Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steer calves 4.00 to 7.00 higher, some 14.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 higher except heifer calves over 600 lbs. 2.00 lower. Quality was mostly attractive. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.80/cwt on 300 head.

Average price

$217.80

300 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$21.26/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	220.49	1,045	262
Medium and Large 2	474	199.23	944	38

One grade step is worth $21.26/cwt here — about $101 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 sale300 hd

217.80

—

OK average5 barns · 3,457 hd

212.91

+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	1,635	113.70	1,859	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	93.88	1,331	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	91.53	1,115	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	90.35	960	31

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$1,316	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$1,245	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,167	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,043	$994	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	943	$1,583	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	998	$1,408	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2	—	582	190.67/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	199.12/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,243	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	235.34/cwt	228.00–243.00	753	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	227.82/cwt	221.00–233.00	861	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	202.46/cwt	181.00–213.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	229.61/cwt	218.00–247.00	969	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	206.59/cwt	199.00–211.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	189.00/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	181.45/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	292.21/cwt	265.00–303.00	970	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	206.48/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	192.93/cwt	182.00–199.00	1,312	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	216.58/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,120	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	269.69/cwt	252.00–281.00	1,119	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	223.13/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,073	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	287.77/cwt	275.00–303.00	1,059	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	194.89/cwt	171.00–207.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	211.66/cwt	180.00–226.00	1,027	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	244.79/cwt	213.00–264.00	923	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	197.86/cwt	181.00–215.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	236.40/cwt	212.00–251.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	178.96/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	227.18/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,297	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	251.39/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,171	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	232.48/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,211	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	234.86/cwt	212.00–247.00	1,008	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	218.06/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,352	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	195.59/cwt	187.00–211.00	1,144	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	195.92/cwt	189.00–203.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	247.11/cwt	232.00–261.00	1,043	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	265.64/cwt	243.00–285.00	1,001	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	221.57/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,241	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	230.60/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,109	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,345	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	84.77/cwt	83.00–88.00	904	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	96.81/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,030	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	91.07/cwt	90.00–94.00	965	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	98.04/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,410	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	94.54/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,351	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	98.45/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,211	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	92.73/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,140	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	84.55/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,011	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	84.00/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,116	2
Bulls	—	—	1,657	118.09/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,957	8
Bulls	—	—	1,853	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	2,121	4
Bulls	—	—	1,486	108.23/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,608	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,167.31/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,167	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,316.02/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,316	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	835	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	994.33/head	975.00–1,025.00	994	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	845	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,244.84/head	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,245	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	226.60/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,192	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	206.66/cwt	201.00–212.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	202.09/cwt	193.00–211.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	197.23/cwt	181.00–208.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	176.52/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	214.59/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,210	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	202.10/cwt	179.00–213.00	956	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	167.83/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	209.36/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	292.22/cwt	273.00–309.00	923	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	203.56/cwt	194.00–209.00	1,278	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	170.43/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	196.31/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	218.39/cwt	215.00–222.00	710	2

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 1,050Last week 800Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 177Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 23Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	190.00–191.00	190.67
7	—	370	181.00–213.00	202.46
5	—	417	199.00–211.00	206.59
5	—	617	171.00–184.00	181.45
11	—	473	179.00–213.00	202.10
5	—	530	185.00–208.00	196.31
2	—	325	215.00–222.00	218.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	624	190.00–204.00	199.12
35	—	320	228.00–243.00	235.34
25	—	378	221.00–233.00	227.82
66	—	422	218.00–247.00	229.61
14	—	680	182.00–199.00	192.93
24	—	517	212.00–221.00	216.58
50	—	481	215.00–230.00	223.13
22	—	564	205.00–220.00	214.59
5	—	765	167.00–171.00	167.83
4	—	719	165.00–180.00	170.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	188.00–190.00	189.00
3	—	616	171.00–207.00	194.89
10	—	485	180.00–226.00	211.66
8	—	377	213.00–264.00	244.79
5	—	526	181.00–215.00	197.86
4	—	323	212.00–251.00	236.40
9	—	429	212.00–247.00	234.86
5	—	585	187.00–211.00	195.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	332	265.00–303.00	292.21
7	—	682	204.00–218.00	206.48
26	—	415	252.00–281.00	269.69
20	—	368	275.00–303.00	287.77
4	—	737	177.00–185.00	178.96
11	—	571	220.00–238.00	227.18
37	—	466	242.00–258.00	251.39
27	—	521	220.00–248.00	232.48
1	—	805	176.00	176.00
28	—	620	210.00–224.00	218.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	189.00–203.00	195.92
18	—	422	232.00–261.00	247.11
20	—	377	243.00–285.00	265.64
17	—	560	210.00–232.00	221.57
16	—	481	221.00–238.00	230.60
1	—	760	177.00	177.00
23	—	526	219.00–236.00	226.60
13	—	316	273.00–309.00	292.22
10	—	628	194.00–209.00	203.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	201.00–212.00	206.66
2	—	475	193.00–211.00	202.09
1	—	390	210.00	210.00
3	—	582	181.00–208.00	197.23
2	—	633	171.00–182.00	176.52
4	—	535	201.00–215.00	209.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,066	83.00–88.00	84.77
6	—	1,064	95.00–98.00	96.81
16	—	1,060	90.00–94.00	91.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	97.00–99.00	98.04
11	—	1,429	93.00–96.00	94.54
2	—	1,328	83.00–85.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,230	97.00–101.00	98.45
12	—	1,229	91.00–95.00	92.73
9	—	1,196	83.00–87.00	84.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,657	117.00–120.00	118.09
4	—	1,853	113.00–116.00	114.49
7	—	1,486	105.00–110.00	108.23

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,167.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,229	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,316.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,043	975.00–1,025.00	994.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,162	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,244.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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