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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Nov 9

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,600 head

▲ 800 vs last sale 1,800▲ 1,250 vs year ago 1,350 · +92.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

377 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 320▲ 130 vs year ago 247 · +52.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 65▲ 0 vs year ago 53 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 8.00 to 12.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was good for all classes. Slaughter cows breakers and boners 2.00 lower, leans 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 430 cows and bulls sold with 76 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 $137.23/cwt on 807 head.

Average price

$137.23

807 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$12.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	139.85	701	635
Medium and Large 2	497	127.57	634	172

One grade step is worth $12.28/cwt here — about $67 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 sale807 hd

137.23

—

OK average7 barns · 10,889 hd

144.96

−7.73

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	1,543	77.84	1,201	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	60.47	868	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	56.55	680	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	56.50	601	46

Every lot

91 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	308	153.93/cwt	151.00–183.00	474	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	206.69/cwt	198.00–217.00	651	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	363	181.24/cwt	177.00–189.00	658	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	196.30/cwt	190.00–211.00	720	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	176.75/cwt	162.00–187.00	670	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	190.25/cwt	186.00–197.00	793	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	175.15/cwt	169.00–186.00	744	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	163.10/cwt	143.00–175.00	711	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	182.50/cwt	177.00–196.00	850	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	155.35/cwt	145.00–166.00	746	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	510	147.26/cwt	146.00–151.00	751	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	164.08/cwt	160.00–171.00	848	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	149.44/cwt	140.00–157.00	779	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	151.83/cwt	144.00–158.00	873	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	139.61/cwt	131.00–142.00	815	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	133.81/cwt	131.00–138.00	823	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	144.78/cwt	139.00–153.00	912	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	139.64/cwt	135.00–145.00	940	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	872	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	703	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	900	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	139.33/cwt	132.00–144.00	989	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	137.13/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,039	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	121.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	981	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	119.02/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,015	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	137.83/cwt	128.00–145.00	440	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	152.54/cwt	145.00–159.00	494	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	138.89/cwt	132.00–143.00	514	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	152.14/cwt	148.00–161.00	569	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	136.15/cwt	120.00–142.00	513	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	130.84/cwt	121.00–138.00	559	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	141.97/cwt	137.00–150.00	610	183
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	128.03/cwt	121.00–133.00	602	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	142.38/cwt	133.00–147.00	673	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	619	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	127.58/cwt	122.00–132.00	657	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	138.95/cwt	133.00–148.00	721	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	137.87/cwt	133.00–148.00	775	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	124.24/cwt	115.00–133.00	714	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	598	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	748	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	130.75/cwt	125.00–138.00	807	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	118.27/cwt	115.00–121.00	734	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	132.71/cwt	121.00–135.00	904	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	687	110.29/cwt	102.00–115.00	758	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	126.83/cwt	119.00–130.00	913	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	113.20/cwt	112.00–115.00	818	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	117.68/cwt	110.00–126.00	904	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	907	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	947	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	321	207.80/cwt	192.00–212.00	667	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	201.78/cwt	185.00–209.00	732	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	165.92/cwt	161.00–181.00	606	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	170.04/cwt	160.00–180.00	704	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	189.68/cwt	180.00–202.00	795	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	172.98/cwt	171.00–183.00	811	38
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	154.48/cwt	147.00–166.00	740	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	153.20/cwt	141.00–160.00	738	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	155.42/cwt	148.00–162.00	802	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	148.77/cwt	148.00–151.00	772	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	144.65/cwt	139.00–154.00	822	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	134.25/cwt	127.00–140.00	775	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	136.24/cwt	127.00–140.00	842	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	140.37/cwt	138.00–143.00	938	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	911	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	773	118.79/cwt	112.00–122.00	918	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	818	113.27/cwt	107.00–118.00	927	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	870	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	935	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	72.06/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,030	11
Bulls	—	—	1,551	79.31/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,230	9
Bulls	—	—	1,674	83.43/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,397	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	59.68/cwt	58.00–62.00	627	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	54.07/cwt	53.00–57.00	576	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	65.22/cwt	63.00–67.00	699	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	57.25/cwt	55.00–59.00	677	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	52.54/cwt	50.00–54.00	639	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	61.00/cwt	60.00–64.00	744	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	56.81/cwt	56.00–57.00	761	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	65.47/cwt	63.00–69.00	938	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	59.78/cwt	58.00–62.00	875	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	793.72/cwt	610.00–1,035.00	6,270	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	822.41/cwt	625.00–1,060.00	6,884	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	753.82/cwt	635.00–825.00	7,161	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	806.50/cwt	775.00–835.00	8,807	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	852.56/cwt	825.00–875.00	7,196	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,788	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 Nov 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,600Last week 1,800Year ago 1,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 377Last week 320Year ago 247

