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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Nov 16

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,400 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 2,600▼ 1,450 vs year ago 3,850 · −37.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

295 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 377▲ 35 vs year ago 260 · +13.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 53▼ 35 vs year ago 80 · −43.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes. Quality was average through attractive with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 340 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 $138.84/cwt on 714 head.

Average price

$138.84

714 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$13.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	142.81	723	505
Medium and Large 2	508	129.27	657	209

One grade step is worth $13.53/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 sale714 hd

138.84

—

OK average7 barns · 12,810 hd

144.70

−5.85

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	1,591	79.43	1,264	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	52.03	722	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	49.21	592	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	46.78	501	57

Every lot

86 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	170.51/cwt	163.00–179.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	196.89/cwt	185.00–220.00	642	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	169.11/cwt	150.00–180.00	610	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	192.52/cwt	189.00–200.00	739	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	186.47/cwt	182.00–190.00	785	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	168.52/cwt	150.00–180.00	716	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	178.25/cwt	172.00–186.00	850	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	159.76/cwt	137.00–170.00	768	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	170.83/cwt	163.00–175.00	887	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	146.38/cwt	140.00–160.00	779	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	553	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	165.83/cwt	162.00–175.00	949	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	146.73/cwt	141.00–160.00	839	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	138.93/cwt	127.00–148.00	863	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	156.59/cwt	146.00–159.00	977	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	145.52/cwt	141.00–155.00	978	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	134.91/cwt	126.00–140.00	908	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	149.12/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,047	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	124.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	878	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	142.74/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,078	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	953	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	121.99/cwt	115.00–127.00	993	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	142.10/cwt	131.00–148.00	456	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	157.20/cwt	147.00–168.00	530	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	529	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	159.70/cwt	146.00–172.00	596	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	139.71/cwt	130.00–154.00	525	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	132.79/cwt	122.00–138.00	563	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	146.95/cwt	141.00–155.00	633	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	127.36/cwt	122.00–135.00	596	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	140.87/cwt	136.00–150.00	665	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	514	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	864	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	133.78/cwt	129.00–137.00	688	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	126.37/cwt	120.00–137.00	658	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	140.03/cwt	137.00–148.00	735	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	139.31/cwt	132.00–146.00	800	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	125.45/cwt	118.00–133.00	721	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	137.48/cwt	134.00–148.00	857	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	127.42/cwt	121.00–134.00	796	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	117.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	785	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	136.33/cwt	127.00–141.00	920	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	128.93/cwt	126.00–140.00	939	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	111.16/cwt	102.00–116.00	809	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	868	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	192.69/cwt	189.00–209.00	620	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	164.18/cwt	155.00–181.00	535	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	180.36/cwt	177.00–193.00	671	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	150.56/cwt	142.00–162.00	574	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	182.23/cwt	177.00–193.00	756	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	156.21/cwt	141.00–170.00	662	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	147.53/cwt	134.00–154.00	695	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	162.06/cwt	160.00–174.00	776	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	506	157.06/cwt	152.00–167.00	795	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	133.60/cwt	127.00–147.00	700	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	156.09/cwt	154.00–169.00	893	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	130.34/cwt	123.00–137.00	747	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	129.34/cwt	121.00–134.00	797	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	143.13/cwt	136.00–150.00	896	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	658	126.97/cwt	122.00–139.00	835	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	139.92/cwt	132.00–146.00	933	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	721	123.69/cwt	115.00–126.00	892	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	757	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	924	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	106.44/cwt	103.00–110.00	873	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	920	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	948	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,527	75.06/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,146	9
Bulls	—	—	1,629	80.96/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,319	11
Bulls	—	—	1,647	86.90/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,431	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	41.05/cwt	39.00–43.00	432	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	52.43/cwt	50.00–54.00	562	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	47.10/cwt	45.00–49.00	511	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	44.93/cwt	43.00–47.00	530	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	49.92/cwt	48.00–52.00	597	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	53.89/cwt	53.00–56.00	673	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	52.12/cwt	50.00–54.00	700	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	47.22/cwt	45.00–49.00	665	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	55.81/cwt	55.00–59.00	807	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	800.08/cwt	700.00–875.00	6,121	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	894.22/cwt	685.00–1,125.00	8,280	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	753.83/cwt	675.00–850.00	8,179	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	805.54/cwt	650.00–1,075.00	8,796	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,141	1,015.81/cwt	875.00–1,110.00	11,590	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,164	739.40/cwt	625.00–850.00	8,607	7

