Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves from a light test last week, 15.00 to 20.00 higher this week. Heifer calves 5.00 to 6.00 higher, from a light test. Demand was vary good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows breakers and leans steady to 10.00 higher, boners 5.00 lowers. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $240.13/cwt on 474 head.

Average price

$240.13

474 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$25.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	247.04	1,264	344
Medium and Large 2	489	221.86	1,086	130

One grade step is worth $25.18/cwt here — about $179 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 sale474 hd

240.13

—

OK average5 barns · 2,627 hd

243.29

−3.16

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	1,725	118.33	2,041	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	117.88	1,733	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	107.63	1,283	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,082	103.17	1,116	41

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,079	$1,352	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,117	$1,250	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$1,248	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	738	196.06/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	221.90/cwt	201.00–239.00	934	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	227.34/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	265.44/cwt	254.00–275.00	995	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	242.42/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,377	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	252.27/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,067	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	242.21/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,507	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	265.68/cwt	258.00–275.00	853	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	239.39/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	246.01/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,299	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	235.94/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	335.66/cwt	323.00–367.00	1,245	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	344.50/cwt	335.00–358.00	1,147	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	258.29/cwt	232.00–335.00	1,718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	241.25/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,496	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	701	222.23/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	286.19/cwt	273.00–313.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	253.57/cwt	240.00–276.00	1,222	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	251.66/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,694	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	229.14/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	245.91/cwt	221.00–271.00	1,306	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	284.34/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,038	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	250.39/cwt	230.00–268.00	1,417	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	310.09/cwt	301.00–328.00	1,318	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	257.18/cwt	219.00–295.00	1,101	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	267.31/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,681	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	286.74/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,368	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	281.72/cwt	273.00–291.00	1,471	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	275.03/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,590	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	326.76/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,248	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	254.32/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,330	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	264.29/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,512	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,514	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	108.50/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,160	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,254	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	114.57/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,415	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	98.58/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,074	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	104.34/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,132	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	119.63/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,692	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	110.13/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,580	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	128.77/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,051	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	106.12/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,237	11
Bulls	—	—	1,506	110.53/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,665	7
Bulls	—	—	1,907	127.36/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,429	6
Bulls	—	—	1,787	118.39/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,116	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	1,351.73/head	950.00–1,725.00	1,352	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,250.02/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,250	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,248.11/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,248	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	232.36/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,111	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	264.90/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	344.06/cwt	333.00–365.00	1,087	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	225.27/cwt	200.00–241.00	1,180	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	236.36/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	238.53/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,479	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	208.13/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	793	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	252.81/cwt	200.00–290.00	956	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	296.70/cwt	280.00–322.00	952	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	225.23/cwt	212.00–244.00	869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	221.82/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,391	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	276.08/cwt	262.00–297.00	1,278	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	297.13/cwt	287.00–333.00	1,269	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	248.74/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,177	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	230.28/cwt	199.00–250.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	221.90/cwt	203.00–239.00	1,047	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	210.32/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	222.73/cwt	206.00–237.00	1,149	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	235.60/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	221.90/cwt	202.00–232.00	1,267	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,500Last week 650Year ago 2,150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 104Year ago 349

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 16Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	190.00–202.00	196.06
31	—	421	201.00–239.00	221.90
1	—	775	185.00	185.00
11	—	386	212.00–244.00	225.23
15	—	627	201.00–230.00	221.82
11	—	315	199.00–250.00	230.28
15	—	472	203.00–239.00	221.90
6	—	677	200.00–220.00	210.32
30	—	516	206.00–237.00	222.73
8	—	571	202.00–232.00	221.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	722	220.00–235.00	227.34
30	—	375	254.00–275.00	265.44
78	—	568	235.00–251.00	242.42
1	—	760	190.00	190.00
4	—	956	174.00	174.00
57	—	423	246.00–263.00	252.27
1	—	850	156.00	156.00
32	—	622	237.00–251.00	242.21
20	—	321	258.00–275.00	265.68
48	—	528	239.00–255.00	246.01
50	—	473	241.00–258.00	248.74
12	—	660	230.00–238.00	235.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	719	230.00–245.00	239.39
4	—	837	233.00–245.00	235.94
2	—	864	215.00	215.00
14	—	371	323.00–367.00	335.66
13	—	333	335.00–358.00	344.50
28	—	673	244.00–260.00	251.66
5	—	788	227.00–236.00	229.14
2	—	920	191.00	191.00
20	—	425	301.00–328.00	310.09
68	—	629	262.00–279.00	267.31
53	—	477	280.00–298.00	286.74
29	—	522	273.00–291.00	281.72
25	—	578	270.00–285.00	275.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	665	232.00–335.00	258.29
17	—	620	220.00–258.00	241.25
4	—	701	211.00–226.00	222.23
4	—	329	273.00–313.00	286.19
15	—	482	240.00–276.00	253.57
26	—	531	221.00–271.00	245.91
9	—	365	260.00–295.00	284.34
25	—	566	230.00–268.00	250.39
11	—	428	219.00–295.00	257.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	382	300.00–350.00	326.76
1	—	820	170.00	170.00
16	—	523	245.00–270.00	254.32
12	—	572	255.00–275.00	264.29
1	—	990	145.00	145.00
2	—	685	220.00–222.00	221.01
11	—	316	333.00–365.00	344.06
1	—	880	189.00	189.00
18	—	620	231.00–249.00	238.53
5	—	720	201.00–217.00	208.13
2	—	793	191.00	191.00
36	—	463	262.00–297.00	276.08
10	—	427	287.00–333.00	297.13
1	—	905	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	200.00–260.00	232.36
5	—	429	255.00–277.00	264.90
1	—	595	220.00	220.00
8	—	524	200.00–241.00	225.27
3	—	620	229.00–240.00	236.36
8	—	378	200.00–290.00	252.81
13	—	321	280.00–322.00	296.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,069	107.00–111.00	108.50
17	—	1,089	96.00–101.00	98.58
12	—	1,085	102.00–106.00	104.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,206	104.00	104.00
5	—	1,235	112.00–116.00	114.57
11	—	1,166	104.00–109.00	106.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,414	118.00–122.00	119.63
10	—	1,435	108.00–113.00	110.13
6	—	1,593	126.00–130.00	128.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,506	109.00–114.00	110.53
6	—	1,907	125.00–129.00	127.36
7	—	1,787	117.00–121.00	118.39

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,079	950.00–1,725.00	1,351.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,117	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,250.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,248.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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