Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last; Steer calves 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 360 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 $161.87/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$161.87

354 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$19.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	166.61	754	267
Medium and Large 2	467	147.31	687	87

One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about $66 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 sale354 hd

161.87

—

OK average7 barns · 13,805 hd

160.01

+1.85

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	1,699	98.29	1,670	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	76.18	1,072	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	73.53	881	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	69.35	739	54

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	146.44/cwt	142.00–151.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	148.39/cwt	140.00–165.00	545	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	148.25/cwt	130.00–155.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	136.26/cwt	131.00–140.00	845	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	144.42/cwt	142.00–148.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.54/cwt	131.00–161.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	149.32/cwt	140.00–160.00	642	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	173.49/cwt	166.00–181.00	652	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	168.66/cwt	162.00–176.00	789	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	148.50/cwt	144.00–156.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	134.04/cwt	132.00–136.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	167.30/cwt	157.00–173.00	878	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	167.84/cwt	158.00–178.00	879	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	161.18/cwt	152.00–170.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	187.15/cwt	130.00–199.00	777	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	163.30/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,009	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	160.19/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	223.17/cwt	217.00–226.00	736	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	182.30/cwt	173.00–201.00	614	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	185.38/cwt	171.00–201.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	168.78/cwt	160.00–181.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	208.71/cwt	201.00–217.00	991	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	154.27/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	215.35/cwt	209.00–227.00	917	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	216.25/cwt	206.00–226.00	820	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	141.34/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,087	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	138.49/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	211.42/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,087	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	187.40/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,074	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	138.99/cwt	135.00–144.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	180.40/cwt	171.00–186.00	844	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	217.77/cwt	215.00–223.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	761	135.98/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,035	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	65.45/cwt	64.00–68.00	684	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	73.06/cwt	72.00–74.00	796	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	77.87/cwt	75.00–79.00	857	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	76.73/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,043	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	71.64/cwt	70.00–74.00	989	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	81.93/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,220	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	69.59/cwt	68.00–72.00	832	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	79.71/cwt	78.00–81.00	970	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	74.75/cwt	73.00–77.00	892	13
Bulls	—	—	1,698	100.91/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,713	6
Bulls	—	—	1,674	93.59/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,567	10
Bulls	—	—	1,764	106.09/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,871	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,046.85/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	12,081	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	1,135.20/cwt	975.00–1,350.00	11,568	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,256.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,425.00	15,926	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,098.77/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	13,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,085.53/cwt	850.00–1,225.00	10,964	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,153.18/cwt	925.00–1,275.00	14,161	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,307.60/cwt	1,250.00–1,375.00	13,338	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,279.17/cwt	1,150.00–1,350.00	11,385	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	1,261.15/cwt	1,125.00–1,350.00	13,229	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	212.50/cwt	203.00–221.00	899	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	185.42/cwt	165.00–199.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	804	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.38/cwt	132.00–161.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	178.12/cwt	175.00–187.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	161.65/cwt	153.00–166.00	933	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	211.31/cwt	202.00–224.00	807	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	171.69/cwt	165.00–179.00	977	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	162.46/cwt	155.00–167.00	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	187.43/cwt	181.00–190.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	149.26/cwt	140.00–161.00	707	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	174.21/cwt	166.00–181.00	561	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	167.65/cwt	161.00–176.00	707	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	153.55/cwt	150.00–164.00	858	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	139.33/cwt	136.00–145.00	939	12

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 1,250Last week 950Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	142.00–151.00	146.44
6	—	368	165.00–199.00	185.42
5	—	475	132.00–161.00	150.38
4	—	419	175.00–187.00	178.12
5	—	577	153.00–166.00	161.65
1	—	625	148.00	148.00
1	—	340	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	116.00	116.00
3	—	717	135.00–144.00	138.99
2	—	673	152.00–155.00	153.51
16	—	468	171.00–186.00	180.40
5	—	318	215.00–223.00	217.77
4	—	761	131.00–141.00	135.98
13	—	423	203.00–221.00	212.50
1	—	804	119.00	119.00
14	—	382	202.00–224.00	211.31
12	—	569	165.00–179.00	171.69
4	—	611	155.00–167.00	162.46
4	—	515	181.00–190.00	187.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	367	140.00–165.00	148.39
10	—	520	130.00–155.00	148.25
9	—	620	131.00–140.00	136.26
5	—	569	142.00–148.00	144.42
2	—	325	131.00–161.00	145.54
25	—	430	140.00–160.00	149.32
22	—	474	140.00–161.00	149.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	376	166.00–181.00	173.49
43	—	468	162.00–176.00	168.66
7	—	611	144.00–156.00	148.50
2	—	720	132.00–136.00	134.04
42	—	525	157.00–173.00	167.30
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
37	—	322	166.00–181.00	174.21
60	—	422	161.00–176.00	167.65
17	—	559	150.00–164.00	153.55
12	—	674	136.00–145.00	139.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	524	158.00–178.00	167.84
7	—	563	152.00–170.00	161.18
15	—	415	130.00–199.00	187.15
1	—	665	132.00	132.00
15	—	337	173.00–201.00	182.30
7	—	474	171.00–201.00	185.38
1	—	640	148.00	148.00
5	—	375	160.00–181.00	168.78
1	—	745	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	618	155.00–169.00	163.30
4	—	658	155.00–166.00	160.19
17	—	330	217.00–226.00	223.17
35	—	475	201.00–217.00	208.71
3	—	723	148.00–160.00	154.27
35	—	426	209.00–227.00	215.35
27	—	379	206.00–226.00	216.25
9	—	769	140.00–146.00	141.34
2	—	813	136.00–141.00	138.49
18	—	514	207.00–217.00	211.42
17	—	573	181.00–195.00	187.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,045	64.00–68.00	65.45
13	—	1,090	72.00–74.00	73.06
9	—	1,100	75.00–79.00	77.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,359	75.00–79.00	76.73
11	—	1,380	70.00–74.00	71.64
8	—	1,489	80.00–84.00	81.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,195	68.00–72.00	69.59
7	—	1,217	78.00–81.00	79.71
13	—	1,193	73.00–77.00	74.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,698	99.00–103.00	100.91
10	—	1,674	92.00–96.00	93.59
4	—	1,764	105.00–108.00	106.09

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,154	925.00–1,100.00	1,046.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,019	975.00–1,350.00	1,135.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,268	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,256.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,098.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,010	850.00–1,225.00	1,085.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,228	925.00–1,275.00	1,153.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,307.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,279.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,049	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,261.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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