177.00	712	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	125.95/cwt	120.00–131.00	771	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	173.85/cwt	172.00–187.00	645	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.58/cwt	137.00–148.00	811	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	152.06/cwt	147.00–161.00	801	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	131.74/cwt	125.00–136.00	866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.46/cwt	135.00–148.00	593	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	139.05/cwt	135.00–146.00	652	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	144.53/cwt	122.00–177.00	548	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	138.34/cwt	117.00–154.00	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	122.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	155.27/cwt	151.00–165.00	744	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	135.46/cwt	122.00–141.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	128.24/cwt	122.00–138.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	147.05/cwt	140.00–153.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	129.64/cwt	122.00–137.00	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	125.17/cwt	121.00–131.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	140.70/cwt	139.00–150.00	801	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	15,370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,491	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,045.49/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	12,023	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	711.14/cwt	675.00–775.00	8,726	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	772.16/cwt	650.00–1,000.00	8,563	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	708.74/cwt	600.00–810.00	6,400	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	718.93/cwt	675.00–750.00	8,785	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	744.88/cwt	625.00–850.00	7,598	4
Bulls	—	—	1,619	78.04/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,263	7
Bulls	—	—	1,898	83.37/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,582	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	49.73/cwt	48.00–51.00	585	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	57.98/cwt	57.00–60.00	697	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	54.76/cwt	52.00–56.00	665	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	57.59/cwt	56.00–60.00	781	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	61.38/cwt	60.00–64.00	923	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	52.92/cwt	51.00–55.00	740	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	50.51/cwt	49.00–52.00	541	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	54.14/cwt	53.00–56.00	572	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	45.95/cwt	44.00–48.00	482	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	129.65/cwt	123.00–134.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	139.71/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,005	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	139.68/cwt	138.00–142.00	926	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	167.96/cwt	162.00–175.00	692	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	167.35/cwt	159.00–178.00	633	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	166.46/cwt	162.00–173.00	516	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	131.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	817	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.85/cwt	137.00–149.00	750	16

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,900Last week 1,700Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 262Year ago 251

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 88Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	892	109.00	109.00
15	—	745	122.00–131.00	130.43
27	—	623	125.00–135.00	128.98
32	—	529	129.00–142.00	132.75
34	—	372	138.00–153.00	141.72
3	—	785	120.00	120.00
64	—	569	127.00–137.00	130.56
28	—	319	139.00–153.00	144.74
12	—	657	125.00–136.00	131.74
52	—	425	135.00–148.00	139.46
67	—	469	135.00–146.00	139.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	474	121.00–130.00	126.10
8	—	616	112.00–121.00	115.92
17	—	429	119.00–134.00	124.77
15	—	574	112.00–122.00	118.42
1	—	710	111.00	111.00
26	—	519	116.00–127.00	123.72
32	—	378	115.00–137.00	126.17
11	—	329	120.00–135.00	128.32
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	115.00–119.00	116.98
16	—	379	122.00–177.00	144.53
8	—	418	117.00–154.00	138.34
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
5	—	459	122.00–141.00	135.46
7	—	524	122.00–138.00	128.24
4	—	338	140.00–153.00	147.05
5	—	572	121.00–131.00	125.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	122.00–125.00	122.99
27	—	479	151.00–165.00	155.27
2	—	758	115.00	115.00
5	—	672	122.00–137.00	129.64
21	—	569	139.00–150.00	140.70
25	—	412	162.00–175.00	167.96
24	—	378	159.00–178.00	167.35
10	—	310	162.00–173.00	166.46
8	—	619	130.00–133.00	131.99
2	—	895	103.00	103.00
16	—	525	137.00–149.00	142.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	122.00–130.00	127.00
2	—	738	131.00–134.00	132.49
24	—	434	120.00–161.00	144.48
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
29	—	473	118.00–155.00	138.06
14	—	519	133.00–146.00	142.00
4	—	773	112.00	112.00
10	—	378	140.00–170.00	154.27
14	—	612	120.00–131.00	125.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	327	178.00–195.00	183.69
27	—	618	138.00–149.00	143.41
55	—	469	156.00–170.00	162.53
51	—	424	162.00–177.00	167.91
28	—	371	172.00–187.00	173.85
43	—	573	137.00–148.00	141.58
68	—	527	147.00–161.00	152.06
3	—	763	123.00–134.00	129.65
17	—	719	131.00–142.00	139.71
9	—	663	138.00–142.00	139.68

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,060.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	950.00–1,125.00	1,045.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,227	675.00–775.00	711.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,109	650.00–1,000.00	772.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	903	600.00–810.00	708.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,222	675.00–750.00	718.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,020	625.00–850.00	744.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,619	76.00–80.00	78.04
4	—	1,898	81.00–85.00	83.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,176	48.00–51.00	49.73
7	—	1,203	57.00–60.00	57.98
17	—	1,215	52.00–56.00	54.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,356	56.00–60.00	57.59
9	—	1,503	60.00–64.00	61.38
8	—	1,398	51.00–55.00	52.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,072	49.00–52.00	50.51
7	—	1,056	53.00–56.00	54.14
13	—	1,050	44.00–48.00	45.95

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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