Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Steer calves mostly steady. Heifer calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was attractive. There was not enough receipts for slaughter cattle to determine a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $256.14/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$256.14

117 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$49.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	261.21	1,540	105
Medium and Large 2	562	211.70	1,189	12thin

One grade step is worth $49.51/cwt here — about $351 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 sale117 hd

256.14

—

OK average5 barns · 896 hd

255.51

+0.63

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	2,200	119.00	2,618	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	108.71	1,339	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	104.23	1,551	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	104.00	1,118	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	495	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	260.71/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	320.88/cwt	305.00–336.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	230.65/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,677	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	297.29/cwt	293.00–305.00	1,397	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	277.28/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,567	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	247.65/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	306.05/cwt	301.00–333.00	1,316	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	222.56/cwt	202.00–231.00	1,551	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	284.51/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,479	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	200.95/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	240.15/cwt	211.00–271.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	246.03/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	288.53/cwt	281.00–305.00	1,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	257.38/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,598	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	182.30/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,313	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	108.71/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,339	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	91.99/cwt	91.00–93.00	989	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	113.35/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,272	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,025	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	90.85/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,420	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	111.36/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,546	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	105.57/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,611	4
Bulls	—	—	2,200	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,618	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	216.96/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,456	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	297.27/cwt	292.00–302.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	243.02/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,237	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	205.82/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	229.48/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	252.27/cwt	245.00–260.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	223.57/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,397	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	174.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	186.10/cwt	182.00–190.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	268.72/cwt	259.00–274.00	989	13

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 370Last week 850Year ago 1,121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 108Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 22Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	251.00	251.00
8	—	422	255.00–271.00	260.71
16	—	671	206.00–220.00	216.96
12	—	509	240.00–254.00	243.02
8	—	708	202.00–212.00	205.82
4	—	571	219.00–233.00	229.48
2	—	330	245.00–260.00	252.27
1	—	870	180.00	180.00
14	—	625	216.00–230.00	223.57
13	—	368	259.00–274.00	268.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	630	172.00	172.00
1	—	585	185.00	185.00
1	—	440	202.00	202.00
2	—	683	170.00–180.00	174.91
2	—	483	182.00–190.00	186.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	198.00	198.00
1	—	375	241.00	241.00
1	—	300	275.00	275.00
4	—	820	151.00	151.00
2	—	415	251.00	251.00
3	—	470	211.00–271.00	240.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	196.00	196.00
7	—	315	305.00–336.00	320.88
17	—	727	226.00–236.00	230.65
1	—	390	291.00	291.00
9	—	470	293.00–305.00	297.29
22	—	565	269.00–283.00	277.28
7	—	611	244.00–255.00	247.65
8	—	430	301.00–333.00	306.05
20	—	697	202.00–231.00	222.56
9	—	520	281.00–296.00	284.51
4	—	804	190.00–210.00	200.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	241.00–254.00	246.03
3	—	430	281.00–305.00	288.53
13	—	621	225.00–260.00	257.38
4	—	720	177.00–191.00	182.30
1	—	455	243.00	243.00
2	—	323	292.00–302.00	297.27
1	—	675	275.00	275.00
1	—	580	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	212.00	212.00
1	—	675	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	106.00–111.00	108.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	91.00–93.00	91.99
3	—	1,122	111.00–116.00	113.35
2	—	1,005	101.00–103.00	102.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	90.00–92.00	90.85
3	—	1,388	110.00–112.00	111.36
4	—	1,526	102.00–113.00	105.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,200	119.00	119.00

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)	1	—	1,170	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,725.00	1,725.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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