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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Feb 14

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

830 head

▼ 770 vs last sale 1,600▼ 420 vs year ago 1,250 · −33.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 226▼ 139 vs year ago 260 · −53.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 56▼ 71 vs year ago 100 · −71.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower over 450 lbs. 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality average through attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.09/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$191.09

269 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$16.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.00

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	195.38	890	198
Medium and Large 2	437	179.14	783	71

One grade step is worth $16.24/cwt here — about $107 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 sale269 hd

191.09

—

OK average5 barns · 2,663 hd

189.09

+2.00

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	1,985	114.89	2,280	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	100.47	1,437	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	96.57	1,169	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	90.84	965	31

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$1,175	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,169	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,132	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,064	$1,079	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	918	$775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	872	$1,088	3thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	310	269.13/cwt	265.00–273.00	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	237.46/cwt	230.00–251.00	755	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	218.54/cwt	212.00–225.00	721	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	205.14/cwt	201.00–213.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	231.91/cwt	223.00–249.00	856	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	379	258.16/cwt	255.00–261.00	978	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	235.88/cwt	228.00–255.00	977	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	214.07/cwt	203.00–225.00	891	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	434	258.17/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,120	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	189.89/cwt	185.00–195.00	879	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	243.39/cwt	221.00–251.00	1,149	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	176.69/cwt	170.00–191.00	908	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	516	239.82/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,237	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	197.45/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,041	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	179.98/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,011	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	213.08/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,255	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	197.08/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,246	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	166.04/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,109	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	973	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	173.62/cwt	162.00–177.00	1,254	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,386	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	150.17/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,318	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	234	231.75/cwt	226.00–240.00	542	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	206.51/cwt	201.00–222.00	675	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	187.45/cwt	181.00–197.00	630	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	209.95/cwt	206.00–217.00	771	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	191.77/cwt	183.00–199.00	731	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	182.13/cwt	175.00–190.00	754	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	198.62/cwt	191.00–208.00	844	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	452	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	976	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	171.43/cwt	165.00–181.00	801	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	198.83/cwt	185.00–207.00	960	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	187.46/cwt	180.00–195.00	958	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	170.27/cwt	163.00–175.00	892	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	177.16/cwt	167.00–183.00	1,017	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	942	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	163.76/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,025	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	161.71/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,069	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	933	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	289	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	217.46/cwt	212.00–222.00	713	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	364	196.03/cwt	171.00–210.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	258.83/cwt	246.00–266.00	952	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	237.63/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,010	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	210.55/cwt	202.00–219.00	912	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	221.69/cwt	213.00–233.00	1,024	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	492	171.07/cwt	161.00–191.00	842	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	184.61/cwt	180.00–189.00	947	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	204.31/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,079	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	191.59/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,086	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	168.70/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,054	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	167.33/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,134	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	142.62/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,044	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,967	117.62/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,314	3
Bulls	—	—	2,002	112.15/cwt	110.00–113.00	2,245	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	87.06/cwt	86.00–90.00	919	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	93.21/cwt	92.00–96.00	996	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	99.41/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,067	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	90.44/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,084	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	97.75/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,182	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	102.33/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,255	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	102.96/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,469	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	98.97/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,417	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	1,064.26/head	975.00–1,150.00	1,064	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	775.14/head	725.00–825.00	775	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,132.42/head	975.00–1,250.00	1,132	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	1,079.30/head	925.00–1,225.00	1,079	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,169.15/head	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,169	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	1,175.42/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175	3

This sale against other markets

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 1,600Year ago 1,250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 226Year ago 260

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 56Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	574	167.00–183.00	177.16
17	—	511	180.00–195.00	187.46
9	—	234	226.00–240.00	231.75
16	—	626	156.00–171.00	163.76
2	—	755	131.00	131.00
5	—	661	155.00–168.00	161.71
24	—	327	201.00–222.00	206.51
36	—	425	191.00–208.00	198.62
29	—	367	206.00–217.00	209.95
36	—	483	185.00–207.00	198.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	662	141.00	141.00
8	—	336	181.00–197.00	187.45
1	—	645	141.00	141.00
9	—	414	175.00–190.00	182.13
20	—	381	183.00–199.00	191.77
11	—	524	163.00–175.00	170.27
20	—	467	165.00–181.00	171.43
1	—	585	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	722	162.00–177.00	173.62
25	—	589	210.00–225.00	213.08
25	—	318	230.00–251.00	237.46
16	—	527	191.00–209.00	197.45
8	—	632	191.00–200.00	197.08
1	—	795	160.00	160.00
4	—	878	147.00–160.00	150.17
14	—	414	228.00–255.00	235.88
3	—	668	162.00–168.00	166.04
1	—	840	165.00	165.00
36	—	472	221.00–251.00	243.39
27	—	369	223.00–249.00	231.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	172.00–184.00	179.98
6	—	416	203.00–225.00	214.07
4	—	463	185.00–195.00	189.89
5	—	514	170.00–191.00	176.69
5	—	367	201.00–213.00	205.14
1	—	690	141.00	141.00
1	—	630	155.00	155.00
4	—	330	212.00–225.00	218.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	516	238.00–240.00	239.82
10	—	379	255.00–261.00	258.16
6	—	434	258.00–259.00	258.17
2	—	310	265.00–273.00	269.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	368	246.00–266.00	258.83
5	—	732	139.00–153.00	142.62
8	—	567	187.00–202.00	191.59
5	—	328	212.00–222.00	217.46
3	—	678	161.00–176.00	167.33
10	—	425	232.00–245.00	237.63
2	—	625	160.00–177.00	168.70
12	—	462	213.00–233.00	221.69
10	—	528	193.00–208.00	204.31
4	—	289	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	161.00–191.00	171.07
2	—	433	202.00–219.00	210.55
1	—	565	151.00	151.00
2	—	513	180.00–189.00	184.61
4	—	364	171.00–210.00	196.03

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	—	1,030	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	975.00–1,150.00	1,064.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,135.00	1,135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	975.00–1,250.00	1,132.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,095	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,169.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,278	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,064	925.00–1,225.00	1,079.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	918	725.00–825.00	775.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,967	115.00–119.00	117.62
3	—	2,002	110.00–113.00	112.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,226	101.00–103.00	102.33
7	—	1,199	89.00–93.00	90.44
7	—	1,209	96.00–100.00	97.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	97.00–101.00	98.97
3	—	1,427	102.00–104.00	102.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,069	92.00–96.00	93.21
17	—	1,056	86.00–90.00	87.06
5	—	1,073	98.00–103.00	99.41

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.