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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 27

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,600 head

▲ 450 vs last sale 1,150▲ 1,600 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

193 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 104▲ 193 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 16▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 240 cows and bulls sold with 80 percent going to packers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.82/cwt on 542 head.

Average price

$136.82

542 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$11.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.86

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	138.93	704	441
Medium and Large 2	409	127.61	523	101

One grade step is worth $11.32/cwt here — about $182 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 sale542 hd

136.82

—

OK average7 barns · 5,856 hd

133.96

+2.86

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	1,723	82.60	1,423	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	64.74	786	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	64.02	927	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	60.81	650	42

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	287	166.05/cwt	161.00–175.00	477	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	291	146.03/cwt	137.00–155.00	425	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	129.84/cwt	124.00–132.00	423	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	158.69/cwt	151.00–164.00	540	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	150.52/cwt	144.00–159.00	555	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	167.58/cwt	160.00–175.00	625	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	160.32/cwt	151.00–165.00	685	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	143.56/cwt	135.00–147.00	614	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	155.54/cwt	153.00–167.00	734	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	144.68/cwt	137.00–152.00	693	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	151.99/cwt	146.00–158.00	801	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	135.74/cwt	130.00–142.00	718	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	130.21/cwt	123.00–134.00	741	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	141.56/cwt	138.00–150.00	824	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	144.35/cwt	137.00–150.00	883	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	128.72/cwt	121.00–134.00	792	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	136.13/cwt	133.00–141.00	907	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	114.42/cwt	109.00–120.00	778	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	133.19/cwt	126.00–137.00	958	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	281	131.62/cwt	125.00–138.00	370	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	284	138.74/cwt	133.00–142.00	394	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	131.34/cwt	126.00–142.00	427	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	142.53/cwt	136.00–149.00	472	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	140.00/cwt	136.00–149.00	518	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	128.81/cwt	119.00–134.00	486	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	126.90/cwt	118.00–133.00	537	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	141.80/cwt	136.00–149.00	604	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	125.30/cwt	118.00–131.00	590	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	140.85/cwt	133.00–147.00	666	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	124.18/cwt	119.00–130.00	648	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	137.36/cwt	132.00–146.00	724	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	120.97/cwt	115.00–126.00	702	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	139.67/cwt	129.00–143.00	811	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	134.95/cwt	126.00–138.00	833	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	117.36/cwt	111.00–121.00	734	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	126.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	848	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	127.20/cwt	124.00–128.00	890	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	118.00/cwt	116.00–119.00	911	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	284	169.90/cwt	160.00–175.00	483	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	178.83/cwt	171.00–184.00	578	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	157.20/cwt	151.00–164.00	531	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	163.59/cwt	156.00–170.00	618	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	386	151.19/cwt	149.00–153.00	584	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	160.52/cwt	155.00–166.00	666	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	138.18/cwt	130.00–146.00	593	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	133.79/cwt	119.00–143.00	631	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	152.44/cwt	146.00–160.00	733	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	145.90/cwt	139.00–154.00	753	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	130.86/cwt	122.00–137.00	690	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	121.09/cwt	112.00–128.00	688	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	135.32/cwt	131.00–144.00	774	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	603	133.45/cwt	129.00–140.00	805	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	663	124.93/cwt	118.00–134.00	828	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	127.50/cwt	126.00–130.00	859	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	722	122.71/cwt	117.00–127.00	886	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	918	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	75.66/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,213	7
Bulls	—	—	1,764	83.77/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,478	8
Bulls	—	—	1,796	88.19/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,584	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	58.02/cwt	54.00–60.00	611	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	65.76/cwt	64.00–68.00	712	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	61.69/cwt	61.00–63.00	670	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	62.60/cwt	61.00–64.00	749	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	66.26/cwt	65.00–69.00	812	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	66.78/cwt	66.00–68.00	952	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	64.13/cwt	63.00–65.00	929	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	60.28/cwt	57.00–62.00	889	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	1,072.89/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	8,240	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,941	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	1,222.74/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	17,241	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	730.66/cwt	725.00–735.00	7,073	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	934.27/cwt	675.00–1,075.00	9,604	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	854.73/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,034	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	973.75/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,179	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	1,028.89/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,738	2

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 Aug 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,600Last week 1,150Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	529	130.00–142.00	135.74
2	—	680	109.00–120.00	114.42
2	—	291	137.00–155.00	146.03
12	—	369	144.00–159.00	150.52
11	—	569	123.00–134.00	130.21
23	—	479	137.00–152.00	144.68
5	—	326	124.00–132.00	129.84
7	—	615	121.00–134.00	128.72
10	—	428	135.00–147.00	143.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	666	133.00–141.00	136.13
18	—	427	151.00–165.00	160.32
15	—	612	137.00–150.00	144.35
57	—	527	146.00–158.00	151.99
7	—	719	126.00–137.00	133.19
40	—	472	153.00–167.00	155.54
6	—	287	161.00–175.00	166.05
43	—	373	160.00–175.00	167.58
6	—	340	151.00–164.00	158.69
51	—	582	138.00–150.00	141.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	325	126.00–142.00	131.34
5	—	625	111.00–121.00	117.36
3	—	580	115.00–126.00	120.97
21	—	377	119.00–134.00	128.81
17	—	423	118.00–133.00	126.90
14	—	471	118.00–131.00	125.30
7	—	281	125.00–138.00	131.62
9	—	522	119.00–130.00	124.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	617	126.00–138.00	134.95
3	—	772	116.00–119.00	118.00
38	—	370	136.00–149.00	140.00
18	—	331	136.00–149.00	142.53
113	—	581	129.00–143.00	139.67
10	—	670	120.00–130.00	126.60
81	—	426	136.00–149.00	141.80
52	—	473	133.00–147.00	140.85
4	—	284	133.00–142.00	138.74
78	—	527	132.00–146.00	137.36
5	—	700	124.00–128.00	127.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	603	129.00–140.00	133.45
15	—	323	171.00–184.00	178.83
37	—	481	146.00–160.00	152.44
4	—	722	117.00–127.00	122.71
35	—	572	131.00–144.00	135.32
32	—	378	156.00–170.00	163.59
2	—	820	112.00	112.00
33	—	415	155.00–166.00	160.52
4	—	284	160.00–175.00	169.90
33	—	516	139.00–154.00	145.90
4	—	674	126.00–130.00	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	112.00–128.00	121.09
16	—	472	119.00–143.00	133.79
15	—	527	122.00–137.00	130.86
15	—	429	130.00–146.00	138.18
5	—	338	151.00–164.00	157.20
5	—	386	149.00–153.00	151.19
6	—	663	118.00–134.00	124.93

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	3	—	768	975.00–1,150.00	1,072.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,222.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,028	675.00–1,075.00	934.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	950.00–1,000.00	973.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,028.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	800.00–900.00	854.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	725.00–735.00	730.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,448	63.00–65.00	64.13
4	—	1,475	57.00–62.00	60.28
5	—	1,426	66.00–68.00	66.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,083	64.00–68.00	65.76
13	—	1,086	61.00–63.00	61.69
20	—	1,053	54.00–60.00	58.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	61.00–64.00	62.60
7	—	1,226	65.00–69.00	66.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,796	86.00–91.00	88.19
8	—	1,764	82.00–85.00	83.77
7	—	1,603	70.00–78.00	75.66

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.