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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 24

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,250 head

▼ 550 vs last sale 1,800▼ 100 vs year ago 1,350 · −7.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

219 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 187▲ 81 vs year ago 138 · +58.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 53▲ 29 vs year ago 32 · +90.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves steady to 4.00 higher, 300 weigh steers 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality was average through mostly attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 280 cows and bulls sold with 67 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 $151.68/cwt on 375 head.

Average price

$151.68

375 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$13.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	154.64	778	290
Medium and Large 2	487	141.56	690	85

One grade step is worth $13.08/cwt here — about $88 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 sale375 hd

151.68

—

OK average7 barns · 6,987 hd

148.75

+2.93

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	1,664	90.79	1,511	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,389	64.23	892	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	61.95	751	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	59.61	625	60

Every lot

80 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	173.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	540	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	210.23/cwt	202.00–223.00	681	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	207.09/cwt	202.00–215.00	748	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	187.08/cwt	171.00–193.00	692	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	195.09/cwt	190.00–201.00	825	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	174.59/cwt	169.00–184.00	751	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	156.26/cwt	151.00–167.00	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	174.54/cwt	167.00–180.00	826	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	165.66/cwt	157.00–169.00	856	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	153.02/cwt	145.00–158.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	160.48/cwt	152.00–166.00	913	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	143.97/cwt	137.00–150.00	890	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	157.80/cwt	150.00–164.00	977	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	156.76/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,033	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	140.72/cwt	138.00–142.00	940	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	145.04/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,025	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	139.24/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,072	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	130.40/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,058	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	174.36/cwt	163.00–178.00	556	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	154.57/cwt	151.00–160.00	530	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	167.75/cwt	160.00–172.00	619	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	153.55/cwt	150.00–159.00	577	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	155.22/cwt	149.00–162.00	644	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	138.13/cwt	131.00–147.00	582	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	144.46/cwt	138.00–150.00	670	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	157.55/cwt	152.00–165.00	758	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	152.18/cwt	145.00–159.00	794	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	142.40/cwt	134.00–146.00	746	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	133.76/cwt	127.00–137.00	769	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	149.02/cwt	142.00–155.00	858	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	135.29/cwt	126.00–140.00	840	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	148.53/cwt	142.00–155.00	925	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	143.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	962	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	129.98/cwt	122.00–136.00	935	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	955	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	183.36/cwt	178.00–193.00	590	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	199.69/cwt	194.00–209.00	647	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	180.49/cwt	173.00–188.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	205.10/cwt	202.00–209.00	777	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	177.45/cwt	165.00–186.00	759	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	195.52/cwt	190.00–200.00	847	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	178.16/cwt	176.00–186.00	830	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	162.23/cwt	154.00–171.00	758	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	155.10/cwt	150.00–162.00	811	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	149.73/cwt	145.00–160.00	800	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	153.08/cwt	144.00–158.00	877	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	132.02/cwt	127.00–137.00	759	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	151.93/cwt	142.00–156.00	939	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	137.23/cwt	134.00–141.00	865	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	669	137.20/cwt	130.00–139.00	918	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	727	125.82/cwt	122.00–130.00	915	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	858	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,088	1
Bulls	—	—	1,589	88.18/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,401	5
Bulls	—	—	1,834	96.76/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,775	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	55.73/cwt	55.00–58.00	571	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	61.66/cwt	60.00–63.00	656	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	66.43/cwt	65.00–67.00	721	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	57.29/cwt	56.00–60.00	677	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	63.03/cwt	61.00–65.00	772	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	67.24/cwt	66.00–69.00	835	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,303	59.67/cwt	59.00–60.00	778	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	63.48/cwt	61.00–65.00	890	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	66.87/cwt	66.00–69.00	940	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,256	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	8,381	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	778.53/cwt	735.00–825.00	5,956	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,006	995.23/cwt	775.00–1,135.00	10,012	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,432	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	1,154.70/cwt	960.00–1,275.00	12,956	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	901.08/cwt	725.00–1,125.00	8,831	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	843.47/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	9,042	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	885.13/cwt	845.00–935.00	9,630	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	815.97/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	9,441	8

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,250Last week 1,800Year ago 1,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 187Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 53Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	134.00–141.00	137.23
6	—	428	165.00–186.00	177.45
3	—	534	145.00–160.00	149.73
10	—	467	154.00–171.00	162.23
3	—	367	173.00–188.00	180.49
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
5	—	575	127.00–137.00	132.02
3	—	322	178.00–193.00	183.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	176.00–186.00	178.16
15	—	324	194.00–209.00	199.69
2	—	770	111.00–112.00	111.49
6	—	618	142.00–156.00	151.93
19	—	573	144.00–158.00	153.08
13	—	433	190.00–200.00	195.52
1	—	800	124.00	124.00
17	—	379	202.00–209.00	205.10
9	—	669	130.00–139.00	137.20
10	—	523	150.00–162.00	155.10
9	—	727	122.00–130.00	125.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	481	152.00–165.00	157.55
53	—	522	145.00–159.00	152.18
45	—	415	149.00–162.00	155.22
2	—	813	115.00–120.00	117.46
43	—	576	142.00–155.00	149.02
18	—	669	140.00–150.00	143.81
24	—	319	163.00–178.00	174.36
33	—	623	142.00–155.00	148.53
24	—	369	160.00–172.00	167.75
4	—	719	122.00–136.00	129.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	524	134.00–146.00	142.40
5	—	343	151.00–160.00	154.57
15	—	621	126.00–140.00	135.29
22	—	464	138.00–150.00	144.46
6	—	376	150.00–159.00	153.55
5	—	575	127.00–137.00	133.76
18	—	421	131.00–147.00	138.13
1	—	675	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	138.00–142.00	140.72
4	—	523	145.00–158.00	153.02
4	—	472	151.00–167.00	156.26
1	—	575	142.00	142.00
8	—	430	169.00–184.00	174.59
1	—	705	129.00	129.00
4	—	618	137.00–150.00	143.97
3	—	312	170.00–180.00	173.21
6	—	370	171.00–193.00	187.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	517	157.00–169.00	165.66
22	—	619	150.00–164.00	157.80
4	—	811	123.00–133.00	130.40
18	—	707	137.00–147.00	145.04
24	—	423	190.00–201.00	195.09
15	—	659	152.00–161.00	156.76
3	—	770	132.00–146.00	139.24
13	—	324	202.00–223.00	210.23
27	—	473	167.00–180.00	174.54
10	—	361	202.00–215.00	207.09
29	—	569	152.00–166.00	160.48

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	—	1,440	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,006	775.00–1,135.00	995.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,122	960.00–1,275.00	1,154.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	735.00–825.00	778.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,110.00	1,110.00

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)	8	—	1,157	725.00–1,000.00	815.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,072	750.00–1,000.00	843.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,088	845.00–935.00	885.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	980	725.00–1,125.00	901.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,589	87.00–91.00	88.18
4	—	1,834	95.00–98.00	96.76
1	—	1,360	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,225	61.00–65.00	63.03
18	—	1,181	56.00–60.00	57.29
12	—	1,242	66.00–69.00	67.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	59.00–60.00	59.67
10	—	1,402	61.00–65.00	63.48
8	—	1,406	66.00–69.00	66.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,025	55.00–58.00	55.73
14	—	1,086	65.00–67.00	66.43
14	—	1,064	60.00–63.00	61.66

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.