Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-03-08

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 8
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,150 head
250 vs last sale 900 500 vs year ago 1,650 · 30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
78 vs last sale 197 103 vs year ago 222 · 46.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
2 vs last sale 63 17 vs year ago 78 · 21.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifer calves 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality was plain through average. Demand was light to moderate. Slaughter cows 11.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $173.82/cwt on 333 head.
Average price
$173.82
333 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$886
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.22
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524178.17934224
Medium and Large 2481164.87793109
One grade step is worth $13.30/cwt here — about $141 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 sale333 hd
173.82
OK average7 barns · 17,595 hd
162.60
+11.22
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,768100.621,77920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49280.221,19722
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22675.6892816
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06772.1777013

Every lot, as filed

85 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2510143.77/cwt139.00–148.007334
HeifersMedium and Large 1760112.50/cwt112.00–113.008552
HeifersMedium and Large 1845111.00/cwt111.00–111.009381
HeifersMedium and Large 1523142.02/cwt136.00–147.0074316
HeifersMedium and Large 2695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
HeifersMedium and Large 2339132.19/cwt130.00–138.004485
BullsMedium and Large 1324178.85/cwt170.00–196.005799
HeifersMedium and Large 2576129.57/cwt123.00–136.007469
BullsMedium and Large 1363184.19/cwt177.00–191.0066911
BullsMedium and Large 1910111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0101
BullsMedium and Large 1793119.00/cwt119.00–119.009442
BullsMedium and Large 1474167.09/cwt162.00–177.0079215
SteersMedium and Large 2520160.87/cwt150.00–170.0083725
SteersMedium and Large 2630147.84/cwt142.00–150.009316
SteersMedium and Large 2374178.89/cwt165.00–184.006699
SteersMedium and Large 2320167.76/cwt152.00–173.0053714
HeifersMedium and Large 1470148.71/cwt142.00–156.0069936
SteersMedium and Large 2574166.47/cwt148.00–173.0095622
HeifersMedium and Large 1725130.74/cwt126.00–134.0094811
HeifersMedium and Large 1426164.51/cwt158.00–171.0070139
HeifersMedium and Large 1667133.58/cwt128.00–137.0089117
HeifersMedium and Large 1369166.19/cwt161.00–175.0061323
HeifersMedium and Large 2724110.42/cwt107.00–116.007995
SteersMedium and Large 1470189.23/cwt178.00–197.0088938
HeifersMedium and Large 2524124.73/cwt121.00–128.006544
HeifersMedium and Large 2377146.28/cwt139.00–152.0055110
HeifersMedium and Large 1614141.16/cwt134.00–146.0086716
HeifersMedium and Large 1568143.97/cwt136.00–151.0081826
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added484171.00/cwt171.00–171.008289
HeifersMedium and Large 1318166.56/cwt158.00–173.0053027
HeifersMedium and Large 2419144.31/cwt139.00–155.0060514
HeifersMedium and Large 2620123.94/cwt120.00–128.007685
HeifersMedium and Large 2473130.81/cwt122.00–138.0061910
SteersMedium and Large 1676147.80/cwt144.00–159.0099920
SteersMedium and Large 1805127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0221
SteersMedium and Large 2470160.89/cwt151.00–173.007569
SteersMedium and Large 2760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009881
SteersMedium and Large 2695135.00/cwt135.00–135.009381
SteersMedium and Large 1570184.93/cwt175.00–189.001,05420
SteersMedium and Large 1722139.11/cwt133.00–147.001,0045
SteersMedium and Large 2430169.48/cwt161.00–175.0072922
SteersMedium and Large 1778141.63/cwt135.00–146.001,1026
SteersMedium and Large 1917120.70/cwt118.00–129.001,1074
SteersMedium and Large 1631160.88/cwt152.00–167.001,01536
SteersMedium and Large 1421188.38/cwt182.00–197.0079331
SteersMedium and Large 1367201.83/cwt195.00–209.0074125
SteersMedium and Large 1316194.76/cwt190.00–205.0061514
SteersMedium and Large 1522187.78/cwt178.00–193.0098024
BullsMedium and Large 1512166.42/cwt161.00–175.0085212
BullsMedium and Large 1420178.63/cwt172.00–188.0075016
CowsLean 85-90%1,03066.81/cwt66.00–68.006885
CowsLean 85-90%1,07873.36/cwt72.00–76.007916
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50475.13/cwt74.00–79.001,13010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53889.21/cwt87.00–91.001,3724
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45482.08/cwt80.00–84.001,1938
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21870.55/cwt69.00–73.008597
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19382.26/cwt80.00–84.009814
CowsLean 85-90%1,12581.98/cwt80.00–84.009222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26477.59/cwt76.00–79.009815
Bulls1,856103.46/cwt102.00–106.001,9207
Bulls2,064108.03/cwt107.00–110.002,2305
Bulls1,50693.51/cwt92.00–96.001,4088
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2823858.26/cwt750.00–950.007,0632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1091,165.30/cwt1,060.00–1,225.0012,9238
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2903811.94/cwt675.00–990.007,3323
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0051,035.00/cwt1,035.00–1,035.0010,4022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,128.70/cwt1,025.00–1,225.0012,1902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,023.84/cwt850.00–1,160.0011,4168
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,185.00/cwt1,185.00–1,185.0013,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29951,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,1991
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28731,047.67/cwt785.00–1,250.009,1463
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2725825.00/cwt825.00–825.005,9811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2301,035.30/cwt1,010.00–1,060.0012,7342
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29451,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,6311
BullsMedium and Large 2715117.00/cwt117.00–117.008371
BullsMedium and Large 2335150.67/cwt150.00–151.005053
BullsMedium and Large 2419143.62/cwt140.00–151.006029
BullsMedium and Large 2378170.67/cwt166.00–180.0064510
BullsMedium and Large 1695131.00/cwt130.00–132.009102
BullsMedium and Large 1569156.50/cwt149.00–164.0089012
BullsMedium and Large 1626158.93/cwt149.00–164.009957
BullsMedium and Large 1718127.67/cwt127.00–128.009176
BullsMedium and Large 2556133.75/cwt125.00–139.007444
BullsMedium and Large 2618134.37/cwt130.00–140.008305
BullsMedium and Large 2462153.06/cwt150.00–160.007075

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.