Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 6.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.14/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$225.14

253 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$22.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.49

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	231.19	1,232	185
Medium and Large 2	523	208.68	1,092	68

One grade step is worth $22.51/cwt here — about $140 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 sale253 hd

225.14

—

OK average5 barns · 2,667 hd

233.63

−8.49

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	1,752	110.16	1,930	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	98.94	1,451	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	95.37	1,166	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	87.93	945	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,137	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	928	$898	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	794	$794	8

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	690	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	194.62/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,327	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	229.30/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,328	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	213.45/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,101	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	176.97/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	243.08/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,023	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	245.81/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,168	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	275.09/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,122	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	185.68/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,424	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	213.63/cwt	203.00–224.00	906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	242.56/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,283	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	197.12/cwt	191.00–206.00	1,423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	228.56/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,417	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	250.71/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,424	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	218.63/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,369	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	218.98/cwt	209.00–226.00	1,266	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	278.88/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	276.73/cwt	271.00–289.00	891	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	194.77/cwt	188.00–204.00	1,484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	242.04/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	228.77/cwt	202.00–248.00	1,203	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	234.05/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	239.97/cwt	210.00–251.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	222.48/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	255.53/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,339	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	219.14/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,584	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	207.51/cwt	203.00–216.00	1,289	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	217.20/cwt	213.00–228.00	1,258	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	231.59/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,225	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	226.55/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,094	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	187.91/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,729	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	95.89/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,161	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	84.30/cwt	82.00–87.00	888	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	99.96/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,496	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	90.16/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,105	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	105.35/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,311	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	96.67/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,049	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	90.37/cwt	88.00–93.00	994	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	104.80/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,563	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	93.54/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,339	12
Bulls	—	—	1,770	109.86/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,945	4
Bulls	—	—	1,741	112.74/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,963	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,742	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	793.58/head	685.00–850.00	794	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	897.73/head	710.00–1,475.00	898	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,137.31/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	201.67/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	223.34/cwt	203.00–233.00	931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	229.22/cwt	204.00–249.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	192.41/cwt	160.00–201.00	1,185	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	208.25/cwt	190.00–215.00	981	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	274.01/cwt	263.00–285.00	885	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	170.19/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	260.25/cwt	255.00–277.00	976	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	774	193.86/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,500	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	193.38/cwt	189.00–204.00	1,313	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	198.71/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	211.03/cwt	210.00–212.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	196.92/cwt	188.00–207.00	1,233	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	242.78/cwt	236.00–251.00	1,158	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	195.22/cwt	188.00–205.00	1,409	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	812	189.30/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	257.84/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,083	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	212.14/cwt	203.00–224.00	1,003	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	249.77/cwt	244.00–260.00	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	209.47/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,225	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	243.25/cwt	236.00–251.00	927	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	221.19/cwt	209.00–227.00	841	6

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,050Last week 900Year ago 1,550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 155Year ago 414

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 20Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	170.00–175.00	172.52
2	—	715	170.00	170.00
10	—	516	200.00–231.00	213.45
7	—	424	203.00–224.00	213.63
2	—	330	210.00–212.00	211.03
6	—	626	188.00–207.00	196.92
12	—	473	203.00–224.00	212.14
21	—	585	200.00–215.00	209.47
6	—	380	209.00–227.00	221.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	682	189.00–199.00	194.62
16	—	579	222.00–237.00	229.30
4	—	819	170.00–181.00	176.97
14	—	421	235.00–251.00	243.08
7	—	767	180.00–191.00	185.68
32	—	529	234.00–249.00	242.56
6	—	722	191.00–206.00	197.12
20	—	620	222.00–237.00	228.56
42	—	477	236.00–251.00	242.78
8	—	324	244.00–260.00	249.77
20	—	381	236.00–251.00	243.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	241.00–257.00	245.81
18	—	408	268.00–283.00	275.09
21	—	568	241.00–256.00	250.71
7	—	367	275.00–282.00	278.88
12	—	322	271.00–289.00	276.73
5	—	762	188.00–204.00	194.77
8	—	617	237.00–251.00	242.04
7	—	680	217.00–231.00	222.48
31	—	524	250.00–265.00	255.53
11	—	723	212.00–225.00	219.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	235.00	235.00
1	—	305	207.00	207.00
10	—	626	214.00–224.00	218.63
13	—	578	209.00–226.00	218.98
1	—	700	196.00	196.00
1	—	675	209.00	209.00
15	—	526	202.00–248.00	228.77
2	—	473	231.00–237.00	234.05
4	—	429	210.00–251.00	239.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	621	203.00–216.00	207.51
9	—	579	213.00–228.00	217.20
1	—	875	172.00	172.00
6	—	529	224.00–239.00	231.59
15	—	483	217.00–232.00	226.55
3	—	920	180.00–193.00	187.91
13	—	323	263.00–285.00	274.01
8	—	375	255.00–277.00	260.25
11	—	774	185.00–201.00	193.86
10	—	679	189.00–204.00	193.38
30	—	722	188.00–205.00	195.22
5	—	812	180.00–195.00	189.30
13	—	420	250.00–273.00	257.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	200.00–204.00	201.67
6	—	417	203.00–233.00	223.34
6	—	327	204.00–249.00	229.22
1	—	350	240.00	240.00
6	—	616	160.00–201.00	192.41
7	—	471	190.00–215.00	208.25
2	—	663	160.00–180.00	170.19
4	—	577	195.00–202.00	198.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,211	94.00–99.00	95.89
13	—	1,226	88.00–93.00	90.16
6	—	1,244	103.00–106.00	105.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,053	82.00–87.00	84.30
3	—	1,085	95.00–98.00	96.67
13	—	1,100	88.00–93.00	90.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,497	98.00–102.00	99.96
10	—	1,491	104.00–108.00	104.80
12	—	1,432	91.00–96.00	93.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,770	108.00–111.00	109.86
4	—	1,741	112.00–113.00	112.74
1	—	1,725	101.00	101.00

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)	8	—	794	685.00–850.00	793.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	928	710.00–1,475.00	897.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,090	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,137.31

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How this sale compares

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