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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Feb 4

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,350 head

▼ 450 vs last sale 1,800▲ 1,350 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 167 vs last sale 262▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 203 vs last sale 238▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 400 lbs. 2.00 to 8.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 130 cows and bulls sold with 65 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 $138.40/cwt on 398 head.

Average price

$138.40

398 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$10.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.29

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	140.44	705	318
Medium and Large 2	452	130.28	589	80

One grade step is worth $10.16/cwt here — about $116 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 sale398 hd

138.40

—

OK average7 barns · 5,924 hd

137.11

+1.29

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	1,681	78.05	1,312	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,401	59.13	829	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	58.84	712	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	56.42	620	14

Every lot

71 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	164.02/cwt	159.00–175.00	522	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	191.12/cwt	184.00–199.00	631	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	180.30/cwt	175.00–186.00	676	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	152.97/cwt	147.00–161.00	575	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	178.19/cwt	172.00–186.00	759	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	164.51/cwt	156.00–171.00	701	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	172.38/cwt	167.00–180.00	810	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	157.77/cwt	150.00–165.00	753	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	145.21/cwt	136.00–150.00	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	164.73/cwt	155.00–169.00	863	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	141.88/cwt	135.00–149.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	157.95/cwt	152.00–164.00	927	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	146.95/cwt	141.00–155.00	911	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	128.99/cwt	120.00–135.00	800	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	132.06/cwt	126.00–137.00	873	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	131.00/cwt	126.00–134.00	954	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	127.53/cwt	126.00–131.00	995	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	119.22/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,043	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	140.24/cwt	134.00–148.00	454	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	155.02/cwt	151.00–164.00	513	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	145.98/cwt	140.00–151.00	530	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	130.49/cwt	122.00–136.00	482	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	131.23/cwt	123.00–135.00	560	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	144.66/cwt	138.00–152.00	622	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	144.03/cwt	137.00–151.00	676	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	131.64/cwt	123.00–136.00	636	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	138.15/cwt	132.00–143.00	727	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	120.66/cwt	112.00–125.00	637	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	137.60/cwt	130.00–141.00	782	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	125.69/cwt	120.00–131.00	728	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	134.10/cwt	126.00–136.00	819	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	117.10/cwt	114.00–121.00	744	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	122.80/cwt	118.00–127.00	819	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	123.24/cwt	119.00–124.00	897	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	117.67/cwt	117.00–119.00	899	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	195.14/cwt	190.00–210.00	634	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	170.28/cwt	161.00–178.00	622	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	145.03/cwt	138.00–150.00	534	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	172.58/cwt	165.00–180.00	732	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	145.27/cwt	140.00–152.00	617	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	167.30/cwt	158.00–174.00	780	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	150.08/cwt	142.00–157.00	714	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	135.66/cwt	129.00–144.00	707	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	158.32/cwt	151.00–160.00	845	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	151.93/cwt	150.00–165.00	877	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	134.96/cwt	127.00–142.00	790	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	137.02/cwt	131.00–146.00	858	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	126.78/cwt	121.00–129.00	854	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	70.79/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,043	4
Bulls	—	—	1,729	77.78/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,345	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	84.14/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,515	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	50.01/cwt	49.00–52.00	508	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	60.76/cwt	59.00–64.00	683	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	57.20/cwt	55.00–58.00	653	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	52.50/cwt	52.00–53.00	627	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	58.17/cwt	56.00–60.00	704	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	64.63/cwt	63.00–66.00	788	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	54.34/cwt	52.00–56.00	741	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	58.81/cwt	58.00–59.00	823	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	62.32/cwt	61.00–65.00	889	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	951	878.71/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	8,357	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	990.84/cwt	860.00–1,110.00	10,087	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	989.49/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	11,923	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,556	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	977.86/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	12,008	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,503	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	1,137.10/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	10,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,090	1

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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,350Last week 1,800Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 262Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 238Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	620	120.00–135.00	128.99
5	—	376	147.00–161.00	152.97
3	—	517	136.00–150.00	145.21
13	—	477	150.00–165.00	157.77
6	—	318	159.00–175.00	164.02
10	—	426	156.00–171.00	164.51
2	—	570	135.00–149.00	141.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	470	167.00–180.00	172.38
24	—	661	126.00–137.00	132.06
13	—	728	126.00–134.00	131.00
70	—	524	155.00–169.00	164.73
30	—	426	172.00–186.00	178.19
16	—	375	175.00–186.00	180.30
7	—	780	126.00–131.00	127.53
55	—	587	152.00–164.00	157.95
28	—	620	141.00–155.00	146.95
14	—	330	184.00–199.00	191.12
4	—	875	117.00–126.00	119.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	363	140.00–151.00	145.98
3	—	764	117.00–119.00	117.67
35	—	331	151.00–164.00	155.02
65	—	526	132.00–143.00	138.15
43	—	430	138.00–152.00	144.66
31	—	611	126.00–136.00	134.10
11	—	667	118.00–127.00	122.80
60	—	469	137.00–151.00	144.03
33	—	568	130.00–141.00	137.60
18	—	728	119.00–124.00	123.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	483	123.00–136.00	131.64
13	—	427	123.00–135.00	131.23
5	—	528	112.00–125.00	120.66
15	—	324	134.00–148.00	140.24
10	—	579	120.00–131.00	125.69
14	—	369	122.00–136.00	130.49
7	—	635	114.00–121.00	117.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	129.00–144.00	135.66
3	—	368	138.00–150.00	145.03
7	—	425	140.00–152.00	145.27
1	—	315	185.00	185.00
7	—	585	127.00–142.00	134.96
6	—	476	142.00–157.00	150.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	534	151.00–160.00	158.32
13	—	365	161.00–178.00	170.28
8	—	626	131.00–146.00	137.02
17	—	577	150.00–165.00	151.93
11	—	325	190.00–210.00	195.14
5	—	674	121.00–129.00	126.78
25	—	466	158.00–174.00	167.30
16	—	275	245.00	245.00
10	—	424	165.00–180.00	172.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,426	61.00–65.00	62.32
3	—	1,363	52.00–56.00	54.34
5	—	1,400	58.00–59.00	58.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	63.00–66.00	64.63
2	—	1,195	52.00–53.00	52.50
7	—	1,211	56.00–60.00	58.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,142	55.00–58.00	57.20
4	—	1,015	49.00–52.00	50.01
5	—	1,124	59.00–64.00	60.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,729	76.00–79.00	77.78
4	—	1,473	68.00–74.00	70.79
5	—	1,800	82.00–86.00	84.14

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,205	950.00–1,025.00	989.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	951	775.00–1,050.00	878.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,228	875.00–1,125.00	977.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	860.00–1,110.00	990.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,025.00	1,025.00

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	—	995	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	963	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,137.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.