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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 20

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,000 head

▲ 200 vs last sale 1,800▼ 200 vs year ago 2,200 · −9.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

393 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 318▲ 127 vs year ago 266 · +47.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 57▲ 33 vs year ago 34 · +97.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Good for calves that had been weened and worked. Quality was plain through average, some attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers 1.00 lower, boners and leans 3.00 high. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 460 cows and bulls sold with 78 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 $124.14/cwt on 468 head.

Average price

$124.14

468 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$8.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	125.87	614	371
Medium and Large 2	453	117.50	532	97

One grade step is worth $8.37/cwt here — about $82 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 sale468 hd

124.14

—

OK average7 barns · 8,623 hd

122.24

+1.89

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	1,756	76.10	1,336	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	55.25	775	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	52.78	628	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	50.67	541	46

Every lot

86 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	306	167.21/cwt	158.00–169.00	512	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	144.18/cwt	138.00–150.00	464	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	139.35/cwt	134.00–141.00	516	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	153.53/cwt	146.00–156.00	588	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	150.16/cwt	143.00–154.00	634	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	133.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	573	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	133.59/cwt	127.00–141.00	625	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	149.81/cwt	143.00–158.00	703	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	137.93/cwt	131.00–145.00	714	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	128.56/cwt	120.00–133.00	679	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	114.55/cwt	105.00–118.00	660	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	127.45/cwt	123.00–130.00	737	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	106.17/cwt	103.00–117.00	648	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	124.90/cwt	117.00–128.00	782	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	121.30/cwt	118.00–131.00	814	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	110.53/cwt	106.00–113.00	748	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	120.16/cwt	115.00–123.00	863	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	107.03/cwt	106.00–108.00	771	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	117.52/cwt	112.00–119.00	955	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,106	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,055	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	137.90/cwt	131.00–143.00	454	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	128.26/cwt	118.00–132.00	423	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	140.08/cwt	135.00–151.00	507	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	122.05/cwt	116.00–128.00	445	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	131.01/cwt	122.00–136.00	540	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	120.76/cwt	111.00–125.00	516	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	124.63/cwt	120.00–131.00	588	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	113.35/cwt	110.00–118.00	535	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	478	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	913	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	110.99/cwt	105.00–115.00	576	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	121.06/cwt	113.00–126.00	637	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	119.24/cwt	111.00–125.00	688	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	111.52/cwt	108.00–116.00	651	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	116.71/cwt	107.00–121.00	726	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	103.36/cwt	102.00–106.00	644	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	105.68/cwt	103.00–108.00	706	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	114.81/cwt	109.00–118.00	768	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	839	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	116.26/cwt	116.00–117.00	905	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	961	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	127.11/cwt	121.00–131.00	400	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	147.90/cwt	142.00–158.00	484	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	130.58/cwt	127.00–133.00	479	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	142.51/cwt	136.00–151.00	539	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	144.35/cwt	139.00–153.00	609	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	131.48/cwt	123.00–137.00	555	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	135.81/cwt	129.00–143.00	641	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	120.90/cwt	117.00–125.00	572	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	129.15/cwt	123.00–135.00	670	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	117.44/cwt	107.00–121.00	632	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	116.16/cwt	112.00–123.00	664	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	584	105.20/cwt	101.00–114.00	614	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	104.02/cwt	101.00–105.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	114.56/cwt	111.00–116.00	711	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	108.20/cwt	104.00–110.00	725	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	671	101.49/cwt	101.00–103.00	681	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	704	103.16/cwt	101.00–104.00	726	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	773	102.25/cwt	101.00–106.00	790	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	68.55/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,111	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	75.32/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,318	12
Bulls	—	—	1,825	80.98/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,478	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	57.89/cwt	56.00–61.00	618	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	46.80/cwt	45.00–50.00	499	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	53.52/cwt	51.00–55.00	575	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	59.50/cwt	56.00–60.00	702	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	48.35/cwt	45.00–50.00	576	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	53.57/cwt	51.00–55.00	640	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	56.82/cwt	56.00–58.00	796	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	53.53/cwt	51.00–55.00	753	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	859.08/cwt	725.00–1,010.00	8,015	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	859.65/cwt	825.00–910.00	8,227	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	719.57/cwt	700.00–725.00	7,721	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	869.87/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	10,177	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,221	874.43/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	10,677	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,290	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,320	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	850.45/cwt	750.00–900.00	8,530	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	917.54/cwt	825.00–985.00	9,469	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,901	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	855.09/cwt	785.00–910.00	8,884	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,215.85/cwt	1,210.00–1,225.00	14,651	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 Oct 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,000Last week 1,800Year ago 2,200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 393Last week 318Year ago 266

