Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not all weight classes of feeders tested for a trend, steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer calves 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Related weather conditions limited the number of receipts and buyers . Demand was light to moderate. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 12.00 lower, on a lite test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.83/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$169.83

352 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$14.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.95

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	172.07	853	296
Medium and Large 2	452	157.98	715	56

One grade step is worth $14.09/cwt here — about $139 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 sale352 hd

169.83

—

OK average5 barns · 3,891 hd

173.78

−3.95

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	1,491	91.25	1,361	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	83.32	1,182	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	81.94	996	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,084	74.36	806	14

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)	1,325	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$1,185	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,039	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	993	$1,026	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	896	$944	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,406	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,338	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,324	10

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 2	—	324	170.26/cwt	170.00–171.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	178.98/cwt	170.00–185.00	750	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	145.46/cwt	141.00–151.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	157.94/cwt	150.00–166.00	670	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	168.32/cwt	159.00–175.00	869	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	160.37/cwt	151.00–168.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	142.31/cwt	141.00–145.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	156.48/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,136	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	189.06/cwt	180.00–195.00	628	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	156.53/cwt	148.00–164.00	972	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	209.00/cwt	204.00–214.00	968	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	177.46/cwt	170.00–185.00	834	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	187.59/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,066	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	195.81/cwt	189.00–203.00	1,034	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	157.85/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	158.80/cwt	150.00–165.00	908	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	185.89/cwt	182.00–191.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	156.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	173.28/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,086	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	184.21/cwt	172.00–193.00	873	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	182.65/cwt	171.00–194.00	780	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	221.82/cwt	213.00–230.00	834	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	187.81/cwt	169.00–198.00	708	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	209.59/cwt	203.00–225.00	679	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	163.58/cwt	151.00–170.00	941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	166.95/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,107	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	168.23/cwt	160.00–181.00	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	210.57/cwt	207.00–230.00	865	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	168.34/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	148.23/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	194.22/cwt	188.00–207.00	818	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	151.71/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	144.98/cwt	142.00–148.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	165.68/cwt	160.00–171.00	620	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	171.33/cwt	162.00–177.00	968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	205.35/cwt	195.00–211.00	663	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	190.72/cwt	186.00–203.00	713	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	184.43/cwt	175.00–190.00	701	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	175.02/cwt	167.00–195.00	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	183.65/cwt	175.00–193.00	885	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	175.25/cwt	170.00–181.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	158.96/cwt	150.00–167.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	170.19/cwt	160.00–183.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	158.60/cwt	149.00–172.00	753	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,416.50/head	1,325.00–1,510.00	1,417	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	944.44/head	735.00–1,200.00	944	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	1,409.67/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,410	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,267.02/head	1,085.00–1,352.00	1,267	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,025.70/head	770.00–1,200.00	1,026	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	1,039.31/head	775.00–1,225.00	1,039	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	1,184.89/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,185	11
Bulls	—	—	1,418	91.40/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,296	2
Bulls	—	—	1,542	95.00/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,465	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	81.63/cwt	81.00–84.00	902	6
Bulls	—	—	1,488	85.46/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,272	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	84.92/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,032	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	77.13/cwt	75.00–79.00	825	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	82.54/cwt	80.00–84.00	998	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	77.00/cwt	75.00–79.00	946	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,256	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	81.51/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,148	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	84.77/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,188	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	66.16/cwt	65.00–69.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	179.07/cwt	172.00–188.00	940	18

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 1,121Last week 1,375Year ago 1,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 145Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 25Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	170.00–171.00	170.26
3	—	522	141.00–151.00	145.46
1	—	655	137.00	137.00
12	—	424	150.00–166.00	157.94
12	—	475	151.00–168.00	160.37
3	—	627	141.00–145.00	142.31
3	—	558	142.00–148.00	144.98
16	—	374	160.00–171.00	165.68
2	—	743	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	419	170.00–185.00	178.98
19	—	516	159.00–175.00	168.32
1	—	795	135.00	135.00
26	—	726	146.00–160.00	156.48
22	—	332	180.00–195.00	189.06
23	—	621	148.00–164.00	156.53
5	—	886	110.00	110.00
68	—	470	170.00–185.00	177.46
32	—	572	150.00–165.00	158.80
5	—	652	150.00–160.00	156.01
53	—	380	175.00–190.00	184.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	463	204.00–214.00	209.00
14	—	568	180.00–195.00	187.59
50	—	528	189.00–203.00	195.81
3	—	717	149.00–164.00	157.85
18	—	627	170.00–185.00	173.28
2	—	805	164.00	164.00
18	—	376	213.00–230.00	221.82
17	—	324	203.00–225.00	209.59
8	—	663	163.00–173.00	166.95
41	—	411	207.00–230.00	210.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	182.00–191.00	185.89
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
13	—	474	172.00–193.00	184.21
11	—	427	171.00–194.00	182.65
13	—	377	169.00–198.00	187.81
1	—	605	154.00	154.00
7	—	575	151.00–170.00	163.58
5	—	525	160.00–181.00	168.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	163.00–171.00	168.34
4	—	685	142.00–155.00	148.23
24	—	421	188.00–207.00	194.22
4	—	721	145.00–159.00	151.71
5	—	565	162.00–177.00	171.33
22	—	323	195.00–211.00	205.35
20	—	374	186.00–203.00	190.72
13	—	482	175.00–193.00	183.65
1	—	810	146.00	146.00
1	—	995	111.00	111.00
18	—	525	172.00–188.00	179.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	167.00–195.00	175.02
5	—	323	170.00–181.00	175.25
4	—	524	150.00–167.00	158.96
5	—	422	160.00–183.00	170.19
1	—	560	151.00	151.00
9	—	475	149.00–172.00	158.60

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	4	—	1,164	1,325.00–1,510.00	1,416.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	982	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,409.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,208	1,085.00–1,352.00	1,267.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	973	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	896	735.00–1,200.00	944.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,213	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	993	770.00–1,200.00	1,025.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	715	775.00–1,225.00	1,039.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,222	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,184.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	91.00–92.00	91.40
3	—	1,542	94.00–96.00	95.00
2	—	1,488	84.00–87.00	85.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,105	81.00–84.00	81.63
2	—	1,070	75.00–79.00	77.13
6	—	1,067	65.00–69.00	66.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,215	80.00–88.00	84.92
8	—	1,209	80.00–84.00	82.54
4	—	1,228	75.00–79.00	77.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	79.00	79.00
4	—	1,409	81.00–82.00	81.51
8	—	1,401	84.00–87.00	84.77

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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