Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, some 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.61/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$206.61

330 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$21.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.99

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	211.17	1,010	261
Medium and Large 2	460	189.32	871	69

One grade step is worth $21.85/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 sale330 hd

206.61

—

OK average5 barns · 3,282 hd

198.62

+7.99

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	1,614	108.73	1,755	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	102.87	1,438	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	99.65	1,201	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	93.19	984	41

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,160	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	986	$1,122	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,054	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	726	164.41/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	197.50/cwt	191.00–208.00	936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	196.55/cwt	188.00–207.00	826	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	220.88/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	198.05/cwt	191.00–203.00	1,056	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	217.40/cwt	209.00–224.00	828	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	197.38/cwt	189.00–209.00	1,127	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	193.50/cwt	181.00–200.00	844	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	200.58/cwt	194.00–213.00	1,157	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	227.49/cwt	215.00–233.00	962	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	188.97/cwt	182.00–200.00	907	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	1,121.52/head	825.00–1,375.00	1,122	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,053.67/head	825.00–1,300.00	1,054	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,160.31/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,160	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	94.78/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,131	14
Bulls	—	—	1,804	113.55/cwt	112.00–116.00	2,048	4
Bulls	—	—	1,483	103.47/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,534	4
Bulls	—	—	1,567	109.08/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,709	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,462	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	99.27/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,063	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	106.11/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,307	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	95.11/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,016	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	100.83/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,213	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	95.99/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,283	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	106.47/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,470	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	89.19/cwt	87.00–91.00	929	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	270.28/cwt	251.00–283.00	1,011	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	180.70/cwt	173.00–187.00	1,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	225.05/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,037	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	279.17/cwt	260.00–299.00	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	276.86/cwt	259.00–295.00	1,022	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	211.24/cwt	198.00–220.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	182.58/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	198.25/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,336	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	190.11/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	218.24/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,264	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	240.82/cwt	226.00–255.00	1,267	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	220.75/cwt	219.00–223.00	1,185	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	221.42/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,386	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	200.28/cwt	192.00–219.00	979	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	207.80/cwt	199.00–220.00	879	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	180.50/cwt	170.00–193.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	245.51/cwt	231.00–262.00	1,151	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	225.02/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,069	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	251.44/cwt	236.00–267.00	1,079	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	219.48/cwt	210.00–226.00	926	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	219.58/cwt	209.00–227.00	720	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	162.77/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	284.17/cwt	257.00–297.00	918	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	190.98/cwt	188.00–201.00	607	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	212.50/cwt	198.00–230.00	812	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	193.11/cwt	184.00–203.00	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	177.90/cwt	167.00–187.00	1,101	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	184.32/cwt	177.00–198.00	1,051	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	221.21/cwt	213.00–227.00	1,141	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	140.48/cwt	130.00–146.00	870	4

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,050Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 155Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 45Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	726	155.00–172.00	164.41
2	—	763	140.00–141.00	140.49
3	—	915	120.00	120.00
27	—	381	209.00–224.00	217.40
28	—	571	189.00–209.00	197.38
33	—	475	217.00–235.00	225.02
74	—	422	210.00–226.00	219.48
26	—	328	209.00–227.00	219.58
5	—	661	158.00–167.00	162.77
15	—	619	167.00–187.00	177.90
41	—	516	213.00–227.00	221.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	191.00–208.00	197.50
16	—	420	188.00–207.00	196.55
10	—	533	191.00–203.00	198.05
11	—	318	188.00–201.00	190.98
1	—	690	123.00	123.00
8	—	369	184.00–203.00	193.11
11	—	570	177.00–198.00	184.32
4	—	619	130.00–146.00	140.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	158.00	158.00
7	—	527	215.00–228.00	220.88
1	—	960	114.00	114.00
7	—	577	194.00–213.00	200.58
9	—	423	215.00–233.00	227.49
1	—	730	172.00	172.00
10	—	374	251.00–283.00	270.28
1	—	875	131.00	131.00
3	—	608	173.00–187.00	180.70
8	—	461	212.00–230.00	225.05
10	—	318	260.00–299.00	279.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	181.00–200.00	193.50
1	—	370	225.00	225.00
4	—	480	182.00–200.00	188.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	369	259.00–295.00	276.86
2	—	713	175.00–190.00	182.58
15	—	674	191.00–201.00	198.25
28	—	579	211.00–228.00	218.24
46	—	526	226.00–255.00	240.82
25	—	626	211.00–228.00	221.42
37	—	469	231.00–262.00	245.51
45	—	429	236.00–267.00	251.44
12	—	323	257.00–297.00	284.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	310	198.00–220.00	211.24
4	—	588	186.00–199.00	190.11
8	—	537	219.00–223.00	220.75
12	—	489	192.00–219.00	200.28
12	—	423	199.00–220.00	207.80
3	—	633	170.00–193.00	180.50
15	—	382	198.00–230.00	212.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	986	825.00–1,375.00	1,121.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,023	825.00–1,300.00	1,053.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,143	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,160.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,193	93.00–98.00	94.78
8	—	1,232	104.00–108.00	106.11
14	—	1,203	99.00–103.00	100.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,434	100.00–104.00	101.97
3	—	1,337	95.00–98.00	95.99
8	—	1,381	105.00–109.00	106.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,071	97.00–101.00	99.27
9	—	1,068	94.00–96.00	95.11
21	—	1,042	87.00–91.00	89.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,804	112.00–116.00	113.55
4	—	1,483	101.00–105.00	103.47
5	—	1,567	107.00–111.00	109.08

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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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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