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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 18

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,250 head

▼ 220 vs last sale 1,470▲ 150 vs year ago 1,100 · +13.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 230 vs last sale 0▼ 121 vs year ago 351 · −34.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 0▼ 51 vs year ago 89 · −57.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 11.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 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 $206.02/cwt on 371 head.

Average price

$206.02

371 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$22.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.07

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	212.69	1,019	259
Medium and Large 2	459	190.62	876	112

One grade step is worth $22.06/cwt here — about $143 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 sale371 hd

206.02

—

OK average5 barns · 4,418 hd

212.09

−6.07

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	1,715	112.62	1,931	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	91.94	1,287	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	90.15	1,082	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	87.98	939	44

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$1,278	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$1,276	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,187	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,076	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$1,312	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,041	$1,273	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,125	1thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	306.10/cwt	293.00–321.00	1,001	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	250.38/cwt	245.00–255.00	821	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	251.51/cwt	220.00–273.00	913	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	289.19/cwt	255.00–313.00	1,099	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	225.28/cwt	197.00–239.00	935	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	267.30/cwt	244.00–283.00	1,117	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	244.86/cwt	237.00–259.00	1,151	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	221.63/cwt	209.00–232.00	1,053	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	212.58/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,110	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	237.68/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,245	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	232.75/cwt	222.00–246.00	1,317	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	199.74/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,145	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	210.20/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,301	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	196.12/cwt	191.00–203.00	1,324	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	187.04/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,334	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,228	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,436	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,157	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,411	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	226.32/cwt	217.00–237.00	733	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	205.34/cwt	195.00–213.00	676	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	228.45/cwt	219.00–240.00	838	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	202.19/cwt	190.00–215.00	754	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	186.96/cwt	170.00–204.00	793	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	216.46/cwt	208.00–227.00	924	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	192.68/cwt	172.00–205.00	911	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	219.95/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,045	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	211.95/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,098	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	190.87/cwt	179.00–203.00	994	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	201.42/cwt	196.00–213.00	1,140	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	174.37/cwt	163.00–194.00	1,004	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	178.08/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,124	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	197.74/cwt	194.00–212.00	1,252	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	181.54/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,216	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,199	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	161.00/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,224	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	299.35/cwt	277.00–326.00	952	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	344	248.38/cwt	237.00–260.00	854	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	246.67/cwt	240.00–253.00	925	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	286.07/cwt	267.00–299.00	1,078	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	247.57/cwt	233.00–271.00	1,040	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	191.11/cwt	180.00–207.00	818	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	188.20/cwt	180.00–214.00	877	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	230.51/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,106	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	214.16/cwt	207.00–222.00	1,092	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	197.90/cwt	187.00–207.00	1,045	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	213.81/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,212	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	184.91/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,063	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	204.16/cwt	194.00–220.00	1,249	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	180.13/cwt	173.00–189.00	1,214	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	717	163.73/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,174	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,065	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	950	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,340	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,582	106.50/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,685	9
Bulls	—	—	1,775	120.66/cwt	119.00–123.00	2,142	5
Bulls	—	—	1,814	114.28/cwt	113.00–117.00	2,073	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	83.05/cwt	80.00–85.00	875	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	87.94/cwt	86.00–90.00	939	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	92.94/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,006	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	84.64/cwt	82.00–87.00	987	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	94.62/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,142	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	90.04/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,096	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	87.64/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,208	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	96.72/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,349	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	92.27/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,311	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	1,311.89/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,271.88/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,272	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,075.72/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,076	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	1,278.20/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,278	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	1,186.96/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,187	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	1,276.14/head	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,276	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1

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 Apr 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,250Last week 1,470Year ago 1,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 0Year ago 351

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	147.00	147.00
1	—	815	142.00	142.00
6	—	675	191.00–203.00	196.12
30	—	470	237.00–259.00	244.86
7	—	619	206.00–218.00	210.20
12	—	713	180.00–196.00	187.04
3	—	772	186.00	186.00
26	—	566	222.00–246.00	232.75
19	—	418	244.00–283.00	267.30
46	—	380	255.00–313.00	289.19
25	—	524	230.00–250.00	237.68
19	—	327	293.00–321.00	306.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	209.00–232.00	221.63
1	—	690	160.00	160.00
1	—	740	166.00	166.00
6	—	573	185.00–215.00	199.74
5	—	522	203.00–219.00	212.58
4	—	328	245.00–255.00	250.38
12	—	363	220.00–273.00	251.51
2	—	630	180.00	180.00
10	—	415	197.00–239.00	225.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	161.00–169.00	163.73
5	—	674	173.00–189.00	180.13
14	—	420	233.00–271.00	247.57
18	—	480	223.00–244.00	230.51
1	—	755	141.00	141.00
22	—	377	267.00–299.00	286.07
17	—	318	277.00–326.00	299.35
1	—	950	141.00	141.00
12	—	510	207.00–222.00	214.16
9	—	612	194.00–220.00	204.16
10	—	567	202.00–218.00	213.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	180.00–207.00	191.11
5	—	528	187.00–207.00	197.90
2	—	375	240.00–253.00	246.67
6	—	466	180.00–214.00	188.20
6	—	344	237.00–260.00	248.38
3	—	575	177.00–191.00	184.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	155.00–167.00	161.00
35	—	518	205.00–221.00	211.95
30	—	566	196.00–213.00	201.42
33	—	367	219.00–240.00	228.45
33	—	633	194.00–212.00	197.74
1	—	745	161.00	161.00
10	—	670	178.00–188.00	181.54
21	—	475	211.00–231.00	219.95
64	—	427	208.00–227.00	216.46
30	—	324	217.00–237.00	226.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	473	172.00–205.00	192.68
8	—	631	150.00–190.00	178.08
18	—	521	179.00–203.00	190.87
34	—	424	170.00–204.00	186.96
7	—	329	195.00–213.00	205.34
8	—	576	163.00–194.00	174.37
18	—	373	190.00–215.00	202.19

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	4	—	1,040	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,271.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,311.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	3	—	1,067	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,278.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,075.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,119	950.00–1,300.00	1,186.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,159	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,276.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,775	119.00–123.00	120.66
9	—	1,814	113.00–117.00	114.28
9	—	1,582	105.00–109.00	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,207	93.00–97.00	94.62
11	—	1,166	82.00–87.00	84.64
18	—	1,217	88.00–92.00	90.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,378	84.00–89.00	87.64
9	—	1,395	95.00–99.00	96.72
13	—	1,421	90.00–94.00	92.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,053	80.00–85.00	83.05
15	—	1,082	91.00–95.00	92.94
14	—	1,068	86.00–90.00	87.94

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.