Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 4.00 to 9.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows steady to 1,00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.94/cwt on 325 head.

Average price

$220.94

325 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$19.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.30

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	224.97	1,192	259
Medium and Large 2	487	205.14	999	66

One grade step is worth $19.83/cwt here — about $193 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 sale325 hd

220.94

—

OK average5 barns · 3,294 hd

229.24

−8.30

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	—	Average	1,684	120.53	2,030	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	102.99	1,483	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	96.60	1,175	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	93.38	992	48

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,227	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,237	$1,222	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,103	$995	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,709	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,291	$1,615	5

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	618	190.33/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	232.47/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,116	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	216.76/cwt	198.00–225.00	1,446	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	221.46/cwt	211.00–225.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	225.23/cwt	220.00–230.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	199.03/cwt	182.00–211.00	1,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	231.19/cwt	227.00–240.00	994	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	217.01/cwt	200.00–232.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	267.67/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,258	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	225.10/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,184	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	192.56/cwt	181.00–212.00	997	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	232.33/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	193.01/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	210.52/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	247.20/cwt	234.00–260.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	220.14/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,250	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	215.76/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,331	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	225.96/cwt	202.00–243.00	1,182	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	243.69/cwt	213.00–253.00	1,179	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	250.01/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,310	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	243.21/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,398	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	296.54/cwt	291.00–307.00	1,088	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	216.91/cwt	203.00–232.00	1,245	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	278.98/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,180	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	231.45/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,456	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	305.88/cwt	300.00–311.00	991	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	243.82/cwt	235.00–247.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	190.35/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	218.50/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	233.74/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,438	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	258.00/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,127	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	789	182.78/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	267.51/cwt	259.00–274.00	1,011	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	102.21/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,453	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	104.65/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,531	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	91.98/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,112	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	89.19/cwt	87.00–93.00	928	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	102.85/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,233	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	95.58/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,027	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	96.38/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,338	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	97.31/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,203	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	102.43/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,131	7
Bulls	—	—	1,592	118.80/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,891	9
Bulls	—	—	1,920	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,449	5
Bulls	—	—	1,568	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,788	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,226.90/head	950.00–1,375.00	1,227	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,222.04/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,222	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	995.22/head	850.00–1,150.00	995	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,708.76/head	1,225.00–1,925.00	1,709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	221.70/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,157	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	210.26/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,215	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	289.07/cwt	284.00–294.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	196.89/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	239.26/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,230	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	254.23/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,195	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	204.82/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	237.97/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,133	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	224.08/cwt	211.00–231.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	197.97/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,437	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	243.00/cwt	231.00–249.00	761	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	245.61/cwt	240.00–252.00	911	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	180.45/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	209.45/cwt	195.00–221.00	1,003	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	211.95/cwt	197.00–221.00	916	10

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 1,000Last week 1,550Year ago 1,120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 206Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 24Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	185.00–195.00	190.33
8	—	381	211.00–225.00	221.46
2	—	320	220.00–230.00	225.23
8	—	565	182.00–211.00	199.03
13	—	518	181.00–212.00	192.56
2	—	660	177.00–184.00	180.45
19	—	479	195.00–221.00	209.45
10	—	432	197.00–221.00	211.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	480	224.00–236.00	232.47
20	—	667	198.00–225.00	216.76
18	—	430	227.00–240.00	231.19
54	—	526	217.00–232.00	225.10
6	—	765	191.00–197.00	193.01
43	—	568	215.00–230.00	220.14
29	—	617	205.00–224.00	215.76
10	—	726	195.00–201.00	197.97
16	—	313	231.00–249.00	243.00
15	—	371	240.00–252.00	245.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	200.00–232.00	217.01
4	—	621	205.00–214.00	210.52
2	—	325	234.00–260.00	247.20
9	—	523	202.00–243.00	225.96
8	—	484	213.00–253.00	243.69
8	—	574	203.00–232.00	216.91
4	—	373	235.00–247.00	243.82
3	—	678	188.00–193.00	190.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	470	261.00–276.00	267.67
6	—	656	228.00–240.00	232.33
40	—	524	246.00–263.00	250.01
1	—	835	195.00	195.00
41	—	575	237.00–253.00	243.21
11	—	367	291.00–307.00	296.54
27	—	423	270.00–287.00	278.98
17	—	629	223.00–238.00	231.45
15	—	324	300.00–311.00	305.88
1	—	710	219.00	219.00
5	—	760	209.00–221.00	218.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	191.00	191.00
11	—	615	228.00–243.00	233.74
11	—	437	246.00–261.00	258.00
4	—	789	176.00–185.00	182.78
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
4	—	378	259.00–274.00	267.51
6	—	578	201.00–214.00	210.26
2	—	335	284.00–294.00	289.07
15	—	514	232.00–247.00	239.26
12	—	470	251.00–266.00	254.23
3	—	670	199.00–215.00	204.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	151.00	151.00
5	—	522	214.00–227.00	221.70
1	—	370	230.00	230.00
5	—	634	191.00–209.00	196.89
1	—	650	173.00	173.00
5	—	476	235.00–242.00	237.97
3	—	415	211.00–231.00	224.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,422	100.00–103.00	102.21
19	—	1,463	104.00–107.00	104.65
3	—	1,388	95.00–98.00	96.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,209	90.00–94.00	91.98
7	—	1,199	101.00–105.00	102.85
10	—	1,236	95.00–99.00	97.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,041	87.00–93.00	89.19
17	—	1,075	94.00–98.00	95.58
7	—	1,104	101.00–104.00	102.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,592	117.00–122.00	118.80
5	—	1,920	125.00–130.00	127.57
3	—	1,568	113.00–115.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,368	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	850	1,225.00–1,925.00	1,708.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	988	950.00–1,375.00	1,226.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,237	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,222.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,103	850.00–1,150.00	995.22

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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