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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 24

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

950 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 1,050▲ 150 vs year ago 800 · +18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

207 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 178▲ 40 vs year ago 167 · +24.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 42▲ 20 vs year ago 13 · +153.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was light through moderate. Quality was plain through average. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 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 $206.00/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$206.00

249 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$29.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.48

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	217.39	1,174	154
Medium and Large 2	513	187.54	963	95

One grade step is worth $29.84/cwt here — about $211 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 sale249 hd

206.00

—

OK average4 barns · 2,921 hd

230.48

−24.48

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	1,887	111.63	2,106	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	96.39	1,382	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	93.55	1,139	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	88.55	951	40

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)	1,245	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,024	$1,409	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$1,355	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,663	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$1,538	2thin

Every lot

83 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	324	303.12/cwt	289.00–313.00	982	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	271.16/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,028	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	268.44/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,122	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	209.83/cwt	198.00–223.00	892	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	234.80/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,118	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	203.53/cwt	185.00–220.00	985	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	248.25/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,291	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	213.74/cwt	190.00–238.00	1,114	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	237.68/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,345	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	209.92/cwt	191.00–229.00	1,192	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	195.56/cwt	180.00–209.00	1,207	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	222.78/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,397	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	185.37/cwt	177.00–193.00	1,248	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	202.17/cwt	197.00–213.00	1,373	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	181.64/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,304	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	215.43/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,558	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	204.02/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,538	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	197.87/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,628	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	198.02/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,733	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,765	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	190.62/cwt	173.00–203.00	616	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	244.47/cwt	239.00–253.00	792	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	189.16/cwt	172.00–221.00	707	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	238.95/cwt	230.00–246.00	896	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	192.81/cwt	180.00–209.00	794	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	222.34/cwt	216.00–230.00	943	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	232.75/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,078	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	195.04/cwt	175.00–211.00	921	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	190.38/cwt	175.00–202.00	998	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	220.76/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,166	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	221.09/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,267	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	187.56/cwt	170.00–206.00	1,075	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	186.63/cwt	170.00–196.00	1,150	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	208.41/cwt	202.00–217.00	1,300	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	205.00/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,337	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	178.73/cwt	167.00–190.00	1,203	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,044	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	185.47/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,354	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	169.04/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,297	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	172.63/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,393	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,316	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	214.38/cwt	203.00–222.00	675	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	257.32/cwt	247.00–262.00	829	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	205.81/cwt	199.00–218.00	759	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	391	275.86/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,079	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	246.55/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,036	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	206.84/cwt	193.00–222.00	869	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	192.66/cwt	173.00–206.00	907	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	486	243.72/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,184	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	224.21/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,177	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	188.42/cwt	179.00–202.00	989	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	213.41/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,214	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	184.61/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,052	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	637	192.26/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,225	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	666	184.18/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,227	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	721	189.74/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,368	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,421	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	803	185.01/cwt	178.00–193.00	1,486	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	875	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,313	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,827	110.92/cwt	109.00–113.00	2,027	7
Bulls	—	—	1,863	105.05/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,957	4
Bulls	—	—	1,973	116.84/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,305	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	84.00/cwt	82.00–87.00	899	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	95.64/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,025	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	90.44/cwt	88.00–93.00	978	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	101.84/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,226	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	94.41/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,151	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	87.86/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,075	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	98.17/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,382	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	91.42/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,293	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	103.53/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,577	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	1,408.86/head	950.00–1,725.00	1,409	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	1,354.55/head	975.00–1,625.00	1,355	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	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 Oct 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 1,050Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 178Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 42Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	187.00	187.00
10	—	637	187.00–202.00	192.26
10	—	420	240.00–258.00	246.55
1	—	875	150.00	150.00
7	—	391	267.00–290.00	275.86
6	—	525	221.00–236.00	224.21
5	—	666	176.00–191.00	184.18
6	—	322	247.00–262.00	257.32
6	—	569	205.00–221.00	213.41
6	—	721	180.00–199.00	189.74
3	—	803	178.00–193.00	185.01
8	—	486	238.00–253.00	243.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	203.00–222.00	214.38
8	—	471	173.00–206.00	192.66
1	—	690	160.00	160.00
4	—	525	179.00–202.00	188.42
4	—	420	193.00–222.00	206.84
3	—	570	180.00–189.00	184.61
4	—	369	199.00–218.00	205.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	767	168.00–172.00	169.04
18	—	424	216.00–230.00	222.34
6	—	807	168.00–180.00	172.63
16	—	375	230.00–246.00	238.95
22	—	573	215.00–230.00	221.09
1	—	940	140.00	140.00
33	—	624	202.00–217.00	208.41
16	—	528	214.00–230.00	220.76
1	—	860	170.00	170.00
2	—	730	181.00–190.00	185.47
10	—	324	239.00–253.00	244.47
10	—	652	200.00–215.00	205.00
15	—	463	227.00–242.00	232.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	412	180.00–209.00	192.81
12	—	524	175.00–202.00	190.38
16	—	472	175.00–211.00	195.04
11	—	673	167.00–190.00	178.73
11	—	374	172.00–221.00	189.16
16	—	573	170.00–206.00	187.56
8	—	323	173.00–203.00	190.62
10	—	616	170.00–196.00	186.63
2	—	720	140.00–150.00	144.97
1	—	760	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	190.00–238.00	213.74
1	—	750	180.00	180.00
3	—	718	175.00–191.00	181.64
9	—	568	191.00–229.00	209.92
9	—	425	198.00–223.00	209.83
13	—	617	180.00–209.00	195.56
8	—	484	185.00–220.00	203.53
5	—	673	177.00–193.00	185.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	266.00–281.00	271.16
3	—	754	197.00–210.00	204.02
6	—	324	289.00–313.00	303.12
11	—	476	226.00–241.00	234.80
2	—	875	195.00–201.00	198.02
23	—	566	230.00–245.00	237.68
18	—	627	215.00–231.00	222.78
8	—	723	206.00–221.00	215.43
3	—	823	192.00–207.00	197.87
13	—	679	197.00–213.00	202.17
1	—	910	194.00	194.00
21	—	418	263.00–279.00	268.44
19	—	520	243.00–258.00	248.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,523	102.00–106.00	103.53
20	—	1,408	96.00–101.00	98.17
23	—	1,414	89.00–94.00	91.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,072	94.00–98.00	95.64
19	—	1,070	82.00–87.00	84.00
12	—	1,081	88.00–93.00	90.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,223	86.00–91.00	87.86
7	—	1,204	100.00–103.00	101.84
12	—	1,219	93.00–98.00	94.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,863	104.00–107.00	105.05
6	—	1,973	115.00–119.00	116.84
7	—	1,827	109.00–113.00	110.92

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,273	975.00–1,625.00	1,354.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,024	950.00–1,725.00	1,408.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.