Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 12.00 higher, some 20.00. Heifer calves 8.00 to 15.00 higher, some 20.00. Demand very good for a limited number of receipts. Quality was attractive, with a number of QBN calves. Slaughter cows 13.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 13.00 higher. A total of 115 cows and bulls sold with 75 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.45/cwt on 390 head.

Average price

$155.45

390 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$12.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	157.38	801	331
Medium and Large 2	471	144.61	682	59

One grade step is worth $12.77/cwt here — about $119 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 sale390 hd

155.45

—

OK average6 barns · 4,513 hd

154.28

+1.17

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	1,686	105.44	1,777	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	85.15	1,274	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	83.29	1,016	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	77.85	828	18

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1	—	325	177.80/cwt	172.00–186.00	578	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	136.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	153.59/cwt	140.00–161.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	136.02/cwt	125.00–142.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	182.42/cwt	168.00–190.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	172.42/cwt	172.00–174.00	824	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	134.64/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	144.08/cwt	135.00–147.00	958	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.38/cwt	133.00–153.00	617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	166.49/cwt	164.00–170.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	155.89/cwt	150.00–164.00	742	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	187.48/cwt	180.00–199.00	696	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	161.91/cwt	150.00–165.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	183.59/cwt	171.00–193.00	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	205.67/cwt	203.00–215.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	165.11/cwt	159.00–173.00	1,009	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	151.80/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,028	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	198.34/cwt	193.00–207.00	954	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	202.51/cwt	195.00–211.00	853	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	191.75/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,062	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	213.51/cwt	206.00–224.00	803	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	173.71/cwt	171.00–185.00	909	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	169.66/cwt	161.00–175.00	976	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	161.21/cwt	157.00–168.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	188.67/cwt	183.00–197.00	809	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	176.35/cwt	170.00–184.00	839	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.67/cwt	159.00–173.00	851	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	83.40/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,022	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	73.88/cwt	72.00–76.00	788	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	87.28/cwt	86.00–88.00	919	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	88.79/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,430	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,194	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	78.50/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,060	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	78.17/cwt	77.00–80.00	931	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	89.48/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,112	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	80.15/cwt	78.00–82.00	854	5
Bulls	—	—	1,648	105.73/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,742	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	98.53/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,581	2
Bulls	—	—	1,777	109.75/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,111.01/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	12,877	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,036.11/cwt	910.00–1,160.00	11,656	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	925.41/cwt	900.00–935.00	9,856	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	1,162.31/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	15,191	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,288.97/cwt	1,260.00–1,320.00	14,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,152.66/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	14,616	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	171.79/cwt	165.00–179.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	201.80/cwt	201.00–202.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	146.94/cwt	143.00–151.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	204.12/cwt	197.00–211.00	745	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	156.11/cwt	146.00–160.00	969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	155.82/cwt	151.00–160.00	801	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	156.37/cwt	147.00–169.00	505	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	139.79/cwt	132.00–144.00	994	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	174.08/cwt	161.00–176.00	989	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	157.72/cwt	151.00–161.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	144.06/cwt	141.00–147.00	751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	141.91/cwt	137.00–146.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	148.78/cwt	144.00–156.00	915	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	170.18/cwt	166.00–180.00	645	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.88/cwt	154.00–169.00	692	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	151.79/cwt	145.00–158.00	873	20

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 Feb 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 1,200Year ago 820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 205Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 70Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	325	172.00–186.00	177.80
6	—	759	130.00–136.00	134.64
17	—	665	135.00–147.00	144.08
39	—	476	150.00–164.00	155.89
52	—	514	151.00–160.00	155.82
30	—	711	132.00–144.00	139.79
34	—	615	144.00–156.00	148.78
33	—	379	166.00–180.00	170.18
64	—	425	154.00–169.00	162.88
20	—	575	145.00–158.00	151.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	130.00–138.00	136.48
6	—	371	140.00–161.00	153.59
4	—	574	125.00–142.00	136.02
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
10	—	430	133.00–153.00	143.38
9	—	323	147.00–169.00	156.37
12	—	521	141.00–147.00	144.06
10	—	478	137.00–146.00	141.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	478	172.00–174.00	172.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	168.00–190.00	182.42
4	—	534	164.00–170.00	166.49
1	—	620	157.00	157.00
12	—	371	180.00–199.00	187.48
5	—	586	150.00–165.00	161.91
10	—	433	171.00–193.00	183.59
1	—	315	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	316	203.00–215.00	205.67
2	—	768	146.00–147.00	146.50
16	—	611	159.00–173.00	165.11
16	—	677	141.00–155.00	151.80
52	—	481	193.00–207.00	198.34
21	—	421	195.00–211.00	202.51
1	—	840	136.00	136.00
2	—	720	146.00	146.00
34	—	376	206.00–224.00	213.51
13	—	523	171.00–185.00	173.71
8	—	575	161.00–175.00	169.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	554	191.00–192.00	191.75
3	—	600	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	157.00–168.00	161.21
2	—	423	165.00–179.00	171.79
2	—	528	143.00–151.00	146.94
1	—	605	141.00	141.00
1	—	550	131.00	131.00
3	—	392	151.00–161.00	157.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	429	183.00–197.00	188.67
15	—	476	170.00–184.00	176.35
1	—	735	137.00	137.00
13	—	523	159.00–173.00	162.67
1	—	770	136.00	136.00
5	—	336	201.00–202.00	201.80
11	—	365	197.00–211.00	204.12
9	—	621	146.00–160.00	156.11
8	—	568	161.00–176.00	174.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,226	82.00–86.00	83.40
5	—	1,191	77.00–80.00	78.17
4	—	1,243	87.00–91.00	89.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,066	72.00–76.00	73.88
3	—	1,053	86.00–88.00	87.28
5	—	1,066	78.00–82.00	80.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,611	87.00–90.00	88.79
2	—	1,413	84.00–85.00	84.50
2	—	1,350	78.00–79.00	78.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	104.00–107.00	105.73
2	—	1,605	98.00–99.00	98.53
3	—	1,777	109.00–111.00	109.75

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,159	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,111.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	910.00–1,160.00	1,036.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,065	900.00–935.00	925.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,268	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,152.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,307	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,162.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	1,260.00–1,320.00	1,288.97

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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