Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 7.00 to 9.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality plain to average. Slaughter cows 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 280 cows and bulls sold with 63 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.22/cwt on 380 head.

Average price

$152.22

380 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$11.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	156.18	778	251
Medium and Large 2	439	144.52	634	129

One grade step is worth $11.66/cwt here — about $144 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 sale380 hd

152.22

—

OK average7 barns · 11,985 hd

153.13

−0.91

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	1,774	89.74	1,591	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	74.05	1,125	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	71.78	892	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	67.65	715	35

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	417	147.52/cwt	142.00–159.00	615	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	142.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	970	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.80/cwt	132.00–147.00	739	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	145.97/cwt	145.00–149.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	143.23/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	166.18/cwt	160.00–174.00	718	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	154.72/cwt	149.00–163.00	808	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	178.95/cwt	172.00–186.00	934	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	204.43/cwt	198.00–215.00	732	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	133.13/cwt	125.00–138.00	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	145.32/cwt	137.00–151.00	475	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	158.75/cwt	157.00–171.00	533	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	165.66/cwt	160.00–170.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	140.77/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	161.97/cwt	156.00–167.00	752	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	124.71/cwt	121.00–128.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	146.43/cwt	140.00–152.00	559	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	161.47/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,003	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	153.38/cwt	148.00–159.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	178.72/cwt	169.00–181.00	688	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	176.70/cwt	170.00–182.00	753	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	154.62/cwt	147.00–160.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	195.30/cwt	191.00–202.00	650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	190.71/cwt	185.00–199.00	812	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	181.40/cwt	173.00–188.00	845	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	169.76/cwt	161.00–175.00	959	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	152.36/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,013	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	130.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	930	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	168.15/cwt	160.00–175.00	890	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	131.84/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,014	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	171.90/cwt	165.00–180.00	839	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	147.89/cwt	145.00–160.00	930	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	73.91/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,136	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	69.68/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,023	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	67.65/cwt	66.00–70.00	829	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	78.12/cwt	76.00–80.00	998	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	69.92/cwt	69.00–71.00	740	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	78.81/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,197	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	73.42/cwt	71.00–75.00	913	12
Bulls	—	—	1,907	91.96/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,754	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	64.25/cwt	63.00–67.00	678	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	74.42/cwt	73.00–76.00	789	5
Bulls	—	—	1,640	87.51/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,435	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	1,090.46/cwt	1,085.00–1,100.00	13,434	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	720.35/cwt	715.00–725.00	5,856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	17,672	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,216.61/cwt	1,150.00–1,325.00	14,319	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	936.14/cwt	800.00–1,135.00	9,165	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	981.70/cwt	815.00–1,135.00	10,838	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	928.23/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,610	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,002.87/cwt	875.00–1,135.00	10,961	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,079.38/cwt	1,010.00–1,235.00	11,182	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	167.88/cwt	155.00–170.00	945	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	178.45/cwt	169.00–183.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	181.64/cwt	176.00–190.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	811	132.28/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	162.73/cwt	154.00–170.00	685	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	153.89/cwt	150.00–163.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	147.01/cwt	140.00–153.00	922	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.87/cwt	143.00–157.00	840	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	186.15/cwt	180.00–195.00	799	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	196.47/cwt	193.00–206.00	762	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	205.60/cwt	200.00–215.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	164.41/cwt	155.00–169.00	605	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	142.94/cwt	136.00–152.00	670	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	141.33/cwt	135.00–149.00	930	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	139.49/cwt	138.00–141.00	806	2

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,300Year ago 1,550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 176Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 60Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	417	142.00–159.00	147.52
15	—	525	132.00–147.00	140.80
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
8	—	623	125.00–138.00	133.13
11	—	327	137.00–151.00	145.32
29	—	382	140.00–152.00	146.43
18	—	469	136.00–152.00	142.94
2	—	578	138.00–141.00	139.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	432	160.00–174.00	166.18
46	—	522	149.00–163.00	154.72
2	—	755	120.00–123.00	121.51
14	—	336	157.00–171.00	158.75
59	—	464	156.00–167.00	161.97
7	—	727	121.00–128.00	124.71
15	—	627	140.00–153.00	147.01
36	—	568	143.00–157.00	147.87
17	—	368	155.00–169.00	164.41
11	—	658	135.00–149.00	141.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	679	140.00–148.00	142.83
4	—	710	130.00–134.00	130.99
15	—	529	160.00–175.00	168.15
7	—	769	125.00–134.00	131.84
10	—	488	165.00–180.00	171.90
15	—	629	145.00–160.00	147.89
34	—	563	155.00–170.00	167.88
4	—	811	129.00–140.00	132.28
20	—	429	180.00–195.00	186.15
14	—	388	193.00–206.00	196.47
7	—	317	200.00–215.00	205.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
6	—	372	169.00–183.00	178.45
4	—	326	176.00–190.00	181.64
9	—	421	154.00–170.00	162.73
4	—	471	150.00–163.00	153.89
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	145.00–149.00	145.97
1	—	670	126.00	126.00
5	—	529	160.00–170.00	165.66
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
2	—	578	148.00–159.00	153.38
10	—	385	169.00–181.00	178.72
19	—	426	170.00–182.00	176.70
3	—	487	147.00–160.00	154.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	724	136.00–147.00	143.23
38	—	522	172.00–186.00	178.95
13	—	358	198.00–215.00	204.43
4	—	772	139.00–144.00	140.77
19	—	621	157.00–167.00	161.47
11	—	333	191.00–202.00	195.30
27	—	426	185.00–199.00	190.71
23	—	466	173.00–188.00	181.40
30	—	565	161.00–175.00	169.76
5	—	665	142.00–156.00	152.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,537	72.00–76.00	73.91
8	—	1,468	67.00–71.00	69.68
8	—	1,519	77.00–81.00	78.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,226	66.00–70.00	67.65
6	—	1,278	76.00–80.00	78.12
12	—	1,243	71.00–75.00	73.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,059	69.00–71.00	69.92
18	—	1,055	63.00–67.00	64.25
5	—	1,060	73.00–76.00	74.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,907	90.00–94.00	91.96
4	—	1,640	86.00–89.00	87.51

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,232	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,090.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	813	715.00–725.00	720.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	979	800.00–1,135.00	936.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,104	815.00–1,135.00	981.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	900.00–950.00	928.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	1,485.00	1,485.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,177	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,216.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,093	875.00–1,135.00	1,002.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,036	1,010.00–1,235.00	1,079.38

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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How this sale compares

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