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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 23

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,750 head

▼ 300 vs last sale 2,050▲ 400 vs year ago 1,350 · +29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

227 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 251▲ 81 vs year ago 146 · +55.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 49▼ 51 vs year ago 89 · −57.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Resending to include the trend*

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 400 lbs 5.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 3.00 higher, over 400 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 265 cows and bulls sold with 72 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 $142.37/cwt on 555 head.

Average price

$142.37

555 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$9.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.19

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	144.28	767	448
Medium and Large 2	514	134.39	691	107

One grade step is worth $9.89/cwt here — about $76 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 sale555 hd

142.37

—

OK average7 barns · 13,525 hd

130.18

+12.19

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	1,692	93.76	1,586	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	70.41	990	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	67.21	808	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	61.93	660	37

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	313	176.12/cwt	171.00–185.00	551	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	162.13/cwt	147.00–169.00	535	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	143.54/cwt	136.00–151.00	535	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	159.31/cwt	152.00–167.00	599	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	140.59/cwt	136.00–146.00	592	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	153.11/cwt	147.00–161.00	654	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	146.53/cwt	140.00–154.00	690	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	135.11/cwt	128.00–144.00	636	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	142.46/cwt	138.00–150.00	748	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	130.92/cwt	121.00–137.00	693	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	144.54/cwt	135.00–149.00	830	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	130.34/cwt	120.00–133.00	756	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	138.41/cwt	130.00–145.00	858	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	124.33/cwt	118.00–129.00	775	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	128.68/cwt	123.00–135.00	863	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	689	118.42/cwt	115.00–119.00	816	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	113.55/cwt	110.00–117.00	806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	126.78/cwt	118.00–130.00	914	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	799	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	111.03/cwt	105.00–118.00	858	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	113.36/cwt	105.00–119.00	920	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	106.74/cwt	98.00–111.00	936	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	131.31/cwt	121.00–141.00	425	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	152.98/cwt	145.00–159.00	508	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	146.53/cwt	140.00–155.00	549	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	134.23/cwt	126.00–139.00	507	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	125.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	531	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	138.19/cwt	129.00–143.00	596	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	136.65/cwt	131.00–144.00	637	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	125.42/cwt	121.00–130.00	589	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	115.20/cwt	108.00–120.00	601	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	128.29/cwt	122.00–134.00	671	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	115.70/cwt	106.00–121.00	661	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	131.89/cwt	122.00–137.00	761	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	119.78/cwt	116.00–128.00	746	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	117.29/cwt	115.00–126.00	789	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	117.61/cwt	109.00–119.00	930	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	857	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	437	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	331	166.62/cwt	164.00–176.00	552	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	134.13/cwt	126.00–145.00	498	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	157.82/cwt	155.00–170.00	592	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	147.36/cwt	144.00–159.00	626	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	135.12/cwt	125.00–140.00	585	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	137.34/cwt	129.00–144.00	641	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	487	114.29/cwt	111.00–121.00	557	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	132.11/cwt	126.00–138.00	686	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	543	117.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	128.17/cwt	120.00–134.00	740	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	113.69/cwt	110.00–116.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	119.38/cwt	114.00–126.00	743	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	679	119.00/cwt	115.00–128.00	808	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	103.38/cwt	96.00–111.00	742	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	99.47/cwt	95.00–104.00	786	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	96.03/cwt	91.00–101.00	797	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	880	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,681	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,611	95.20/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,534	5
Bulls	—	—	1,611	88.36/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,423	8
Bulls	—	—	1,841	98.91/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,821	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	56.69/cwt	52.00–60.00	603	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	63.43/cwt	61.00–65.00	676	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	68.97/cwt	66.00–73.00	738	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	68.14/cwt	67.00–70.00	810	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	63.19/cwt	61.00–66.00	764	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	72.34/cwt	71.00–76.00	877	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	66.33/cwt	64.00–68.00	903	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	69.72/cwt	68.00–72.00	962	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	74.34/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,093	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	913.89/cwt	725.00–1,010.00	8,609	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,686	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	918.11/cwt	835.00–1,050.00	11,036	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	972.24/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,910	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	935.00/cwt	860.00–1,010.00	7,480	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	897.44/cwt	810.00–1,000.00	7,521	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	882.89/cwt	825.00–935.00	7,549	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	833.11/cwt	810.00–860.00	7,440	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	925.00/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	8,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,215.18/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	13,610	3

