Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a very light test on (10/24/23), (10/31/23): Steer and Heifer calves sold for 11.00 higher in all classes. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows, Breakers and Leans 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Boners 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.78/cwt on 477 head.

Average price

$226.78

477 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$29.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.41

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	237.07	1,188	311
Medium and Large 2	501	207.50	1,040	166

One grade step is worth $29.57/cwt here — about $148 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 sale477 hd

226.78

—

OK average5 barns · 4,122 hd

235.19

−8.41

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	1,705	109.76	1,871	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	94.78	1,360	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	87.81	934	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	86.02	1,056	36

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)	1,375	$1,591	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,586	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$1,527	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,359	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,326	$2,017	14

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	251.44/cwt	210.00–270.00	827	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	232.39/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,332	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	257.11/cwt	253.00–268.00	972	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	217.81/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,355	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	191.72/cwt	185.00–203.00	1,315	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	242.12/cwt	233.00–251.00	1,160	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	235.99/cwt	223.00–251.00	1,244	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	191.20/cwt	172.00–212.00	1,004	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	306.43/cwt	280.00–333.00	1,189	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	268.05/cwt	258.00–289.00	1,147	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	180.00/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	217.16/cwt	190.00–241.00	916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	204.88/cwt	192.00–219.00	1,186	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	208.86/cwt	180.00–232.00	969	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	252.15/cwt	242.00–273.00	951	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,341	2,089.83/head	1,425.00–2,400.00	2,090	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,864.96/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,865	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,590.98/head	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,591	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,526.83/head	1,350.00–1,735.00	1,527	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,585.84/head	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,586	23
Bulls	—	—	1,660	110.77/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,839	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,354	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	116.26/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,128	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	94.69/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,162	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	79.80/cwt	77.00–82.00	970	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	85.79/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,057	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	95.21/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,325	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	103.19/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,623	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	90.79/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,285	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	83.09/cwt	81.00–86.00	884	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	89.40/cwt	88.00–92.00	961	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	98.12/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,026	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	311.82/cwt	293.00–329.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	279.54/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,451	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	185.73/cwt	177.00–192.00	1,348	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	305.97/cwt	290.00–321.00	985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	192.37/cwt	177.00–215.00	1,114	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	208.06/cwt	178.00–234.00	982	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	209.99/cwt	190.00–230.00	907	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	242.84/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,129	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	245.67/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,277	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	246.73/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,051	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	220.24/cwt	201.00–247.00	722	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	168.59/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	216.18/cwt	177.00–234.00	1,115	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	191.23/cwt	168.00–210.00	1,210	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	227.73/cwt	201.00–249.00	852	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	259.69/cwt	254.00–269.00	847	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	188.41/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,276	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	185.60/cwt	177.00–192.00	1,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	168.60/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	227.72/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,287	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	179.62/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	237.36/cwt	200.00–277.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	221.83/cwt	201.00–260.00	1,060	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	214.85/cwt	195.00–229.00	1,356	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	192.62/cwt	179.00–205.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	295.84/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,272	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	169.03/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	248.51/cwt	240.00–253.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	242.68/cwt	210.00–277.00	1,019	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	177.92/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	241.83/cwt	201.00–260.00	1,272	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	214.38/cwt	198.00–239.00	1,252	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	245.58/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,535	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	199.32/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	223.42/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,519	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	302.72/cwt	295.00–327.00	1,135	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	198.04/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	200.64/cwt	181.00–207.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	162.94/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	280.11/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,328	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	251.29/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,442	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	216.26/cwt	208.00–223.00	1,583	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	194.03/cwt	188.00–203.00	1,496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	214.60/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,324	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	179.02/cwt	172.00–186.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	970	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	903	163.98/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	185.38/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,535	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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,600Last week 630Year ago 1,450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 194Year ago 234

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 61Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	210.00–270.00	251.44
7	—	525	172.00–212.00	191.20
3	—	600	170.00–185.00	180.00
3	—	662	177.00	177.00
5	—	422	190.00–241.00	217.16
5	—	579	192.00–219.00	204.88
8	—	464	180.00–232.00	208.86
3	—	377	242.00–273.00	252.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	229.00–246.00	232.39
13	—	686	185.00–203.00	191.72
18	—	479	233.00–251.00	242.12
20	—	527	223.00–251.00	235.99
11	—	388	280.00–333.00	306.43
12	—	428	258.00–289.00	268.05
8	—	726	177.00–192.00	185.73
7	—	322	290.00–321.00	305.97
9	—	617	210.00–219.00	214.60
2	—	788	172.00–186.00	179.02
1	—	885	171.00	171.00
2	—	970	160.00	160.00
2	—	903	158.00–170.00	163.98
2	—	828	180.00–191.00	185.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	378	253.00–268.00	257.11
29	—	622	211.00–226.00	217.81
69	—	465	237.00–253.00	242.84
53	—	520	238.00–255.00	245.67
43	—	426	240.00–255.00	246.73
25	—	326	254.00–269.00	259.69
8	—	677	180.00–195.00	188.41
6	—	723	177.00–192.00	185.60
5	—	768	165.00–172.00	168.60
42	—	565	223.00–238.00	227.72
6	—	822	171.00–186.00	179.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	579	177.00–215.00	192.37
23	—	472	178.00–234.00	208.06
1	—	815	190.00	190.00
24	—	432	190.00–230.00	209.99
11	—	328	201.00–247.00	220.24
2	—	678	160.00–177.00	168.59
39	—	516	177.00–234.00	216.18
21	—	633	168.00–210.00	191.23
16	—	374	201.00–249.00	227.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	293.00–329.00	311.82
41	—	519	273.00–289.00	279.54
28	—	430	290.00–311.00	295.84
1	—	960	181.00	181.00
26	—	625	237.00–252.00	245.58
6	—	866	190.00–202.00	199.32
23	—	680	218.00–232.00	223.42
13	—	375	295.00–327.00	302.72
11	—	818	190.00–209.00	198.04
3	—	915	158.00–171.00	162.94
24	—	474	271.00–290.00	280.11
19	—	574	245.00–261.00	251.29
26	—	732	208.00–223.00	216.26
5	—	771	188.00–203.00	194.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	200.00–277.00	237.36
17	—	478	201.00–260.00	221.83
7	—	631	195.00–229.00	214.85
4	—	720	179.00–205.00	192.62
3	—	787	165.00–171.00	169.03
3	—	309	240.00–253.00	248.51
13	—	420	210.00–277.00	242.68
2	—	825	171.00–185.00	177.92
31	—	526	201.00–260.00	241.83
10	—	584	198.00–239.00	214.38
5	—	675	181.00–207.00	200.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	285.00	285.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,341	1,425.00–2,400.00	2,089.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,864.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,250	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,375	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,590.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,395	1,350.00–1,735.00	1,526.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,255	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,585.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,660	109.00–113.00	110.77
2	—	1,480	90.00–93.00	91.49
5	—	1,830	115.00–118.00	116.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,227	93.00–97.00	94.69
9	—	1,216	77.00–82.00	79.80
20	—	1,232	84.00–89.00	85.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,392	94.00–98.00	95.21
9	—	1,573	101.00–105.00	103.19
21	—	1,415	88.00–93.00	90.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,064	81.00–86.00	83.09
13	—	1,075	88.00–92.00	89.40
9	—	1,046	95.00–99.00	98.12

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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