Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 - 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 5.00 -11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.20/cwt on 292 head.

Average price

$217.20

292 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$15.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	220.20	1,079	237
Medium and Large 2	433	204.28	884	55

One grade step is worth $15.92/cwt here — about $195 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 sale292 hd

217.20

—

OK average5 barns · 2,546 hd

214.78

+2.42

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	1,573	118.59	1,865	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	104.12	1,508	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	96.74	1,158	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	92.60	978	38

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)	1,105	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,196	$1,029	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,027	$933	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,395	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	961	$1,291	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,256	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	320	234.75/cwt	229.00–246.00	751	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	219.05/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,054	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	213.73/cwt	203.00–224.00	795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	222.17/cwt	213.00–227.00	1,151	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	208.41/cwt	199.00–219.00	884	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	237.74/cwt	227.00–244.00	882	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	199.53/cwt	191.00–210.00	970	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	231.56/cwt	224.00–239.00	977	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	189.20/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,288	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	204.27/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	262.38/cwt	252.00–279.00	1,136	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	204.67/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	246.42/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,299	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	152.20/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	218.11/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,241	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	148.77/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	220.00/cwt	202.00–234.00	1,241	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	235.33/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,480	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	293.14/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,093	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	212.43/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	313.37/cwt	301.00–320.00	1,037	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	247.50/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,423	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	218.89/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,460	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	233.74/cwt	222.00–255.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	249.00/cwt	235.00–263.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	266.37/cwt	259.00–284.00	1,271	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	221.87/cwt	211.00–243.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	204.66/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,232	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	231.56/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,325	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	164.48/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	242.25/cwt	234.00–251.00	1,260	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,343	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	99.66/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,030	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	99.71/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,231	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	94.62/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,020	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	88.99/cwt	87.00–91.00	934	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	99.35/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,394	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	110.19/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,598	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	106.64/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,632	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	95.35/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,124	30
Bulls	—	—	1,663	125.35/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,085	6
Bulls	—	—	1,576	116.99/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,844	6
Bulls	—	—	1,385	108.27/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	1,028.55/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,029	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	933.36/head	925.00–950.00	933	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,395.00/head	1,395.00–1,395.00	1,395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,262.91/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,263	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,255.56/head	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	247.76/cwt	240.00–261.00	951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	213.17/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	210.49/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	201.22/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,167	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	277.06/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,058	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	242.20/cwt	227.00–254.00	1,158	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	302.48/cwt	289.00–316.00	986	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	232.61/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,000	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	235.91/cwt	230.00–242.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	197.42/cwt	181.00–203.00	1,023	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	198.30/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	184.66/cwt	171.00–188.00	1,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	194.10/cwt	181.00–220.00	1,302	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	252.85/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,062	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	207.38/cwt	190.00–224.00	670	11

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 May 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,125Last week 850Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 229Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	320	229.00–246.00	234.75
55	—	481	211.00–227.00	219.05
45	—	518	213.00–227.00	222.17
38	—	371	227.00–244.00	237.74
2	—	970	140.00	140.00
16	—	422	224.00–239.00	231.56
8	—	681	180.00–212.00	189.20
4	—	623	195.00–214.00	204.27
5	—	828	148.00–162.00	152.20
19	—	569	210.00–229.00	218.11
4	—	778	141.00–152.00	148.77
6	—	724	171.00–188.00	184.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	372	203.00–224.00	213.73
13	—	424	199.00–219.00	208.41
7	—	486	191.00–210.00	199.53
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
8	—	518	181.00–203.00	197.42
5	—	570	192.00–206.00	198.30
11	—	323	190.00–224.00	207.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	433	252.00–279.00	262.38
6	—	743	200.00–210.00	204.67
10	—	527	238.00–252.00	246.42
21	—	629	230.00–245.00	235.33
19	—	373	289.00–305.00	293.14
26	—	331	301.00–320.00	313.37
32	—	575	235.00–257.00	247.50
10	—	667	210.00–225.00	218.89
3	—	843	190.00	190.00
40	—	477	259.00–284.00	266.37
1	—	775	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	202.00–234.00	220.00
3	—	622	199.00	199.00
6	—	472	205.00–220.00	212.43
5	—	392	222.00–255.00	233.74
3	—	305	235.00–263.00	249.00
3	—	417	211.00–243.00	221.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	602	201.00–210.00	204.66
9	—	572	225.00–240.00	231.56
2	—	813	158.00–171.00	164.48
1	—	710	181.00	181.00
16	—	520	234.00–251.00	242.25
1	—	895	150.00	150.00
1	—	960	130.00	130.00
17	—	382	270.00–289.00	277.06
16	—	478	227.00–254.00	242.20
12	—	326	289.00–316.00	302.48
1	—	775	179.00	179.00
13	—	671	181.00–220.00	194.10
11	—	420	247.00–265.00	252.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	240.00–261.00	247.76
5	—	472	201.00–221.00	213.17
2	—	508	210.00–211.00	210.49
1	—	695	189.00	189.00
4	—	580	198.00–203.00	201.22
10	—	430	225.00–243.00	232.61
2	—	320	230.00–242.00	235.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,034	97.00–101.00	99.66
13	—	1,078	93.00–96.00	94.62
19	—	1,049	87.00–91.00	88.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,235	99.00–103.00	99.71
30	—	1,179	94.00–98.00	95.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,403	98.00–102.00	99.35
5	—	1,450	108.00–112.00	110.19
5	—	1,530	105.00–107.00	106.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,663	124.00–128.00	125.35
6	—	1,576	114.00–119.00	116.99
3	—	1,385	106.00–110.00	108.27

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,196	900.00–1,225.00	1,028.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,027	925.00–950.00	933.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,395.00	1,395.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	975	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,262.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,080	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,255.56

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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