Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 6.00 to 7.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.22/cwt on 390 head.

Average price

$155.22

390 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$14.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	158.20	763	312
Medium and Large 2	469	143.30	671	78

One grade step is worth $14.90/cwt here — about $92 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 sale390 hd

155.22

—

OK average7 barns · 7,307 hd

155.96

−0.74

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	1,798	102.86	1,849	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	77.27	1,107	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	74.99	900	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	69.01	733	33

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 1	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	167.07/cwt	160.00–174.00	622	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.19/cwt	135.00–148.00	873	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	137.96/cwt	127.00–144.00	715	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	151.47/cwt	140.00–161.00	642	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	148.56/cwt	140.00–159.00	700	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.70/cwt	137.00–154.00	554	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	162.33/cwt	152.00–175.00	940	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	170.28/cwt	165.00–181.00	899	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	152.06/cwt	148.00–163.00	864	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	142.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	956	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	129.24/cwt	120.00–135.00	933	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	166.46/cwt	160.00–175.00	789	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	180.40/cwt	176.00–191.00	765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	158.51/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	172.43/cwt	167.00–187.00	816	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	143.67/cwt	140.00–146.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	166.90/cwt	160.00–175.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	222.71/cwt	219.00–231.00	840	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	175.46/cwt	167.00–182.00	1,081	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	145.92/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	140.31/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	212.89/cwt	205.00–221.00	911	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	160.14/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,078	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	227.99/cwt	220.00–235.00	723	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	134.72/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	195.53/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,011	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	181.01/cwt	178.00–193.00	1,046	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	206.20/cwt	198.00–214.00	963	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	190.90/cwt	187.00–202.00	913	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	214.75/cwt	206.00–223.00	812	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	180.55/cwt	175.00–189.00	932	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	149.58/cwt	144.00–159.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	148.49/cwt	143.00–158.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	129.67/cwt	126.00–136.00	930	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	70.82/cwt	69.00–73.00	750	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	64.42/cwt	63.00–67.00	674	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	76.00/cwt	74.00–78.00	834	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	72.45/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,005	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	84.54/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,241	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	76.15/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,095	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	75.54/cwt	74.00–78.00	911	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	70.35/cwt	68.00–72.00	837	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	82.02/cwt	80.00–84.00	988	7
Bulls	—	—	1,492	92.92/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,386	3
Bulls	—	—	1,898	103.83/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,971	7
Bulls	—	—	1,851	108.61/cwt	107.00–110.00	2,010	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	924.17/cwt	725.00–1,275.00	7,929	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,056.85/cwt	925.00–1,225.00	11,551	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	995.48/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	10,731	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,239.36/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	13,596	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,113.43/cwt	925.00–1,300.00	12,047	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,111.24/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	13,279	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,019.25/cwt	895.00–1,250.00	8,664	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	1,082.49/cwt	900.00–1,385.00	9,699	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	889.18/cwt	775.00–1,175.00	7,416	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	1,054.34/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	8,888	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,065.94/cwt	825.00–1,350.00	10,894	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	833	105.95/cwt	101.00–111.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	223.47/cwt	207.00–236.00	918	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	225.25/cwt	212.00–233.00	734	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	157.11/cwt	152.00–162.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	193.56/cwt	184.00–201.00	797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	165.12/cwt	157.00–172.00	522	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	157.10/cwt	152.00–167.00	804	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	168.36/cwt	162.00–177.00	714	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	156.95/cwt	151.00–160.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	167.45/cwt	158.00–182.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	135.84/cwt	131.00–145.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	136.34/cwt	129.00–144.00	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	142.13/cwt	136.00–152.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	125.23/cwt	120.00–134.00	839	3

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,380Last week 700Year ago 1,650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 169Year ago 340

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 31Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
1	—	785	121.00	121.00
53	—	372	160.00–174.00	167.07
41	—	623	135.00–148.00	140.19
24	—	568	148.00–163.00	152.06
16	—	670	140.00–150.00	142.62
9	—	722	120.00–135.00	129.24
53	—	474	160.00–175.00	166.46
40	—	316	157.00–172.00	165.12
37	—	512	152.00–167.00	157.10
36	—	424	162.00–177.00	168.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	518	127.00–144.00	137.96
15	—	424	140.00–161.00	151.47
14	—	471	140.00–159.00	148.56
13	—	380	137.00–154.00	145.70
11	—	564	129.00–144.00	136.34
5	—	326	136.00–152.00	142.13
3	—	670	120.00–134.00	125.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	579	152.00–175.00	162.33
10	—	528	165.00–181.00	170.28
9	—	424	176.00–191.00	180.40
4	—	631	152.00–161.00	158.51
10	—	473	167.00–187.00	172.43
3	—	677	140.00–146.00	143.67
1	—	725	136.00	136.00
4	—	371	160.00–175.00	166.90
1	—	310	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	377	219.00–231.00	222.71
23	—	616	167.00–182.00	175.46
7	—	721	142.00–155.00	145.92
3	—	812	131.00–145.00	140.31
42	—	428	205.00–221.00	212.89
21	—	673	152.00–166.00	160.14
12	—	317	220.00–235.00	227.99
8	—	756	131.00–141.00	134.72
38	—	517	187.00–202.00	195.53
27	—	578	178.00–193.00	181.01
25	—	467	198.00–214.00	206.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	478	187.00–202.00	190.90
12	—	378	206.00–223.00	214.75
10	—	516	175.00–189.00	180.55
5	—	570	144.00–159.00	149.58
4	—	621	143.00–158.00	148.49
3	—	717	126.00–136.00	129.67
2	—	833	101.00–111.00	105.95
35	—	411	207.00–236.00	223.47
29	—	326	212.00–233.00	225.25
3	—	673	131.00–145.00	135.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	152.00–162.00	157.11
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
9	—	412	184.00–201.00	193.56
3	—	517	151.00–160.00	156.95
3	—	333	158.00–182.00	167.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,059	69.00–73.00	70.82
15	—	1,047	63.00–67.00	64.42
7	—	1,098	74.00–78.00	76.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,387	70.00–74.00	72.45
5	—	1,468	83.00–86.00	84.54
11	—	1,438	75.00–79.00	76.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,206	74.00–78.00	75.54
12	—	1,190	68.00–72.00	70.35
7	—	1,205	80.00–84.00	82.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	91.00–94.00	92.92
7	—	1,898	102.00–106.00	103.83
4	—	1,851	107.00–110.00	108.61

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)	6	—	858	725.00–1,275.00	924.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,093	925.00–1,225.00	1,056.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,078	925.00–1,125.00	995.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,239.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,082	925.00–1,300.00	1,113.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,111.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	850	895.00–1,250.00	1,019.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	896	900.00–1,385.00	1,082.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	834	775.00–1,175.00	889.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	843	750.00–1,125.00	1,054.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,022	825.00–1,350.00	1,065.94

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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