Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 240 cows and bulls sold with 65 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.03/cwt on 381 head.

Average price

$149.03

381 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$11.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	151.71	760	292
Medium and Large 2	454	140.22	637	89

One grade step is worth $11.50/cwt here — about $123 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 sale381 hd

149.03

—

OK average7 barns · 11,882 hd

154.15

−5.12

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	1,713	85.40	1,463	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	64.52	916	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	62.49	764	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	56.68	608	39

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	64.03/cwt	62.00–65.00	912	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	68.99/cwt	66.00–70.00	842	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	64.02/cwt	62.00–65.00	778	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	58.09/cwt	56.00–60.00	716	14
Bulls	—	—	1,531	78.61/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,204	4
Bulls	—	—	2,053	91.18/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	163.82/cwt	156.00–170.00	700	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	146.57/cwt	136.00–155.00	617	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.31/cwt	158.00–171.00	617	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	141.15/cwt	131.00–144.00	892	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	142.42/cwt	133.00–147.00	820	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	184.97/cwt	167.00–190.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	126.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	636	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	126.52/cwt	120.00–133.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	150.61/cwt	142.00–153.00	986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	141.80/cwt	133.00–147.00	740	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	135.47/cwt	126.00–140.00	912	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.93/cwt	126.00–140.00	744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	171.97/cwt	155.00–187.00	810	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	177.89/cwt	160.00–195.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	156.96/cwt	141.00–164.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	193.42/cwt	190.00–205.00	911	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	208.64/cwt	200.00–221.00	893	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	210.53/cwt	203.00–220.00	661	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	161.25/cwt	150.00–164.00	913	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	213.92/cwt	201.00–221.00	800	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	174.28/cwt	168.00–180.00	903	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	154.44/cwt	149.00–160.00	964	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	173.60/cwt	168.00–183.00	986	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.73/cwt	162.00–175.00	872	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	195.44/cwt	187.00–203.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	140.95/cwt	136.00–149.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	203.36/cwt	195.00–215.00	634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	184.71/cwt	181.00–201.00	850	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	158.73/cwt	150.00–164.00	887	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	69.26/cwt	68.00–71.00	972	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	61.90/cwt	60.00–64.00	661	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	57.73/cwt	56.00–59.00	625	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	51.06/cwt	50.00–54.00	544	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	59.36/cwt	58.00–60.00	847	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	86.42/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,344	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,035.31/cwt	850.00–1,160.00	11,958	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	880.42/cwt	800.00–975.00	8,936	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	922.59/cwt	775.00–1,160.00	10,351	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	801.49/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,760	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	917.38/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	9,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,001.93/cwt	1,000.00–1,010.00	12,755	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,212.55/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	16,066	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,523	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	18,356	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	17,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	147.95/cwt	140.00–154.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	146.79/cwt	139.00–153.00	928	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	129.97/cwt	120.00–132.00	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	144.40/cwt	141.00–148.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	187.78/cwt	180.00–202.00	785	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	167.43/cwt	164.00–171.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	161.16/cwt	157.00–171.00	764	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	168.59/cwt	148.00–171.00	787	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	166.50/cwt	163.00–170.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	142.93/cwt	135.00–151.00	547	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	147.93/cwt	142.00–153.00	469	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	143.23/cwt	135.00–154.00	692	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	166.08/cwt	160.00–173.00	543	21

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,300Last week 1,750Year ago 2,850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 257Year ago 304

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 43Year ago 96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,424	62.00–65.00	64.03
4	—	1,404	68.00–71.00	69.26
3	—	1,427	58.00–60.00	59.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,221	66.00–70.00	68.99
19	—	1,215	62.00–65.00	64.02
14	—	1,232	56.00–60.00	58.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,068	60.00–64.00	61.90
15	—	1,082	56.00–59.00	57.73
13	—	1,065	50.00–54.00	51.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,531	77.00–81.00	78.61
4	—	2,053	90.00–94.00	91.18
4	—	1,555	85.00–89.00	86.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	427	156.00–170.00	163.82
34	—	373	158.00–171.00	165.31
16	—	632	131.00–144.00	141.15
3	—	720	125.00–126.00	125.33
51	—	576	133.00–147.00	142.42
54	—	522	133.00–147.00	141.80
27	—	673	126.00–140.00	135.47
41	—	474	157.00–171.00	161.16
21	—	327	160.00–173.00	166.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
21	—	421	136.00–155.00	146.57
10	—	503	120.00–130.00	126.48
11	—	568	126.00–140.00	130.93
13	—	383	135.00–151.00	142.93
10	—	317	142.00–153.00	147.93
21	—	483	135.00–154.00	143.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	167.00–190.00	184.97
2	—	693	120.00–133.00	126.52
1	—	700	122.00	122.00
17	—	471	155.00–187.00	171.97
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
4	—	335	160.00–195.00	177.89
4	—	524	141.00–164.00	156.96
16	—	566	150.00–164.00	161.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	655	142.00–153.00	150.61
4	—	710	139.00	139.00
35	—	471	190.00–205.00	193.42
30	—	428	200.00–221.00	208.64
1	—	885	132.00	132.00
12	—	314	203.00–220.00	210.53
1	—	785	141.00	141.00
31	—	374	201.00–221.00	213.92
25	—	518	168.00–180.00	174.28
16	—	624	149.00–160.00	154.44
21	—	568	168.00–183.00	173.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	162.00–175.00	166.73
6	—	374	187.00–203.00	195.44
3	—	673	136.00–149.00	140.95
9	—	312	195.00–215.00	203.36
14	—	460	181.00–201.00	184.71
13	—	559	150.00–164.00	158.73
11	—	632	139.00–153.00	146.79
1	—	825	121.00	121.00
17	—	418	180.00–202.00	187.78
1	—	735	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	140.00–154.00	147.95
6	—	610	120.00–132.00	129.97
2	—	569	141.00–148.00	144.40
2	—	363	164.00–171.00	167.43
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
14	—	467	148.00–171.00	168.59
2	—	320	163.00–170.00	166.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,325	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	885	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,335	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,285.00	1,285.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,155	850.00–1,160.00	1,035.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,015	800.00–975.00	880.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,122	775.00–1,160.00	922.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	750.00–850.00	801.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	992	800.00–1,050.00	917.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,273	1,000.00–1,010.00	1,001.93

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

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