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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 11

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,350 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 2,450▲ 2,350 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

224 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 302▲ 224 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 123▲ 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 375 cows and bulls sold with 59 percent going to packers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.61/cwt on 749 head.

Average price

$151.61

749 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$10.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.52

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	152.86	919	662
Medium and Large 2	490	142.07	697	87

One grade step is worth $10.79/cwt here — about $223 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 sale749 hd

151.61

—

OK average7 barns · 14,003 hd

134.09

+17.52

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	1,620	74.93	1,214	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,372	57.92	794	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	56.26	611	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	56.25	681	27

Every lot

80 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	281	206.64/cwt	198.00–212.00	581	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	202.59/cwt	199.00–209.00	656	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	160.28/cwt	145.00–175.00	524	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	155.75/cwt	132.00–169.00	586	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	179.70/cwt	173.00–186.00	688	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	173.11/cwt	168.00–180.00	720	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	151.42/cwt	128.00–164.00	639	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	161.11/cwt	155.00–169.00	764	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	146.31/cwt	117.00–155.00	699	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	154.16/cwt	147.00–159.00	799	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	133.66/cwt	118.00–144.00	698	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	127.60/cwt	111.00–140.00	727	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	156.78/cwt	148.00–160.00	905	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	146.80/cwt	141.00–155.00	918	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	129.43/cwt	112.00–137.00	809	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	123.54/cwt	122.00–125.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	131.90/cwt	128.00–137.00	896	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	129.23/cwt	126.00–136.00	918	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	125.47/cwt	124.00–127.00	897	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	962	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	130.22/cwt	118.00–131.25	1,115	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,177	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	287	155.17/cwt	150.00–165.00	445	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	147.97/cwt	144.00–158.00	494	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	128.39/cwt	122.00–137.00	430	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	132.56/cwt	130.00–137.00	498	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	147.15/cwt	139.00–153.00	564	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	125.79/cwt	111.00–134.00	533	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	143.31/cwt	137.00–149.00	611	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	124.58/cwt	111.00–131.00	588	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	139.32/cwt	132.00–146.00	663	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	106.63/cwt	102.00–109.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	133.56/cwt	126.00–140.00	703	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	114.62/cwt	112.00–118.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	128.68/cwt	123.00–133.00	740	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	127.36/cwt	124.00–138.00	797	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	119.37/cwt	112.00–122.00	750	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	120.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	810	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	113.26/cwt	112.00–115.00	840	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	120.29/cwt	109.00–121.00	919	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	796	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	908	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	195.60/cwt	187.00–201.00	548	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	189.46/cwt	181.00–207.00	623	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	171.14/cwt	143.00–183.00	649	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	154.61/cwt	131.00–168.00	654	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	148.41/cwt	129.00–162.00	709	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	147.09/cwt	132.00–160.00	765	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	145.86/cwt	135.00–152.00	833	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	140.91/cwt	126.00–149.00	861	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	125.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	844	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	756	119.37/cwt	110.00–121.00	902	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	863	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	906	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,577	65.37/cwt	59.00–70.00	1,031	6
Bulls	—	—	1,580	75.15/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,187	9
Bulls	—	—	1,697	81.86/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,389	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	60.48/cwt	59.00–63.00	640	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	49.96/cwt	47.00–54.00	538	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	56.98/cwt	55.00–58.00	630	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	60.30/cwt	59.00–61.00	719	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	50.10/cwt	47.00–54.00	610	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	56.50/cwt	55.00–58.00	692	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	52.83/cwt	49.00–56.00	710	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	60.48/cwt	60.00–64.00	831	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	58.27/cwt	57.00–59.00	805	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	775	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,006	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	900	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,004	778.82/cwt	750.00–825.00	7,819	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	711.76/cwt	700.00–725.00	7,794	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	958.14/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	10,750	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,181	881.27/cwt	710.00–1,010.00	10,408	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	845.39/cwt	785.00–910.00	11,286	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	793	779.42/cwt	775.00–785.00	6,181	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	795	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	813	826.31/cwt	800.00–850.00	6,718	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	830	817.47/cwt	775.00–875.00	6,785	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	850	769.03/cwt	735.00–800.00	6,537	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	856	753.92/cwt	650.00–900.00	6,454	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	860	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,106	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	923	752.48/cwt	710.00–800.00	6,945	3

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,350Last week 2,450Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 302Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 123Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	520	132.00–160.00	147.09
23	—	423	131.00–168.00	154.61
16	—	611	126.00–149.00	140.91
15	—	379	143.00–183.00	171.14
13	—	329	181.00–207.00	189.46
10	—	670	120.00–130.00	125.93
33	—	478	129.00–162.00	148.41
32	—	571	135.00–152.00	145.86
7	—	756	110.00–121.00	119.37
3	—	863	105.00	105.00
3	—	280	187.00–201.00	195.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	856	118.00–131.25	130.22
55	—	971	121.25	121.25
36	—	383	173.00–186.00	179.70
32	—	416	168.00–180.00	173.11
24	—	710	126.00–136.00	129.23
20	—	324	199.00–209.00	202.59
13	—	679	128.00–137.00	131.90
9	—	281	198.00–212.00	206.64
3	—	782	123.00	123.00
188	—	577	148.00–160.00	156.78
76	—	474	155.00–169.00	161.11
73	—	518	147.00–159.00	154.16
68	—	625	141.00–155.00	146.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	422	128.00–164.00	151.42
17	—	478	117.00–155.00	146.31
15	—	570	111.00–140.00	127.60
10	—	522	118.00–144.00	133.66
6	—	625	112.00–137.00	129.43
5	—	376	132.00–169.00	155.75
3	—	327	145.00–175.00	160.28
2	—	715	124.00–127.00	125.47
2	—	670	122.00–125.00	123.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	424	111.00–134.00	125.79
19	—	472	111.00–131.00	124.58
11	—	376	130.00–137.00	132.56
9	—	335	122.00–137.00	128.39
6	—	628	112.00–122.00	119.37
3	—	572	112.00–118.00	114.62
3	—	512	102.00–109.00	106.63
2	—	773	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	426	137.00–149.00	143.31
76	—	764	109.00–121.00	120.29
64	—	526	126.00–140.00	133.56
64	—	476	132.00–146.00	139.32
53	—	575	123.00–133.00	128.68
46	—	383	139.00–153.00	147.15
44	—	626	124.00–138.00	127.36
22	—	334	144.00–158.00	147.97
14	—	670	115.00–125.00	120.91
7	—	287	150.00–165.00	155.17
4	—	742	112.00–115.00	113.26
2	—	890	101.00–103.00	101.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,577	59.00–70.00	65.37
8	—	1,697	80.00–85.00	81.86
9	—	1,580	72.00–78.00	75.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,344	49.00–56.00	52.83
10	—	1,374	60.00–64.00	60.48
14	—	1,382	57.00–59.00	58.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,077	47.00–54.00	49.96
16	—	1,058	59.00–63.00	60.48
29	—	1,105	55.00–58.00	56.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,218	47.00–54.00	50.10
10	—	1,193	59.00–61.00	60.30
10	—	1,225	55.00–58.00	56.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,004	750.00–825.00	778.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,181	710.00–1,010.00	881.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,122	825.00–1,100.00	958.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,335	785.00–910.00	845.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	700.00–725.00	711.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	830	775.00–875.00	817.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	800.00–850.00	826.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	775.00–785.00	779.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	856	650.00–900.00	753.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	735.00–800.00	769.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	923	710.00–800.00	752.48

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.