Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 6.00 to 7.00 higher, some 12.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 4.00 to 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers 3.00 higher, boners and leans 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $245.03/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$245.03

216 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$39.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.51

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	253.66	1,267	169
Medium and Large 2	509	214.02	1,089	47

One grade step is worth $39.64/cwt here — about $178 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 sale216 hd

245.03

—

OK average5 barns · 2,340 hd

227.53

+17.51

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	—	Low	1,657	108.21	1,793	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	96.73	1,404	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	89.22	1,073	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	86.96	934	67

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)	1,190	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,131	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,117	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,111	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$1,017	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$1,510	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	327	207.78/cwt	203.00–214.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	260.59/cwt	253.00–279.00	1,118	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	295.21/cwt	281.00–311.00	971	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	216.44/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,022	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	240.40/cwt	233.00–249.00	897	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	212.87/cwt	199.00–220.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	206.13/cwt	198.00–215.00	1,391	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	214.78/cwt	204.00–219.00	1,323	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	207.34/cwt	199.00–219.00	1,184	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	225.51/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,409	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	201.79/cwt	191.00–216.00	1,247	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	234.93/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,006	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	215.45/cwt	202.00–221.00	1,144	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	207.25/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	239.47/cwt	228.00–246.00	1,377	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	218.81/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	213.80/cwt	209.00–223.00	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	237.69/cwt	225.00–263.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	252.09/cwt	242.00–263.00	1,190	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	286.65/cwt	279.00–300.00	1,084	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	253.61/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,311	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	215.17/cwt	201.00–232.00	1,134	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	226.35/cwt	215.00–241.00	973	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	247.69/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,159	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	223.54/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,147	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	203.83/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,402	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	93.82/cwt	92.00–96.00	994	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	87.03/cwt	86.00–90.00	943	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	89.83/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,074	15
Bulls	—	—	1,588	94.27/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,497	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	85.92/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,021	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	83.25/cwt	80.00–85.00	888	21
Bulls	—	—	1,613	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,822	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	89.85/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,420	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	100.44/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,451	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	96.20/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,372	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	96.61/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,222	5
Bulls	—	—	1,848	119.66/cwt	118.00–122.00	2,211	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,110.56/head	1,035.00–1,175.00	1,111	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,116.50/head	1,010.00–1,245.00	1,117	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,017.31/head	1,010.00–1,035.00	1,017	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,131.04/head	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,131	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	195.27/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	259.12/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,086	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	286.35/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	218.97/cwt	215.00–223.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	145.21/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	194.22/cwt	188.00–200.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	187.44/cwt	181.00–191.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	166.00/cwt	159.00–173.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	227.39/cwt	221.00–233.00	744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	180.37/cwt	173.00–188.00	1,380	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	143.42/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,122	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	206.78/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,158	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	208.72/cwt	200.00–213.00	918	3

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 1,125Year ago 1,725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 202Year ago 366

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 48Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	203.00–214.00	207.78
1	—	815	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	162.00	162.00
2	—	388	215.00–223.00	218.97
5	—	476	188.00–200.00	194.22
3	—	517	181.00–191.00	187.44
2	—	855	130.00	130.00
2	—	700	159.00–173.00	166.00
7	—	782	140.00–154.00	143.42
3	—	440	200.00–213.00	208.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	207.00–225.00	216.44
15	—	373	233.00–249.00	240.40
30	—	675	198.00–215.00	206.13
17	—	616	204.00–219.00	214.78
27	—	428	229.00–247.00	234.93
22	—	531	202.00–221.00	215.45
7	—	719	185.00–200.00	195.27
5	—	804	180.00	180.00
5	—	879	142.00–146.00	145.21
9	—	327	221.00–233.00	227.39
8	—	765	173.00–188.00	180.37
10	—	560	201.00–217.00	206.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	429	253.00–279.00	260.59
17	—	329	281.00–311.00	295.21
19	—	625	220.00–236.00	225.51
6	—	765	195.00	195.00
3	—	712	198.00–212.00	207.25
11	—	575	228.00–246.00	239.47
7	—	659	208.00–224.00	218.81
28	—	472	242.00–263.00	252.09
23	—	378	279.00–300.00	286.65
2	—	805	191.00	191.00
34	—	517	237.00–265.00	253.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	199.00–220.00	212.87
1	—	955	187.00	187.00
6	—	571	199.00–219.00	207.34
1	—	650	181.00	181.00
9	—	618	191.00–216.00	201.79
6	—	474	209.00–223.00	213.80
5	—	324	225.00–263.00	237.69
9	—	527	201.00–232.00	215.17
7	—	430	215.00–241.00	226.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	235.00–250.00	247.69
8	—	513	215.00–240.00	223.54
1	—	305	253.00	253.00
2	—	585	206.00	206.00
4	—	688	191.00–208.00	203.83
1	—	730	192.00	192.00
5	—	419	251.00–273.00	259.12
4	—	625	213.00	213.00
6	—	353	281.00–297.00	286.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,059	92.00–96.00	93.82
35	—	1,084	86.00–90.00	87.03
21	—	1,067	80.00–85.00	83.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,196	84.00–94.00	89.83
14	—	1,188	84.00–88.00	85.92
5	—	1,265	95.00–99.00	96.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	89.00–91.00	89.85
5	—	1,445	99.00–103.00	100.44
9	—	1,426	94.00–98.00	96.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,588	93.00–97.00	94.27
8	—	1,613	111.00–115.00	112.95
4	—	1,848	118.00–122.00	119.66

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,035.00–1,175.00	1,110.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,167	1,010.00–1,245.00	1,116.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,010.00–1,035.00	1,017.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,085	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,131.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,510.00	1,510.00

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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