Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $263.61/cwt on 687 head.

Average price

$263.61

687 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$37.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.66

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	271.50	1,480	541
Medium and Large 2	516	234.37	1,210	146

One grade step is worth $37.13/cwt here — about $270 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 sale687 hd

263.61

—

OK average5 barns · 5,508 hd

270.27

−6.66

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	1,712	102.23	1,750	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	90.48	1,322	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	82.32	1,009	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	80.65	865	48

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)	1,465	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,144	$1,479	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,294	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,169	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,366	$1,707	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	820	162.69/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,334	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	228.64/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,292	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	233.40/cwt	201.00–264.00	1,221	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	232.82/cwt	210.00–251.00	1,360	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	220.08/cwt	203.00–240.00	1,358	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	255.64/cwt	248.00–269.00	948	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	249.96/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,065	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	184.67/cwt	179.00–194.00	1,313	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	277.90/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,467	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	254.24/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,607	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	204.01/cwt	191.00–221.00	1,067	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	182.72/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	218.11/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,038	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	195.14/cwt	185.00–211.00	1,415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	300.73/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,263	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	286.19/cwt	279.00–301.00	1,374	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	153.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	198.63/cwt	188.00–202.00	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	246.97/cwt	203.00–280.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	230.11/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,558	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	321.77/cwt	303.00–337.00	1,226	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	240.73/cwt	200.00–273.00	1,141	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	259.77/cwt	215.00–296.00	974	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	209.20/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	242.72/cwt	212.00–280.00	1,044	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	307.71/cwt	299.00–330.00	1,043	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	229.79/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,657	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	262.83/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,509	105
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	163.40/cwt	145.00–182.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	235.39/cwt	213.00–258.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	206.44/cwt	170.00–221.00	987	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	240.03/cwt	202.00–263.00	1,023	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	87.88/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,072	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	74.79/cwt	73.00–78.00	802	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	83.85/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,031	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	83.42/cwt	81.00–84.00	898	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	87.86/cwt	85.00–89.00	937	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	92.50/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,374	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	76.19/cwt	74.00–79.00	932	12
Bulls	—	—	1,824	109.41/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,996	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	102.73/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,724	6
Bulls	—	—	1,662	95.90/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,594	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	1,558.18/head	1,425.00–1,825.00	1,558	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,169.03/head	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,169	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,294.00/head	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,294	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	1,479.37/head	1,150.00–1,650.00	1,479	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	1,818.07/head	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,818	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	182.27/cwt	171.00–188.00	1,216	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	182.29/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,402	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	174.82/cwt	169.00–191.00	1,253	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	285.63/cwt	272.00–305.00	1,225	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	224.02/cwt	180.00–256.00	1,286	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	319.06/cwt	298.00–323.00	1,228	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	202.14/cwt	178.00–227.00	1,259	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	276.33/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	185.11/cwt	173.00–202.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	244.01/cwt	232.00–259.00	1,157	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	312.43/cwt	295.00–325.00	994	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	227.90/cwt	190.00–256.00	1,192	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	222.94/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,393	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	216.56/cwt	200.00–235.00	803	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	248.76/cwt	191.00–281.00	801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	198.83/cwt	185.00–226.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	221.98/cwt	200.00–239.00	935	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	239.70/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,134	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	181.74/cwt	170.00–193.00	1,116	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	233.23/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,231	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	207.00/cwt	196.00–213.00	1,383	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	226.41/cwt	203.00–250.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	193.91/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,105	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	171.96/cwt	152.00–182.00	1,169	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	259.89/cwt	256.00–276.00	863	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	99.07/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,475	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	85.80/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,230	23

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 2,450Last week 1,600Year ago 1,450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 294Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 76Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	820	157.00–171.00	162.69
64	—	565	223.00–238.00	228.64
27	—	371	248.00–269.00	255.64
64	—	426	240.00–258.00	249.96
11	—	711	179.00–194.00	184.67
7	—	765	176.00–191.00	182.72
102	—	625	211.00–226.00	222.94
58	—	473	232.00–247.00	239.70
1	—	900	150.00	150.00
64	—	528	227.00–242.00	233.23
23	—	668	196.00–213.00	207.00
22	—	332	256.00–276.00	259.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	523	191.00–221.00	204.01
22	—	476	200.00–230.00	218.11
4	—	720	150.00–160.00	153.19
14	—	371	200.00–235.00	216.56
36	—	421	200.00–239.00	221.98
27	—	614	170.00–193.00	181.74
8	—	323	203.00–250.00	226.41
32	—	570	185.00–215.00	193.91
13	—	680	152.00–182.00	171.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	236.00	236.00
3	—	568	256.00	256.00
2	—	400	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	523	201.00–264.00	233.40
21	—	584	210.00–251.00	232.82
20	—	617	203.00–240.00	220.08
6	—	725	185.00–211.00	195.14
5	—	664	188.00–202.00	198.63
4	—	323	203.00–280.00	246.97
38	—	474	200.00–273.00	240.73
17	—	375	215.00–296.00	259.77
12	—	430	212.00–280.00	242.72
1	—	755	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	528	270.00–292.00	277.90
1	—	815	183.00	183.00
91	—	632	248.00–265.00	254.24
74	—	420	290.00–312.00	300.73
72	—	480	279.00–301.00	286.19
35	—	677	224.00–240.00	230.11
27	—	381	303.00–337.00	321.77
4	—	763	203.00–218.00	209.20
23	—	339	299.00–330.00	307.71
41	—	721	220.00–235.00	229.79
105	—	574	255.00–275.00	262.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	285.00	285.00
2	—	460	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	158.00	158.00
2	—	890	145.00–182.00	163.40
1	—	910	166.00	166.00
11	—	667	171.00–188.00	182.27
10	—	769	177.00–184.00	182.29
10	—	717	169.00–191.00	174.82
16	—	429	272.00–305.00	285.63
25	—	574	180.00–256.00	224.02
22	—	385	298.00–323.00	319.06
38	—	623	178.00–227.00	202.14
15	—	474	232.00–259.00	244.01
12	—	318	295.00–325.00	312.43
28	—	523	190.00–256.00	227.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	213.00–258.00	235.39
6	—	478	170.00–221.00	206.44
16	—	426	202.00–263.00	240.03
3	—	362	275.00–277.00	276.33
3	—	613	173.00–202.00	185.11
1	—	710	133.00	133.00
6	—	322	191.00–281.00	248.76
3	—	553	185.00–226.00	198.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,220	86.00–90.00	87.88
19	—	1,229	82.00–85.00	83.85
12	—	1,223	74.00–79.00	76.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,072	73.00–78.00	74.79
22	—	1,076	81.00–84.00	83.42
7	—	1,066	85.00–89.00	87.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,485	91.00–95.00	92.50
9	—	1,489	97.00–101.00	99.07
23	—	1,434	84.00–89.00	85.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,824	108.00–112.00	109.41
6	—	1,678	101.00–105.00	102.73
5	—	1,662	94.00–98.00	95.90

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	6	—	1,366	1,425.00–1,825.00	1,558.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,366	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,818.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,088	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,169.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,170	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,294.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,144	1,150.00–1,650.00	1,479.37

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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