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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 17

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▼ 350 vs last sale 850▲ 500 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 142▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 28▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 11.00 to 14.00 lower. Heifer calves 7.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 115 cows and bulls sold with 73 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 $129.26/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$129.26

210 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$12.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.62

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	130.25	625	193
Medium and Large 2	490	117.98	578	17thin

One grade step is worth $12.27/cwt here — about $47 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 sale210 hd

129.26

—

OK average6 barns · 2,604 hd

122.65

+6.62

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	1,491	84.97	1,267	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	65.60	952	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	62.92	768	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	60.28	647	15

Every lot

55 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	166.41/cwt	160.00–175.00	523	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	148.55/cwt	141.00–153.00	495	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	150.07/cwt	144.00–157.00	546	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	165.89/cwt	162.00–172.00	620	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	160.58/cwt	151.00–165.00	670	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	139.55/cwt	132.00–145.00	585	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	150.81/cwt	144.00–158.00	718	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	134.71/cwt	127.00–142.00	641	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	141.88/cwt	131.00–145.00	735	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	134.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	777	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	128.53/cwt	121.00–135.00	794	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	123.54/cwt	122.00–125.00	381	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	139.74/cwt	132.00–145.00	449	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	453	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	136.91/cwt	128.00–141.00	512	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	130.91/cwt	125.00–138.00	555	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	114.58/cwt	111.00–118.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	130.48/cwt	122.00–136.00	615	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	120.98/cwt	117.00–124.00	571	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	118.51/cwt	117.00–119.00	610	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	128.84/cwt	121.00–134.00	675	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	127.62/cwt	118.00–131.00	719	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	114.11/cwt	108.00–116.00	670	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	116.52/cwt	111.00–121.00	727	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	106.93/cwt	105.00–111.00	786	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	308	135.90/cwt	132.00–140.00	419	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	151.14/cwt	144.00–158.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	439	151.58/cwt	146.00–153.00	665	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	146.72/cwt	141.00–150.00	679	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	138.74/cwt	135.00–145.00	731	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	129.96/cwt	127.00–132.00	734	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	74.75/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,002	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	85.10/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,268	6
Bulls	—	—	1,584	90.95/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,441	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	59.86/cwt	57.00–63.00	637	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	67.52/cwt	66.00–70.00	722	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	53.79/cwt	50.00–56.00	588	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	50.96/cwt	48.00–54.00	603	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	71.45/cwt	68.00–74.00	873	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	62.51/cwt	60.00–65.00	774	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,058	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	63.50/cwt	63.00–64.00	925	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	725.37/cwt	700.00–750.00	5,716	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	755.86/cwt	675.00–825.00	6,440	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,820	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,468	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	918.92/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	8,500	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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 850Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 142Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	144.00–157.00	150.07
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
11	—	476	127.00–142.00	134.71
3	—	333	141.00–153.00	148.55
4	—	419	132.00–145.00	139.55
1	—	535	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	374	162.00–172.00	165.89
14	—	314	160.00–175.00	166.41
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
33	—	476	144.00–158.00	150.81
21	—	417	151.00–165.00	160.58
9	—	618	121.00–135.00	128.53
23	—	576	130.00–140.00	134.84
12	—	518	131.00–145.00	141.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	374	128.00–141.00	136.91
13	—	624	111.00–121.00	116.52
1	—	770	117.00	117.00
46	—	471	122.00–136.00	130.48
17	—	563	118.00–131.00	127.62
3	—	735	105.00–111.00	106.93
59	—	524	121.00–134.00	128.84
22	—	321	132.00–145.00	139.74
7	—	424	125.00–138.00	130.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	117.00–124.00	120.98
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
4	—	515	117.00–119.00	118.51
2	—	308	122.00–125.00	123.54
4	—	587	108.00–116.00	114.11
2	—	435	111.00–118.00	114.58
1	—	365	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
1	—	550	123.00	123.00
2	—	308	132.00–140.00	135.90
1	—	445	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	141.00–150.00	146.72
2	—	388	144.00–158.00	151.14
15	—	527	135.00–145.00	138.74
5	—	565	127.00–132.00	129.96
7	—	439	146.00–153.00	151.58

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	852	675.00–825.00	755.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	788	700.00–750.00	725.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	775.00	775.00

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	2	—	925	800.00–1,000.00	918.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	70.00–80.00	74.75
6	—	1,490	84.00–86.00	85.10
5	—	1,584	90.00–92.00	90.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,064	57.00–63.00	59.86
4	—	1,094	50.00–56.00	53.79
4	—	1,069	66.00–70.00	67.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,456	63.00–64.00	63.50
1	—	1,430	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	48.00–54.00	50.96
4	—	1,238	60.00–65.00	62.51
3	—	1,222	68.00–74.00	71.45

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.