Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 lower, above 500 lbs. 6.00 higher. Quality was plain through average. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 9.00 higher, on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.15/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$226.15

242 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$25.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.54

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	231.60	1,189	190
Medium and Large 2	474	206.23	978	52

One grade step is worth $25.36/cwt here — about $211 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 sale242 hd

226.15

—

OK average5 barns · 2,468 hd

234.68

−8.54

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	—	High	1,531	108.99	1,668	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	104.24	1,494	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	97.91	1,179	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	93.77	1,003	32

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)	1,157	$1,452	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,309	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,813	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	472	206.28/cwt	190.00–215.00	974	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	175.07/cwt	162.00–187.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	234.92/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,243	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	229.26/cwt	217.00–246.00	1,417	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	211.51/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,110	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	187.85/cwt	179.00–192.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	207.24/cwt	190.00–223.00	866	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	208.60/cwt	206.00–213.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	212.05/cwt	205.00–221.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	229.16/cwt	215.00–241.00	1,302	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	205.61/cwt	191.00–221.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	220.05/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,474	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	241.31/cwt	236.00–253.00	874	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	217.89/cwt	201.00–231.00	933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	227.24/cwt	216.00–233.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	227.13/cwt	221.00–230.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	225.35/cwt	209.00–241.00	1,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	204.48/cwt	201.00–208.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	250.77/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,577	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	229.09/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	262.04/cwt	254.00–269.00	977	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	229.34/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,557	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	268.71/cwt	263.00–283.00	1,147	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	267.84/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,395	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	254.51/cwt	249.00–261.00	1,451	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	250.67/cwt	241.00–256.00	807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	228.66/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	229.41/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	221.15/cwt	212.00–233.00	1,179	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	228.01/cwt	219.00–241.00	1,088	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	208.52/cwt	200.00–214.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	824	202.66/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	233.83/cwt	220.00–245.00	882	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	219.17/cwt	208.00–227.00	1,352	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	86.14/cwt	84.00–89.00	912	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	102.91/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,121	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	94.63/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,007	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	99.79/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,386	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	110.39/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,682	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	104.71/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,486	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	90.37/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,095	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	104.66/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,258	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	99.62/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,194	13
Bulls	—	—	1,753	118.69/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,081	2
Bulls	—	—	1,372	95.72/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,313	3
Bulls	—	—	1,537	113.07/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,738	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,452.11/head	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,452	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,309.43/head	1,075.00–1,525.00	1,309	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,813.36/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,813	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	177.54/cwt	171.00–184.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	200.98/cwt	181.00–215.00	1,053	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	198.31/cwt	181.00–211.00	1,154	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	248.94/cwt	236.00–264.00	1,070	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	197.85/cwt	192.00–204.00	1,341	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	228.93/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,323	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	199.12/cwt	180.00–213.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	198.55/cwt	191.00–206.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	240.77/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,018	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	235.81/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,122	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	238.08/cwt	231.00–245.00	786	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	232.56/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,330	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	194.68/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	196.05/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,294	2

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,250Year ago 1,850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 193Year ago 467

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	472	190.00–215.00	206.28
10	—	525	201.00–223.00	211.51
9	—	418	190.00–223.00	207.24
5	—	372	206.00–213.00	208.60
5	—	329	205.00–221.00	212.05
2	—	570	191.00–221.00	205.61
3	—	615	190.00–202.00	194.68
1	—	765	159.00	159.00
2	—	660	190.00–202.00	196.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	879	162.00–187.00	175.07
38	—	529	224.00–241.00	234.92
10	—	618	217.00–246.00	229.26
6	—	767	179.00–192.00	187.85
5	—	701	220.00	220.00
1	—	845	181.00	181.00
16	—	670	210.00–233.00	220.05
14	—	362	236.00–253.00	241.31
31	—	423	234.00–250.00	240.77
28	—	476	229.00–244.00	235.81
19	—	330	231.00–245.00	238.08
18	—	572	225.00–244.00	232.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	215.00–241.00	229.16
9	—	428	201.00–231.00	217.89
6	—	621	216.00–233.00	227.24
3	—	382	221.00–230.00	227.13
1	—	665	201.00	201.00
5	—	529	209.00–241.00	225.35
2	—	453	201.00–208.00	204.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	629	246.00–261.00	250.77
7	—	474	226.00–235.00	229.09
22	—	373	254.00–269.00	262.04
16	—	679	221.00–236.00	229.34
27	—	427	263.00–283.00	268.71
13	—	521	260.00–277.00	267.84
13	—	570	249.00–261.00	254.51
7	—	322	241.00–256.00	250.67
5	—	772	221.00–234.00	228.66
5	—	721	220.00–235.00	229.41
2	—	825	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	212.00–233.00	221.15
5	—	477	219.00–241.00	228.01
4	—	319	200.00–214.00	208.52
3	—	824	200.00–204.00	202.66
12	—	377	220.00–245.00	233.83
6	—	617	208.00–227.00	219.17
1	—	925	156.00	156.00
8	—	430	236.00–264.00	248.94
6	—	678	192.00–204.00	197.85
6	—	578	220.00–239.00	228.93
1	—	795	196.00	196.00
2	—	730	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	203.00	203.00
2	—	393	171.00–184.00	177.54
1	—	695	180.00	180.00
8	—	524	181.00–215.00	200.98
1	—	330	225.00	225.00
7	—	582	181.00–211.00	198.31
5	—	473	180.00–213.00	199.12
4	—	434	191.00–206.00	198.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,059	84.00–89.00	86.14
9	—	1,089	101.00–105.00	102.91
11	—	1,064	93.00–98.00	94.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,389	98.00–102.00	99.79
9	—	1,524	108.00–112.00	110.39
15	—	1,419	103.00–107.00	104.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,212	88.00–92.00	90.37
9	—	1,202	103.00–106.00	104.66
13	—	1,199	98.00–102.00	99.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	117.00–120.00	118.69
3	—	1,372	94.00–97.00	95.72
5	—	1,537	111.00–115.00	113.07

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)	6	—	1,157	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,452.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,140	1,075.00–1,525.00	1,309.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,813.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	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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