Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 9.00 to 10.00 lower, some 20.00. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. ,4.00 to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality plain to average. Demand moderate. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.68/cwt on 411 head.

Average price

$212.68

411 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$23.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.28

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	220.13	1,130	281
Medium and Large 2	514	196.56	1,011	130

One grade step is worth $23.57/cwt here — about $119 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 sale411 hd

212.68

—

OK average4 barns · 2,066 hd

224.96

−12.28

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	1,677	112.36	1,884	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	104.15	1,515	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	99.71	1,217	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	96.83	1,042	50

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,306	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,182	$1,258	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,136	$1,254	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$1,518	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	878	$1,295	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	923	140.30/cwt	130.00–151.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	147.71/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	204.83/cwt	190.00–217.00	868	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	230.31/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,105	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	221.44/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,149	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	225.68/cwt	219.00–235.00	952	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	218.95/cwt	206.00–226.00	1,550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	159.70/cwt	151.00–177.00	1,158	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	225.13/cwt	219.00–235.00	691	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	198.05/cwt	160.00–210.00	1,044	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	226.62/cwt	221.00–236.00	872	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	209.71/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,111	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	210.96/cwt	192.00–217.00	1,329	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	250.22/cwt	243.00–254.00	801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	210.98/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	211.93/cwt	203.00–220.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	218.98/cwt	213.00–228.00	1,445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	213.75/cwt	200.00–226.00	919	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	213.24/cwt	201.00–225.00	1,011	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	212.11/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,234	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	239.51/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,255	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	241.54/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,041	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	253.71/cwt	243.00–260.00	997	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	247.53/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,191	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	230.35/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,433	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	234.16/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,344	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	232.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	869	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	198.24/cwt	191.00–213.00	1,253	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	189.31/cwt	182.00–196.00	1,289	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	173.82/cwt	162.00–190.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	908	165.55/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	203.76/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,064	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	210.13/cwt	195.00–230.00	994	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	94.29/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,016	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	104.85/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,088	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	98.47/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,431	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	107.21/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,514	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	104.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,527	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	101.56/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,264	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	96.43/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,154	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	99.61/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,094	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	107.13/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,320	7
Bulls	—	—	1,428	105.78/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,511	7
Bulls	—	—	1,926	121.88/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,347	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	113.49/cwt	112.00–116.00	2,024	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,258.00/head	950.00–1,450.00	1,258	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	1,518.44/head	1,125.00–1,850.00	1,518	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	1,295.37/head	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,295	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,306.07/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,306	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,254.17/head	995.00–1,400.00	1,254	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	203.71/cwt	190.00–214.00	874	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	184.04/cwt	181.00–193.00	871	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	180.56/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	181.34/cwt	151.00–191.00	1,307	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	190.17/cwt	188.00–202.00	736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	181.79/cwt	181.00–183.00	933	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	227.83/cwt	193.00–261.00	731	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	234.07/cwt	203.00–243.00	1,014	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	209.59/cwt	194.00–220.00	1,178	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	228.69/cwt	209.00–241.00	844	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	201.32/cwt	190.00–214.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	173.58/cwt	152.00–185.00	1,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	195.34/cwt	189.00–203.00	1,297	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	223.09/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,294	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	221.38/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,388	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	189.75/cwt	181.00–213.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	195.89/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,117	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	199.59/cwt	170.00–218.00	944	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	186.97/cwt	150.00–212.00	1,146	8

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,500Last week 1,000Year ago 1,430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 224Year ago 267

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 26Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	130.00–151.00	140.30
3	—	817	145.00–151.00	147.71
46	—	480	224.00–239.00	230.31
43	—	519	213.00–229.00	221.44
33	—	422	219.00–235.00	225.68
2	—	753	153.00–155.00	154.00
7	—	725	151.00–177.00	159.70
13	—	307	219.00–235.00	225.13
40	—	385	221.00–236.00	226.62
13	—	664	189.00–203.00	195.34
53	—	580	217.00–231.00	223.09
24	—	627	215.00–231.00	221.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	424	190.00–217.00	204.83
1	—	700	190.00	190.00
23	—	527	160.00–210.00	198.05
8	—	370	190.00–214.00	201.32
5	—	654	152.00–185.00	173.58
5	—	332	181.00–213.00	189.75
42	—	570	175.00–215.00	195.89
24	—	473	170.00–218.00	199.59
8	—	613	150.00–212.00	186.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	708	206.00–226.00	218.95
10	—	320	243.00–254.00	250.22
3	—	758	206.00–220.00	210.98
8	—	660	213.00–228.00	218.98
20	—	524	229.00–244.00	239.51
16	—	431	235.00–252.00	241.54
13	—	393	243.00–260.00	253.71
24	—	481	241.00–255.00	247.53
49	—	622	224.00–239.00	230.35
23	—	574	225.00–240.00	234.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	193.00	193.00
13	—	530	201.00–217.00	209.71
10	—	630	192.00–217.00	210.96
4	—	315	203.00–220.00	211.93
10	—	430	200.00–226.00	213.75
23	—	474	201.00–225.00	213.24
1	—	785	193.00	193.00
14	—	582	209.00–218.00	212.11
1	—	670	182.00	182.00
14	—	374	230.00–235.00	232.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	632	191.00–213.00	198.24
6	—	681	182.00–196.00	189.31
3	—	778	162.00–190.00	173.82
2	—	908	160.00–171.00	165.55
19	—	522	190.00–215.00	203.76
15	—	473	195.00–230.00	210.13
6	—	721	151.00–191.00	181.34
16	—	321	193.00–261.00	227.83
8	—	433	203.00–243.00	234.07
23	—	562	194.00–220.00	209.59
18	—	369	209.00–241.00	228.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	429	190.00–214.00	203.71
1	—	660	166.00	166.00
6	—	473	181.00–193.00	184.04
5	—	570	173.00–185.00	180.56
9	—	387	188.00–202.00	190.17
5	—	513	181.00–183.00	181.79
1	—	305	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,077	92.00–97.00	94.29
7	—	1,038	103.00–107.00	104.85
10	—	1,098	98.00–102.00	99.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,453	96.00–100.00	98.47
11	—	1,412	106.00–110.00	107.21
36	—	1,468	101.00–105.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,245	101.00–104.00	101.56
31	—	1,197	94.00–99.00	96.43
7	—	1,232	105.00–109.00	107.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,428	103.00–108.00	105.78
4	—	1,926	120.00–124.00	121.88
7	—	1,783	112.00–116.00	113.49

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,182	950.00–1,450.00	1,258.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,306.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,136	995.00–1,400.00	1,254.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	863	1,125.00–1,850.00	1,518.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,295.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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