Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 12-13-2022- sale. Steers calves 11.00 to 13.00 higher...Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality some average, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 11.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.67/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$177.67

344 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$14.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	180.29	870	283
Medium and Large 2	436	165.52	721	61

One grade step is worth $14.78/cwt here — about $149 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 sale344 hd

177.67

—

OK average1 barns · 344 hd

177.67

+0.00

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	1,743	101.80	1,774	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	85.65	1,227	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	81.45	978	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	75.56	803	49

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,130	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$994	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$916	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$885	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	911	$807	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,129	$1,060	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,022	5

Every lot, as filed

81 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	164.01/cwt	157.00–172.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	145.70/cwt	143.00–150.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	177.69/cwt	173.00–185.00	922	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	184.22/cwt	179.00–190.00	608	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	123.98/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	173.19/cwt	166.00–182.00	724	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	188.73/cwt	184.00–199.00	815	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,098	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	198.26/cwt	191.00–210.00	860	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	184.69/cwt	178.00–190.00	678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	201.01/cwt	192.00–209.00	1,146	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	161.17/cwt	155.00–166.00	978	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	183.42/cwt	176.00–191.00	869	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	162.13/cwt	152.00–169.00	850	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	179.58/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,205	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	226.35/cwt	218.00–238.00	722	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	152.98/cwt	151.00–155.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	195.20/cwt	188.00–203.00	720	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	227.78/cwt	217.00–238.00	861	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	162.00/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	218.60/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,043	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	225.00/cwt	217.00–238.00	972	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	215.56/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,132	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	168.29/cwt	157.00–172.00	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	196.41/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,023	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	183.64/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	192.72/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,212	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	195.76/cwt	190.00–205.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	199.34/cwt	190.00–205.00	963	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	860	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	184.86/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,057	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	203.58/cwt	197.00–215.00	861	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	174.93/cwt	167.00–183.00	1,088	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	86.46/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,242	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	76.67/cwt	75.00–79.00	915	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	69.89/cwt	69.00–73.00	740	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	76.61/cwt	75.00–79.00	811	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	90.63/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,290	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	79.99/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,145	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	82.81/cwt	81.00–85.00	989	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	82.07/cwt	80.00–84.00	880	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	87.72/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,072	7
Bulls	—	—	1,686	101.34/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,709	9
Bulls	—	—	1,908	107.23/cwt	105.00–109.00	2,046	8
Bulls	—	—	1,582	93.92/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,486	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	901	786.34/head	710.00–900.00	786	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	891.54/head	810.00–1,000.00	892	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	1,103.30/head	1,075.00–1,110.00	1,103	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,130.20/head	1,125.00–1,135.00	1,130	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,053	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	939.95/head	900.00–950.00	940	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	1,033.31/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	191.78/cwt	187.00–203.00	1,020	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	174.59/cwt	163.00–178.00	1,165	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	220.08/cwt	215.00–230.00	828	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	176.35/cwt	172.00–181.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	233.21/cwt	225.00–239.00	751	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	200.78/cwt	193.00–210.00	944	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	165.39/cwt	151.00–181.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	166.84/cwt	160.00–174.00	954	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	171.41/cwt	166.00–183.00	641	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	158.86/cwt	153.00–171.00	507	9

How this sale compares

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,300Last week 900Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 183Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	112.00	112.00
41	—	519	173.00–185.00	177.69
19	—	330	179.00–190.00	184.22
4	—	923	117.00–131.00	123.98
59	—	432	184.00–199.00	188.73
8	—	722	150.00–154.00	152.03
11	—	607	155.00–166.00	161.17
87	—	474	176.00–191.00	183.42
2	—	670	151.00	151.00
26	—	369	188.00–203.00	195.20
25	—	572	160.00–174.00	166.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	157.00–172.00	164.01
4	—	633	143.00–150.00	145.70
17	—	418	166.00–182.00	173.19
10	—	524	152.00–169.00	162.13
2	—	570	151.00–155.00	152.98
13	—	374	166.00–183.00	171.41
9	—	319	153.00–171.00	158.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	434	191.00–210.00	198.26
10	—	367	178.00–190.00	184.69
8	—	521	184.00–199.00	196.41
3	—	577	175.00–190.00	183.64
6	—	328	190.00–205.00	195.76
4	—	483	190.00–205.00	199.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	570	192.00–209.00	201.01
3	—	820	148.00	148.00
26	—	671	173.00–186.00	179.58
10	—	319	218.00–238.00	226.35
38	—	378	217.00–238.00	227.78
3	—	753	161.00–164.00	162.00
31	—	477	210.00–230.00	218.60
40	—	432	217.00–238.00	225.00
28	—	525	210.00–221.00	215.56
1	—	880	153.00	153.00
4	—	728	157.00–172.00	168.29
35	—	629	188.00–197.00	192.72
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	572	183.00–193.00	184.86
31	—	423	197.00–215.00	203.58
8	—	622	167.00–183.00	174.93
5	—	780	150.00	150.00
1	—	705	152.00	152.00
7	—	532	187.00–203.00	191.78
7	—	667	163.00–178.00	174.59
19	—	376	215.00–230.00	220.08
14	—	322	225.00–239.00	233.21
9	—	470	193.00–210.00	200.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	215.00	215.00
1	—	420	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	172.00	172.00
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
2	—	373	172.00–181.00	176.35
1	—	590	157.00	157.00
2	—	428	151.00–181.00	165.39
1	—	545	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,437	84.00–88.00	86.46
6	—	1,423	89.00–93.00	90.63
8	—	1,431	78.00–82.00	79.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,193	75.00–79.00	76.67
10	—	1,194	81.00–85.00	82.81
7	—	1,222	86.00–90.00	87.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,059	69.00–73.00	69.89
16	—	1,058	75.00–79.00	76.61
14	—	1,072	80.00–84.00	82.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,686	99.00–104.00	101.34
8	—	1,908	105.00–109.00	107.23
5	—	1,582	92.00–96.00	93.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	901	710.00–900.00	786.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,053	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	933	810.00–1,000.00	891.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,005	900.00–950.00	939.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	1,125.00–1,135.00	1,130.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,118	1,075.00–1,110.00	1,103.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,089	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,033.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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