Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $260.24/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$260.24

301 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$25.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.41

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	266.21	1,409	231
Medium and Large 2	522	240.52	1,255	70

One grade step is worth $25.69/cwt here — about $154 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 sale301 hd

260.24

—

OK average5 barns · 3,405 hd

260.64

−0.41

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	—	Low	1,721	122.20	2,103	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	106.47	1,608	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	103.25	1,118	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	102.57	1,245	22

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,841	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,263	$1,667	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,508	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	526	256.88/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,351	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	252.81/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,196	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	205.11/cwt	180.00–219.00	1,378	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	244.18/cwt	238.00–261.00	1,277	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	343.21/cwt	336.00–361.00	1,445	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	280.90/cwt	274.00–292.00	1,323	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	215.26/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,543	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	246.69/cwt	239.00–254.00	1,539	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	271.73/cwt	253.00–285.00	1,149	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	228.02/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	308.10/cwt	302.00–321.00	1,599	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	189.07/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	229.43/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	263.93/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,510	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	252.24/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,695	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	248.29/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,788	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	296.76/cwt	289.00–307.00	1,706	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	251.70/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	269.30/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,635	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	374.08/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,242	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	237.95/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	365.71/cwt	355.00–379.00	1,379	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	265.58/cwt	245.00–279.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	322.08/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,523	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	305.74/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,284	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	225.48/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	236.57/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	291.86/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	304.87/cwt	297.00–321.00	960	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	216.58/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	274.24/cwt	265.00–297.00	1,577	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	262.84/cwt	243.00–283.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	365.62/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,367	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	195.18/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	300.27/cwt	260.00–340.00	1,123	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	96.08/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,165	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	103.03/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,543	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	113.85/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,823	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	107.94/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,600	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	111.36/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,353	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	104.37/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,267	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	95.38/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,017	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	110.98/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,207	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	102.62/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,115	11
Bulls	—	—	1,569	115.68/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,815	4
Bulls	—	—	1,763	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,160	5
Bulls	—	—	1,853	130.34/cwt	128.00–132.00	2,415	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,508.28/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,508	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,667.13/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,841.24/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,841	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	243.71/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	303.53/cwt	285.00–327.00	1,308	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	378.47/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,234	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	248.78/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,465	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	231.33/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	259.08/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	270.80/cwt	265.00–283.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	228.90/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	245.21/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	301.20/cwt	283.00–321.00	1,557	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	302.22/cwt	285.00–321.00	1,454	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	247.38/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,442	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	306.25/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,280	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	301.97/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,157	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	240.74/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,625	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	265.45/cwt	257.00–280.00	993	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	322.78/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,043	12

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 →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Feb 20, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 475Year ago 1,400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 71Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 19Year ago 122

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	526	250.00–265.00	256.88
42	—	471	274.00–292.00	280.90
14	—	717	211.00–221.00	215.26
33	—	624	239.00–254.00	246.69
6	—	778	180.00–197.00	189.07
19	—	583	242.00–260.00	247.38
25	—	418	292.00–315.00	306.25
20	—	383	290.00–310.00	301.97
17	—	675	233.00–250.00	240.74
12	—	323	305.00–335.00	322.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	245.00–265.00	252.81
15	—	672	180.00–219.00	205.11
12	—	523	238.00–261.00	244.18
1	—	740	172.00	172.00
10	—	423	253.00–285.00	271.73
5	—	612	220.00–235.00	228.02
5	—	328	265.00–283.00	270.80
4	—	578	220.00–235.00	228.90
1	—	780	175.00	175.00
6	—	374	257.00–280.00	265.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	421	336.00–361.00	343.21
21	—	519	302.00–321.00	308.10
6	—	763	220.00–233.00	229.43
16	—	672	245.00–266.00	252.24
25	—	720	240.00–254.00	248.29
45	—	575	289.00–307.00	296.76
13	—	607	255.00–276.00	269.30
8	—	332	360.00–395.00	374.08
34	—	377	355.00–379.00	365.71
49	—	473	310.00–331.00	322.08
5	—	852	221.00	221.00
4	—	824	221.00–228.00	225.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	572	250.00–282.00	263.93
3	—	538	245.00–261.00	251.70
2	—	615	236.00–240.00	237.95
6	—	382	245.00–279.00	265.58
2	—	713	210.00	210.00
5	—	420	300.00–320.00	305.74
5	—	666	220.00–242.00	236.57
6	—	485	280.00–309.00	291.86
4	—	315	297.00–321.00	304.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	723	212.00–220.00	216.58
11	—	575	265.00–297.00	274.24
19	—	374	345.00–385.00	365.62
17	—	431	285.00–327.00	303.53
17	—	326	350.00–400.00	378.47
3	—	668	230.00–232.00	231.33
10	—	608	245.00–275.00	259.08
35	—	517	283.00–321.00	301.20
20	—	481	285.00–321.00	302.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	243.00–283.00	262.84
2	—	628	180.00–210.00	195.18
8	—	374	260.00–340.00	300.27
3	—	477	230.00–270.00	243.71
7	—	589	240.00–255.00	248.78
2	—	538	230.00–260.00	245.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,213	94.00–99.00	96.08
5	—	1,215	109.00–113.00	111.36
8	—	1,214	102.00–107.00	104.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,498	100.00–105.00	103.03
4	—	1,601	112.00–117.00	113.85
8	—	1,482	106.00–110.00	107.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,066	94.00–98.00	95.38
6	—	1,088	109.00–113.00	110.98
11	—	1,087	101.00–106.00	102.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,569	114.00–117.00	115.68
5	—	1,763	120.00–125.00	122.53
3	—	1,853	128.00–132.00	130.34

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,210	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,508.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,263	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,667.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,199	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,841.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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