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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 30

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,650 head

▲ 750 vs last sale 900▲ 560 vs year ago 1,090 · +51.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

281 head

▲ 136 vs last sale 145▲ 25 vs year ago 256 · +9.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 55▲ 10 vs year ago 54 · +18.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 1.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 345 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.13/cwt on 439 head.

Average price

$144.13

439 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$12.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	146.61	732	355
Medium and Large 2	501	133.64	669	84

One grade step is worth $12.97/cwt here — about $63 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 sale439 hd

144.13

—

OK average7 barns · 8,315 hd

140.11

+4.02

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	—	High	1,581	82.12	1,299	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	65.67	911	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	64.72	758	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	61.21	638	29

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	201.80/cwt	197.00–209.00	640	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	177.28/cwt	170.00–186.00	567	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	176.56/cwt	170.00–184.00	646	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	192.69/cwt	189.00–204.00	719	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	165.97/cwt	157.00–170.00	695	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	181.19/cwt	177.00–187.00	775	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	176.44/cwt	171.00–185.00	826	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	161.36/cwt	153.00–170.00	770	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	166.54/cwt	160.00–174.00	879	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	153.87/cwt	142.00–159.00	823	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	164.12/cwt	156.00–170.00	945	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	150.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	872	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	143.19/cwt	134.00–151.00	885	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	161.68/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,009	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	133.31/cwt	128.00–141.00	888	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	148.59/cwt	141.00–154.00	991	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	138.91/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,008	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	747	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	956	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	127.87/cwt	125.00–132.00	985	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	120.75/cwt	119.00–124.00	968	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	146.37/cwt	144.00–150.00	465	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	161.13/cwt	151.00–164.00	541	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	136.38/cwt	130.00–143.00	511	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	156.43/cwt	151.00–165.00	591	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	159.33/cwt	151.00–164.00	663	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	146.64/cwt	140.00–149.00	625	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	131.47/cwt	128.00–134.00	623	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	146.27/cwt	140.00–154.00	695	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	144.31/cwt	138.00–150.00	750	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	131.19/cwt	126.00–140.00	699	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	130.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	731	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	142.27/cwt	136.00–148.00	807	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	137.15/cwt	130.00–144.00	838	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	121.67/cwt	116.00–126.00	756	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	125.42/cwt	119.00–131.00	847	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	126.31/cwt	122.00–130.00	908	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	917	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	317	173.17/cwt	167.00–182.00	549	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	199.41/cwt	191.00–214.00	648	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	187.48/cwt	183.00–194.00	697	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	171.94/cwt	168.00–179.00	650	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	180.75/cwt	172.00–186.00	761	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	170.13/cwt	168.00–172.00	730	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	171.39/cwt	168.00–182.00	816	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	161.74/cwt	155.00–167.00	773	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	161.54/cwt	152.00–166.00	848	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	144.42/cwt	140.00–149.00	765	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	156.12/cwt	149.00–161.00	890	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	143.98/cwt	142.00–146.00	839	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	152.59/cwt	147.00–161.00	935	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	733	129.25/cwt	128.00–133.00	947	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	77.79/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,136	8
Bulls	—	—	1,598	83.96/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,342	6
Bulls	—	—	1,872	89.99/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,685	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	55.55/cwt	54.00–58.00	573	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	67.21/cwt	65.00–69.00	696	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	62.27/cwt	60.00–64.00	654	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	58.33/cwt	57.00–60.00	678	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	62.46/cwt	61.00–65.00	731	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	68.68/cwt	67.00–71.00	807	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	70.65/cwt	69.00–73.00	958	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	60.34/cwt	59.00–63.00	833	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	65.89/cwt	64.00–68.00	931	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,264	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	980.92/cwt	850.00–1,135.00	9,858	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,006	1,195.03/cwt	975.00–1,375.00	12,022	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	1,314.53/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	14,368	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,210	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	1,016.03/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	10,435	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	1,192.04/cwt	925.00–1,300.00	12,361	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	1,004.18/cwt	725.00–1,225.00	10,554	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,029.08/cwt	875.00–1,225.00	11,145	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,688	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,029	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,181	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 Mar 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,650Last week 900Year ago 1,090

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 145Year ago 256

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 55Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	570	149.00–161.00	156.12
15	—	372	183.00–194.00	187.48
30	—	476	168.00–182.00	171.39
10	—	525	152.00–166.00	161.54
12	—	325	191.00–214.00	199.41
15	—	421	172.00–186.00	180.75
2	—	650	143.00	143.00
4	—	733	128.00–133.00	129.25
5	—	613	147.00–161.00	152.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	139.00	139.00
10	—	378	168.00–179.00	171.94
9	—	429	168.00–172.00	170.13
2	—	530	140.00–149.00	144.42
13	—	478	155.00–167.00	161.74
5	—	583	142.00–146.00	143.98
9	—	317	167.00–182.00	173.17
1	—	665	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	758	121.00	121.00
26	—	719	122.00–130.00	126.31
23	—	336	151.00–164.00	161.13
40	—	378	151.00–165.00	156.43
82	—	475	140.00–154.00	146.27
55	—	416	151.00–164.00	159.33
28	—	611	130.00–144.00	137.15
53	—	520	138.00–150.00	144.31
33	—	567	136.00–148.00	142.27
10	—	675	119.00–131.00	125.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
15	—	533	126.00–140.00	131.19
10	—	375	130.00–143.00	136.38
11	—	621	116.00–126.00	121.67
18	—	561	125.00–135.00	130.33
17	—	426	140.00–149.00	146.64
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
8	—	474	128.00–134.00	131.47
3	—	318	144.00–150.00	146.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	373	189.00–204.00	192.69
32	—	468	171.00–185.00	176.44
11	—	726	138.00–140.00	138.91
16	—	770	125.00–132.00	127.87
4	—	802	119.00–124.00	120.75
35	—	576	156.00–170.00	164.12
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
41	—	528	160.00–174.00	166.54
8	—	624	157.00–165.00	161.68
20	—	317	197.00–209.00	201.80
18	—	667	141.00–154.00	148.59
35	—	428	177.00–187.00	181.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	477	153.00–170.00	161.36
16	—	366	170.00–184.00	176.56
15	—	419	157.00–170.00	165.97
5	—	320	170.00–186.00	177.28
3	—	747	128.00	128.00
16	—	666	128.00–141.00	133.31
18	—	578	145.00–155.00	150.92
11	—	618	134.00–151.00	143.19
10	—	535	142.00–159.00	153.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,160	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,006	975.00–1,375.00	1,195.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,314.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,005	850.00–1,135.00	980.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	975.00	975.00

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)	1	—	1,305	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,037	925.00–1,300.00	1,192.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,083	875.00–1,225.00	1,029.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,051	725.00–1,225.00	1,004.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,027	925.00–1,125.00	1,016.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,872	89.00–91.00	89.99
6	—	1,598	82.00–85.00	83.96
8	—	1,460	75.00–80.00	77.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,171	61.00–65.00	62.46
16	—	1,175	67.00–71.00	68.68
6	—	1,162	57.00–60.00	58.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,356	69.00–73.00	70.65
14	—	1,413	64.00–68.00	65.89
9	—	1,380	59.00–63.00	60.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,051	60.00–64.00	62.27
6	—	1,036	65.00–69.00	67.21
9	—	1,031	54.00–58.00	55.55

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.