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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 18

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,300 head

▼ 440 vs last sale 1,740▲ 150 vs year ago 1,150 · +13.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

156 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 156▲ 52 vs year ago 104 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 44▲ 28 vs year ago 16 · +175.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Re-sending with Correction to Bred Cows. *

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 400 lbs. 6.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was attractive early in the sale, dropping to average and plain. Slaughter cows breakers and boners 1.00 to 2.00 lower, leans 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 200 cows and bulls sold with 68 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 $138.58/cwt on 411 head.

Average price

$138.58

411 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$10.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	139.99	736	358
Medium and Large 2	464	129.05	598	53

One grade step is worth $10.95/cwt here — about $138 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 sale411 hd

138.58

—

OK average7 barns · 5,912 hd

136.89

+1.69

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	1,791	80.07	1,434	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	62.24	885	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	60.26	649	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	58.89	714	23

Every lot

78 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	325	162.17/cwt	157.00–171.00	527	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	144.58/cwt	139.00–150.00	528	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	172.79/cwt	166.00–180.00	648	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	158.31/cwt	150.00–164.00	666	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	172.46/cwt	167.00–181.00	731	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	165.91/cwt	158.00–172.00	776	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	147.43/cwt	141.00–155.00	708	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	143.97/cwt	142.00–145.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	154.55/cwt	146.00–160.00	811	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	149.39/cwt	142.00–155.00	850	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	132.21/cwt	121.00–140.00	756	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	144.29/cwt	139.00–150.00	900	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	131.13/cwt	124.00–135.00	829	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	913	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	131.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	950	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	130.56/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,016	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	963	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,041	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	155.17/cwt	152.00–156.00	503	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	135.31/cwt	125.00–142.00	440	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	133.24/cwt	126.00–139.00	490	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	148.45/cwt	142.00–156.00	557	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	145.77/cwt	139.00–153.00	624	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	130.92/cwt	122.00–137.00	564	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	129.32/cwt	121.00–134.00	609	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	139.78/cwt	136.00–149.00	660	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	137.12/cwt	129.00–141.00	708	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	125.37/cwt	121.00–129.00	668	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	123.45/cwt	118.00–131.00	700	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	141.57/cwt	133.00–147.00	823	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	138.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	846	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	120.70/cwt	112.00–126.00	760	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	127.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	848	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	122.86/cwt	115.00–129.00	880	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	120.74/cwt	116.00–123.00	930	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	155.50/cwt	152.00–159.00	467	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	177.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	591	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	149.67/cwt	147.00–152.00	573	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	167.48/cwt	159.00–172.00	645	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	164.86/cwt	156.00–171.00	691	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	148.70/cwt	141.00–157.00	636	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	457	166.18/cwt	157.00–169.00	759	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	486	145.39/cwt	136.00–152.00	707	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	131.72/cwt	123.00–138.00	692	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	147.07/cwt	142.00–150.00	782	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	127.15/cwt	123.00–137.00	718	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	134.64/cwt	126.00–141.00	770	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	117.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	134.93/cwt	128.00–139.00	850	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	682	126.36/cwt	121.00–129.00	862	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	708	125.36/cwt	122.00–129.00	888	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	767	120.53/cwt	119.00–123.00	924	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,458	73.63/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	79.05/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,443	7
Bulls	—	—	1,898	85.09/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,615	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	53.74/cwt	52.00–58.00	571	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	60.89/cwt	59.00–64.00	651	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	67.59/cwt	65.00–70.00	745	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	54.77/cwt	51.00–57.00	657	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	66.20/cwt	64.00–68.00	808	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	60.89/cwt	59.00–63.00	747	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	58.30/cwt	57.00–59.00	814	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	62.09/cwt	61.00–63.00	884	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	65.14/cwt	64.00–68.00	937	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,046	1,000.39/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	10,464	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	952.64/cwt	850.00–1,160.00	10,717	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	898.69/cwt	825.00–1,010.00	10,344	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	964.93/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	11,801	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	937.58/cwt	910.00–950.00	12,582	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,770	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	1,513.50/cwt	975.00–1,585.00	14,045	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,235	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,881	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	16,388	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 Aug 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,300Last week 1,740Year ago 1,150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 156Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 44Year ago 16

* Re-sending with Correction to Bred Cows. *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	624	139.00–150.00	144.29
2	—	823	117.00	117.00
40	—	569	142.00–155.00	149.39
4	—	325	157.00–171.00	162.17
46	—	468	158.00–172.00	165.91
6	—	778	125.00–137.00	130.56
8	—	375	166.00–180.00	172.79
20	—	678	130.00–139.00	134.66
1	—	860	121.00	121.00
28	—	424	167.00–181.00	172.46
2	—	720	129.00–135.00	131.98
55	—	525	146.00–160.00	154.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
8	—	421	150.00–164.00	158.31
21	—	480	141.00–155.00	147.43
2	—	365	139.00–150.00	144.58
5	—	523	142.00–145.00	143.97
6	—	572	121.00–140.00	132.21
6	—	632	124.00–135.00	131.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	472	136.00–149.00	139.78
5	—	324	152.00–156.00	155.17
62	—	516	129.00–141.00	137.12
8	—	770	116.00–123.00	120.74
63	—	428	139.00–153.00	145.77
12	—	663	125.00–131.00	127.97
90	—	581	133.00–147.00	141.57
12	—	716	115.00–129.00	122.86
20	—	375	142.00–156.00	148.45
33	—	612	130.00–142.00	138.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	118.00–131.00	123.45
8	—	368	126.00–139.00	133.24
6	—	533	121.00–129.00	125.37
9	—	431	122.00–137.00	130.92
16	—	471	121.00–134.00	129.32
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
3	—	630	112.00–126.00	120.70
5	—	325	125.00–142.00	135.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	572	126.00–141.00	134.64
27	—	385	159.00–172.00	167.48
3	—	708	122.00–129.00	125.36
27	—	419	156.00–171.00	164.86
11	—	333	170.00–180.00	177.33
6	—	682	121.00–129.00	126.36
30	—	532	142.00–150.00	147.07
13	—	630	128.00–139.00	134.93
16	—	457	157.00–169.00	166.18
19	—	767	119.00–123.00	120.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	147.00–152.00	149.67
5	—	428	141.00–157.00	148.70
3	—	620	115.00–121.00	117.99
10	—	525	123.00–138.00	131.72
4	—	565	123.00–137.00	127.15
22	—	486	136.00–152.00	145.39
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
2	—	300	152.00–159.00	155.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,342	910.00–950.00	937.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,046	850.00–1,200.00	1,000.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	900.00–1,025.00	964.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,125	850.00–1,160.00	952.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,151	825.00–1,010.00	898.69

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	14	—	928	975.00–1,585.00	1,513.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,424	61.00–63.00	62.09
10	—	1,438	64.00–68.00	65.14
7	—	1,396	57.00–59.00	58.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,069	59.00–64.00	60.89
10	—	1,102	65.00–70.00	67.59
12	—	1,063	52.00–58.00	53.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,221	64.00–68.00	66.20
8	—	1,226	59.00–63.00	60.89
11	—	1,199	51.00–57.00	54.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,898	83.00–87.00	85.09
7	—	1,825	77.00–81.00	79.05
2	—	1,458	72.00–75.00	73.63

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.