Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 17.00+ higher, over 450 lbs. 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 16.00+ higher, over 450 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality was attractive. Slaughter cow and bulls not reported this week demand was extremely good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $259.88/cwt on 313 head.

Average price

$259.88

313 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$19.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.28

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	262.30	1,469	274
Medium and Large 2	532	242.90	1,292	39

One grade step is worth $19.39/cwt here — about $177 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 sale313 hd

259.88

—

OK average5 barns · 3,829 hd

252.60

+7.28

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	269.57/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	249.87/cwt	230.00–270.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,660	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	303.91/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,608	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	207.12/cwt	199.00–211.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	284.80/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,612	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	322.31/cwt	305.00–334.00	1,505	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	214.60/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	243.60/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	252.00/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	345.34/cwt	307.00–350.00	1,437	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	244.60/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,776	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	271.86/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,710	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	260.47/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,761	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	261.74/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	242.93/cwt	201.00–280.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	366.54/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,195	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	226.15/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	316.33/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	326.68/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,241	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	240.58/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	248.55/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,665	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	447	280.35/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	359.22/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,146	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	305.39/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	263.26/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,382	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	267.38/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	255.77/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,591	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	233.74/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	250.89/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,089	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	213.66/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	285.83/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,501	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	265.32/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	312.96/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,170	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	302.61/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,238	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	253.10/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,445	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	231.94/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,454	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	280.25/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,342	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	258.24/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,247	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	221.84/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,624	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	238.29/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	323.76/cwt	306.00–330.00	1,075	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	348.77/cwt	305.00–379.00	1,318	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	225.16/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,515	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,618	3

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 6, 2024

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

Receipts 1,400Last week 1,100Year ago 1,600

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	266.00–273.00	269.57
2	—	378	230.00–270.00	249.87
4	—	605	225.00–250.00	243.60
3	—	450	248.00–260.00	252.00
4	—	582	260.00–267.00	261.74
2	—	325	201.00–280.00	242.93
3	—	732	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	529	297.00–317.00	303.91
39	—	566	280.00–300.00	284.80
33	—	467	305.00–334.00	322.31
13	—	831	205.00–218.00	214.60
2	—	878	211.00	211.00
1	—	945	250.00	250.00
9	—	416	307.00–350.00	345.34
50	—	726	237.00–251.00	244.60
33	—	629	265.00–280.00	271.86
15	—	676	250.00–265.00	260.47
13	—	326	325.00–390.00	366.54
6	—	770	220.00–235.00	226.15
31	—	378	305.00–379.00	348.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	806	206.00	206.00
3	—	773	199.00–211.00	207.12
36	—	525	255.00–271.00	263.26
43	—	622	246.00–263.00	255.77
12	—	374	305.00–324.00	312.96
13	—	409	295.00–310.00	302.61
28	—	571	243.00–260.00	253.10
38	—	479	275.00–295.00	280.25
37	—	732	215.00–228.00	221.84
30	—	332	306.00–330.00	323.76
22	—	673	222.00–237.00	225.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	231.00–240.00	233.74
6	—	434	235.00–270.00	250.89
3	—	668	213.00–215.00	213.66
2	—	385	240.00–290.00	265.32
9	—	627	210.00–241.00	231.94
10	—	483	240.00–270.00	258.24
5	—	528	232.00–245.00	238.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	302.00–325.00	316.33
5	—	380	305.00–340.00	326.68
3	—	762	235.00–252.00	240.58
3	—	565	245.00–255.00	250.00
1	—	940	150.00	150.00
1	—	830	190.00	190.00
13	—	670	235.00–255.00	248.55
6	—	728	243.00	243.00
6	—	319	340.00–370.00	359.22
7	—	476	303.00–310.00	305.39
6	—	607	255.00–270.00	267.38
11	—	525	275.00–295.00	285.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	271.00–285.00	280.35
2	—	545	240.00–245.00	242.50
1	—	455	270.00	270.00

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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