Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 7.00 higher, some 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers 4.00 lower, boners and leans 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.49/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$191.49

304 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$17.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	195.67	959	232
Medium and Large 2	478	178.04	850	72

One grade step is worth $17.63/cwt here — about $109 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 sale304 hd

191.49

—

OK average5 barns · 3,351 hd

187.23

+4.27

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	1,609	111.26	1,790	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	96.86	1,180	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	96.66	1,388	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	93.86	1,012	55

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)	1,146	$1,391	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	956	$1,322	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,183	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$1,144	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,201	$1,098	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,075	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,321	$2,558	11
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,945	$2,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,602	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,485	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$1,193	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	137.84/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	182.99/cwt	170.00–187.00	778	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	173.00/cwt	161.00–187.00	908	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	212.86/cwt	207.00–223.00	805	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	210.78/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	157.34/cwt	150.00–164.00	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	199.23/cwt	197.00–202.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	143.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	207.30/cwt	199.00–217.00	966	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	183.00/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	149.88/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,093	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	221.13/cwt	210.00–234.00	719	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	155.37/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	214.17/cwt	202.00–229.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	239.43/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,030	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	220.80/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,159	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	205.95/cwt	202.00–217.00	1,190	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	197.55/cwt	190.00–206.00	834	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	203.61/cwt	194.00–209.00	1,250	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	262.41/cwt	239.00–278.00	871	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	212.30/cwt	193.00–222.00	907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	200.19/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	199.65/cwt	190.00–206.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	161.64/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,313	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	186.07/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,254	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	172.59/cwt	168.00–183.00	1,239	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	165.14/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	251.99/cwt	233.00–267.00	947	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	230.55/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,086	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	233.53/cwt	229.00–253.00	892	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	210.24/cwt	190.00–231.00	900	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	90.14/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,096	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	94.45/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,019	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	88.35/cwt	87.00–91.00	948	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	99.44/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,077	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	94.69/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,373	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	98.52/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,208	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	89.80/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,302	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	105.28/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,269	8
Bulls	—	—	1,855	119.95/cwt	118.00–122.00	2,225	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	112.69/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,696	4
Bulls	—	—	1,325	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,206	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	1,196.58/head	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,197	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,144.35/head	925.00–1,450.00	1,144	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,390.60/head	1,125.00–1,565.00	1,391	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,484.50/head	1,125.00–1,625.00	1,485	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	1,097.57/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,098	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,183.04/head	975.00–1,300.00	1,183	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	1,321.71/head	875.00–1,575.00	1,322	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,097.50/head	925.00–1,210.00	1,098	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,602.36/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,602	8
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,945	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,345	2,460.28/head	1,260.00–3,050.00	2,460	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	241.73/cwt	231.00–255.00	761	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	201.49/cwt	192.00–211.00	937	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	148.55/cwt	143.00–155.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	179.49/cwt	179.00–180.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	186.22/cwt	177.00–196.00	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	167.61/cwt	160.00–176.00	960	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	194.61/cwt	189.00–209.00	1,109	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	184.33/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,124	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	188.60/cwt	180.00–197.00	734	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	194.30/cwt	188.00–203.00	1,020	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	181.11/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,150	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	183.65/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,041	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	101.04/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,430	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	767	167.89/cwt	163.00–178.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	170.46/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	206.34/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,092	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	162.29/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,146	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 1,400Last week 830Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 121Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 29Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	132.00–135.00	133.51
1	—	975	132.00	132.00
8	—	766	135.00–149.00	137.84
32	—	378	207.00–223.00	212.86
1	—	810	128.00	128.00
32	—	466	199.00–217.00	207.30
8	—	729	143.00–157.00	149.88
38	—	325	210.00–234.00	221.13
3	—	675	153.00–158.00	155.37
2	—	930	122.00	122.00
33	—	422	190.00–206.00	197.55
30	—	525	188.00–203.00	194.30
21	—	635	177.00–190.00	181.11
21	—	567	177.00–190.00	183.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
14	—	425	170.00–187.00	182.99
10	—	525	161.00–187.00	173.00
6	—	622	150.00–164.00	157.34
4	—	321	197.00–202.00	199.23
2	—	680	140.00–147.00	143.55
9	—	479	177.00–196.00	186.22
7	—	573	160.00–176.00	167.61
18	—	389	180.00–197.00	188.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	197.00–220.00	210.78
3	—	585	175.00–189.00	183.00
5	—	320	202.00–229.00	214.17
11	—	427	193.00–222.00	212.30
7	—	539	190.00–209.00	200.19
3	—	390	190.00–206.00	199.65
5	—	706	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	146.00	146.00
43	—	430	230.00–262.00	239.43
34	—	525	211.00–235.00	220.80
27	—	578	202.00–217.00	205.95
13	—	614	194.00–209.00	203.61
16	—	332	239.00–278.00	262.41
9	—	812	155.00–170.00	161.64
9	—	674	182.00–190.00	186.07
7	—	718	168.00–183.00	172.59
6	—	776	154.00–169.00	165.14
1	—	895	166.00	166.00
24	—	376	233.00–267.00	251.99
22	—	471	225.00–239.00	230.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	382	229.00–253.00	233.53
22	—	428	190.00–231.00	210.24
15	—	315	231.00–255.00	241.73
10	—	465	192.00–211.00	201.49
16	—	570	189.00–209.00	194.61
17	—	610	176.00–191.00	184.33
3	—	767	163.00–178.00	167.89
3	—	660	166.00–179.00	170.46
15	—	529	201.00–223.00	206.34
7	—	706	160.00–175.00	162.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	160.00	160.00
1	—	580	160.00	160.00
4	—	522	143.00–155.00	148.55
2	—	455	179.00–180.00	179.49
1	—	400	193.00	193.00
1	—	325	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,216	89.00–93.00	90.14
16	—	1,226	97.00–101.00	98.52
8	—	1,205	103.00–107.00	105.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,079	93.00–97.00	94.45
20	—	1,073	87.00–91.00	88.35
18	—	1,083	98.00–102.00	99.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,450	92.00–96.00	94.69
3	—	1,450	87.00–91.00	89.80
11	—	1,415	98.00–103.00	101.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,855	118.00–122.00	119.95
4	—	1,505	111.00–115.00	112.69
2	—	1,325	91.00	91.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,044	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,196.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,154	1,125.00–1,625.00	1,484.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	925.00–1,210.00	1,097.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	905	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,602.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	958	925.00–1,450.00	1,144.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,146	1,125.00–1,565.00	1,390.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,201	900.00–1,175.00	1,097.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,160	975.00–1,300.00	1,183.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	956	875.00–1,575.00	1,321.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,945	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,345	1,260.00–3,050.00	2,460.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,215	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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