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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 16

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,050 head

▼ 450 vs last sale 2,500▲ 450 vs year ago 1,600 · +28.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

251 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 211▲ 65 vs year ago 186 · +34.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 49▼ 25 vs year ago 74 · −33.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves uneven in all classes , steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Quality average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold with 77 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 $129.37/cwt on 773 head.

Average price

$129.37

773 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$10.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.02

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	131.81	700	598
Medium and Large 2	491	121.00	595	175

One grade step is worth $10.81/cwt here — about $105 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 sale773 hd

129.37

—

OK average7 barns · 10,025 hd

122.35

+7.02

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	1,671	90.28	1,508	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	66.83	957	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	65.21	792	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	59.81	650	50

Every lot

83 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	181.14/cwt	177.00–191.00	598	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	153.92/cwt	147.00–159.00	511	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	163.87/cwt	160.00–174.00	606	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	147.20/cwt	132.00–154.00	562	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	133.02/cwt	124.00–139.00	555	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	148.33/cwt	142.00–155.00	632	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	131.09/cwt	125.00–136.00	615	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	143.52/cwt	135.00–148.00	682	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	140.22/cwt	135.00–148.00	736	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	126.50/cwt	116.00–132.00	665	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	122.88/cwt	110.00–128.00	709	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	141.90/cwt	135.00–150.00	820	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	130.72/cwt	127.00–140.00	814	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	122.34/cwt	114.00–125.00	766	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	126.08/cwt	117.00–131.00	860	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	125.74/cwt	118.00–132.00	914	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	779	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	102.41/cwt	102.00–104.00	792	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	118.95/cwt	110.00–124.00	923	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	113.76/cwt	112.00–114.00	958	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	962	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	149.83/cwt	141.00–154.00	479	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	130.10/cwt	123.00–136.00	424	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	130.82/cwt	120.00–137.00	479	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	144.24/cwt	139.00–152.00	535	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	124.99/cwt	110.00–132.00	530	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	142.54/cwt	134.00–148.00	611	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	134.74/cwt	130.00–145.00	637	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	125.57/cwt	118.00–129.00	600	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	117.25/cwt	107.00–121.00	612	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	131.83/cwt	126.00–140.00	699	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	116.30/cwt	114.00–119.00	669	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	131.43/cwt	121.00–135.00	761	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	125.13/cwt	118.00–133.00	775	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	112.68/cwt	102.00–117.00	701	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	113.90/cwt	109.00–116.00	763	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	112.87/cwt	107.00–119.00	762	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	107.75/cwt	101.00–111.00	785	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	103.52/cwt	101.00–106.00	790	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	92.88/cwt	90.00–100.00	805	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	150.60/cwt	143.00–159.00	467	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	186.86/cwt	181.00–197.00	602	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	164.72/cwt	161.00–174.00	609	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	143.36/cwt	131.00–157.00	535	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	149.69/cwt	145.00–164.00	630	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	132.57/cwt	121.00–143.00	569	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	137.89/cwt	132.00–147.00	656	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	121.43/cwt	113.00–130.00	584	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	132.96/cwt	130.00–144.00	689	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	128.74/cwt	118.00–133.00	729	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	114.13/cwt	112.00–115.00	712	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	110.66/cwt	106.00–114.00	747	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	98.47/cwt	96.00–101.00	727	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	85.21/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,323	8
