Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 11.00 to 13.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows , boners and leans steady to 5.00 higher, breakers 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.74/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$232.74

323 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,226

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$26.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.18

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	238.64	1,293	250
Medium and Large 2	476	212.53	1,013	73

One grade step is worth $26.11/cwt here — about $280 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 sale323 hd

232.74

—

OK average4 barns · 2,575 hd

241.92

−9.18

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	1,634	116.72	1,908	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	106.66	1,141	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	106.44	1,301	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	105.72	1,532	17

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)	1,175	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,102	$1,442	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,354	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	743	$1,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	318	212.97/cwt	201.00–219.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	199.62/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	229.53/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,409	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	215.83/cwt	193.00–228.00	1,230	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	201.47/cwt	170.00–221.00	1,243	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	216.77/cwt	195.00–227.00	1,153	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	215.18/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	225.60/cwt	213.00–232.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	257.53/cwt	251.00–265.00	966	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	244.10/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,172	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	235.17/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,230	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	227.12/cwt	212.00–245.00	886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	248.86/cwt	232.00–261.00	1,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,607	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	237.00/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,358	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	213.69/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	257.62/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,481	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	305.09/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	238.98/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,613	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	277.56/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,171	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	237.87/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,496	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	228.38/cwt	211.00–244.00	1,192	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	278.20/cwt	275.00–288.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	206.21/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	225.06/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	224.59/cwt	199.00–237.00	1,285	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	188.07/cwt	182.00–194.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	273.21/cwt	267.00–281.00	1,290	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	261.34/cwt	258.00–267.00	1,390	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	300.55/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,277	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	321.99/cwt	303.00–343.00	1,043	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	237.18/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,591	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	789	211.61/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	459	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	958	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,370	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	109.16/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,167	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	111.84/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,623	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	103.17/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,494	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	116.46/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,253	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	105.64/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,276	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	100.57/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,225	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	112.61/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,394	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	100.91/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,077	24
Bulls	—	—	1,642	116.43/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,912	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	122.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,013	4
Bulls	—	—	1,607	109.71/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,763	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,354.10/head	1,000.00–1,650.00	1,354	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	1,442.36/head	1,175.00–1,700.00	1,442	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	187.70/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	218.53/cwt	210.00–229.00	944	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	225.60/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,532	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	245.17/cwt	238.00–254.00	1,040	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	263.56/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,233	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	241.69/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,245	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	236.88/cwt	233.00–240.00	744	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	215.74/cwt	210.00–231.00	803	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	228.21/cwt	198.00–270.00	984	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	306.69/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,156	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	237.15/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,449	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	237.80/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,358	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	238.19/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	214.32/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	222.82/cwt	200.00–248.00	1,047	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	211.97/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	247.69/cwt	221.00–285.00	768	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	250.61/cwt	230.00–290.00	930	16

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 1,150Last week 1,500Year ago 2,150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 177Year ago 379

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 38Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	318	201.00–219.00	212.97
6	—	570	193.00–228.00	215.83
10	—	617	170.00–221.00	201.47
12	—	532	195.00–227.00	216.77
6	—	474	210.00–222.00	215.18
4	—	664	170.00–195.00	187.70
12	—	432	210.00–229.00	218.53
15	—	372	210.00–231.00	215.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	810	192.00–215.00	199.62
11	—	614	227.00–235.00	229.53
2	—	713	221.00	221.00
17	—	375	251.00–265.00	257.53
30	—	480	235.00–250.00	244.10
59	—	523	232.00–247.00	235.17
6	—	779	214.00	214.00
45	—	573	233.00–245.00	237.00
16	—	679	215.00–230.00	225.60
18	—	424	238.00–254.00	245.17
11	—	314	233.00–240.00	236.88
1	—	920	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	635	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	210.00	210.00
1	—	745	199.00	199.00
1	—	600	225.00	225.00
11	—	431	198.00–270.00	228.21
11	—	470	200.00–248.00	222.82
1	—	550	201.00	201.00
4	—	516	205.00–221.00	211.97
12	—	310	221.00–285.00	247.69
16	—	371	230.00–290.00	250.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	425	290.00–311.00	300.55
14	—	324	303.00–343.00	321.99
12	—	671	225.00–241.00	237.18
4	—	789	201.00–215.00	211.61
4	—	958	143.00	143.00
21	—	468	255.00–275.00	263.56
27	—	515	230.00–247.00	241.69
21	—	377	295.00–317.00	306.69
15	—	611	229.00–247.00	237.15
17	—	571	231.00–249.00	237.80
2	—	725	229.00–247.00	238.19
3	—	808	211.00–217.00	214.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	213.00–232.00	225.60
8	—	390	212.00–245.00	227.12
6	—	463	232.00–261.00	248.86
3	—	685	210.00–221.00	213.69
9	—	522	211.00–244.00	228.38
1	—	625	200.00	200.00
5	—	572	199.00–237.00	224.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	734	219.00	219.00
15	—	575	251.00–261.00	257.62
4	—	363	295.00–315.00	305.09
23	—	675	230.00–244.00	238.98
12	—	422	271.00–288.00	277.56
8	—	629	230.00–241.00	237.87
4	—	325	275.00–288.00	278.20
2	—	928	195.00–217.00	206.21
12	—	775	221.00–236.00	225.06
2	—	860	182.00–194.00	188.07
12	—	472	267.00–281.00	273.21
23	—	532	258.00–267.00	261.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,069	108.00–112.00	109.16
10	—	1,076	114.00–118.00	116.46
24	—	1,067	99.00–104.00	100.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,451	110.00–114.00	111.84
12	—	1,448	101.00–105.00	103.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,208	104.00–109.00	105.64
16	—	1,218	98.00–103.00	100.57
17	—	1,238	110.00–114.00	112.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,642	114.00–118.00	116.43
4	—	1,645	120.00–124.00	122.35
3	—	1,607	109.00–110.00	109.71

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,025	1,000.00–1,650.00	1,354.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,102	1,175.00–1,700.00	1,442.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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How this sale compares

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