Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to lite receipts two weeks ago; Steer calves 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Heifer calves 14.00 to 18.00 higher. Demand very good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 13.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.88/cwt on 588 head.

Average price

$185.88

588 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$10.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	187.26	960	509
Medium and Large 2	447	177.02	792	79

One grade step is worth $10.24/cwt here — about $168 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 sale588 hd

185.88

—

OK average3 barns · 1,745 hd

184.45

+1.43

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	—	High	1,713	109.02	1,867	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	96.07	1,158	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,429	94.43	1,349	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	89.40	964	25

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)	1,249	$1,256	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,194	$1,176	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$1,160	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,031	$1,067	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,299	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$1,178	4thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	96.32/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,041	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	90.41/cwt	89.00–93.00	957	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	88.80/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,295	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	95.68/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,162	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	89.13/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,063	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	102.67/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,240	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	100.62/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,439	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	95.50/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,341	12
Bulls	—	—	1,911	115.71/cwt	114.00–118.00	2,211	5
Bulls	—	—	1,749	111.24/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,946	6
Bulls	—	—	1,562	103.18/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,612	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	1,066.54/head	875.00–1,250.00	1,067	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	1,256.33/head	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,256	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,265.13/head	1,160.00–1,310.00	1,265	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,176.27/head	1,085.00–1,300.00	1,176	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,160.29/head	1,020.00–1,300.00	1,160	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,224.26/head	1,035.00–1,400.00	1,224	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,131.94/head	935.00–1,300.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	180.74/cwt	175.00–190.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	183.65/cwt	180.00–185.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	202.16/cwt	191.00–220.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	177.43/cwt	170.00–189.00	845	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	168.50/cwt	157.00–172.00	1,048	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	165.54/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,106	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	208.31/cwt	201.00–212.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	171.61/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	184.38/cwt	174.00–189.00	763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	199.77/cwt	190.00–209.00	851	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	199.15/cwt	190.00–206.00	942	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	175.83/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,025	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	205.52/cwt	196.00–222.00	970	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	243.27/cwt	230.00–250.00	766	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	206.79/cwt	196.00–216.00	1,204	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	230.91/cwt	218.00–245.00	1,085	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,290	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	248.26/cwt	232.00–259.00	785	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,314	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	175.93/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,085	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	218.72/cwt	210.00–225.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	196.12/cwt	189.00–204.00	1,212	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	188.32/cwt	179.00–193.00	1,243	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	171.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,248	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	233.83/cwt	220.00–249.00	994	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	429	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,103	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	216.29/cwt	208.00–232.00	1,118	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	246.95/cwt	231.00–264.00	933	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	201.65/cwt	196.00–213.00	954	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	177.35/cwt	171.00–187.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	208.13/cwt	201.00–218.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	209.76/cwt	200.00–222.00	684	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	150.25/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	137.61/cwt	137.00–140.00	994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	165.66/cwt	160.00–171.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	204.32/cwt	197.00–212.00	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	193.00/cwt	187.00–203.00	1,002	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	153.71/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,128	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	209.86/cwt	199.00–222.00	802	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	189.42/cwt	180.00–197.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	188.90/cwt	170.00–197.00	612	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	181.53/cwt	175.00–191.00	960	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	154.73/cwt	147.00–161.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	84.90/cwt	83.00–87.00	927	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	178.11/cwt	173.00–191.00	1,021	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	219.92/cwt	215.00–225.00	937	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	196.85/cwt	191.00–213.00	1,030	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	238.04/cwt	225.00–248.00	890	6

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,600Last week 0Year ago 950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 0Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 0Year ago 26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,081	95.00–98.00	96.32
8	—	1,059	89.00–93.00	90.41
11	—	1,092	83.00–87.00	84.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,458	87.00–91.00	88.80
7	—	1,430	98.00–102.00	100.62
12	—	1,404	93.00–97.00	95.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,214	94.00–98.00	95.68
8	—	1,193	88.00–92.00	89.13
9	—	1,208	100.00–104.00	102.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,911	114.00–118.00	115.71
6	—	1,749	109.00–113.00	111.24
8	—	1,562	101.00–106.00	103.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,031	875.00–1,250.00	1,066.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,249	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,256.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,194	1,085.00–1,300.00	1,176.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,020.00–1,300.00	1,160.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,137	1,160.00–1,310.00	1,265.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	1,035.00–1,400.00	1,224.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	935.00–1,300.00	1,131.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	153.00	153.00
5	—	620	167.00–175.00	171.61
2	—	718	160.00	160.00
9	—	472	196.00–222.00	205.52
16	—	315	230.00–250.00	243.27
8	—	573	173.00–191.00	178.11
8	—	426	215.00–225.00	219.92
6	—	523	191.00–213.00	196.85
6	—	374	225.00–248.00	238.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	175.00–190.00	180.74
4	—	411	180.00–185.00	183.65
1	—	630	155.00	155.00
1	—	530	187.00	187.00
4	—	376	191.00–220.00	202.16
3	—	318	201.00–212.00	208.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	170.00–189.00	177.43
12	—	414	174.00–189.00	184.38
5	—	722	137.00–140.00	137.61
8	—	530	160.00–171.00	165.66
14	—	371	180.00–197.00	189.42
17	—	324	170.00–197.00	188.90
1	—	835	125.00	125.00
4	—	575	147.00–161.00	154.73
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	622	157.00–172.00	168.50
68	—	668	156.00–169.00	165.54
1	—	855	125.00	125.00
98	—	426	190.00–209.00	199.77
75	—	473	190.00–206.00	199.15
64	—	583	165.00–180.00	175.83
1	—	270	203.00	203.00
1	—	960	130.00	130.00
64	—	326	200.00–222.00	209.76
4	—	809	150.00–151.00	150.25
31	—	734	146.00–157.00	153.71
32	—	382	199.00–222.00	209.86
1	—	767	167.00	167.00
41	—	529	175.00–191.00	181.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	232.00	232.00
1	—	905	136.00	136.00
39	—	582	196.00–216.00	206.79
40	—	470	218.00–245.00	230.91
2	—	875	147.00	147.00
5	—	832	155.00	155.00
20	—	316	232.00–259.00	248.26
21	—	751	175.00	175.00
22	—	618	189.00–204.00	196.12
22	—	660	179.00–193.00	188.32
22	—	728	160.00–175.00	171.45
23	—	425	220.00–249.00	233.83
43	—	517	208.00–232.00	216.29
57	—	378	231.00–264.00	246.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	617	170.00–182.00	175.93
6	—	324	210.00–225.00	218.72
12	—	473	196.00–213.00	201.65
6	—	582	171.00–187.00	177.35
1	—	700	159.00	159.00
3	—	375	201.00–218.00	208.13
6	—	416	197.00–212.00	204.32
9	—	519	187.00–203.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	257.00	257.00
5	—	465	252.00	252.00

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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How this sale compares

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