Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 8.00 to 12.00 higher, some 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows , Breakers and Leans 3.00 to 4.00 higher, Boners 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.65/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$196.65

267 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$21.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	202.54	972	193
Medium and Large 2	464	181.28	842	74

One grade step is worth $21.27/cwt here — about $130 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 sale267 hd

196.65

—

OK average5 barns · 3,664 hd

193.62

+3.03

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	1,594	110.12	1,755	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	99.86	1,404	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	98.50	1,179	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	94.42	1,009	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$1,205	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,160	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,126	$1,112	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,013	$961	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,126	$1,337	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,170	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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%	—	1,067	89.23/cwt	88.00–93.00	952	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	102.85/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,114	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	93.81/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	259.56/cwt	238.00–282.00	966	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	192.68/cwt	183.00–198.00	1,200	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	213.17/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	230.84/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,120	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	342	280.38/cwt	273.00–286.00	959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	244.23/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,304	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	239.41/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,341	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	251.11/cwt	238.00–260.00	794	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	185.49/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	214.26/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	254.50/cwt	235.00–263.00	1,173	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	245.11/cwt	233.00–261.00	1,032	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	259.74/cwt	246.00–269.00	1,003	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	222.14/cwt	200.00–242.00	853	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	218.10/cwt	207.00–228.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	214.82/cwt	201.00–228.00	919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	185.32/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,316	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	199.97/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,034	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	187.64/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	216.39/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,361	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	214.81/cwt	200.00–233.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	209.10/cwt	203.00–220.00	974	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	189.65/cwt	181.00–197.00	1,081	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	168.43/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,043	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	179.83/cwt	172.00–188.00	928	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	195.27/cwt	191.00–205.00	623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	159.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	225.25/cwt	213.00–233.00	723	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	139.10/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	156.53/cwt	150.00–160.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	141.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	160.48/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	167.18/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,222	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	149.67/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	213.19/cwt	206.00–221.00	883	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	194.96/cwt	186.00–205.00	823	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	193.56/cwt	187.00–202.00	724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	185.11/cwt	181.00–196.00	885	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	189.21/cwt	184.00–195.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	186.26/cwt	180.00–196.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	180.29/cwt	174.00–189.00	1,219	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	203.05/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,163	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	213.74/cwt	206.00–220.00	819	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	191.25/cwt	190.00–193.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	212.88/cwt	201.00–220.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	234.55/cwt	227.00–255.00	1,002	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	1,102.84/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,103	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	1,389.07/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,389	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,081.45/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,081	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	1,387.13/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,387	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,111	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	996.74/head	900.00–1,075.00	997	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	994	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,069.84/head	950.00–1,120.00	1,070	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,205.00/head	1,205.00–1,205.00	1,205	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	960.67/head	875.00–1,075.00	961	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	113.24/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,832	4
Bulls	—	—	1,689	118.04/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,994	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	102.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,557	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	103.55/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,232	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	88.98/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,070	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,424	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	99.38/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,406	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	97.37/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,035	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	95.44/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,149	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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,400Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 228Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 122Year ago 63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,067	88.00–93.00	89.23
6	—	1,083	101.00–105.00	102.85
11	—	1,063	96.00–100.00	97.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	91.00–95.00	93.81
3	—	1,330	105.00–109.00	107.04
7	—	1,415	96.00–101.00	99.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,190	101.00–105.00	103.55
2	—	1,203	88.00–90.00	88.98
7	—	1,204	94.00–98.00	95.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	113.00–114.00	113.24
4	—	1,689	115.00–120.00	118.04
6	—	1,515	100.00–105.00	102.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	189.00	189.00
2	—	788	183.00	183.00
10	—	372	238.00–282.00	259.56
8	—	623	183.00–198.00	192.68
4	—	509	209.00–224.00	213.17
11	—	485	225.00–241.00	230.84
1	—	305	252.00	252.00
9	—	676	174.00–189.00	180.29
13	—	573	195.00–210.00	203.05
9	—	427	227.00–255.00	234.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	184.00–195.00	189.21
4	—	465	180.00–196.00	186.26
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
4	—	436	190.00–193.00	191.25
1	—	615	162.00	162.00
4	—	333	201.00–220.00	212.88
1	—	570	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	342	273.00–286.00	280.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	534	239.00–251.00	244.23
9	—	560	230.00–251.00	239.41
17	—	316	238.00–260.00	251.11
28	—	461	235.00–263.00	254.50
16	—	421	233.00–261.00	245.11
14	—	386	246.00–269.00	259.74
11	—	710	180.00–188.00	185.32
1	—	975	159.00	159.00
3	—	865	167.00	167.00
5	—	677	181.00–191.00	187.64
8	—	629	208.00–225.00	216.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	180.00–192.00	185.49
5	—	534	200.00–223.00	214.26
17	—	384	200.00–242.00	222.14
4	—	476	207.00–228.00	218.10
8	—	428	201.00–228.00	214.82
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
10	—	328	200.00–233.00	214.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	517	190.00–206.00	199.97
24	—	466	203.00–220.00	209.10
16	—	570	181.00–197.00	189.65
10	—	619	159.00–174.00	168.43
2	—	773	155.00–165.00	159.85
25	—	321	213.00–233.00	225.25
4	—	685	156.00–162.00	160.48
14	—	731	161.00–173.00	167.18
3	—	852	149.00–150.00	149.67
45	—	414	206.00–221.00	213.19
24	—	383	206.00–220.00	213.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	172.00–188.00	179.83
9	—	319	191.00–205.00	195.27
3	—	727	135.00–147.00	139.10
3	—	682	130.00	130.00
4	—	561	150.00–160.00	156.53
4	—	611	140.00–145.00	141.24
17	—	422	186.00–205.00	194.96
11	—	374	187.00–202.00	193.56
15	—	478	181.00–196.00	185.11

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	7	—	869	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,102.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,081.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	735.00	735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,137	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,389.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,062	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,387.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,139	900.00–1,075.00	996.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,036	950.00–1,120.00	1,069.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,205.00	1,205.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,013	875.00–1,075.00	960.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,111	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	994	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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