Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 400 lbs. 6.00 to 8.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 250 cows and bulls sold with 66 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.73/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$162.73

219 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$10.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.89

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	164.63	798	179
Medium and Large 2	444	154.26	685	40

One grade step is worth $10.36/cwt here — about $113 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 sale219 hd

162.73

—

OK average7 barns · 9,052 hd

159.84

+2.89

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	1,836	108.08	1,984	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,421	86.87	1,235	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	85.41	1,038	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	78.93	842	35

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	669	149.49/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	171.07/cwt	168.00–182.00	715	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	144.59/cwt	137.00–149.00	904	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	150.74/cwt	150.00–152.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	153.98/cwt	145.00–159.00	873	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	159.09/cwt	152.00–164.00	676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	158.13/cwt	157.00–160.00	726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	212.37/cwt	201.00–225.00	699	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	130.64/cwt	130.00–132.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	173.49/cwt	167.00–181.00	569	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	177.64/cwt	169.00–184.00	840	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	174.06/cwt	167.00–182.00	900	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	159.64/cwt	150.00–164.00	517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	184.78/cwt	177.00–193.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	192.89/cwt	186.00–202.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	138.66/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,163	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	148.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	170.47/cwt	162.00–177.00	1,065	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	204.08/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,071	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	216.12/cwt	209.00–221.00	938	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	177.00/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	190.58/cwt	186.00–200.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	176.16/cwt	167.00–181.00	562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	210.18/cwt	205.00–222.00	822	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	219.75/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,011	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	160.18/cwt	156.00–170.00	908	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	200.86/cwt	195.00–210.00	946	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	214.81/cwt	211.00–221.00	717	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	211.37/cwt	205.00–219.00	793	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	147.80/cwt	144.00–153.00	909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	162.69/cwt	159.00–173.00	841	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	74.18/cwt	73.00–77.00	793	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	84.52/cwt	83.00–86.00	904	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	79.07/cwt	78.00–82.00	841	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	82.41/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,136	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	89.77/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,304	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	86.74/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,228	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	79.22/cwt	78.00–82.00	941	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	90.66/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,124	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	85.33/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,036	6
Bulls	—	—	1,858	113.37/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,106	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	105.44/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,924	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	891.15/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	7,726	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,127.12/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	13,796	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	1,004.86/cwt	800.00–1,300.00	9,637	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	1,070.73/cwt	850.00–1,250.00	12,035	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,495	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,280.30/cwt	1,000.00–1,500.00	14,787	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	183.58/cwt	175.00–195.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	188.28/cwt	178.00–195.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	924	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	212.94/cwt	208.00–221.00	903	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	178.41/cwt	172.00–192.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	181.88/cwt	171.00–197.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	138.52/cwt	131.00–141.00	999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	140.69/cwt	134.00–148.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	154.70/cwt	149.00–159.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	133.66/cwt	132.00–136.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	166.64/cwt	160.00–171.00	615	16

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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Tue Feb 22, 2022

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Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 1,250Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 260Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 100Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	669	145.00–159.00	149.49
28	—	418	168.00–182.00	171.07
22	—	625	137.00–149.00	144.59
25	—	567	145.00–159.00	153.98
3	—	732	130.00–132.00	130.64
30	—	328	167.00–181.00	173.49
16	—	473	169.00–184.00	177.64
29	—	517	167.00–182.00	174.06
16	—	369	160.00–171.00	166.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	387	150.00–152.00	150.74
10	—	425	152.00–164.00	159.09
8	—	459	157.00–160.00	158.13
1	—	620	132.00	132.00
8	—	324	150.00–164.00	159.64
5	—	529	149.00–159.00	154.70
3	—	587	132.00–136.00	133.66
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	329	201.00–225.00	212.37
5	—	839	133.00–140.00	138.66
4	—	769	145.00–150.00	148.73
18	—	625	162.00–177.00	170.47
15	—	525	195.00–208.00	204.08
9	—	434	209.00–221.00	216.12
7	—	576	171.00–182.00	177.00
4	—	652	161.00	161.00
1	—	710	153.00	153.00
12	—	391	205.00–222.00	210.18
11	—	460	204.00–225.00	219.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	177.00–193.00	184.78
4	—	428	186.00–202.00	192.89
1	—	640	151.00	151.00
1	—	590	152.00	152.00
6	—	473	186.00–200.00	190.58
8	—	319	167.00–181.00	176.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	567	156.00–170.00	160.18
15	—	471	195.00–210.00	200.86
12	—	334	211.00–221.00	214.81
9	—	375	205.00–219.00	211.37
6	—	615	144.00–153.00	147.80
6	—	517	159.00–173.00	162.69
1	—	924	114.00	114.00
10	—	424	208.00–221.00	212.94
4	—	721	131.00–141.00	138.52
3	—	658	134.00–148.00	140.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	144.00	144.00
1	—	505	148.00	148.00
5	—	330	175.00–195.00	183.58
4	—	415	178.00–195.00	188.28
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
6	—	479	172.00–192.00	178.41
5	—	366	171.00–197.00	181.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,069	73.00–77.00	74.18
9	—	1,069	83.00–86.00	84.52
15	—	1,063	78.00–82.00	79.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,378	80.00–84.00	82.41
8	—	1,453	89.00–91.00	89.77
7	—	1,416	85.00–88.00	86.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,188	78.00–82.00	79.22
6	—	1,240	89.00–92.00	90.66
6	—	1,214	84.00–87.00	85.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	112.00–115.00	113.37
4	—	1,825	103.00–107.00	105.44

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	867	725.00–1,025.00	891.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,224	950.00–1,200.00	1,127.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	959	800.00–1,300.00	1,004.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,124	850.00–1,250.00	1,070.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,280.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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