Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 8.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was mostly average. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.82/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$154.82

273 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$12.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	158.20	795	201
Medium and Large 2	471	145.37	684	72

One grade step is worth $12.83/cwt here — about $111 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 sale273 hd

154.82

—

OK average7 barns · 10,856 hd

152.04

+2.78

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	1,651	106.43	1,757	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,463	90.27	1,321	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	85.73	1,057	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	80.35	845	46

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2	—	576	135.22/cwt	125.00–140.00	779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	161.63/cwt	160.00–164.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	144.15/cwt	137.00–151.00	763	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	148.48/cwt	139.00–156.00	628	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	172.83/cwt	165.00–178.00	652	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	159.82/cwt	147.00–167.00	772	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	161.87/cwt	157.00–171.00	680	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	144.02/cwt	139.00–153.00	890	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	202.49/cwt	201.00–205.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.20/cwt	153.00–166.00	823	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	161.79/cwt	156.00–168.00	916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	149.55/cwt	144.00–155.00	854	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	144.18/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,012	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	178.36/cwt	171.00–184.00	947	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	141.66/cwt	135.00–143.00	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	177.17/cwt	169.00–180.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	147.46/cwt	144.00–151.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	161.25/cwt	157.00–167.00	995	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	140.44/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,083	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	201.75/cwt	196.00–209.00	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	143.53/cwt	137.00–150.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	199.60/cwt	195.00–206.00	848	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	182.50/cwt	175.00–187.00	849	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	160.07/cwt	144.00–169.00	842	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	171.55/cwt	151.00–185.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	154.01/cwt	145.00–162.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	180.85/cwt	177.00–191.00	774	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	186.23/cwt	181.00–188.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	175.48/cwt	167.00–181.00	823	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	155.09/cwt	150.00–162.00	865	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	87.51/cwt	85.00–89.00	928	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	74.51/cwt	73.00–77.00	780	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	85.88/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,291	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	95.52/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,408	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	91.34/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,285	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	81.88/cwt	80.00–84.00	992	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	87.73/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,100	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	79.78/cwt	78.00–82.00	834	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	91.67/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,142	6
Bulls	—	—	1,798	113.53/cwt	112.00–116.00	2,041	6
Bulls	—	—	1,619	106.79/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,729	7
Bulls	—	—	1,556	99.97/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,556	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	982.61/cwt	825.00–1,325.00	9,531	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,064.36/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	10,888	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,296.12/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	13,843	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,001.32/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	11,685	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,196	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,174.92/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	12,654	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,165.63/cwt	925.00–1,350.00	12,624	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,447.01/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	14,441	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	163.55/cwt	160.00–167.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	123.51/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	138.25/cwt	135.00–146.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	161.71/cwt	155.00–166.00	839	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	139.35/cwt	132.00–147.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	160.17/cwt	152.00–169.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	187.17/cwt	181.00–192.00	706	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	114.64/cwt	108.00–118.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	167.55/cwt	160.00–175.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	153.74/cwt	149.00–160.00	578	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	175.13/cwt	167.00–180.00	562	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	129.85/cwt	120.00–137.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	153.23/cwt	142.00–160.00	732	4

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,150Year ago 1,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 119Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 61Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	125.00–140.00	135.22
8	—	311	160.00–164.00	161.63
9	—	475	135.00–145.00	139.89
17	—	529	137.00–151.00	144.15
14	—	423	139.00–156.00	148.48
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
10	—	376	149.00–160.00	153.74
5	—	628	120.00–137.00	129.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	873	132.00	132.00
14	—	377	165.00–178.00	172.83
42	—	483	147.00–167.00	159.82
31	—	420	157.00–171.00	161.87
13	—	618	139.00–153.00	144.02
35	—	520	153.00–166.00	158.20
19	—	571	144.00–155.00	149.55
11	—	702	136.00–145.00	144.18
6	—	680	135.00–143.00	141.66
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
22	—	321	167.00–180.00	175.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	332	201.00–205.00	202.49
11	—	566	156.00–168.00	161.79
17	—	531	171.00–184.00	178.36
13	—	617	157.00–167.00	161.25
4	—	663	145.00	145.00
11	—	771	135.00–141.00	140.44
12	—	384	196.00–209.00	201.75
22	—	425	195.00–206.00	199.60
20	—	465	175.00–187.00	182.50
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	169.00–180.00	177.17
2	—	633	144.00–151.00	147.46
1	—	760	121.00	121.00
2	—	588	137.00–150.00	143.53
1	—	375	166.00	166.00
10	—	526	144.00–169.00	160.07
5	—	408	151.00–185.00	171.55
4	—	478	145.00–162.00	154.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	142.00–145.00	143.48
8	—	428	177.00–191.00	180.85
6	—	319	181.00–188.00	186.23
1	—	765	126.00	126.00
13	—	469	167.00–181.00	175.48
7	—	558	150.00–162.00	155.09
3	—	725	129.00–130.00	129.67
2	—	818	119.00–128.00	123.51
13	—	519	155.00–166.00	161.71
3	—	652	132.00–147.00	139.35
15	—	377	181.00–192.00	187.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	160.00–167.00	163.55
4	—	576	135.00–146.00	138.25
3	—	418	152.00–169.00	160.17
2	—	520	154.00–155.00	154.50
3	—	718	108.00–118.00	114.64
2	—	373	160.00–175.00	167.55
1	—	665	127.00	127.00
4	—	478	142.00–160.00	153.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,061	85.00–89.00	87.51
17	—	1,047	73.00–77.00	74.51
14	—	1,046	78.00–82.00	79.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	84.00–87.00	85.88
4	—	1,474	94.00–96.00	95.52
5	—	1,407	90.00–93.00	91.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,211	80.00–84.00	81.88
13	—	1,254	85.00–89.00	87.73
6	—	1,246	90.00–94.00	91.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,798	112.00–116.00	113.53
7	—	1,619	105.00–108.00	106.79
7	—	1,556	98.00–103.00	99.97

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	970	825.00–1,325.00	982.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	925.00–1,175.00	1,064.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	950.00–1,075.00	1,001.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,083	925.00–1,350.00	1,165.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,068	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,296.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,174.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	998	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,447.01

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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How this sale compares

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