Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-03-22

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 22
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
920 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 900▲ 20 vs year ago 900 · +2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
209 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 225▲ 64 vs year ago 145 · +44.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 50▲ 26 vs year ago 55 · +47.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves on a light test. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.71/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$152.71
214 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.13
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1482155.88751156
Medium and Large 2426144.1761458
One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $137 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 sale214 hd
152.71
—
OK average7 barns · 8,438 hd
153.84
−1.13
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
Bulls—Low1,723113.701,95915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41483.021,17431
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20578.6694836
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05776.3380742

Every lot, as filed

75 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2—525134.03/cwt130.00–136.007045
HeifersMedium and Large 2—377147.68/cwt140.00–152.0055714
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475147.75/cwt140.00–154.007026
HeifersMedium and Large 2—885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009741
HeifersMedium and Large 2—550134.00/cwt134.00–134.007371
SteersMedium and Large 1—673156.11/cwt154.00–163.001,0516
HeifersMedium and Large 1—528154.90/cwt149.00–161.0081840
HeifersMedium and Large 1—684145.21/cwt141.00–146.0099311
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320147.12/cwt142.00–157.0047114
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371164.11/cwt162.00–173.006099
HeifersMedium and Large 1—482161.92/cwt158.00–172.0078016
SteersMedium and Large 2—575156.79/cwt153.00–160.009024
SteersMedium and Large 2—476173.68/cwt148.00–185.008278
SteersMedium and Large 2—365161.00/cwt161.00–161.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 1—632152.60/cwt148.00–162.009648
HeifersMedium and Large 1—850126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0713
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425144.85/cwt135.00–149.0061613
SteersMedium and Large 1—480191.60/cwt187.00–202.0092020
SteersMedium and Large 1—424194.31/cwt185.00–199.0082420
SteersMedium and Large 1—720153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1021
HeifersMedium and Large 1—327164.81/cwt159.00–174.0053936
HeifersMedium and Large 1—427153.94/cwt149.00–163.0065720
HeifersMedium and Large 2—626137.79/cwt130.00–142.008634
SteersMedium and Large 1—605168.29/cwt162.00–176.001,01813
SteersMedium and Large 2—312167.91/cwt156.00–181.005249
SteersMedium and Large 2—518165.82/cwt161.00–170.008596
SteersMedium and Large 2—424177.06/cwt167.00–181.0075110
SteersMedium and Large 1—324199.93/cwt195.00–213.0064820
SteersMedium and Large 1—381189.75/cwt181.00–195.0072319
SteersMedium and Large 1—575173.28/cwt167.00–181.009967
SteersMedium and Large 1—515187.26/cwt180.00–193.0096415
BullsMedium and Large 1—713131.96/cwt130.00–136.009413
BullsMedium and Large 2—505146.45/cwt140.00–152.007404
BullsMedium and Large 1—565156.52/cwt151.00–160.0088410
BullsMedium and Large 1—380190.00/cwt185.00–199.0072210
BullsMedium and Large 1—323202.16/cwt195.00–209.006532
BullsMedium and Large 1—890111.00/cwt111.00–111.009881
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23083.27/cwt82.00–86.001,02411
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07886.20/cwt85.00–87.009295
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09079.20/cwt77.00–81.0086312
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41384.12/cwt82.00–87.001,18914
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19879.06/cwt77.00–81.0094715
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18773.00/cwt71.00–75.0086710
Bulls——1,495104.81/cwt103.00–107.001,5673
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03772.97/cwt72.00–76.0075725
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41379.07/cwt77.00–81.001,11713
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41892.02/cwt90.00–94.001,3054
Bulls——1,710118.22/cwt116.00–120.002,0227
Bulls——1,878112.70/cwt111.00–115.002,1175
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1491,608.54/cwt1,300.00–1,825.0018,4827
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0061,354.82/cwt925.00–1,600.0013,6295
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,088978.40/cwt910.00–1,050.0010,6456
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9501,064.30/cwt925.00–1,300.0010,1113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1041,137.42/cwt900.00–1,375.0012,55725
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9001,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0013,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1251,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0019,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2241,199.77/cwt1,100.00–1,225.0014,68510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1451,030.14/cwt960.00–1,085.0011,7952
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0101,158.70/cwt875.00–1,450.0011,7033
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1381,455.16/cwt1,400.00–1,500.0016,5602
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9131,074.93/cwt925.00–1,200.009,8142
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9251,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0013,8751
BullsMedium and Large 2—330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
BullsMedium and Large 1—474176.37/cwt168.00–181.0083625
BullsMedium and Large 1—423182.19/cwt175.00–186.0077118
BullsMedium and Large 2—375178.00/cwt178.00–178.006682
BullsMedium and Large 2—429149.75/cwt147.00–152.006424
BullsMedium and Large 2—620142.00/cwt142.00–142.008801
BullsMedium and Large 2—740125.00/cwt125.00–125.009251
BullsMedium and Large 1—613154.18/cwt150.00–155.009456
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566143.76/cwt140.00–149.0081412
BullsMedium and Large 1—519163.67/cwt154.00–169.0084912
BullsMedium and Large 2—493157.66/cwt155.00–159.007773
BullsMedium and Large 2—550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881

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.