Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, few steer calves 7.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported. A total of 270 cows and bulls sold and are included in the total head count.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.37/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$209.37

201 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$26.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	217.72	948	130
Medium and Large 1-2	514	197.28	1,013	34
Medium and Large 2	439	191.11	839	37

One grade step is worth $26.62/cwt here — about $110 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 sale201 hd

209.37

—

OK average5 barns · 2,072 hd

207.52

+1.85

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	250.06/cwt	238.00–271.00	1,063	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	237.36/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,317	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	234.17/cwt	216.00–248.00	1,103	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	189.78/cwt	160.00–215.00	1,076	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	221.71/cwt	219.00–223.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	196.97/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	227.25/cwt	212.00–235.00	841	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	241.67/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,247	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	286.22/cwt	270.00–301.00	930	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	227.70/cwt	215.00–231.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	207.30/cwt	185.00–225.00	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	215.82/cwt	212.00–227.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	269.79/cwt	251.00–295.00	998	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	199.86/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,081	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	232.83/cwt	217.00–242.00	738	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	171.37/cwt	170.00–174.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	190.97/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	163.80/cwt	151.00–178.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	155.09/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	299.73/cwt	293.00–305.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	193.14/cwt	188.00–209.00	1,134	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	195.68/cwt	182.00–214.00	920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	200.52/cwt	200.00–201.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	187.88/cwt	151.00–211.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	192.39/cwt	166.00–217.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	255.08/cwt	253.00–257.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	205.69/cwt	175.00–240.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	181.91/cwt	160.00–200.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	227.03/cwt	215.00–265.00	949	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	209.74/cwt	187.00–218.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	184.95/cwt	183.00–187.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	221.15/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,033	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	183.20/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	214.65/cwt	199.00–223.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	256.27/cwt	235.00–297.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	209.03/cwt	188.00–221.00	859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	231.17/cwt	191.00–245.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	483	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	498	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	187.78/cwt	176.00–200.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	216.01/cwt	201.00–222.00	1,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	188.53/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	199.74/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	224.68/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,101	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	230.29/cwt	230.00–232.00	967	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 →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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

Receipts 1,470Last week 1,100Year ago 1,380

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	425	238.00–271.00	250.06
6	—	555	231.00–240.00	237.36
9	—	471	216.00–248.00	234.17
1	—	770	193.00	193.00
10	—	516	230.00–255.00	241.67
16	—	325	270.00–301.00	286.22
24	—	370	251.00–295.00	269.79
5	—	279	293.00–305.00	299.73
4	—	610	191.00–245.00	231.17
2	—	670	180.00–182.00	181.01
1	—	890	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	233.00	233.00
3	—	428	249.00	249.00
7	—	541	197.00–201.00	199.86
4	—	554	220.00	220.00
3	—	643	220.00	220.00
3	—	480	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	262.00	262.00
5	—	498	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	567	160.00–215.00	189.78
1	—	620	211.00	211.00
3	—	465	219.00–223.00	221.71
5	—	381	199.00–223.00	214.65
3	—	328	235.00–297.00	256.27
12	—	411	188.00–221.00	209.03
2	—	673	176.00–200.00	187.78
6	—	528	201.00–222.00	216.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	190.00–210.00	196.97
30	—	370	212.00–235.00	227.25
5	—	281	215.00–231.00	227.70
19	—	317	217.00–242.00	232.83
3	—	685	151.00–178.00	163.80
6	—	720	150.00–171.00	155.09
34	—	418	215.00–265.00	227.03
4	—	530	187.00–218.00	209.74
2	—	768	142.00	142.00
17	—	467	214.00–224.00	221.15
5	—	607	177.00–191.00	183.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	219.00	219.00
11	—	362	212.00–227.00	215.82
11	—	587	188.00–209.00	193.14
3	—	655	155.00	155.00
3	—	505	222.00	222.00
4	—	728	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	374	185.00–225.00	207.30
3	—	578	170.00–174.00	171.37
4	—	525	181.00–195.00	190.97
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
1	—	245	167.00	167.00
6	—	470	182.00–214.00	195.68
3	—	413	151.00–211.00	187.88
1	—	785	150.00	150.00
5	—	306	166.00–217.00	192.39
1	—	725	148.00	148.00
1	—	295	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	200.00–201.00	200.52
1	—	460	190.00	190.00
3	—	525	160.00–200.00	181.91
2	—	430	183.00–187.00	184.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	203.00	203.00
2	—	370	253.00–257.00	255.08
2	—	270	175.00–240.00	205.69
1	—	740	179.00	179.00
3	—	310	281.00	281.00
2	—	610	185.00–192.00	188.53
4	—	514	199.00–200.00	199.74
7	—	490	211.00–235.00	224.68
7	—	420	230.00–232.00	230.29

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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