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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 14

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,250 head

▲ 760 vs last sale 1,490▲ 50 vs year ago 2,200 · +2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

320 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 221▼ 23 vs year ago 343 · −6.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 69▼ 7 vs year ago 57 · −12.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steer calves under 400 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 higher, over 400 lbs. 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 370 cows and bulls sold with 82 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 $132.13/cwt on 577 head.

Average price

$132.13

577 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$8.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.04

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	134.07	680	450
Medium and Large 2	474	125.27	594	127

One grade step is worth $8.79/cwt here — about $86 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 sale577 hd

132.13

—

OK average7 barns · 9,335 hd

142.17

−10.04

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	—	Low	1,581	84.78	1,341	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	64.97	908	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	61.54	743	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	55.16	584	46

Every lot

82 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	328	202.82/cwt	197.00–209.00	665	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	173.46/cwt	164.00–178.00	571	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	189.62/cwt	179.00–193.00	707	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	170.61/cwt	163.00–178.00	645	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	177.28/cwt	168.00–181.00	748	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	157.28/cwt	146.00–170.00	676	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	164.30/cwt	158.00–172.00	779	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	151.54/cwt	142.00–157.00	723	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	155.59/cwt	148.00–162.00	815	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	143.61/cwt	136.00–147.00	757	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	157.17/cwt	148.00–162.00	896	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	138.06/cwt	132.00–147.00	792	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	140.82/cwt	135.00–146.00	870	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	156.33/cwt	150.00–164.00	972	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	136.88/cwt	132.00–142.00	918	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	853	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	132.35/cwt	125.00–138.00	961	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	115.90/cwt	111.00–121.00	892	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	923	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	977	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	142.08/cwt	132.00–146.00	462	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	129.39/cwt	122.00–135.00	431	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	137.37/cwt	127.00–140.00	511	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	125.98/cwt	120.00–132.00	471	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	126.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	135.92/cwt	130.00–144.00	584	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	133.82/cwt	126.00–139.00	630	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	123.60/cwt	121.00–127.00	583	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	139.63/cwt	137.00–151.00	737	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	126.59/cwt	122.00–136.00	668	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	122.53/cwt	116.00–126.00	700	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	135.35/cwt	128.00–138.00	774	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	125.98/cwt	120.00–133.00	781	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	114.26/cwt	112.00–117.00	766	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	123.57/cwt	120.00–126.00	834	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	112.68/cwt	107.00–121.00	819	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	117.20/cwt	112.00–121.00	907	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	813	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	906	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	202.33/cwt	190.00–214.00	637	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	319	176.37/cwt	170.00–188.00	563	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	182.43/cwt	177.00–198.00	693	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	163.73/cwt	153.00–170.00	625	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	147.44/cwt	142.00–156.00	634	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	162.96/cwt	155.00–169.00	702	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	160.78/cwt	157.00–171.00	757	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	148.59/cwt	140.00–156.00	704	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	152.28/cwt	145.00–159.00	789	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	139.60/cwt	132.00–145.00	723	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	134.32/cwt	125.00–137.00	771	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	147.34/cwt	145.00–154.00	849	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	146.06/cwt	141.00–150.00	920	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	869	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	681	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	974	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	721	120.33/cwt	113.00–125.00	868	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	116.34/cwt	115.00–117.00	890	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	807	108.98/cwt	105.00–111.00	879	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,547	84.24/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,303	11
Bulls	—	—	1,573	77.99/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,227	3
Bulls	—	—	1,632	88.08/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,437	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	49.28/cwt	48.00–52.00	511	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	55.15/cwt	53.00–57.00	583	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	59.81/cwt	58.00–61.00	645	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	56.31/cwt	55.00–59.00	663	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	62.30/cwt	60.00–64.00	750	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	66.71/cwt	65.00–69.00	839	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	59.46/cwt	58.00–63.00	813	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	65.42/cwt	64.00–67.00	915	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	69.37/cwt	68.00–71.00	987	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	1,246.36/cwt	1,060.00–1,400.00	10,694	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	8,686	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	988.82/cwt	910.00–1,050.00	8,830	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	867.64/cwt	860.00–875.00	8,008	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	8,585	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	870.24/cwt	675.00–975.00	8,668	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	892.30/cwt	735.00–1,135.00	10,003	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	864.36/cwt	725.00–1,075.00	9,931	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	947.89/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	11,413	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	1,039.92/cwt	950.00–1,135.00	13,966	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 Sep 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,250Last week 1,490Year ago 2,200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 320Last week 221Year ago 343