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 57Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	108.00	108.00
58	—	412	122.00–136.00	131.01
18	—	362	135.00–151.00	140.08
3	—	727	115.00–116.00	115.34
24	—	622	107.00–121.00	116.71
44	—	329	131.00–143.00	137.90
4	—	778	116.00–117.00	116.26
45	—	577	111.00–125.00	119.24
16	—	669	109.00–118.00	114.81
64	—	526	113.00–126.00	121.06
91	—	472	120.00–131.00	124.63
1	—	835	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	365	116.00–128.00	122.05
3	—	668	103.00–108.00	105.68
3	—	623	102.00–106.00	103.36
13	—	472	110.00–118.00	113.35
5	—	330	118.00–132.00	128.26
30	—	427	111.00–125.00	120.76
9	—	519	105.00–115.00	110.99
11	—	584	108.00–116.00	111.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	677	106.00–113.00	110.53
15	—	468	127.00–141.00	133.59
11	—	610	103.00–117.00	106.17
8	—	428	130.00–138.00	133.82
30	—	528	120.00–133.00	128.56
14	—	322	138.00–150.00	144.18
15	—	576	105.00–118.00	114.55
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
2	—	720	106.00–108.00	107.03
16	—	370	134.00–141.00	139.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	578	123.00–130.00	127.45
1	—	775	118.00	118.00
31	—	626	117.00–128.00	124.90
37	—	671	118.00–131.00	121.30
28	—	306	158.00–169.00	167.21
11	—	813	112.00–119.00	117.52
35	—	469	143.00–158.00	149.81
56	—	518	131.00–145.00	137.93
1	—	950	111.00	111.00
39	—	383	146.00–156.00	153.53
2	—	885	123.00–127.00	125.00
25	—	422	143.00–154.00	150.16
18	—	718	115.00–123.00	120.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	519	123.00–135.00	129.15
22	—	572	112.00–123.00	116.16
18	—	621	111.00–116.00	114.56
18	—	422	139.00–153.00	144.35
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
17	—	378	136.00–151.00	142.51
4	—	670	104.00–110.00	108.20
6	—	704	101.00–104.00	103.16
8	—	327	142.00–158.00	147.90
4	—	773	101.00–106.00	102.25
11	—	472	129.00–143.00	135.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	101.00–103.00	101.49
13	—	538	107.00–121.00	117.44
10	—	473	117.00–125.00	120.90
10	—	422	123.00–137.00	131.48
4	—	315	121.00–131.00	127.11
3	—	367	127.00–133.00	130.58
6	—	584	101.00–114.00	105.20
4	—	610	101.00–105.00	104.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,750	73.00–77.00	75.32
5	—	1,825	78.00–83.00	80.98
2	—	1,620	68.00–69.00	68.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,406	51.00–55.00	53.53
22	—	1,401	56.00–58.00	56.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,067	45.00–50.00	46.80
10	—	1,074	51.00–55.00	53.52
10	—	1,067	56.00–61.00	57.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,195	51.00–55.00	53.57
18	—	1,192	45.00–50.00	48.35
10	—	1,179	56.00–60.00	59.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	800.00	800.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,073	700.00–725.00	719.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,221	825.00–1,000.00	874.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,170	750.00–1,100.00	869.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	957	825.00–910.00	859.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	933	725.00–1,010.00	859.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	1,210.00–1,225.00	1,215.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,039	785.00–910.00	855.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,003	750.00–900.00	850.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,032	825.00–985.00	917.54

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.