Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

.Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows, breakers 3.00 higher, boners and leans 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold with 79 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.11/cwt on 549 head.

Average price

$148.11

549 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$7.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	149.74	763	429
Medium and Large 2	442	142.25	629	120

One grade step is worth $7.49/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 sale549 hd

148.11

—

OK average7 barns · 13,492 hd

152.82

−4.72

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	1,784	85.57	1,526	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,385	63.17	875	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	60.21	728	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	56.18	591	55

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	132.47/cwt	128.00–137.00	703	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	157.40/cwt	152.00–166.00	663	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	134.20/cwt	130.00–137.00	974	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	140.91/cwt	136.00–146.00	819	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	125.34/cwt	121.00–129.00	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	166.42/cwt	161.00–175.00	622	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	136.33/cwt	134.00–138.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	153.57/cwt	149.00–163.00	731	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	147.97/cwt	142.00–157.00	577	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	140.95/cwt	131.00–148.00	675	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	169.40/cwt	163.00–173.00	806	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	169.35/cwt	162.00–176.00	721	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	147.76/cwt	141.00–152.00	925	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	144.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,038	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	191.76/cwt	184.00–198.00	803	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	149.99/cwt	140.00–157.00	478	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	160.78/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,000	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	160.23/cwt	153.00–167.00	838	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	149.11/cwt	142.00–156.00	850	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	184.86/cwt	175.00–193.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	214.31/cwt	204.00–220.00	694	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	182.85/cwt	178.00–193.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	135.82/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,047	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	164.39/cwt	161.00–175.00	945	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	174.98/cwt	170.00–184.00	922	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	183.66/cwt	179.00–188.00	878	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	202.76/cwt	197.00–213.00	793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	149.47/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,012	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	172.02/cwt	168.00–185.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	175.62/cwt	170.00–185.00	827	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.86/cwt	132.00–147.00	871	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	160.95/cwt	157.00–169.00	850	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	193.80/cwt	189.00–203.00	731	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	126.13/cwt	119.00–130.00	966	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	56.52/cwt	55.00–57.00	743	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	60.47/cwt	59.00–62.00	643	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	55.86/cwt	54.00–58.00	596	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	51.49/cwt	49.00–53.00	526	16
Bulls	—	—	1,876	91.46/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,716	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	66.43/cwt	65.00–68.00	913	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	63.06/cwt	60.00–64.00	890	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	59.44/cwt	57.00–61.00	721	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	55.00/cwt	54.00–56.00	647	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	63.22/cwt	62.00–65.00	771	14
Bulls	—	—	1,828	86.03/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,573	6
Bulls	—	—	1,678	81.17/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,362	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	969.42/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	8,773	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,027.36/cwt	850.00–1,225.00	11,969	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,641	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,065	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	1,122.92/cwt	935.00–1,275.00	11,892	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	9,964	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	185.56/cwt	183.00–198.00	787	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	214.24/cwt	208.00–222.00	713	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	169.47/cwt	160.00–176.00	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	194.11/cwt	190.00–196.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	753	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	153.30/cwt	147.00–163.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	140.50/cwt	139.00–143.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	166.16/cwt	159.00–172.00	533	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	147.40/cwt	138.00–152.00	768	92
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	149.32/cwt	140.00–153.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	151.61/cwt	141.00–156.00	881	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	134.17/cwt	131.00–146.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	138.33/cwt	131.00–144.00	859	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	143.58/cwt	136.00–150.00	613	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	127.57/cwt	123.00–134.00	730	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 Jan 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,750Last week 1,750Year ago 2,250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 257Last week 239Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 41Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	531	128.00–137.00	132.47
24	—	390	142.00–157.00	147.97
29	—	479	131.00–148.00	140.95
11	—	319	140.00–157.00	149.99
34	—	427	136.00–150.00	143.58
3	—	572	123.00–134.00	127.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	421	152.00–166.00	157.40
27	—	726	130.00–137.00	134.20
75	—	581	136.00–146.00	140.91
6	—	782	121.00–129.00	125.34
48	—	374	161.00–175.00	166.42
6	—	690	134.00–138.00	136.33
52	—	476	149.00–163.00	153.57
20	—	321	159.00–172.00	166.16
92	—	521	138.00–152.00	147.40
31	—	621	131.00–144.00	138.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	134.00	134.00
15	—	476	163.00–173.00	169.40
20	—	426	162.00–176.00	169.35
18	—	626	141.00–152.00	147.76
20	—	523	153.00–167.00	160.23
14	—	570	142.00–156.00	149.11
6	—	321	175.00–193.00	184.86
5	—	378	178.00–193.00	182.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	719	140.00–149.00	144.31
42	—	419	184.00–198.00	191.76
30	—	622	156.00–170.00	160.78
29	—	324	204.00–220.00	214.31
10	—	771	130.00–137.00	135.82
74	—	575	161.00–175.00	164.39
46	—	527	170.00–184.00	174.98
74	—	478	179.00–188.00	183.66
12	—	391	197.00–213.00	202.76
41	—	677	146.00–155.00	149.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	168.00–185.00	172.02
8	—	435	160.00–176.00	169.47
4	—	325	190.00–196.00	194.11
3	—	753	110.00	110.00
6	—	473	147.00–163.00	153.30
4	—	574	139.00–143.00	140.50
4	—	534	140.00–153.00	149.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	471	170.00–185.00	175.62
11	—	623	132.00–147.00	139.86
16	—	528	157.00–169.00	160.95
14	—	377	189.00–203.00	193.80
6	—	766	119.00–130.00	126.13
33	—	424	183.00–198.00	185.56
13	—	333	208.00–222.00	214.24
10	—	581	141.00–156.00	151.61
6	—	653	131.00–146.00	134.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,315	55.00–57.00	56.52
13	—	1,375	65.00–68.00	66.43
21	—	1,412	60.00–64.00	63.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,064	59.00–62.00	60.47
20	—	1,067	54.00–58.00	55.86
16	—	1,021	49.00–53.00	51.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,213	57.00–61.00	59.44
6	—	1,177	54.00–56.00	55.00
14	—	1,220	62.00–65.00	63.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,876	90.00–94.00	91.46
6	—	1,828	84.00–88.00	86.03
6	—	1,678	79.00–83.00	81.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	905	825.00–1,125.00	969.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,165	850.00–1,225.00	1,027.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,059	935.00–1,275.00	1,122.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,060.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	975.00	975.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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