Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 11.00 higher, some 16.00 higher. Heifer calves 8.00 to 14.00 higher, some 17.00 higher. Demand was very good for calves under 550 lbs. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.67/cwt on 369 head.

Average price

$161.67

369 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$16.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.16

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	165.10	832	291
Medium and Large 2	483	148.87	718	78

One grade step is worth $16.24/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 sale369 hd

161.67

—

OK average7 barns · 8,400 hd

158.51

+3.16

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	1,709	106.26	1,816	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	83.90	1,193	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	80.34	965	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,071	77.45	830	34

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	526	149.42/cwt	141.00–155.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	146.98/cwt	142.00–149.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	128.76/cwt	126.00–132.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	139.33/cwt	137.00–141.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	127.54/cwt	123.00–132.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	157.35/cwt	151.00–165.00	903	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.13/cwt	173.00–188.00	675	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	150.89/cwt	144.00–158.00	632	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	185.19/cwt	179.00–193.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	175.50/cwt	171.00–180.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	140.83/cwt	137.00–151.00	932	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	169.02/cwt	162.00–176.00	889	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.10/cwt	162.00–176.00	808	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	143.76/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,048	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	197.54/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,039	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	186.87/cwt	180.00–194.00	962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	184.62/cwt	178.00–193.00	870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	158.68/cwt	153.00–167.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	186.75/cwt	182.00–196.00	1,055	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	169.35/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	159.85/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,073	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	210.61/cwt	199.00–221.00	891	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	150.48/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	142.43/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	210.29/cwt	203.00–217.00	801	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	201.74/cwt	196.00–211.00	954	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	218.06/cwt	205.00–225.00	700	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	194.91/cwt	190.00–204.00	922	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	209.91/cwt	200.00–215.00	783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	779	121.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	167.17/cwt	163.00–177.00	945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	177.18/cwt	171.00–183.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	139.95/cwt	136.00–144.00	921	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	86.37/cwt	84.00–87.00	935	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	80.57/cwt	78.00–85.00	869	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	73.81/cwt	72.00–77.00	786	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	78.34/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,139	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	88.43/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,211	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	83.52/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,196	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	88.16/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,091	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	81.25/cwt	80.00–84.00	981	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	75.95/cwt	74.00–79.00	895	14
Bulls	—	—	1,634	99.83/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,631	16
Bulls	—	—	1,759	114.60/cwt	112.00–117.00	2,016	9
Bulls	—	—	1,770	108.59/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,922	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	1,099.29/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	11,587	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,119.98/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	13,361	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	972.75/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	10,953	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	1,150.32/cwt	975.00–1,250.00	11,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,264.93/cwt	1,075.00–1,400.00	15,002	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,130.39/cwt	960.00–1,352.00	14,616	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	12,633	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	15,021	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	1,152.97/cwt	910.00–1,250.00	11,345	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	188.88/cwt	185.00–193.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	204.36/cwt	198.00–217.00	856	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	167.14/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,048	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	145.96/cwt	139.00–150.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	160.56/cwt	155.00–167.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	183.83/cwt	178.00–192.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	167.46/cwt	163.00–177.00	705	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	147.89/cwt	142.00–156.00	927	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	181.74/cwt	174.00–189.00	583	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	177.91/cwt	170.00–185.00	838	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	184.96/cwt	180.00–194.00	784	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	144.25/cwt	138.00–153.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	150.37/cwt	142.00–157.00	716	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	143.25/cwt	136.00–150.00	824	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	161.91/cwt	156.00–170.00	612	12

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 1,100Last week 920Year ago 1,650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 209Year ago 281

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 81Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	141.00–155.00	149.42
6	—	330	142.00–149.00	146.98
4	—	669	126.00–132.00	128.76
3	—	620	137.00–141.00	139.33
11	—	419	144.00–158.00	150.89
18	—	476	142.00–157.00	150.37
16	—	575	136.00–150.00	143.25
12	—	378	156.00–170.00	161.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	123.00–132.00	127.54
42	—	574	151.00–165.00	157.35
39	—	375	173.00–188.00	180.13
4	—	877	115.00	115.00
13	—	662	137.00–151.00	140.83
55	—	526	162.00–176.00	169.02
54	—	475	162.00–176.00	170.10
9	—	729	143.00–145.00	143.76
35	—	421	163.00–177.00	167.46
20	—	627	142.00–156.00	147.89
18	—	321	174.00–189.00	181.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	179.00–193.00	185.19
2	—	325	171.00–180.00	175.50
9	—	515	180.00–194.00	186.87
1	—	695	153.00	153.00
1	—	395	198.00	198.00
11	—	471	178.00–193.00	184.62
3	—	570	153.00–167.00	158.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	526	195.00–214.00	197.54
1	—	720	156.00	156.00
10	—	565	182.00–196.00	186.75
7	—	617	160.00–174.00	169.35
11	—	671	153.00–167.00	159.85
1	—	945	132.00	132.00
44	—	423	199.00–221.00	210.61
4	—	805	148.00–153.00	150.48
4	—	768	133.00–147.00	142.43
3	—	855	145.00	145.00
24	—	381	203.00–217.00	210.29
21	—	473	196.00–211.00	201.74
13	—	321	205.00–225.00	218.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	473	190.00–204.00	194.91
8	—	373	200.00–215.00	209.91
4	—	779	120.00–128.00	121.96
4	—	565	163.00–177.00	167.17
4	—	514	171.00–183.00	177.18
2	—	658	136.00–144.00	139.95
2	—	330	185.00–193.00	188.88
22	—	419	198.00–217.00	204.36
17	—	627	159.00–172.00	167.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	139.00–150.00	145.96
3	—	520	155.00–167.00	160.56
3	—	368	178.00–192.00	183.83
8	—	471	170.00–185.00	177.91
8	—	424	180.00–194.00	184.96
4	—	629	138.00–153.00	144.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,082	84.00–87.00	86.37
9	—	1,079	78.00–85.00	80.57
20	—	1,065	72.00–77.00	73.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	75.00–80.00	78.34
7	—	1,370	86.00–90.00	88.43
25	—	1,432	81.00–85.00	83.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,237	87.00–90.00	88.16
16	—	1,207	80.00–84.00	81.25
14	—	1,179	74.00–79.00	75.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,634	98.00–104.00	99.83
9	—	1,759	112.00–117.00	114.60
12	—	1,770	107.00–111.00	108.59

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)	7	—	1,054	975.00–1,150.00	1,099.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,193	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,119.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,126	825.00–1,100.00	972.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,041	975.00–1,250.00	1,150.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,186	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,264.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,293	960.00–1,352.00	1,130.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	984	910.00–1,250.00	1,152.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	875.00	875.00

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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How this sale compares

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