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,400Last week 2,600Year ago 3,850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 295Last week 377Year ago 260

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 53Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	521	120.00–137.00	126.37
6	—	728	102.00–116.00	111.16
35	—	625	121.00–134.00	127.42
13	—	321	131.00–148.00	142.10
7	—	666	115.00–125.00	117.88
23	—	376	130.00–154.00	139.71
18	—	468	122.00–135.00	127.36
34	—	424	122.00–138.00	132.79
29	—	575	118.00–133.00	125.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	514	129.00–137.00	133.78
3	—	360	147.00	147.00
2	—	460	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	675	127.00–141.00	136.33
9	—	728	126.00–140.00	128.93
29	—	337	147.00–168.00	157.20
89	—	431	141.00–155.00	146.95
2	—	775	110.00–114.00	112.01
26	—	373	146.00–172.00	159.70
40	—	623	134.00–148.00	137.48
1	—	825	109.00	109.00
60	—	472	136.00–150.00	140.87
134	—	525	137.00–148.00	140.03
82	—	574	132.00–146.00	139.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	519	163.00–175.00	170.83
92	—	572	162.00–175.00	165.83
26	—	421	182.00–190.00	186.47
19	—	755	132.00–145.00	142.74
61	—	672	141.00–155.00	145.52
29	—	702	135.00–150.00	149.12
12	—	326	185.00–220.00	196.89
10	—	814	115.00–127.00	121.99
19	—	384	189.00–200.00	192.52
70	—	477	172.00–186.00	178.25
62	—	624	146.00–159.00	156.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	621	127.00–148.00	138.93
33	—	425	150.00–180.00	168.52
2	—	325	163.00–179.00	170.51
12	—	673	126.00–140.00	134.91
7	—	361	150.00–180.00	169.11
52	—	572	141.00–160.00	146.73
36	—	481	137.00–170.00	159.76
4	—	705	120.00–127.00	124.50
18	—	532	140.00–160.00	146.38
2	—	763	120.00–130.00	124.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	136.00–150.00	143.13
17	—	415	177.00–193.00	182.23
27	—	572	154.00–169.00	156.09
19	—	479	160.00–174.00	162.06
11	—	506	152.00–167.00	157.06
10	—	721	115.00–126.00	123.69
15	—	322	189.00–209.00	192.69
1	—	865	115.00	115.00
2	—	820	103.00–110.00	106.44
15	—	372	177.00–193.00	180.36
5	—	757	122.00	122.00
15	—	667	132.00–146.00	139.92
2	—	920	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	616	121.00–134.00	129.34
6	—	573	123.00–137.00	130.34
4	—	658	122.00–139.00	126.97
12	—	471	134.00–154.00	147.53
23	—	424	141.00–170.00	156.21
16	—	326	155.00–181.00	164.18
14	—	524	127.00–147.00	133.60
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
7	—	381	142.00–162.00	150.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,249	53.00–56.00	53.89
15	—	1,179	43.00–47.00	44.93
18	—	1,196	48.00–52.00	49.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,053	39.00–43.00	41.05
17	—	1,071	50.00–54.00	52.43
22	—	1,085	45.00–49.00	47.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,344	50.00–54.00	52.12
9	—	1,409	45.00–49.00	47.22
11	—	1,446	55.00–59.00	55.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,629	79.00–83.00	80.96
9	—	1,527	73.00–77.00	75.06
3	—	1,647	86.00–89.00	86.90

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,141	875.00–1,110.00	1,015.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,085	675.00–850.00	753.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	765	700.00–875.00	800.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,092	650.00–1,075.00	805.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,164	625.00–850.00	739.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	926	685.00–1,125.00	894.22

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.