Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.24/cwt on 459 head.

Average price

$235.24

459 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$25.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.17

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	243.15	1,257	318
Medium and Large 2	515	217.39	1,120	141

One grade step is worth $25.76/cwt here — about $137 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 sale459 hd

235.24

—

OK average5 barns · 3,602 hd

239.41

−4.17

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	1,770	113.77	2,013	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	103.94	1,513	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	99.03	1,211	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	98.04	1,055	43

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)	1,285	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,333	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	974	$1,239	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$1,725	3thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	246.82/cwt	220.00–263.00	1,192	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	222.90/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	282.48/cwt	278.00–293.00	1,220	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	256.68/cwt	251.00–270.00	993	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	220.75/cwt	200.00–250.00	709	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	260.32/cwt	255.00–269.00	849	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	212.52/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,543	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	211.49/cwt	195.00–229.00	1,313	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	216.63/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,022	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	240.40/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,380	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	211.22/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	221.14/cwt	201.00–235.00	1,827	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	248.46/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,185	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	227.98/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	597	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	245.99/cwt	214.00–273.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	230.57/cwt	209.00–245.00	1,321	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	233.47/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,555	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	183.89/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	210.05/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	248.06/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,543	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	221.73/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,596	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	324.89/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,043	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	236.94/cwt	202.00–265.00	1,244	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	225.84/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,398	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	196.93/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	280.22/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,339	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	303.68/cwt	296.00–312.00	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	257.04/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,483	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	271.30/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,435	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	238.59/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,610	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	236.21/cwt	224.00–255.00	1,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	306.66/cwt	289.00–321.00	1,153	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	217.69/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	214.26/cwt	207.00–231.00	1,466	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	233.28/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,439	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	107.86/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,145	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	101.67/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,097	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	102.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,469	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	108.36/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,348	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	100.70/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,224	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	94.77/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,022	28
Bulls	—	—	1,780	113.54/cwt	111.00–115.00	2,021	11
Bulls	—	—	1,646	108.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,794	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	96.97/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,301	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	109.74/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,709	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	94.65/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,159	27
Bulls	—	—	1,842	117.55/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,165	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,332.90/head	1,085.00–1,650.00	1,333	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	1,238.58/head	1,025.00–1,525.00	1,239	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	259.28/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,364	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	243.87/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,527	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	575	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	189.44/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	225.66/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	244.15/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,028	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	218.52/cwt	207.00–235.00	916	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	218.67/cwt	202.00–233.00	1,246	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	216.91/cwt	198.00–299.00	1,458	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	242.90/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,295	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	229.47/cwt	202.00–250.00	877	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	218.04/cwt	190.00–233.00	1,145	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	323.83/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,075	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	278.94/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,191	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	254.95/cwt	225.00–285.00	831	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	276.78/cwt	269.00–295.00	1,281	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	252.70/cwt	201.00–285.00	930	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	228.16/cwt	221.00–245.00	1,303	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	235.41/cwt	221.00–250.00	1,245	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	234.73/cwt	205.00–263.00	986	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	232.85/cwt	209.00–257.00	1,106	11

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 19, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,600Last week 1,800Year ago 2,450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 397Year ago 732

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 53Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	483	220.00–263.00	246.82
5	—	684	212.00–230.00	222.90
4	—	379	214.00–273.00	245.99
16	—	573	209.00–245.00	230.57
2	—	733	205.00–215.00	210.05
1	—	870	191.00	191.00
39	—	525	202.00–265.00	236.94
8	—	619	211.00–235.00	225.84
3	—	428	224.00–255.00	236.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	432	278.00–293.00	282.48
5	—	868	203.00–217.00	211.22
14	—	826	201.00–235.00	221.14
8	—	776	217.00–233.00	227.98
5	—	942	220.00	220.00
24	—	622	242.00–257.00	248.06
14	—	720	217.00–232.00	221.73
13	—	321	310.00–340.00	324.89
2	—	968	193.00–201.00	196.93
47	—	478	275.00–291.00	280.22
7	—	372	296.00–312.00	303.68
46	—	577	249.00–265.00	257.04
44	—	529	266.00–281.00	271.30
18	—	675	231.00–248.00	238.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	387	251.00–270.00	256.68
23	—	326	255.00–269.00	260.32
18	—	726	200.00–225.00	212.52
1	—	835	188.00	188.00
40	—	574	233.00–249.00	240.40
41	—	477	239.00–255.00	248.46
18	—	666	225.00–240.00	233.47
2	—	920	179.00–189.00	183.89
23	—	626	234.00–250.00	243.87
6	—	754	215.00–231.00	225.66
59	—	421	238.00–253.00	244.15
56	—	533	235.00–251.00	242.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	321	200.00–250.00	220.75
27	—	621	195.00–229.00	211.49
19	—	472	190.00–235.00	216.63
2	—	723	187.00–192.00	189.44
17	—	419	207.00–235.00	218.52
17	—	570	202.00–233.00	218.67
17	—	672	198.00–299.00	216.91
10	—	382	202.00–250.00	229.47
14	—	525	190.00–233.00	218.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	597	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	193.00	193.00
1	—	760	207.00	207.00
19	—	376	289.00–321.00	306.66
4	—	724	209.00–225.00	217.69
12	—	684	207.00–231.00	214.26
21	—	617	221.00–238.00	233.28
36	—	526	252.00–267.00	259.28
21	—	332	315.00–333.00	323.83
21	—	427	270.00–295.00	278.94
24	—	463	269.00–295.00	276.78
7	—	571	221.00–245.00	228.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	165.00	165.00
8	—	326	225.00–285.00	254.95
1	—	580	191.00	191.00
20	—	368	201.00–285.00	252.70
14	—	529	221.00–250.00	235.41
15	—	420	205.00–263.00	234.73
11	—	475	209.00–257.00	232.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,062	106.00–109.00	107.86
9	—	1,079	100.00–104.00	101.67
28	—	1,078	93.00–98.00	94.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,431	100.00–105.00	102.67
3	—	1,342	95.00–99.00	96.97
6	—	1,557	107.00–111.00	109.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,244	106.00–110.00	108.36
26	—	1,215	99.00–104.00	100.70
27	—	1,225	93.00–98.00	94.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,780	111.00–115.00	113.54
5	—	1,646	105.00–110.00	108.99
7	—	1,842	116.00–120.00	117.55

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,185	1,085.00–1,650.00	1,332.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	974	1,025.00–1,525.00	1,238.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,725.00	1,725.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

McAlester Union Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle