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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 5

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,100 head

▲ 200 vs last sale 1,900▼ 500 vs year ago 2,600 · −19.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

423 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 347▲ 134 vs year ago 289 · +46.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 53▲ 21 vs year ago 31 · +67.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 6.00 higher, over 450 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 1.00 to4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 475 cows and bulls sold with 69 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 $130.31/cwt on 505 head.

Average price

$130.31

505 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$8.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.84

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	132.19	685	399
Medium and Large 2	493	123.23	607	106

One grade step is worth $8.96/cwt here — about $77 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 sale505 hd

130.31

—

OK average7 barns · 7,220 hd

138.15

−7.84

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	1,610	77.08	1,241	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	59.69	829	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	56.55	689	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	52.46	562	71

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	173.71/cwt	167.00–181.00	535	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	157.50/cwt	153.00–166.00	580	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	178.34/cwt	172.00–185.00	662	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	159.27/cwt	156.00–169.00	651	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	184.33/cwt	178.00–192.00	778	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	144.54/cwt	141.00–148.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	155.19/cwt	150.00–165.00	726	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	135.89/cwt	126.00–141.00	705	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	149.89/cwt	143.00–155.00	782	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	146.29/cwt	138.00–150.00	832	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	135.18/cwt	126.00–140.00	777	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	142.93/cwt	132.00–145.00	880	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	132.82/cwt	126.00–138.00	837	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	123.89/cwt	120.00–131.00	830	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	140.69/cwt	136.00–142.00	950	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	137.33/cwt	136.00–138.00	992	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	924	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	128.72/cwt	123.00–137.00	992	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	961	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	195	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	259	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	125.92/cwt	120.00–131.00	403	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	133.92/cwt	125.00–137.00	435	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	136.08/cwt	129.00–142.00	516	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	128.28/cwt	123.00–131.00	490	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	125.99/cwt	121.00–132.00	539	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	136.38/cwt	129.00–142.00	586	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	118.90/cwt	112.00–123.00	567	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	130.89/cwt	124.00–138.00	626	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	131.39/cwt	122.00–136.00	690	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	123.62/cwt	118.00–127.00	649	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	120.42/cwt	117.00–124.00	678	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	132.12/cwt	122.00–135.00	768	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	131.30/cwt	127.00–140.00	810	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	119.72/cwt	108.00–124.00	740	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	131.79/cwt	129.00–133.00	868	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	712	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	819	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	119.76/cwt	118.00–121.00	914	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	947	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	168.62/cwt	160.00–174.00	531	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	331	184.38/cwt	175.00–187.00	610	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	178.55/cwt	172.00–187.00	673	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	155.70/cwt	149.00–163.00	590	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	174.78/cwt	171.00–188.00	738	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	154.30/cwt	144.00–158.00	659	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	173.80/cwt	170.00–186.00	808	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	143.12/cwt	135.00–149.00	681	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	130.03/cwt	121.00–133.00	674	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	143.21/cwt	137.00–150.00	753	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.76/cwt	130.00–144.00	774	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	124.78/cwt	120.00–129.00	721	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	131.43/cwt	125.00–138.00	816	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	117.24/cwt	111.00–123.00	736	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	109.97/cwt	108.00–112.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	679	128.87/cwt	122.00–131.00	875	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	729	125.27/cwt	123.00–129.00	913	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	120.29/cwt	115.00–128.00	920	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	925	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,569	70.65/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,108	7
Bulls	—	—	1,588	84.19/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,337	6
Bulls	—	—	1,663	77.38/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,287	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	53.60/cwt	52.00–56.00	558	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	48.34/cwt	47.00–51.00	509	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	58.77/cwt	57.00–60.00	656	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	59.77/cwt	59.00–63.00	721	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	56.25/cwt	54.00–58.00	685	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	51.69/cwt	49.00–53.00	642	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	55.53/cwt	53.00–57.00	745	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	60.17/cwt	58.00–62.00	848	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	64.27/cwt	63.00–67.00	909	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	909.91/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	8,444	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	799.62/cwt	790.00–810.00	7,700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	829.87/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	8,996	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	894.73/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,309	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	894.03/cwt	850.00–925.00	9,727	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	948.47/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,604	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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,100Last week 1,900Year ago 2,600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 423Last week 347Year ago 289

