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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 13

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Jul 6Jul 13Jul 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,500 head

▲ 525 vs last sale 975▼ 450 vs year ago 1,950 · −23.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

251 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 135▼ 164 vs year ago 415 · −39.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 65▼ 126 vs year ago 155 · −81.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows, breakers and boners steady to 1.00 lower, leans 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 280 cows and bulls sold with 75 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 $141.39/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$141.39

438 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$10.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

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	143.61	755	342
Medium and Large 2	475	133.49	635	96

One grade step is worth $10.12/cwt here — about $121 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 sale438 hd

141.39

—

OK average7 barns · 8,145 hd

143.33

−1.94

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	1,696	85.20	1,445	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	67.72	971	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	65.20	801	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	58.78	622	45

Every lot

79 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 2	323	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	436	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	177.47/cwt	174.00–181.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	152.41/cwt	145.00–162.00	572	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	175.31/cwt	167.00–178.00	682	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	162.46/cwt	154.00–170.00	692	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	158.35/cwt	151.00–177.00	751	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	169.04/cwt	164.00–178.00	806	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	159.41/cwt	155.00–169.00	829	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	148.86/cwt	140.00–154.00	783	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	159.15/cwt	154.00–165.00	912	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	141.29/cwt	130.00–150.00	810	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	139.09/cwt	130.00–145.00	858	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	152.15/cwt	146.00–160.00	946	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	137.19/cwt	135.00–139.00	918	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	148.41/cwt	144.00–154.00	999	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	709	122.01/cwt	119.00–128.00	865	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	144.75/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,054	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	138.09/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,061	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	144.30/cwt	140.00–153.00	459	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	130.44/cwt	126.00–140.00	416	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	135.18/cwt	43.00–151.00	504	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	159.47/cwt	151.00–165.00	603	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	141.10/cwt	134.00–148.00	587	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	152.76/cwt	149.00–163.00	645	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	130.98/cwt	122.00–136.00	623	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	143.91/cwt	138.00–152.00	695	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	143.39/cwt	137.00–151.00	738	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	132.25/cwt	124.00–136.00	694	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	142.03/cwt	136.00–150.00	807	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	131.31/cwt	126.00–135.00	746	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	137.56/cwt	135.00–149.00	853	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	128.83/cwt	124.00–130.00	799	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,044	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	135.80/cwt	126.00–140.00	900	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	123.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	824	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	131.95/cwt	127.00–136.00	955	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	944	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,044	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	932	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	192.17/cwt	185.00–205.00	619	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	160.19/cwt	154.00–171.00	527	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	192.83/cwt	186.00–204.00	708	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	163.03/cwt	156.00–171.00	611	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	409	177.64/cwt	172.00–185.00	727	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	161.83/cwt	155.00–171.00	697	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	159.54/cwt	157.00–172.00	758	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	145.41/cwt	140.00–155.00	691	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	141.68/cwt	137.00–146.00	730	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	153.89/cwt	151.00–158.00	806	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	144.80/cwt	136.00–150.00	825	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	130.79/cwt	126.00–135.00	765	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	143.18/cwt	138.00–145.00	875	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	132.90/cwt	127.00–136.00	833	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	139.91/cwt	135.00–144.00	933	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	127.95/cwt	122.00–133.00	915	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	123.34/cwt	122.00–125.00	937	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	875	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	998	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,504	80.04/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,204	4
Bulls	—	—	1,627	90.39/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,471	3
Bulls	—	—	1,817	85.84/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,560	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	55.02/cwt	54.00–58.00	573	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	61.25/cwt	60.00–65.00	652	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	67.59/cwt	66.00–70.00	744	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	58.88/cwt	58.00–62.00	679	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	64.19/cwt	63.00–66.00	795	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	68.59/cwt	67.00–70.00	855	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,317	61.35/cwt	59.00–63.00	808	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	66.71/cwt	65.00–68.00	947	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	69.73/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,024	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	916.59/cwt	835.00–1,010.00	10,101	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	931.71/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	10,938	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,574	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	851.73/cwt	825.00–900.00	6,371	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,569	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	973.15/cwt	800.00–1,135.00	8,661	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	957.34/cwt	710.00–1,125.00	9,813	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 Jul 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,500Last week 975Year ago 1,950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 135Year ago 415

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 65Year ago 155

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	89.00–91.00	90.39
4	—	1,504	79.00–82.00	80.04
8	—	1,817	84.00–87.00	85.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,246	67.00–70.00	68.59
24	—	1,238	63.00–66.00	64.19
9	—	1,153	58.00–62.00	58.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,101	66.00–70.00	67.59
27	—	1,042	54.00–58.00	55.02
9	—	1,064	60.00–65.00	61.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,419	65.00–68.00	66.71
17	—	1,468	69.00–72.00	69.73
3	—	1,317	59.00–63.00	61.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	122.00–125.00	123.34
18	—	524	151.00–158.00	153.89
1	—	875	114.00	114.00
3	—	667	135.00–144.00	139.91
10	—	322	185.00–205.00	192.17
29	—	475	157.00–172.00	159.54
17	—	570	136.00–150.00	144.80
12	—	367	186.00–204.00	192.83
9	—	409	172.00–185.00	177.64
6	—	611	138.00–145.00	143.18
5	—	715	122.00–133.00	127.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	137.00–146.00	141.68
20	—	375	156.00–171.00	163.03
5	—	585	126.00–135.00	130.79
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
6	—	329	154.00–171.00	160.19
2	—	683	110.00–115.00	112.51
18	—	475	140.00–155.00	145.41
13	—	431	155.00–171.00	161.83
9	—	627	127.00–136.00	132.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	728	144.00–149.00	144.75
41	—	477	164.00–178.00	169.04
62	—	622	146.00–160.00	152.15
1	—	435	184.00	184.00
11	—	389	167.00–178.00	175.31
9	—	768	134.00–142.00	138.09
2	—	338	174.00–181.00	177.47
38	—	673	144.00–154.00	148.41
54	—	573	154.00–165.00	159.15
65	—	520	155.00–169.00	159.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	135.00	135.00
17	—	526	140.00–154.00	148.86
12	—	474	151.00–177.00	158.35
7	—	375	145.00–162.00	152.41
5	—	669	135.00–139.00	137.19
7	—	573	130.00–150.00	141.29
66	—	426	154.00–170.00	162.46
13	—	617	130.00–145.00	139.09
4	—	709	119.00–128.00	122.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	568	136.00–150.00	142.03
67	—	515	137.00–151.00	143.39
72	—	483	138.00–152.00	143.91
25	—	663	126.00–140.00	135.80
1	—	885	118.00	118.00
1	—	905	103.00	103.00
2	—	828	112.00–116.00	113.98
6	—	724	127.00–136.00	131.95
7	—	318	140.00–153.00	144.30
21	—	378	151.00–165.00	159.47
23	—	620	135.00–149.00	137.56
32	—	422	149.00–163.00	152.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	126.00–135.00	131.31
7	—	476	122.00–136.00	130.98
17	—	525	124.00–136.00	132.25
4	—	668	120.00–127.00	123.28
20	—	373	43.00–151.00	135.18
19	—	416	134.00–148.00	141.10
12	—	620	124.00–130.00	128.83
7	—	319	126.00–140.00	130.44

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)	5	—	1,174	775.00–1,025.00	931.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	985.00	985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,102	835.00–1,010.00	916.59

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	3	—	748	825.00–900.00	851.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,025	710.00–1,125.00	957.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	800.00–1,135.00	973.15

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.