Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows, Breakers and Leans 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Boners 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.88/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$221.88

289 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$21.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.77

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	227.07	1,189	220
Medium and Large 2	511	205.34	1,050	69

One grade step is worth $21.74/cwt here — about $139 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 sale289 hd

221.88

—

OK average4 barns · 2,075 hd

217.11

+4.77

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	—	Low	1,664	103.71	1,726	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	88.71	1,251	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	85.93	1,035	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	84.80	882	59

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)	1,153	$1,775	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$1,410	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,339	$1,326	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,325	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,227	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,014	$1,202	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,004	$1,711	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$1,485	11

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	82.88/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,164	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	96.79/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,361	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	174.29/cwt	161.00–187.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	336.92/cwt	321.00–365.00	1,260	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	237.37/cwt	220.00–240.00	914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	213.97/cwt	201.00–239.00	1,339	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	312.96/cwt	304.00–341.00	948	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	249.53/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,555	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	288.61/cwt	278.00–297.00	1,380	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	196.41/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	317.51/cwt	295.00–331.00	1,346	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	218.33/cwt	209.00–259.00	1,247	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	235.08/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,220	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	236.81/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,115	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	249.52/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,315	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	219.08/cwt	200.00–253.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	246.43/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,686	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	283.74/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,490	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	226.75/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,279	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	200.74/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,247	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	240.32/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	257.71/cwt	252.00–267.00	954	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	217.83/cwt	201.00–243.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	270.92/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,544	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	195.14/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	256.77/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,066	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	213.61/cwt	201.00–226.00	1,109	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	155.36/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	181.22/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,247	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	247.27/cwt	242.00–257.00	771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	178.55/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,111	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	214.19/cwt	201.00–229.00	1,028	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	223.28/cwt	210.00–245.00	947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	211.26/cwt	202.00–225.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	160.20/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	178.06/cwt	166.00–181.00	1,280	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	221.62/cwt	210.00–231.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	237.33/cwt	220.00–257.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	209.01/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,170	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	188.23/cwt	182.00–197.00	1,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	217.78/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,357	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	200.51/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	303.65/cwt	293.00–339.00	1,315	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	203.12/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,363	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	178.63/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	246.61/cwt	239.00–254.00	1,418	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	234.68/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,216	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	1,710.75/head	1,325.00–1,800.00	1,711	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,775.22/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,410.43/head	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,410	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	1,202.25/head	925.00–1,775.00	1,202	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,227.02/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,227	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	1,326.18/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,326	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,503.88/head	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,504	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,597	98.30/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,570	11
Bulls	—	—	1,681	105.64/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,776	7
Bulls	—	—	1,768	111.39/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,969	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	89.58/cwt	87.00–91.00	939	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	77.11/cwt	75.00–80.00	819	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	86.47/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,038	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	93.19/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,333	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	84.46/cwt	81.00–85.00	860	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	79.98/cwt	78.00–83.00	961	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	91.98/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,128	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	265.06/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,373	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	868	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	302	319.22/cwt	311.00–352.00	964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	911	159.76/cwt	158.00–172.00	1,455	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	265.98/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,229	7

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 1,000Last week 1,020Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 185Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 35Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,404	81.00–86.00	82.88
5	—	1,406	95.00–99.00	96.79
4	—	1,430	92.00–94.00	93.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,048	87.00–91.00	89.58
14	—	1,062	75.00–80.00	77.11
21	—	1,018	81.00–85.00	84.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,200	84.00–88.00	86.47
8	—	1,201	78.00–83.00	79.98
6	—	1,226	91.00–95.00	91.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,597	96.00–101.00	98.30
7	—	1,681	104.00–108.00	105.64
6	—	1,768	110.00–114.00	111.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	161.00–187.00	174.29
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
3	—	325	210.00–231.00	221.62
3	—	420	220.00–257.00	237.33
4	—	581	192.00–220.00	200.51
2	—	518	222.00–247.00	234.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	727	182.00–197.00	188.23
7	—	623	215.00–225.00	217.78
8	—	433	293.00–339.00	303.65
9	—	671	200.00–206.00	203.12
3	—	763	173.00–185.00	178.63
10	—	575	239.00–254.00	246.61
8	—	518	257.00–271.00	265.06
2	—	868	160.00–161.00	160.49
6	—	302	311.00–352.00	319.22
8	—	911	158.00–172.00	159.76
7	—	462	258.00–273.00	265.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	374	321.00–365.00	336.92
1	—	845	180.00	180.00
1	—	915	189.00	189.00
1	—	975	171.00	171.00
11	—	303	304.00–341.00	312.96
23	—	623	244.00–259.00	249.53
21	—	478	278.00–297.00	288.61
3	—	700	230.00	230.00
19	—	424	295.00–331.00	317.51
8	—	684	238.00–252.00	246.43
15	—	525	275.00–291.00	283.74
23	—	570	268.00–283.00	270.92
6	—	775	187.00–202.00	195.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	220.00–240.00	237.37
11	—	626	201.00–239.00	213.97
2	—	673	193.00–200.00	196.41
9	—	571	209.00–259.00	218.33
11	—	527	230.00–262.00	249.52
4	—	416	200.00–253.00	219.08
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
3	—	468	238.00–245.00	240.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	519	229.00–244.00	235.08
45	—	471	230.00–245.00	236.81
35	—	564	220.00–235.00	226.75
13	—	621	192.00–206.00	200.74
18	—	370	252.00–267.00	257.71
2	—	870	150.00–151.00	150.49
22	—	415	250.00–265.00	256.77
14	—	688	171.00–186.00	181.22
9	—	312	242.00–257.00	247.27
5	—	761	159.00–163.00	160.20
14	—	719	166.00–181.00	178.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	142.00	142.00
6	—	370	201.00–243.00	217.83
2	—	818	162.00	162.00
14	—	519	201.00–226.00	213.61
3	—	665	153.00–158.00	155.36
6	—	622	172.00–181.00	178.55
15	—	480	201.00–229.00	214.19
8	—	424	210.00–245.00	223.28
4	—	324	202.00–225.00	211.26
9	—	560	200.00–215.00	209.01

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,004	1,325.00–1,800.00	1,710.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,217	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,503.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,153	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,217	1,150.00–1,600.00	1,410.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,014	925.00–1,775.00	1,202.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,285	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	930	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,227.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,339	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,326.18

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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