Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves .under 550 lbs. 9.00 to 15.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 1.00 to 5.00 lower, over 500l lbs. 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers 3.00 lower, boners and leans 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 570 cows and bulls sold with 76 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.58/cwt on 531 head.

Average price

$145.58

531 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$10.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	148.45	730	380
Medium and Large 2	437	138.36	604	151

One grade step is worth $10.08/cwt here — about $126 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 sale531 hd

145.58

—

OK average7 barns · 12,993 hd

148.79

−3.21

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	1,655	81.21	1,344	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	59.45	857	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	57.27	697	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	54.52	575	53

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	—	338	179.43/cwt	175.00–194.00	606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	141.52/cwt	140.00–144.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	214.75/cwt	210.00–221.00	792	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	184.51/cwt	182.00–196.00	963	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	165.94/cwt	162.00–177.00	860	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	140.27/cwt	132.00–145.00	937	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	143.02/cwt	137.00–150.00	867	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	183.03/cwt	177.00–193.00	871	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,097.69/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	11,855	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	11,991	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	901.44/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	10,403	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	878.35/cwt	800.00–975.00	9,732	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,214.15/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	14,485	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	826.78/cwt	650.00–1,075.00	10,186	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,480	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	992.48/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	12,098	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,028.82/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	12,109	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	917.42/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	9,532	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	862.69/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	9,869	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,057.56/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	12,765	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	1,320.95/cwt	1,225.00–1,500.00	17,357	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	82.15/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,372	14
Bulls	—	—	1,892	90.62/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,715	5
Bulls	—	—	1,527	75.73/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,156	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	60.08/cwt	58.00–62.00	866	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	64.00/cwt	63.00–66.00	993	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	55.12/cwt	53.00–57.00	757	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	50.24/cwt	49.00–53.00	542	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	52.62/cwt	50.00–54.00	637	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	57.62/cwt	56.00–60.00	708	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	62.49/cwt	61.00–65.00	747	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	56.97/cwt	54.00–58.00	577	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	61.74/cwt	59.00–63.00	672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	217.54/cwt	203.00–231.00	694	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	189.39/cwt	184.00–201.00	600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	213.14/cwt	204.00–225.00	897	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	207.12/cwt	201.00–215.00	951	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	211.11/cwt	204.00–218.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	181.61/cwt	176.00–190.00	961	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	146.61/cwt	139.00–153.00	919	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	131.63/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	142.99/cwt	141.00–145.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	221.95/cwt	206.00–232.00	946	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	140.89/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,007	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	128.76/cwt	120.00–131.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	165.32/cwt	160.00–175.00	870	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	133.01/cwt	125.00–137.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	324	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	212.50/cwt	201.00–223.00	988	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	219.58/cwt	210.00–230.00	821	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	156.95/cwt	152.00–167.00	896	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	178.23/cwt	171.00–185.00	654	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	187.81/cwt	181.00–199.00	886	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	133.84/cwt	127.00–140.00	711	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	158.66/cwt	152.00–166.00	597	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	135.56/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,040	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	142.75/cwt	132.00–146.00	961	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	127.76/cwt	119.00–133.00	857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	138.00/cwt	129.00–144.00	595	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	140.34/cwt	132.00–148.00	523	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	379	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	187.84/cwt	180.00–199.00	811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	150.21/cwt	145.00–159.00	640	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.07/cwt	130.00–144.00	788	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	142.66/cwt	141.00–145.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	162.79/cwt	154.00–168.00	531	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	123.00/cwt	120.00–129.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	141.51/cwt	135.00–148.00	676	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	141.15/cwt	137.00–152.00	455	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	126.34/cwt	126.00–127.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.65/cwt	142.00–156.00	783	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	186.21/cwt	180.00–195.00	760	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	153.30/cwt	151.00–165.00	888	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	191.80/cwt	187.00–202.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.45/cwt	149.00–163.00	737	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	135.66/cwt	128.00–140.00	840	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	127.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	906	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	335	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	141.20/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	218.14/cwt	215.00–225.00	672	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 →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,250Last week 1,700Year ago 950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 484Last week 319Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 71Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	338	175.00–194.00	179.43
2	—	658	126.00–127.00	126.49
4	—	583	140.00–144.00	141.52
11	—	518	162.00–177.00	165.94
2	—	618	125.00	125.00
15	—	476	177.00–193.00	183.03
10	—	408	180.00–195.00	186.21
10	—	382	187.00–202.00	191.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	369	210.00–221.00	214.75
24	—	522	182.00–196.00	184.51
2	—	840	104.00	104.00
12	—	668	132.00–145.00	140.27
2	—	765	117.00	117.00
6	—	606	137.00–150.00	143.02
25	—	421	204.00–225.00	213.14
18	—	459	201.00–215.00	207.12
13	—	579	151.00–165.00	153.30
5	—	714	139.00–144.00	141.20
5	—	308	215.00–225.00	218.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	417	204.00–218.00	211.11
2	—	335	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	319	203.00–231.00	217.54
39	—	529	176.00–190.00	181.61
39	—	627	139.00–153.00	146.61
5	—	840	126.00–140.00	131.63
51	—	426	206.00–232.00	221.95
11	—	715	136.00–148.00	140.89
23	—	465	201.00–223.00	212.50
30	—	374	210.00–230.00	219.58
41	—	571	152.00–167.00	156.95
11	—	767	133.00–140.00	135.56
16	—	673	132.00–146.00	142.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	317	184.00–201.00	189.39
3	—	558	141.00–145.00	142.99
5	—	677	120.00–131.00	128.76
20	—	526	160.00–175.00	165.32
3	—	622	125.00–137.00	133.01
13	—	367	171.00–185.00	178.23
13	—	472	181.00–199.00	187.81
9	—	432	180.00–199.00	187.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	183.00	183.00
4	—	355	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	531	127.00–140.00	133.84
34	—	431	129.00–144.00	138.00
41	—	373	132.00–148.00	140.34
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
3	—	585	120.00–129.00	123.00
30	—	478	135.00–148.00	141.51
16	—	322	137.00–152.00	141.15
3	—	622	126.00–127.00	126.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	376	152.00–166.00	158.66
12	—	671	119.00–133.00	127.76
51	—	426	145.00–159.00	150.21
64	—	575	130.00–144.00	137.07
26	—	326	154.00–168.00	162.79
1	—	840	119.00	119.00
4	—	988	113.00	113.00
44	—	523	142.00–156.00	149.65
57	—	474	149.00–163.00	155.45
20	—	619	128.00–140.00	135.66
20	—	710	120.00–130.00	127.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	141.00–145.00	142.66

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	2	—	1,080	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,097.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,154	775.00–1,025.00	901.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,108	800.00–975.00	878.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,193	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,214.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,314	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,320.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,232	650.00–1,075.00	826.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,219	925.00–1,100.00	992.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,177	800.00–1,175.00	1,028.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,039	825.00–1,050.00	917.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,144	750.00–1,000.00	862.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,207	900.00–1,225.00	1,057.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,670	80.00–84.00	82.15
5	—	1,892	90.00–91.00	90.62
11	—	1,527	74.00–78.00	75.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,442	58.00–62.00	60.08
7	—	1,552	63.00–66.00	64.00
11	—	1,373	53.00–57.00	55.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,079	49.00–53.00	50.24
20	—	1,013	54.00–58.00	56.97
8	—	1,089	59.00–63.00	61.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,211	50.00–54.00	52.62
24	—	1,228	56.00–60.00	57.62
10	—	1,195	61.00–65.00	62.49

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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