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,750Last week 2,050Year ago 1,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 227Last week 251Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 49Year ago 89

*Resending to include the trend*

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,380	68.00–72.00	69.72
6	—	1,362	64.00–68.00	66.33
8	—	1,470	73.00–76.00	74.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,070	66.00–73.00	68.97
14	—	1,063	52.00–60.00	56.69
16	—	1,065	61.00–65.00	63.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,212	71.00–76.00	72.34
15	—	1,209	61.00–66.00	63.19
15	—	1,189	67.00–70.00	68.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,841	97.00–101.00	98.91
8	—	1,611	86.00–90.00	88.36
5	—	1,611	93.00–97.00	95.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	120.00–133.00	130.34
2	—	710	110.00–117.00	113.55
12	—	623	118.00–129.00	124.33
7	—	373	136.00–151.00	143.54
17	—	330	147.00–169.00	162.13
7	—	689	115.00–119.00	118.42
19	—	421	136.00–146.00	140.59
9	—	768	104.00	104.00
11	—	471	128.00–144.00	135.11
1	—	810	103.00	103.00
11	—	529	121.00–137.00	130.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	721	118.00–130.00	126.78
41	—	376	152.00–167.00	159.31
54	—	574	135.00–149.00	144.54
45	—	620	130.00–145.00	138.41
56	—	427	147.00–161.00	153.11
72	—	525	138.00–150.00	142.46
6	—	877	98.00–111.00	106.74
24	—	313	171.00–185.00	176.12
6	—	812	105.00–119.00	113.36
22	—	671	123.00–135.00	128.68
3	—	773	105.00–118.00	111.03
73	—	471	140.00–154.00	146.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	431	129.00–143.00	138.19
3	—	912	94.00	94.00
58	—	466	131.00–144.00	136.65
7	—	791	109.00–119.00	117.61
86	—	523	122.00–134.00	128.29
18	—	332	145.00–159.00	152.98
100	—	577	122.00–137.00	131.89
20	—	623	116.00–128.00	119.78
20	—	673	115.00–126.00	117.29
29	—	375	140.00–155.00	146.53
3	—	725	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	571	106.00–121.00	115.70
15	—	470	121.00–130.00	125.42
20	—	324	121.00–141.00	131.31
27	—	378	126.00–139.00	134.23
1	—	610	101.00	101.00
6	—	423	120.00–127.00	125.47
9	—	522	108.00–120.00	115.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	115.00–128.00	119.00
21	—	467	129.00–144.00	137.34
4	—	718	96.00–111.00	103.38
7	—	331	164.00–176.00	166.62
1	—	880	191.00	191.00
12	—	375	155.00–170.00	157.82
2	—	790	95.00–104.00	99.47
15	—	519	126.00–138.00	132.11
2	—	830	91.00–101.00	96.03
17	—	425	144.00–159.00	147.36
3	—	622	114.00–126.00	119.38
15	—	577	120.00–134.00	128.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	110.00–116.00	113.69
5	—	371	126.00–145.00	134.13
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
9	—	433	125.00–140.00	135.12
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
2	—	310	141.00	141.00
3	—	543	113.00–119.00	117.01
3	—	487	111.00–121.00	114.29

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	900.00–1,050.00	972.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	942	725.00–1,010.00	913.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,202	835.00–1,050.00	918.11

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	2	—	900	825.00–1,025.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	838	810.00–1,000.00	897.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	810.00–860.00	833.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	825.00–935.00	882.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	860.00–1,010.00	935.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,120	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,215.18

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.