Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a small number last week , steer calves 8.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 9.00 to 16.00 higher. Demand was vary good. Quality was attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $271.57/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$271.57

304 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$43.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	279.93	1,613	245
Medium and Large 2	563	236.86	1,335	59

One grade step is worth $43.08/cwt here — about $278 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 sale304 hd

271.57

—

OK average5 barns · 1,954 hd

274.22

−2.65

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	1,886	121.70	2,295	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	106.33	1,570	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	102.11	1,256	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	98.74	1,062	24

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)	1,230	$1,427	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$1,381	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$1,289	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$1,289	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,148	$1,726	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,652	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	477	264.41/cwt	257.00–278.00	1,261	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	232.15/cwt	202.00–259.00	987	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	237.00/cwt	231.00–249.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	230.36/cwt	212.00–248.00	1,214	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	276.67/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,057	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	268.84/cwt	212.00–297.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	212.74/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,228	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	204.66/cwt	198.00–213.00	1,506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	174.84/cwt	145.00–197.00	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	197.08/cwt	183.00–213.00	1,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	338.03/cwt	307.00–395.00	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	236.00/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,820	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	234.41/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,451	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	277.53/cwt	270.00–285.00	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	216.92/cwt	169.00–252.00	1,362	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	263.12/cwt	213.00–295.00	1,263	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	305.23/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,471	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	236.51/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,123	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	264.26/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,641	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	325.91/cwt	303.00–346.00	1,382	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	205.65/cwt	191.00–225.00	1,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	282.39/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,624	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	291.83/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,532	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	221.31/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	241.90/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,732	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	197.00/cwt	192.00–204.00	1,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	332.04/cwt	317.00–358.00	1,268	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	252.59/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	227.28/cwt	185.00–269.00	1,305	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	264.72/cwt	242.00–274.00	1,403	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	243.72/cwt	228.00–260.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	271.35/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,419	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	262.54/cwt	257.00–268.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	195.68/cwt	175.00–219.00	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	205.58/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	233.67/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,105	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	102.00/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,261	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	94.23/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,161	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	107.80/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,322	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	94.79/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,014	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,159	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	102.86/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,118	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	105.08/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,514	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	100.15/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,632	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	109.80/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,584	5
Bulls	—	—	2,115	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,898	2
Bulls	—	—	1,968	125.13/cwt	123.00–127.00	2,463	4
Bulls	—	—	1,689	110.63/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,869	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,767.32/head	1,400.00–2,075.00	1,767	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,548.20/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,548	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,288.69/head	1,010.00–1,475.00	1,289	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,288.82/head	1,050.00–1,410.00	1,289	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	1,380.62/head	1,125.00–1,850.00	1,381	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,427.38/head	1,050.00–1,900.00	1,427	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,782.66/head	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	833	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	358.95/cwt	341.00–375.00	1,389	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	376.77/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,228	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	251.03/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,569	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	230.43/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	232.01/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	269.88/cwt	215.00–325.00	1,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	644	194.65/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,254	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	256.06/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,447	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	300.83/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,309	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	281.52/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,343	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	248.19/cwt	241.00–255.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	220.14/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,460	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	248.84/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,438	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	175.39/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	258.78/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,348	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	175.64/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	269.55/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,140	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,428	1

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 1,100Last week 370Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	477	257.00–278.00	264.41
15	—	382	270.00–290.00	276.67
7	—	736	198.00–213.00	204.66
1	—	870	170.00	170.00
38	—	619	225.00–240.00	234.41
6	—	323	270.00–285.00	277.53
14	—	663	210.00–226.00	220.14
21	—	578	243.00–260.00	248.84
3	—	772	172.00–181.00	175.39
53	—	521	251.00–270.00	258.78
3	—	815	171.00–185.00	175.64
25	—	423	262.00–280.00	269.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	425	202.00–259.00	232.15
3	—	305	231.00–249.00	237.00
11	—	527	212.00–248.00	230.36
12	—	577	190.00–230.00	212.74
4	—	686	145.00–197.00	174.84
5	—	624	183.00–213.00	197.08
1	—	790	160.00	160.00
11	—	475	220.00–255.00	236.51
2	—	375	241.00–255.00	248.19
1	—	740	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	212.00–297.00	268.84
15	—	628	169.00–252.00	216.92
11	—	480	213.00–295.00	263.12
6	—	719	191.00–225.00	205.65
3	—	685	218.00–223.00	221.31
9	—	574	185.00–269.00	227.28
8	—	530	242.00–274.00	264.72
2	—	378	220.00	220.00
1	—	340	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	307.00–395.00	338.03
22	—	771	225.00–241.00	236.00
39	—	482	291.00–315.00	305.23
4	—	866	201.00	201.00
46	—	621	256.00–272.00	264.26
30	—	424	303.00–346.00	325.91
1	—	960	150.00	150.00
22	—	575	275.00–293.00	282.39
31	—	525	285.00–303.00	291.83
20	—	716	232.00–247.00	241.90
3	—	817	192.00–204.00	197.00
13	—	382	317.00–358.00	332.04
3	—	907	187.00	187.00
8	—	666	240.00–259.00	252.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	228.00–260.00	243.72
31	—	523	250.00–285.00	271.35
2	—	833	211.00	211.00
5	—	387	341.00–375.00	358.95
5	—	326	375.00–378.00	376.77
13	—	625	235.00–267.00	251.03
7	—	672	220.00–248.00	230.43
15	—	565	243.00–265.00	256.06
14	—	435	285.00–335.00	300.83
17	—	477	270.00–300.00	281.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	257.00–268.00	262.54
3	—	657	175.00–219.00	195.68
4	—	581	190.00–218.00	205.58
6	—	473	210.00–260.00	233.67
2	—	538	231.00–233.00	232.01
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
6	—	417	215.00–325.00	269.88
4	—	644	190.00–209.00	194.65
1	—	715	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,236	100.00–103.00	102.00
5	—	1,232	91.00–96.00	94.23
7	—	1,226	105.00–110.00	107.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,070	93.00–98.00	94.79
3	—	1,077	105.00–110.00	107.59
7	—	1,087	102.00–104.00	102.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	103.00–107.00	105.08
2	—	1,630	99.00–101.00	100.15
5	—	1,443	108.00–112.00	109.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,115	137.00	137.00
4	—	1,968	123.00–127.00	125.13
4	—	1,689	108.00–113.00	110.63

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	2	—	1,245	1,400.00–2,075.00	1,767.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,685.00	1,685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,180	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,548.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,165	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,782.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,174	1,010.00–1,475.00	1,288.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,238	1,050.00–1,410.00	1,288.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	908	1,125.00–1,850.00	1,380.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,230	1,050.00–1,900.00	1,427.38

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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How this sale compares

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