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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 12

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,200 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 2,100▲ 400 vs year ago 1,800 · +22.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

305 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 423▼ 13 vs year ago 318 · −4.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 52▼ 32 vs year ago 57 · −56.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves steady to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 330 cows and bulls sold with 85 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 $127.55/cwt on 488 head.

Average price

$127.55

488 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$8.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.81

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	129.13	665	395
Medium and Large 2	459	120.85	555	93

One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about $110 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 sale488 hd

127.55

—

OK average7 barns · 8,152 hd

138.36

−10.81

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	1,561	75.01	1,171	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	59.24	832	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	52.99	624	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	51.86	555	50

Every lot

75 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 1	316	197.41/cwt	191.00–205.00	624	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	174.99/cwt	171.00–178.00	553	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	187.11/cwt	178.00–202.00	674	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	160.56/cwt	154.00–168.00	605	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	404	151.93/cwt	145.00–159.00	614	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	166.92/cwt	165.00–179.00	698	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	144.99/cwt	130.00–154.00	671	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	163.52/cwt	156.00–170.00	773	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	155.88/cwt	147.00–160.00	817	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	140.23/cwt	134.00–145.00	735	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	146.30/cwt	142.00–157.00	825	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	129.50/cwt	123.00–141.00	747	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	609	132.74/cwt	132.00–134.00	808	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	142.69/cwt	134.00–148.00	872	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	140.66/cwt	137.00–149.00	930	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	129.49/cwt	128.00–132.00	874	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	136.67/cwt	130.00–144.00	989	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	132.81/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,024	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	122.68/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,024	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	128.15/cwt	123.00–130.00	401	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	141.14/cwt	133.00–147.00	452	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	135.81/cwt	132.00–146.00	504	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	122.28/cwt	115.00–129.00	468	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	122.08/cwt	112.00–127.00	508	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	133.16/cwt	125.00–139.00	566	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	132.49/cwt	122.00–136.00	625	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	121.98/cwt	111.00–126.00	578	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	118.47/cwt	111.00–123.00	610	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	128.63/cwt	124.00–138.00	666	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	126.50/cwt	112.00–136.00	716	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	114.45/cwt	110.00–125.00	655	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	122.76/cwt	118.00–131.00	767	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	118.15/cwt	112.00–127.00	783	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	122.59/cwt	119.00–127.00	883	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	112.57/cwt	106.00–119.00	859	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	164.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	533	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	194.02/cwt	189.00–203.00	640	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	174.81/cwt	170.00–181.00	652	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	159.43/cwt	155.00–169.00	598	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	144.32/cwt	136.00–151.00	603	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	160.08/cwt	156.00–169.00	677	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	132.31/cwt	122.00–136.00	613	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	152.12/cwt	139.00–164.00	716	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	132.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	685	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	145.52/cwt	135.00–150.00	761	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	126.89/cwt	122.00–132.00	718	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	138.73/cwt	128.00–144.00	789	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	604	119.41/cwt	115.00–121.00	721	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	606	134.70/cwt	125.00–141.00	816	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	124.84/cwt	121.00–131.00	830	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	716	116.93/cwt	111.00–122.00	837	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	758	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	861	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	69.65/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,006	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	82.16/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,315	3
Bulls	—	—	1,627	75.78/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,233	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	58.20/cwt	57.00–61.00	611	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	45.00/cwt	44.00–48.00	476	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	51.87/cwt	51.00–54.00	566	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	49.97/cwt	49.00–53.00	585	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	62.52/cwt	61.00–64.00	735	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	56.31/cwt	55.00–59.00	676	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	65.98/cwt	64.00–68.00	906	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	61.22/cwt	59.00–63.00	859	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	55.52/cwt	54.00–58.00	786	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,026.74/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	11,037	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	826.08/cwt	710.00–935.00	6,658	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,188	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	8,742	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	835.35/cwt	775.00–900.00	8,195	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,845	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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,200Last week 2,100Year ago 1,800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 423Year ago 318

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 52Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	663	112.00–127.00	118.15
86	—	518	124.00–138.00	128.63
56	—	472	122.00–136.00	132.49
31	—	371	132.00–146.00	135.81
10	—	763	106.00–119.00	112.57
18	—	720	119.00–127.00	122.59
25	—	320	133.00–147.00	141.14
78	—	566	112.00–136.00	126.50
31	—	625	118.00–131.00	122.76
46	—	425	125.00–139.00	133.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	416	112.00–127.00	122.08
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
19	—	515	111.00–123.00	118.47
26	—	474	111.00–126.00	121.98
13	—	383	115.00–129.00	122.28
8	—	313	123.00–130.00	128.15
3	—	625	110.00–111.00	110.34
6	—	572	110.00–125.00	114.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	316	191.00–205.00	197.41
13	—	360	178.00–202.00	187.11
27	—	564	142.00–157.00	146.30
7	—	771	128.00–140.00	132.81
64	—	611	134.00–148.00	142.69
7	—	835	121.00–133.00	122.68
21	—	661	137.00–149.00	140.66
52	—	473	156.00–170.00	163.52
13	—	418	165.00–179.00	166.92
61	—	524	147.00–160.00	155.88
30	—	724	130.00–144.00	136.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	524	134.00–145.00	140.23
19	—	377	154.00–168.00	160.56
3	—	715	112.00	112.00
24	—	463	130.00–154.00	144.99
4	—	609	132.00–134.00	132.74
7	—	316	171.00–178.00	174.99
23	—	404	145.00–159.00	151.93
6	—	675	128.00–132.00	129.49
11	—	577	123.00–141.00	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	373	170.00–181.00	174.81
25	—	423	156.00–169.00	160.08
7	—	330	189.00–203.00	194.02
2	—	758	110.00–117.00	113.53
18	—	665	121.00–131.00	124.84
27	—	471	139.00–164.00	152.12
20	—	523	135.00–150.00	145.52
31	—	569	128.00–144.00	138.73
20	—	606	125.00–141.00	134.70
10	—	716	111.00–122.00	116.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	566	122.00–132.00	126.89
3	—	325	160.00–170.00	164.15
6	—	463	122.00–136.00	132.31
5	—	604	115.00–121.00	119.41
12	—	418	136.00–151.00	144.32
5	—	375	155.00–169.00	159.43
9	—	518	130.00–138.00	132.19

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	950.00–1,100.00	1,026.74

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	981	775.00–900.00	835.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	806	710.00–935.00	826.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	935.00	935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	80.00–85.00	82.16
5	—	1,445	68.00–72.00	69.65
7	—	1,627	75.00–79.00	75.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,403	59.00–63.00	61.22
16	—	1,415	54.00–58.00	55.52
5	—	1,373	64.00–68.00	65.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,091	51.00–54.00	51.87
14	—	1,050	57.00–61.00	58.20
13	—	1,058	44.00–48.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,175	61.00–64.00	62.52
30	—	1,171	49.00–53.00	49.97
10	—	1,200	55.00–59.00	56.31

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.