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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 30

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,000 head

▲ 350 vs last sale 1,650▲ 2,000 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

278 head

▲ 126 vs last sale 152▲ 278 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 43▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 350 cows and bulls sold with 66 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 $150.29/cwt on 538 head.

Average price

$150.29

538 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$8.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.15

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	152.23	843	414
Medium and Large 2	520	143.80	747	124

One grade step is worth $8.43/cwt here — about $95 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 sale538 hd

150.29

—

OK average7 barns · 11,262 hd

141.14

+9.15

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	1,727	82.35	1,422	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	63.22	883	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	60.91	742	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	60.10	652	40

Every lot

76 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	291	209.66/cwt	209.00–210.00	610	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	196.75/cwt	190.00–204.00	628	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	165.91/cwt	156.00–180.00	551	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	153.47/cwt	146.00–166.00	572	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	181.01/cwt	172.00–186.00	690	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	171.69/cwt	163.00–177.00	728	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	153.90/cwt	142.00–162.00	663	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	162.94/cwt	159.00–168.00	764	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	150.66/cwt	141.00–155.00	717	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	153.31/cwt	146.00–160.00	800	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	140.72/cwt	131.00–145.00	743	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	136.13/cwt	127.00–142.00	780	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	147.21/cwt	142.00–156.00	845	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	142.25/cwt	137.00–151.00	879	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	133.84/cwt	133.00–136.00	846	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	124.89/cwt	115.00–132.00	832	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	136.64/cwt	130.00–141.00	913	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	134.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	977	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	170.22/cwt	161.00–175.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	154.59/cwt	151.00–165.00	492	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	131.17/cwt	120.00–143.00	437	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	149.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	548	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	137.67/cwt	120.00–142.00	514	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	140.25/cwt	132.00–144.00	589	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	125.04/cwt	112.00–130.00	533	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	124.48/cwt	121.00–127.00	581	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	134.17/cwt	130.00–144.00	640	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	123.00/cwt	118.00–129.00	645	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	132.72/cwt	125.00–137.00	697	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	121.60/cwt	113.00–125.00	688	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	132.73/cwt	127.00–137.00	762	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	135.04/cwt	132.00–145.00	825	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	123.10/cwt	111.00–130.00	768	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	123.15/cwt	115.00–131.00	815	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	125.64/cwt	120.00–134.00	851	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	119.29/cwt	115.00–122.00	847	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	121.05/cwt	115.00–124.00	922	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	284	188.85/cwt	182.00–198.00	536	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	154.61/cwt	141.00–171.00	502	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	190.56/cwt	185.00–202.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	173.02/cwt	168.00–187.00	647	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	150.18/cwt	135.00–162.00	568	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	162.41/cwt	156.00–174.00	689	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	141.97/cwt	130.00–152.00	602	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	161.16/cwt	153.00–170.00	754	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	145.21/cwt	127.00–149.00	694	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	146.54/cwt	141.00–155.00	752	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	134.89/cwt	125.00–143.00	718	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	136.21/cwt	133.00–139.00	787	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	137.69/cwt	134.00–139.00	837	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	131.59/cwt	126.00–138.00	871	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	81.80/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,317	6
Bulls	—	—	1,778	84.86/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,509	6
Bulls	—	—	1,923	76.44/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,470	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	53.60/cwt	52.00–57.00	554	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	59.60/cwt	58.00–62.00	648	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	64.54/cwt	63.00–66.00	718	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	61.94/cwt	60.00–63.00	749	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	57.75/cwt	56.00–59.00	700	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	64.83/cwt	64.00–66.00	809	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,317	69.34/cwt	68.00–73.00	913	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	64.01/cwt	62.00–66.00	906	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	58.09/cwt	54.00–61.00	828	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,100	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,010	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,149	1,173.09/cwt	910.00–1,325.00	13,479	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,173	1,008.29/cwt	810.00–1,060.00	11,827	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,227	1,155.01/cwt	960.00–1,185.00	14,172	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	991.89/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	12,776	11
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,335	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	17,822	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,450	1,168.28/cwt	1,060.00–1,260.00	16,940	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	12,021	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	12,454	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	995.86/cwt	910.00–1,060.00	11,273	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	1,204.60/cwt	950.00–1,475.00	14,287	5

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 Jul 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,000Last week 1,650Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 152Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 43Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	478	127.00–149.00	145.21
5	—	325	141.00–171.00	154.61
11	—	378	135.00–162.00	150.18
10	—	532	125.00–143.00	134.89
15	—	424	130.00–152.00	141.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	284	182.00–198.00	188.85
14	—	608	134.00–139.00	137.69
17	—	424	156.00–174.00	162.41
16	—	513	141.00–155.00	146.54
11	—	662	126.00–138.00	131.59
8	—	374	168.00–187.00	173.02
14	—	578	133.00–139.00	136.21
6	—	468	153.00–170.00	161.16
3	—	332	185.00–202.00	190.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	373	120.00–142.00	137.67
17	—	662	115.00–131.00	123.15
9	—	467	121.00–127.00	124.48
4	—	566	113.00–125.00	121.60
11	—	333	120.00–143.00	131.17
26	—	624	111.00–130.00	123.10
12	—	426	112.00–130.00	125.04
10	—	524	118.00–129.00	123.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	477	130.00–144.00	134.17
3	—	278	161.00–175.00	170.22
95	—	574	127.00–137.00	132.73
79	—	525	125.00–137.00	132.72
58	—	611	132.00–145.00	135.04
3	—	762	115.00–124.00	121.05
41	—	677	120.00–134.00	125.64
33	—	420	132.00–144.00	140.25
15	—	367	145.00–155.00	149.27
14	—	318	151.00–165.00	154.59
13	—	710	115.00–122.00	119.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	127.00	127.00
4	—	373	146.00–166.00	153.47
6	—	332	156.00–180.00	165.91
22	—	573	127.00–142.00	136.13
13	—	431	142.00–162.00	153.90
24	—	528	131.00–145.00	140.72
33	—	476	141.00–155.00	150.66
6	—	666	115.00–132.00	124.89
14	—	632	133.00–136.00	133.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	668	130.00–141.00	136.64
6	—	291	209.00–210.00	209.66
9	—	381	172.00–186.00	181.01
36	—	469	159.00–168.00	162.94
27	—	424	163.00–177.00	171.69
87	—	522	146.00–160.00	153.31
88	—	618	137.00–151.00	142.25
76	—	574	142.00–156.00	147.21
24	—	725	130.00–138.00	134.77
17	—	319	190.00–204.00	196.75

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,288	950.00–1,050.00	991.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,335	1,335.00	1,335.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,450	1,060.00–1,260.00	1,168.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,173	810.00–1,060.00	1,008.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,227	960.00–1,185.00	1,155.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,149	910.00–1,325.00	1,173.09

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	5	—	1,186	950.00–1,475.00	1,204.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,132	910.00–1,060.00	995.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	1,460.00	1,460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,415	62.00–66.00	64.01
6	—	1,317	68.00–73.00	69.34
9	—	1,426	54.00–61.00	58.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,088	58.00–62.00	59.60
15	—	1,113	63.00–66.00	64.54
9	—	1,034	52.00–57.00	53.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	64.00–66.00	64.83
12	—	1,212	56.00–59.00	57.75
14	—	1,209	60.00–63.00	61.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,778	84.00–87.00	84.86
2	—	1,923	75.00–78.00	76.44
6	—	1,610	80.00–83.00	81.80

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.