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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 5

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,020 head

▼ 280 vs last sale 1,300▼ 460 vs year ago 1,480 · −31.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

185 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 187▼ 67 vs year ago 252 · −26.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 23▲ 12 vs year ago 23 · +52.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

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 $222.07/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$222.07

301 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$26.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.60

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	228.46	1,175	228
Medium and Large 2	515	202.13	1,041	73

One grade step is worth $26.33/cwt here — about $134 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 sale301 hd

222.07

—

OK average5 barns · 3,219 hd

228.67

−6.60

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	—	Average	1,560	106.08	1,655	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	89.83	1,274	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	86.17	1,042	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	82.25	895	41

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)	1,264	$1,412	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$1,321	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,060	1thin

Every lot

79 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 2	320	205.82/cwt	190.00–233.00	659	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	320.42/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,035	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	266.84/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,014	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	332.87/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,305	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	411	319.50/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,313	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	290.91/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,210	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	235.59/cwt	220.00–281.00	997	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	228.77/cwt	211.00–251.00	1,064	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	283.15/cwt	272.00–296.00	1,373	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	223.84/cwt	200.00–265.00	1,168	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	277.75/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,453	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	255.84/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,463	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	235.21/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,352	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	216.73/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,335	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	246.75/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,547	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	219.46/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,448	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	172.00/cwt	161.00–183.00	1,135	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	191.70/cwt	188.00–201.00	1,394	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,478	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,580	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	255.60/cwt	249.00–263.00	851	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	201.95/cwt	192.00–210.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	258.99/cwt	250.00–268.00	974	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	220.39/cwt	205.00–246.00	840	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	252.14/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,069	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	222.07/cwt	200.00–245.00	948	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	239.29/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,134	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	210.82/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,014	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	208.35/cwt	196.00–220.00	1,071	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	231.88/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,206	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	214.55/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,223	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	195.11/cwt	183.00–201.00	1,130	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	199.87/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,237	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	179.13/cwt	166.00–184.00	1,121	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	176.44/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,173	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	184.19/cwt	178.00–192.00	1,241	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	177.69/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,306	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	175.86/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,330	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,170	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	314	307.52/cwt	301.00–330.00	966	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	267.23/cwt	253.00–280.00	863	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	352	334.67/cwt	331.00–337.00	1,178	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	233.07/cwt	216.00–250.00	886	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	284.17/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,211	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	232.09/cwt	201.00–263.00	998	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	287.05/cwt	276.00–293.00	1,335	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	266.09/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,370	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	201.54/cwt	193.00–212.00	1,062	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	225.50/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,263	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	588	233.32/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,372	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	219.38/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,351	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	621	182.85/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,135	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	205.90/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,400	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,110	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	708	202.98/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,437	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	771	189.71/cwt	182.00–205.00	1,463	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	915	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,217	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,441	106.08/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,529	8
Bulls	—	—	1,575	100.64/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,585	4
Bulls	—	—	1,857	113.33/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,105	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	75.41/cwt	73.00–78.00	815	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	87.58/cwt	86.00–90.00	952	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	82.25/cwt	80.00–85.00	897	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	82.99/cwt	81.00–86.00	993	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	89.28/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,094	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	102.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,289	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	82.05/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,147	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	89.11/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,268	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	103.81/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,494	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	987	1,320.61/head	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,321	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	1,412.10/head	1,125.00–1,675.00	1,412	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,545	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,020Last week 1,300Year ago 1,480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 187Year ago 252

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	674	178.00–192.00	184.19
57	—	474	235.00–250.00	239.29
38	—	424	247.00–263.00	252.14
17	—	619	193.00–208.00	199.87
16	—	376	250.00–268.00	258.99
3	—	735	175.00–180.00	177.69
8	—	333	249.00–263.00	255.60
3	—	880	133.00	133.00
6	—	756	170.00–185.00	175.86
39	—	520	226.00–240.00	231.88
23	—	570	210.00–225.00	214.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	626	166.00–184.00	179.13
3	—	337	192.00–210.00	201.95
7	—	579	183.00–201.00	195.11
6	—	665	170.00–181.00	176.44
5	—	514	196.00–220.00	208.35
5	—	381	205.00–246.00	220.39
15	—	481	201.00–230.00	210.82
16	—	427	200.00–245.00	222.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	211.00–251.00	228.77
2	—	660	161.00–183.00	172.00
10	—	522	200.00–265.00	223.84
5	—	616	212.00–230.00	216.73
5	—	575	227.00–245.00	235.21
4	—	320	190.00–233.00	205.82
2	—	380	263.00–271.00	266.84
8	—	423	220.00–281.00	235.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	572	250.00–266.00	255.84
21	—	416	285.00–298.00	290.91
48	—	485	272.00–296.00	283.15
12	—	392	312.00–340.00	332.87
16	—	627	241.00–258.00	246.75
6	—	727	188.00–201.00	191.70
6	—	323	310.00–330.00	320.42
3	—	903	175.00	175.00
2	—	788	185.00–190.00	187.51
25	—	523	270.00–286.00	277.75
1	—	805	183.00	183.00
13	—	660	211.00–228.00	219.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	411	319.00–320.00	319.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	588	230.00–251.00	233.32
4	—	771	182.00–205.00	189.71
7	—	616	214.00–231.00	219.38
6	—	352	331.00–337.00	334.67
7	—	465	276.00–293.00	287.05
8	—	680	201.00–210.00	205.90
18	—	515	257.00–275.00	266.09
1	—	890	160.00	160.00
1	—	915	133.00	133.00
2	—	708	201.00–205.00	202.98
17	—	426	270.00–293.00	284.17
6	—	314	301.00–330.00	307.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	193.00–212.00	201.54
1	—	685	162.00	162.00
1	—	465	201.00	201.00
3	—	380	216.00–250.00	233.07
4	—	621	172.00–190.00	182.85
2	—	323	253.00–280.00	267.23
2	—	560	225.00–226.00	225.50
12	—	430	201.00–263.00	232.09

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)	12	—	1,264	1,125.00–1,675.00	1,412.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	987	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,320.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	1	—	1,090	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,441	105.00–109.00	106.08
3	—	1,857	112.00–115.00	113.33
4	—	1,575	98.00–103.00	100.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	73.00–78.00	75.41
9	—	1,087	86.00–90.00	87.58
25	—	1,091	80.00–85.00	82.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	100.00–104.00	102.30
27	—	1,197	81.00–86.00	82.99
12	—	1,225	87.00–91.00	89.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,398	80.00–84.00	82.05
17	—	1,423	87.00–92.00	89.11
7	—	1,439	102.00–106.00	103.81

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.