Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $237.68/cwt on 463 head.

Average price

$237.68

463 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$24.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.45

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	244.97	1,267	325
Medium and Large 2	476	220.50	1,050	138

One grade step is worth $24.47/cwt here — about $217 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 sale463 hd

237.68

—

OK average5 barns · 4,393 hd

246.13

−8.45

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	1,600	115.85	1,854	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	101.75	1,430	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	96.88	1,183	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	92.83	992	52
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,045	92.00	961	1thin

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)	1,207	$1,454	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,164	$1,315	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,010	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,332	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	427	250.23/cwt	239.00–263.00	1,068	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	215.11/cwt	205.00–229.00	1,329	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	214.46/cwt	201.00–237.00	909	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	213.28/cwt	205.00–225.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	244.14/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,519	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	205.00/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	216.94/cwt	205.00–231.00	1,234	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	235.05/cwt	231.00–240.00	752	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	246.34/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,407	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	247.29/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,281	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	312.72/cwt	291.00–335.00	1,335	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	238.52/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,603	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	291.82/cwt	289.00–295.00	960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	307.84/cwt	293.00–321.00	1,173	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	228.57/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,762	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	224.40/cwt	203.00–240.00	1,398	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	242.21/cwt	202.00–282.00	1,131	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	213.41/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	219.07/cwt	206.00–232.00	1,474	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	240.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	248.31/cwt	221.00–281.00	914	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	293.72/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,383	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	238.87/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	249.99/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,542	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	235.63/cwt	212.00–265.00	1,242	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	232.63/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,333	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	219.63/cwt	212.00–231.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	279.67/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,460	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	268.00/cwt	259.00–277.00	1,530	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	224.10/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,634	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	244.20/cwt	224.00–258.00	1,294	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	233.71/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,454	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	207.85/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,852	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	96.71/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,337	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	107.38/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,568	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	91.36/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,117	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	94.46/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,016	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	86.69/cwt	85.00–90.00	925	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	103.58/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,280	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	101.43/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,409	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	96.65/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,175	37
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,045	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	961	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	98.70/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,043	13
Bulls	—	—	1,514	110.72/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,676	9
Bulls	—	—	1,734	120.84/cwt	120.00–123.00	2,095	8
Bulls	—	—	1,582	116.24/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,839	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,331.83/head	1,110.00–1,525.00	1,332	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,454.12/head	1,060.00–1,900.00	1,454	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,314.88/head	1,075.00–1,600.00	1,315	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	288.71/cwt	257.00–309.00	1,348	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	213.36/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	242.73/cwt	220.00–260.00	915	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	273.68/cwt	243.00–291.00	862	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	211.99/cwt	193.00–221.00	1,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	206.37/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,191	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	227.99/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,539	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	240.81/cwt	220.00–254.00	1,163	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	223.41/cwt	200.00–265.00	945	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	234.45/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,343	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	220.52/cwt	200.00–240.00	829	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	201.49/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	232.16/cwt	212.00–330.00	1,223	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	319.68/cwt	300.00–338.00	1,010	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	292.34/cwt	277.00–310.00	1,105	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	286.47/cwt	269.00–323.00	1,186	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	260.80/cwt	255.00–270.00	981	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	221.08/cwt	202.00–235.00	1,021	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	232.92/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,554	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	249.09/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,181	55

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

Tue Sep 12, 2023

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,800Last week 1,150Year ago 3,200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 397Last week 218Year ago 528

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 30Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	427	239.00–263.00	250.23
1	—	915	170.00	170.00
20	—	622	240.00–255.00	244.14
5	—	806	201.00–207.00	205.00
20	—	320	231.00–240.00	235.05
68	—	571	238.00–255.00	246.34
67	—	518	240.00–257.00	247.29
5	—	713	205.00–217.00	213.41
4	—	779	194.00–207.00	201.49
29	—	376	255.00–270.00	260.80
22	—	667	225.00–240.00	232.92
55	—	474	238.00–260.00	249.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	618	205.00–229.00	215.11
24	—	424	201.00–237.00	214.46
11	—	315	205.00–225.00	213.28
18	—	569	205.00–231.00	216.94
1	—	650	201.00	201.00
22	—	376	200.00–240.00	220.52
32	—	527	212.00–330.00	232.16
16	—	462	202.00–235.00	221.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	427	291.00–335.00	312.72
24	—	672	234.00–246.00	238.52
8	—	329	289.00–295.00	291.82
16	—	381	293.00–321.00	307.84
13	—	771	222.00–237.00	228.57
25	—	471	285.00–310.00	293.72
7	—	716	232.00–245.00	238.87
55	—	617	242.00–258.00	249.99
1	—	805	170.00	170.00
2	—	875	211.00	211.00
1	—	905	212.00	212.00
54	—	522	270.00–292.00	279.67
54	—	571	259.00–277.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	623	203.00–240.00	224.40
17	—	467	202.00–282.00	242.21
10	—	673	206.00–232.00	219.07
4	—	421	230.00–250.00	240.00
13	—	368	221.00–281.00	248.31
17	—	527	212.00–265.00	235.63
24	—	573	215.00–255.00	232.63
5	—	327	212.00–231.00	219.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	729	220.00–231.00	224.10
27	—	530	224.00–258.00	244.20
16	—	622	225.00–248.00	233.71
1	—	835	210.00	210.00
2	—	780	200.00–216.00	207.85
1	—	945	196.00	196.00
18	—	467	257.00–309.00	288.71
11	—	675	221.00–232.00	227.99
18	—	573	225.00–250.00	234.45
12	—	316	300.00–338.00	319.68
13	—	378	277.00–310.00	292.34
10	—	414	269.00–323.00	286.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	210.00–220.00	213.36
8	—	377	220.00–260.00	242.73
7	—	315	243.00–291.00	273.68
5	—	620	193.00–221.00	211.99
6	—	577	200.00–221.00	206.37
1	—	725	199.00	199.00
1	—	650	210.00	210.00
18	—	483	220.00–254.00	240.81
11	—	423	200.00–265.00	223.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,383	94.00–99.00	96.71
14	—	1,460	105.00–109.00	107.38
26	—	1,389	100.00–104.00	101.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,223	89.00–94.00	91.36
12	—	1,236	101.00–105.00	103.58
37	—	1,216	95.00–100.00	96.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,076	91.00–96.00	94.46
18	—	1,067	85.00–90.00	86.69
13	—	1,057	97.00–101.00	98.70
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,514	108.00–113.00	110.72
8	—	1,734	120.00–123.00	120.84
16	—	1,582	114.00–119.00	116.24

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,123	1,110.00–1,525.00	1,331.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,207	1,060.00–1,900.00	1,454.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,164	1,075.00–1,600.00	1,314.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,010.00	1,010.00

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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