Bulls	—	—	1,749	92.44/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,617	7
Bulls	—	—	1,802	98.77/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,780	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	66.73/cwt	64.00–70.00	714	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	56.43/cwt	54.00–59.00	614	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	61.53/cwt	59.00–63.00	674	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	58.51/cwt	55.00–61.00	698	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	68.75/cwt	67.00–72.00	833	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	63.41/cwt	62.00–66.00	778	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	70.77/cwt	70.00–72.00	995	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	63.54/cwt	62.00–65.00	907	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	67.40/cwt	66.00–69.00	978	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	819.69/cwt	800.00–850.00	7,976	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	881.39/cwt	780.00–975.00	8,832	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	952.49/cwt	775.00–1,160.00	10,220	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	899.25/cwt	875.00–925.00	9,784	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	844.32/cwt	810.00–875.00	10,031	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	879.80/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,998	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	905.77/cwt	810.00–1,010.00	6,956	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	878.92/cwt	785.00–935.00	7,163	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	974.93/cwt	800.00–1,110.00	8,150	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,233	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,633	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,506	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,320	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 Jun 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,050Last week 2,500Year ago 1,600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 211Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 49Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	113.00–130.00	121.43
4	—	310	143.00–159.00	150.60
1	—	530	122.00	122.00
7	—	429	121.00–143.00	132.57
6	—	373	131.00–157.00	143.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	476	132.00–147.00	137.89
18	—	421	145.00–164.00	149.69
15	—	675	106.00–114.00	110.66
10	—	566	118.00–133.00	128.74
10	—	518	130.00–144.00	132.96
10	—	370	161.00–174.00	164.72
8	—	624	112.00–115.00	114.13
6	—	322	181.00–197.00	186.86
2	—	850	100.00	100.00
2	—	738	96.00–101.00	98.47
1	—	815	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	320	141.00–154.00	149.83
21	—	729	101.00–111.00	107.75
10	—	670	109.00–116.00	113.90
7	—	867	90.00–100.00	92.88
4	—	763	101.00–106.00	103.52
151	—	530	126.00–140.00	131.83
113	—	579	121.00–135.00	131.43
104	—	473	130.00–145.00	134.74
83	—	619	118.00–133.00	125.13
46	—	429	134.00–148.00	142.54
35	—	371	139.00–152.00	144.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	522	107.00–121.00	117.25
27	—	622	102.00–117.00	112.68
26	—	424	110.00–132.00	124.99
20	—	366	120.00–137.00	130.82
19	—	575	114.00–119.00	116.30
17	—	478	118.00–129.00	125.57
15	—	326	123.00–136.00	130.10
2	—	675	107.00–119.00	112.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	417	124.00–139.00	133.02
19	—	577	110.00–128.00	122.88
13	—	526	116.00–132.00	126.50
12	—	626	114.00–125.00	122.34
10	—	382	132.00–154.00	147.20
9	—	469	125.00–136.00	131.09
5	—	773	102.00–104.00	102.41
3	—	332	147.00–159.00	153.92
2	—	735	105.00–107.00	106.01
1	—	695	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	578	135.00–150.00	141.90
58	—	475	135.00–148.00	143.52
45	—	525	135.00–148.00	140.22
39	—	682	117.00–131.00	126.08
39	—	623	127.00–140.00	130.72
36	—	426	142.00–155.00	148.33
35	—	370	160.00–174.00	163.87
28	—	776	110.00–124.00	118.95
11	—	330	177.00–191.00	181.14
10	—	727	118.00–132.00	125.74
8	—	842	112.00–114.00	113.76
3	—	908	106.00	106.00
2	—	855	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,406	70.00–72.00	70.77
14	—	1,451	66.00–69.00	67.40
12	—	1,428	62.00–65.00	63.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,212	67.00–72.00	68.75
17	—	1,227	62.00–66.00	63.41
6	—	1,193	55.00–61.00	58.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,088	54.00–59.00	56.43
15	—	1,095	59.00–63.00	61.53
9	—	1,070	64.00–70.00	66.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,553	83.00–87.00	85.21
7	—	1,749	90.00–94.00	92.44
3	—	1,802	97.00–100.00	98.77

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)	3	—	973	800.00–850.00	819.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,073	775.00–1,160.00	952.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,188	810.00–875.00	844.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	825.00–950.00	879.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,002	780.00–975.00	881.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	875.00–925.00	899.25

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	—	990	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	836	800.00–1,110.00	974.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	815	785.00–935.00	878.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	810.00–1,010.00	905.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.