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 53Year ago 31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,207	59.00–63.00	59.77
20	—	1,217	54.00–58.00	56.25
12	—	1,242	49.00–53.00	51.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,041	52.00–56.00	53.60
38	—	1,052	47.00–51.00	48.34
23	—	1,116	57.00–60.00	58.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,410	58.00–62.00	60.17
10	—	1,415	63.00–67.00	64.27
13	—	1,342	53.00–57.00	55.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,569	69.00–74.00	70.65
8	—	1,663	75.00–80.00	77.38
6	—	1,588	83.00–87.00	84.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	377	172.00–187.00	178.55
25	—	621	125.00–138.00	131.43
7	—	331	175.00–187.00	184.38
7	—	729	123.00–129.00	125.27
18	—	526	137.00–150.00	143.21
6	—	465	170.00–186.00	173.80
15	—	422	171.00–188.00	174.78
2	—	830	111.00–112.00	111.50
3	—	765	115.00–128.00	120.29
6	—	679	122.00–131.00	128.87
14	—	570	130.00–144.00	135.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	121.00–133.00	130.03
5	—	578	120.00–129.00	124.78
6	—	427	144.00–158.00	154.30
10	—	315	160.00–174.00	168.62
2	—	665	108.00–112.00	109.97
14	—	476	135.00–149.00	143.12
5	—	628	111.00–123.00	117.24
6	—	379	149.00–163.00	155.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	771	123.00–137.00	128.72
11	—	371	172.00–185.00	178.34
80	—	522	143.00–155.00	149.89
9	—	722	136.00–138.00	137.33
49	—	616	132.00–145.00	142.93
56	—	569	138.00–150.00	146.29
4	—	821	117.00	117.00
15	—	422	178.00–192.00	184.33
15	—	675	136.00–142.00	140.69
28	—	468	150.00–165.00	155.19
3	—	308	167.00–181.00	173.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	120.00–131.00	123.89
13	—	630	126.00–138.00	132.82
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
6	—	368	153.00–166.00	157.50
2	—	728	126.00–128.00	126.98
2	—	465	141.00–148.00	144.54
11	—	409	156.00–169.00	159.27
11	—	519	126.00–141.00	135.89
1	—	770	121.00	121.00
23	—	575	126.00–140.00	135.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	325	125.00–137.00	133.92
25	—	379	129.00–142.00	136.08
56	—	478	124.00–138.00	130.89
2	—	805	117.00	117.00
94	—	525	122.00–136.00	131.39
15	—	659	129.00–133.00	131.79
57	—	430	129.00–142.00	136.38
38	—	617	127.00–140.00	131.30
79	—	581	122.00–135.00	132.12
2	—	853	111.00	111.00
8	—	763	118.00–121.00	119.76
1	—	725	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	618	108.00–124.00	119.72
17	—	382	123.00–131.00	128.28
9	—	563	117.00–124.00	120.42
9	—	477	112.00–123.00	118.90
1	—	195	133.00	133.00
9	—	320	120.00–131.00	125.92
17	—	428	121.00–132.00	125.99
6	—	712	114.00–116.00	115.00
20	—	525	118.00–127.00	123.62
2	—	685	121.00	121.00

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	—	1,084	725.00–1,000.00	829.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	963	790.00–810.00	799.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,264	800.00–1,000.00	894.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	928	825.00–1,000.00	909.91

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	—	1,088	850.00–925.00	894.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,118	850.00–1,000.00	948.47

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.