Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves uneven in classes , over all steady. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows breakers and boners 1.00 to 3.00 higher, leans 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.74/cwt on 431 head.

Average price

$183.74

431 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$14.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	186.63	879	343
Medium and Large 2	423	172.48	730	88

One grade step is worth $14.15/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 sale431 hd

183.74

—

OK average5 barns · 5,857 hd

183.83

−0.09

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	1,693	103.47	1,752	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,398	80.26	1,122	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	75.79	925	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	69.15	741	33

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,056	$993	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$939	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	831	$870	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$835	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,009	$1,144	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$813	2thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	374	198.50/cwt	192.00–207.00	742	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	187.17/cwt	178.00–193.00	874	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	172.37/cwt	160.00–180.00	738	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	159.31/cwt	151.00–166.00	985	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	149.37/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,092	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	168.61/cwt	159.00–174.00	971	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	195.75/cwt	189.00–201.00	1,204	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	159.79/cwt	146.00–170.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	218.63/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,124	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	156.80/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,058	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	208.70/cwt	191.00–219.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	143.18/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	199.44/cwt	187.00–210.00	935	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	187.49/cwt	181.00–198.00	1,067	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	219.18/cwt	214.00–230.00	932	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	206.50/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,167	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	155.61/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	193.32/cwt	182.00–201.00	1,009	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	195.85/cwt	188.00–211.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	201.68/cwt	191.00–217.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	240.79/cwt	221.00–255.00	879	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	164.03/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	157.50/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	177.17/cwt	169.00–182.00	1,201	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	219.65/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,028	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	237.09/cwt	220.00–249.00	768	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	165.20/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,191	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	209.67/cwt	197.00–218.00	883	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	161.32/cwt	151.00–168.00	1,005	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	179.84/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,011	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	153.89/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	211.61/cwt	203.00–221.00	692	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	191.45/cwt	185.00–204.00	814	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	160.54/cwt	141.00–170.00	844	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	192.66/cwt	188.00–201.00	618	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	176.08/cwt	168.00–186.00	660	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	181.14/cwt	175.00–189.00	947	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	149.09/cwt	140.00–155.00	847	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	191.14/cwt	172.00–213.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	211.76/cwt	198.00–218.00	1,014	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	145.55/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	205.89/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,077	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	232.14/cwt	220.00–244.00	738	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	226.58/cwt	217.00–236.00	843	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	149.81/cwt	140.00–155.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	930	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	192.79/cwt	175.00–214.00	733	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	170.69/cwt	149.00–185.00	898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	178.06/cwt	171.00–194.00	844	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	184.69/cwt	174.00–190.00	792	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	992.90/head	825.00–1,325.00	993	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	870.45/head	725.00–1,050.00	870	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,153.78/head	1,060.00–1,255.00	1,154	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	939.11/head	725.00–1,075.00	939	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,285	1
Bulls	—	—	1,634	103.59/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,693	4
Bulls	—	—	1,928	110.98/cwt	109.00–114.00	2,140	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	76.91/cwt	75.00–79.00	949	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	70.69/cwt	68.00–72.00	744	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	81.79/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,010	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	75.19/cwt	73.00–77.00	808	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	64.43/cwt	63.00–67.00	693	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	71.11/cwt	70.00–74.00	847	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	73.34/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,085	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	79.52/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,100	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	83.73/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,176	7

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 1,375Last week 1,700Year ago 1,300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 305Year ago 176

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 65Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	374	192.00–207.00	198.50
70	—	467	178.00–193.00	187.17
13	—	618	151.00–166.00	159.31
5	—	731	140.00–155.00	149.37
3	—	868	124.00	124.00
1	—	915	115.00	115.00
33	—	576	159.00–174.00	168.61
18	—	675	147.00–160.00	156.80
2	—	783	129.00	129.00
5	—	809	139.00–155.00	143.18
69	—	327	203.00–221.00	211.61
39	—	425	185.00–204.00	191.45
40	—	523	175.00–189.00	181.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	428	160.00–180.00	172.37
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
5	—	472	146.00–170.00	159.79
9	—	526	141.00–170.00	160.54
17	—	321	188.00–201.00	192.66
24	—	375	168.00–186.00	176.08
10	—	568	140.00–155.00	149.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	615	189.00–201.00	195.75
2	—	820	152.00	152.00
37	—	514	211.00–227.00	218.63
23	—	425	214.00–230.00	219.18
25	—	565	201.00–211.00	206.50
3	—	772	153.00–161.00	155.61
50	—	365	221.00–255.00	240.79
11	—	678	169.00–182.00	177.17
43	—	468	211.00–228.00	219.65
20	—	324	220.00–249.00	237.09
11	—	721	160.00–169.00	165.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	191.00–219.00	208.70
12	—	469	187.00–210.00	199.44
7	—	569	181.00–198.00	187.49
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
10	—	522	182.00–201.00	193.32
10	—	426	188.00–211.00	195.85
10	—	372	191.00–217.00	201.68
4	—	633	160.00–171.00	164.03
2	—	655	153.00–162.00	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	421	197.00–218.00	209.67
17	—	623	151.00–168.00	161.32
8	—	562	170.00–185.00	179.84
1	—	980	121.00	121.00
6	—	666	148.00–160.00	153.89
2	—	828	131.00	131.00
25	—	479	198.00–218.00	211.76
2	—	705	139.00–152.00	145.55
7	—	523	200.00–212.00	205.89
8	—	318	220.00–244.00	232.14
30	—	372	217.00–236.00	226.58
1	—	930	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	172.00–213.00	191.14
4	—	578	140.00–155.00	149.81
12	—	380	175.00–214.00	192.79
5	—	526	149.00–185.00	170.69
8	—	474	171.00–194.00	178.06
5	—	429	174.00–190.00	184.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	1,060.00–1,255.00	1,153.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,056	825.00–1,325.00	992.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	831	725.00–1,050.00	870.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,203	725.00–1,075.00	939.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	835.00	835.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,634	102.00–106.00	103.59
2	—	1,928	109.00–114.00	110.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,234	75.00–79.00	76.91
4	—	1,235	80.00–84.00	81.79
8	—	1,191	70.00–74.00	71.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	68.00–72.00	70.69
11	—	1,075	73.00–77.00	75.19
16	—	1,075	63.00–67.00	64.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	72.00–75.00	73.34
14	—	1,383	77.00–81.00	79.52
7	—	1,404	82.00–86.00	83.73

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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How this sale compares

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