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 69Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	374	120.00–132.00	125.98
24	—	472	121.00–127.00	123.60
24	—	424	120.00–130.00	126.54
8	—	333	122.00–135.00	129.39
36	—	528	122.00–136.00	126.59
4	—	670	112.00–117.00	114.26
14	—	571	116.00–126.00	122.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	805	101.00	101.00
40	—	325	132.00–146.00	142.08
4	—	774	112.00–121.00	117.20
33	—	372	127.00–140.00	137.37
92	—	572	128.00–138.00	135.35
59	—	430	130.00–144.00	135.92
63	—	528	137.00–151.00	139.63
93	—	471	126.00–139.00	133.82
25	—	620	120.00–133.00	125.98
1	—	880	103.00	103.00
16	—	727	107.00–121.00	112.68
20	—	675	120.00–126.00	123.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	115.00–120.00	117.43
2	—	685	124.00–125.00	124.50
52	—	430	146.00–170.00	157.28
35	—	477	142.00–157.00	151.54
11	—	527	136.00–147.00	143.61
3	—	329	164.00–178.00	173.46
14	—	574	132.00–147.00	138.06
14	—	378	163.00–178.00	170.61
11	—	618	135.00–146.00	140.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	111.00–121.00	115.90
4	—	373	179.00–193.00	189.62
75	—	474	158.00–172.00	164.30
33	—	422	168.00–181.00	177.28
36	—	622	150.00–164.00	156.33
70	—	524	148.00–162.00	155.59
8	—	328	197.00–209.00	202.82
22	—	671	132.00–142.00	136.88
13	—	726	125.00–138.00	132.35
71	—	570	148.00–162.00	157.17
2	—	813	110.00–117.00	113.53
2	—	865	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	105.00–111.00	108.98
19	—	431	155.00–169.00	162.96
12	—	315	190.00–214.00	202.33
11	—	630	141.00–150.00	146.06
33	—	471	157.00–171.00	160.78
30	—	576	145.00–154.00	147.34
7	—	681	143.00	143.00
3	—	765	115.00–117.00	116.34
29	—	380	177.00–198.00	182.43
26	—	518	145.00–159.00	152.28
28	—	721	113.00–125.00	120.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	125.00–137.00	134.32
6	—	382	153.00–170.00	163.73
1	—	730	109.00	109.00
8	—	319	170.00–188.00	176.37
7	—	630	136.00–140.00	137.98
7	—	518	132.00–145.00	139.60
19	—	474	140.00–156.00	148.59
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
16	—	430	142.00–156.00	147.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,398	64.00–67.00	65.42
10	—	1,368	58.00–63.00	59.46
11	—	1,423	68.00–71.00	69.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,036	48.00–52.00	49.28
14	—	1,079	58.00–61.00	59.81
21	—	1,057	53.00–57.00	55.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,177	55.00–59.00	56.31
7	—	1,258	65.00–69.00	66.71
21	—	1,204	60.00–64.00	62.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	77.00–79.00	77.99
8	—	1,632	87.00–92.00	88.08
11	—	1,547	82.00–86.00	84.24

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	860.00–875.00	867.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	1,060.00–1,400.00	1,246.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	910.00–1,050.00	988.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	996	675.00–975.00	870.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,149	725.00–1,075.00	864.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,204	850.00–1,050.00	947.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,343	950.00–1,135.00	1,039.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,121	735.00–1,135.00	892.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	885.00	885.00

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.