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 65Year ago 53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,183	55.00–59.00	57.25
9	—	1,219	60.00–64.00	61.00
13	—	1,217	50.00–54.00	52.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,051	58.00–62.00	59.68
32	—	1,065	53.00–57.00	54.07
6	—	1,072	63.00–67.00	65.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,340	56.00–57.00	56.81
6	—	1,432	63.00–69.00	65.47
17	—	1,464	58.00–62.00	59.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,430	70.00–75.00	72.06
9	—	1,674	82.00–86.00	83.43
9	—	1,551	78.00–81.00	79.31

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	950	635.00–825.00	753.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,092	775.00–835.00	806.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	790	610.00–1,035.00	793.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	837	625.00–1,060.00	822.41

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	4	—	844	825.00–875.00	852.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	925.00	925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	138.00–143.00	140.37
2	—	870	107.00–108.00	107.50
31	—	419	180.00–202.00	189.68
6	—	818	107.00–118.00	113.27
38	—	469	171.00–183.00	172.98
24	—	516	148.00–162.00	155.42
20	—	568	139.00–154.00	144.65
24	—	363	185.00–209.00	201.78
5	—	773	112.00–122.00	118.79
19	—	321	192.00–212.00	207.80
19	—	618	127.00–140.00	136.24
2	—	723	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	161.00–181.00	165.92
4	—	519	148.00–151.00	148.77
12	—	577	127.00–140.00	134.25
13	—	482	141.00–160.00	153.20
1	—	690	123.00	123.00
14	—	414	160.00–180.00	170.04
2	—	310	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	147.00–166.00	154.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	584	131.00–142.00	139.61
4	—	681	128.00	128.00
7	—	379	162.00–187.00	176.75
26	—	480	145.00–166.00	155.35
1	—	785	123.00	123.00
3	—	703	125.00–130.00	128.00
10	—	436	143.00–175.00	163.10
23	—	521	140.00–157.00	149.44
8	—	615	131.00–138.00	133.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	169.00–186.00	175.15
4	—	510	146.00–151.00	147.26
11	—	308	151.00–183.00	153.93
7	—	363	177.00–189.00	181.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	575	144.00–158.00	151.83
54	—	630	139.00–153.00	144.78
48	—	673	135.00–145.00	139.64
5	—	807	115.00–125.00	121.57
57	—	466	177.00–196.00	182.50
6	—	758	130.00–144.00	137.13
52	—	417	186.00–197.00	190.25
38	—	710	132.00–144.00	139.33
15	—	367	190.00–211.00	196.30
77	—	517	160.00–171.00	164.08
2	—	853	112.00–126.00	119.02
14	—	315	198.00–217.00	206.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	598	125.00	125.00
2	—	425	135.00	135.00
4	—	370	132.00–143.00	138.89
8	—	476	129.00–131.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	324	145.00–159.00	152.54
65	—	473	133.00–147.00	142.38
79	—	519	133.00–148.00	138.95
83	—	374	148.00–161.00	152.14
183	—	430	137.00–150.00	141.97
76	—	681	121.00–135.00	132.71
27	—	562	133.00–148.00	137.87
6	—	768	110.00–126.00	117.68
25	—	720	119.00–130.00	126.83
2	—	865	108.00–111.00	109.51
39	—	617	125.00–138.00	130.75
1	—	840	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	112.00–115.00	113.20
31	—	515	122.00–132.00	127.58
14	—	319	128.00–145.00	137.83
21	—	427	121.00–138.00	130.84
3	—	687	102.00–115.00	110.29
11	—	621	115.00–121.00	118.27
33	—	470	121.00–133.00	128.03
39	—	575	115.00–133.00	124.24
15	—	377	120.00–142.00	136.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00

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.