Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 550 lbs. 11.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows, Breakers 1.00 higher, Boners and Leans 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.74/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$212.74

283 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$21.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	219.17	1,143	200
Medium and Large 2	490	197.24	967	83

One grade step is worth $21.93/cwt here — about $176 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 sale283 hd

212.74

—

OK average5 barns · 3,365 hd

216.32

−3.58

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	1,643	121.49	1,996	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	105.06	1,476	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	99.02	1,195	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	93.80	1,005	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)	1,225	$1,413	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,227	$1,300	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,159	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,066	$1,524	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,032	$1,139	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	649	$1,076	6

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	94.44/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,011	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	87.25/cwt	86.00–91.00	938	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	99.60/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,378	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	170.62/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,319	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	232.92/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,111	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	195.45/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,313	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	265.75/cwt	257.00–297.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	264.92/cwt	255.00–273.00	999	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	271.48/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,151	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	215.70/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,329	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	246.96/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,161	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	204.02/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,363	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	184.87/cwt	171.00–193.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	241.49/cwt	236.00–253.00	1,258	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	181.47/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	261.01/cwt	253.00–267.00	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	209.90/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,518	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	218.88/cwt	191.00–230.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	233.90/cwt	227.00–245.00	964	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	227.44/cwt	218.00–234.00	1,326	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	225.18/cwt	219.00–233.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	208.33/cwt	190.00–222.00	977	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	206.32/cwt	181.00–227.00	1,089	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	221.34/cwt	209.00–234.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	198.88/cwt	181.00–213.00	1,140	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	199.96/cwt	183.00–210.00	1,148	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	185.23/cwt	176.00–198.00	1,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	208.70/cwt	204.00–219.00	1,315	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	192.86/cwt	167.00–201.00	920	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	177.69/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,315	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	226.23/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,179	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	206.11/cwt	190.00–212.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	200.56/cwt	187.00–219.00	1,067	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	191.92/cwt	180.00–203.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	223.52/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,290	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	112.94/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,631	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	105.07/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,470	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	104.86/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,292	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	99.62/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,191	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	99.20/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,061	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	94.00/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,127	17
Bulls	—	—	1,650	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,979	6
Bulls	—	—	1,580	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,706	1
Bulls	—	—	1,646	125.26/cwt	123.00–127.00	2,062	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,413.32/head	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	1,299.92/head	1,010.00–1,550.00	1,300	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	1,013.90/head	975.00–1,050.00	1,014	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,673.16/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,673	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,159.21/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,159	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,208.94/head	925.00–1,425.00	1,209	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	1,107.24/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,107	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	1,468.01/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,468	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	205.16/cwt	185.00–227.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	198.46/cwt	183.00–211.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	204.60/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,052	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	266.44/cwt	262.00–277.00	994	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	226.01/cwt	212.00–240.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	190.86/cwt	187.00–201.00	1,372	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	180.75/cwt	170.00–185.00	933	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	210.40/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,304	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	208.77/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,180	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	229.83/cwt	221.00–236.00	958	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	191.90/cwt	171.00–210.00	912	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	215.63/cwt	208.00–222.00	1,005	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	234.26/cwt	227.00–241.00	857	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	197.58/cwt	188.00–204.00	1,320	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	199.31/cwt	180.00–219.00	845	17

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 1,010Last week 1,500Year ago 1,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 250Year ago 335

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 25Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,071	92.00–96.00	94.44
12	—	1,075	86.00–91.00	87.25
13	—	1,070	97.00–101.00	99.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,384	97.00–102.00	99.60
9	—	1,444	111.00–115.00	112.94
15	—	1,399	104.00–109.00	105.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,232	103.00–107.00	104.86
16	—	1,196	97.00–102.00	99.62
17	—	1,199	91.00–96.00	94.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,650	118.00–122.00	119.96
1	—	1,580	108.00	108.00
6	—	1,646	123.00–127.00	125.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	170.00	170.00
1	—	990	121.00	121.00
6	—	773	166.00–173.00	170.62
20	—	477	225.00–240.00	232.92
7	—	672	185.00–199.00	195.45
8	—	323	257.00–297.00	265.75
12	—	514	196.00–211.00	204.60
8	—	373	262.00–277.00	266.44
7	—	719	187.00–201.00	190.86
10	—	620	199.00–215.00	210.40
19	—	565	203.00–220.00	208.77
15	—	417	221.00–236.00	229.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	185.00–227.00	205.16
5	—	436	183.00–211.00	198.46
5	—	321	212.00–240.00	226.01
2	—	563	190.00–200.00	194.93
5	—	516	170.00–185.00	180.75
11	—	475	171.00–210.00	191.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	255.00–273.00	264.92
16	—	424	266.00–281.00	271.48
1	—	780	193.00	193.00
7	—	616	211.00–227.00	215.70
19	—	470	240.00–255.00	246.96
12	—	668	192.00–208.00	204.02
41	—	521	236.00–253.00	241.49
6	—	337	253.00–267.00	261.01
12	—	723	204.00–218.00	209.90
23	—	583	218.00–234.00	227.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	171.00–193.00	184.87
2	—	723	180.00–183.00	181.47
7	—	420	191.00–230.00	218.88
9	—	469	190.00–222.00	208.33
13	—	528	181.00–227.00	206.32
2	—	380	209.00–234.00	221.34
9	—	574	183.00–210.00	199.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	412	227.00–245.00	233.90
10	—	333	219.00–233.00	225.18
4	—	819	155.00	155.00
14	—	630	204.00–219.00	208.70
7	—	740	176.00–180.00	177.69
46	—	521	222.00–239.00	226.23
37	—	577	221.00–237.00	223.52
28	—	466	208.00–222.00	215.63
2	—	775	175.00	175.00
16	—	366	227.00–241.00	234.26
12	—	668	188.00–204.00	197.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	573	181.00–213.00	198.88
7	—	618	176.00–198.00	185.23
14	—	477	167.00–201.00	192.86
1	—	690	184.00	184.00
8	—	381	190.00–212.00	206.11
17	—	532	187.00–219.00	200.56
5	—	331	180.00–203.00	191.92
17	—	424	180.00–219.00	199.31

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,413.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,227	1,010.00–1,550.00	1,299.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,080	925.00–1,375.00	1,159.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	670	975.00–1,050.00	1,013.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,673.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	886	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	925.00–1,425.00	1,208.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	639	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,107.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,046	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,468.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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