Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 550 lbs. 7.00 to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs. lack of numbers to determine a trend. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows , breakers and leans 2.00 to 6.00 lower, boners 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.15/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$199.15

154 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$23.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.89

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	203.39	963	126
Medium and Large 2	443	180.05	797	28

One grade step is worth $23.34/cwt here — about $166 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 sale154 hd

199.15

—

OK average5 barns · 3,342 hd

194.26

+4.89

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	1,669	110.26	1,840	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	99.50	1,215	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	96.73	1,366	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	93.04	996	23

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)	1,313	$1,412	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$1,293	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,290	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$1,195	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$1,174	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,014	$1,136	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	477	207.09/cwt	201.00–222.00	988	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	199.92/cwt	191.00–207.00	1,036	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	181.30/cwt	177.00–194.00	1,044	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	152.51/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	191.00/cwt	173.00–209.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	159.72/cwt	153.00–167.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	175.05/cwt	168.00–181.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	185.89/cwt	180.00–197.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	232.15/cwt	223.00–247.00	757	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	220.23/cwt	203.00–227.00	839	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	207.99/cwt	202.00–222.00	880	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	175.86/cwt	169.00–183.00	1,087	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	176.99/cwt	171.00–187.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	277.35/cwt	259.00–293.00	1,062	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	187.25/cwt	175.00–204.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	288.44/cwt	280.00–295.00	937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	196.50/cwt	191.00–202.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	181.65/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	236.11/cwt	223.00–251.00	1,015	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	190.17/cwt	182.00–199.00	882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	193.55/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,099	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	676	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	1,136.05/head	1,010.00–1,400.00	1,136	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,194.96/head	1,135.00–1,250.00	1,195	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,292.75/head	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,293	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,412.38/head	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,412	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,173.79/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,174	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,289.58/head	1,035.00–1,425.00	1,290	6
Bulls	—	—	1,851	113.25/cwt	111.00–115.00	2,096	6
Bulls	—	—	1,548	108.27/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,676	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	97.55/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,190	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	103.02/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,260	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	94.08/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,358	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	98.50/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,370	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	86.82/cwt	85.00–89.00	930	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	94.03/cwt	92.00–96.00	972	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	99.03/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,100	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	251.74/cwt	237.00–259.00	1,193	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	205.67/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	201.11/cwt	192.00–213.00	1,259	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	201.94/cwt	197.00–211.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	233.82/cwt	226.00–246.00	1,214	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	288.06/cwt	271.00–294.00	939	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	193.13/cwt	186.00–203.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	245.58/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	202.30/cwt	195.00–210.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	246.54/cwt	237.00–265.00	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	210.79/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,102	5

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 →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Mar 21, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 620Year ago 920

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 84Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 16Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	477	201.00–222.00	207.09
18	—	518	191.00–207.00	199.92
8	—	576	177.00–194.00	181.30
4	—	685	149.00–161.00	152.51
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
14	—	326	223.00–247.00	232.15
15	—	381	203.00–227.00	220.23
27	—	423	202.00–222.00	207.99
14	—	618	169.00–183.00	175.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	173.00–209.00	191.00
1	—	690	138.00	138.00
2	—	573	153.00–167.00	159.72
3	—	523	168.00–181.00	175.05
8	—	376	180.00–197.00	185.89
7	—	427	171.00–187.00	176.99
5	—	464	182.00–199.00	190.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	191.00	191.00
5	—	513	175.00–204.00	187.25
2	—	360	191.00–202.00	196.50
3	—	552	175.00–193.00	181.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	190.00	190.00
1	—	960	146.00	146.00
25	—	383	259.00–293.00	277.35
9	—	325	280.00–295.00	288.44
12	—	430	223.00–251.00	236.11
10	—	474	237.00–259.00	251.74
3	—	677	205.00–207.00	205.67
1	—	805	145.00	145.00
9	—	626	192.00–213.00	201.11
3	—	577	197.00–211.00	201.94
12	—	519	226.00–246.00	233.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	182.00–200.00	193.55
1	—	695	167.00	167.00
1	—	835	150.00	150.00
1	—	920	131.00	131.00
14	—	326	271.00–294.00	288.06
3	—	617	186.00–203.00	193.13
3	—	410	235.00–257.00	245.58
2	—	478	195.00–210.00	202.30
4	—	370	237.00–265.00	246.54
5	—	523	209.00–214.00	210.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	185.00	185.00
1	—	350	193.00	193.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,014	1,010.00–1,400.00	1,136.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	1,135.00–1,250.00	1,194.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,333	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,292.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,412.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,152	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,173.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,123	1,035.00–1,425.00	1,289.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,851	111.00–115.00	113.25
9	—	1,548	106.00–110.00	108.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,220	95.00–99.00	97.55
5	—	1,223	101.00–105.00	103.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	91.00–95.00	94.08
9	—	1,391	96.00–100.00	98.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,071	85.00–89.00	86.82
8	—	1,034	92.00–96.00	94.03
7	—	1,111	97.00–101.00	99.03

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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