Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4,00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was vary good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.83/cwt on 257 head.

Average price

$165.83

257 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$12.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.96

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	168.93	818	192
Medium and Large 2	428	156.67	671	65

One grade step is worth $12.26/cwt here — about $147 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 sale257 hd

165.83

—

OK average5 barns · 6,700 hd

154.87

+10.96

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	1,764	112.56	1,985	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	92.54	1,321	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	88.77	1,080	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	82.87	880	35

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	—	324	182.60/cwt	175.00–189.00	592	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	153.32/cwt	146.00–160.00	874	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	180.65/cwt	173.00–187.00	685	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	163.96/cwt	160.00–171.00	869	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	178.74/cwt	171.00–185.00	752	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	146.63/cwt	140.00–151.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	161.70/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,074	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	178.67/cwt	172.00–185.00	840	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	150.16/cwt	139.00–154.00	925	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	149.16/cwt	138.00–152.00	1,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	159.01/cwt	150.00–165.00	596	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	184.49/cwt	180.00–199.00	856	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	185.37/cwt	180.00–197.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	191.39/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,014	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	173.29/cwt	168.00–181.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	218.71/cwt	209.00–227.00	818	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	207.28/cwt	202.00–215.00	665	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	174.52/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,089	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	193.62/cwt	187.00–201.00	1,104	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	210.30/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,081	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	212.29/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,025	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	218.76/cwt	202.00–230.00	928	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	187.17/cwt	183.00–197.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	192.30/cwt	185.00–200.00	986	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	148.40/cwt	144.00–158.00	996	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	124.08/cwt	117.00–130.00	968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	171.21/cwt	170.00–175.00	983	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	199.45/cwt	191.00–205.00	915	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	85.51/cwt	83.00–87.00	932	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	98.18/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,394	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	93.08/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,336	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	87.18/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,239	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	78.32/cwt	77.00–81.00	815	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	96.54/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,171	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	91.02/cwt	89.00–93.00	986	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	83.97/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,007	8
Bulls	—	—	1,559	105.18/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,640	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	89.98/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,118	6
Bulls	—	—	1,858	111.04/cwt	109.00–114.00	2,063	8
Bulls	—	—	1,843	121.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,248	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	917.67/cwt	725.00–1,225.00	9,580	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	1,025.84/cwt	825.00–1,225.00	11,325	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,084.92/cwt	950.00–1,210.00	11,587	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	1,086.28/cwt	1,035.00–1,175.00	10,830	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	1,296.42/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	14,831	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	12,985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	951.11/cwt	775.00–1,150.00	8,208	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	971.36/cwt	850.00–1,125.00	9,014	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	947.15/cwt	810.00–1,050.00	8,316	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	10,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	157.10/cwt	150.00–164.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	154.32/cwt	147.00–161.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	211.80/cwt	205.00–217.00	782	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	193.19/cwt	184.00–199.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	178.04/cwt	175.00–181.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	156.15/cwt	152.00–168.00	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	164.19/cwt	160.00–168.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	133.49/cwt	127.00–140.00	970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	164.27/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	208.71/cwt	202.00–220.00	666	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	158.62/cwt	150.00–167.00	755	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	162.92/cwt	155.00–170.00	533	11

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 Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 800Year ago 1,340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 194Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 56Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	324	175.00–189.00	182.60
15	—	570	146.00–160.00	153.32
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
31	—	379	173.00–187.00	180.65
25	—	530	160.00–171.00	163.96
24	—	421	171.00–185.00	178.74
4	—	674	140.00–145.00	142.46
39	—	470	172.00–185.00	178.67
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
24	—	616	139.00–154.00	150.16
7	—	727	127.00–140.00	133.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	534	140.00–151.00	146.63
3	—	573	130.00–139.00	136.07
18	—	375	150.00–165.00	159.01
7	—	416	152.00–168.00	156.15
18	—	476	150.00–167.00	158.62
11	—	327	155.00–170.00	162.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
9	—	464	180.00–199.00	184.49
4	—	426	180.00–197.00	185.37
17	—	530	184.00–199.00	191.39
4	—	573	168.00–181.00	173.29
1	—	370	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	664	154.00–168.00	161.70
5	—	758	138.00–152.00	149.16
15	—	374	209.00–227.00	218.71
10	—	321	202.00–215.00	207.28
7	—	624	166.00–177.00	174.52
11	—	570	187.00–201.00	193.62
1	—	940	119.00	119.00
24	—	514	202.00–218.00	210.30
16	—	483	205.00–220.00	212.29
1	—	700	143.00	143.00
32	—	424	202.00–230.00	218.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	183.00–197.00	187.17
14	—	513	185.00–200.00	192.30
6	—	671	144.00–158.00	148.40
5	—	780	117.00–130.00	124.08
4	—	574	170.00–175.00	171.21
13	—	459	191.00–205.00	199.45
16	—	369	205.00–217.00	211.80
4	—	615	156.00–169.00	164.27
19	—	319	202.00–220.00	208.71
1	—	865	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	150.00–164.00	157.10
6	—	415	147.00–161.00	154.32
1	—	570	155.00	155.00
4	—	331	184.00–199.00	193.19
8	—	368	175.00–181.00	178.04
2	—	473	160.00–168.00	164.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,090	83.00–87.00	85.51
19	—	1,041	77.00–81.00	78.32
8	—	1,083	89.00–93.00	91.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,420	96.00–100.00	98.18
8	—	1,435	91.00–95.00	93.08
5	—	1,421	86.00–88.00	87.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	94.00–98.00	96.54
8	—	1,199	82.00–86.00	83.97
6	—	1,243	87.00–93.00	89.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,559	104.00–107.00	105.18
8	—	1,858	109.00–114.00	111.04
6	—	1,843	119.00–125.00	121.98

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,044	725.00–1,225.00	917.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,104	825.00–1,225.00	1,025.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,068	950.00–1,210.00	1,084.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	997	1,035.00–1,175.00	1,086.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	878	810.00–1,050.00	947.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,144	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,296.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	863	775.00–1,150.00	951.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	928	850.00–1,125.00	971.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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