Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.13/cwt on 234 head.

Average price

$160.13

234 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$14.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.66

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	163.83	826	176
Medium and Large 2	448	148.91	668	58

One grade step is worth $14.92/cwt here — about $159 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 sale234 hd

160.13

—

OK average7 barns · 7,818 hd

153.48

+6.66

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	1,661	100.29	1,666	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	80.70	1,150	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	78.52	949	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	72.24	762	58

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	148.16/cwt	146.00–160.00	984	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	172.41/cwt	167.00–181.00	1,065	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	233.52/cwt	223.00–235.00	878	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	146.30/cwt	141.00–152.00	767	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	155.30/cwt	147.00–163.00	486	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	147.40/cwt	143.00–158.00	705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	166.82/cwt	160.00–175.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	184.71/cwt	180.00–195.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	155.30/cwt	148.00–162.00	891	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	151.50/cwt	145.00–161.00	629	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	175.72/cwt	171.00–186.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	144.05/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	218.56/cwt	208.00–224.00	940	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	159.26/cwt	152.00–167.00	989	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	160.88/cwt	157.00–168.00	845	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	151.11/cwt	147.00–161.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	177.90/cwt	166.00–181.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	116.12/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	199.99/cwt	193.00–206.00	1,036	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	168.50/cwt	162.00–177.00	999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	155.59/cwt	150.00–161.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	187.19/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,056	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	149.03/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	159.45/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,102	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	176.00/cwt	169.00–183.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	208.29/cwt	201.00–216.00	973	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	165.10/cwt	160.00–173.00	948	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	192.05/cwt	183.00–197.00	903	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	155.41/cwt	145.00–160.00	978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	158.19/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	213.53/cwt	206.00–225.00	895	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	74.19/cwt	73.00–77.00	890	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	85.99/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,051	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	79.68/cwt	78.00–82.00	964	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	76.17/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,086	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	85.26/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,245	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	80.67/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,124	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	65.49/cwt	64.00–69.00	687	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	87.11/cwt	84.00–88.00	908	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	74.00/cwt	73.00–77.00	798	13
Bulls	—	—	1,801	106.33/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,915	7
Bulls	—	—	1,554	94.14/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,463	9
Bulls	—	—	1,659	101.73/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,688	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,280.08/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	12,161	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,138.41/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	12,079	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,127.48/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	12,617	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,150.46/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	14,530	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,061.52/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	9,713	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,056.39/cwt	900.00–1,135.00	11,726	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	903.36/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	7,805	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,165.65/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	13,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,063.57/cwt	825.00–1,300.00	10,263	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	187.71/cwt	178.00–193.00	985	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	220.24/cwt	207.00–225.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	169.10/cwt	161.00–178.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	170.10/cwt	165.00–175.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	234.70/cwt	215.00–249.00	890	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	192.49/cwt	184.00–199.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	171.36/cwt	165.00–180.00	643	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	174.74/cwt	168.00–183.00	743	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	131.96/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	736	139.27/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	172.92/cwt	166.00–180.00	825	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	129.58/cwt	127.00–135.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	176.10/cwt	168.00–182.00	551	11

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

Tue Apr 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,380Year ago 1,375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 351Last week 231Year ago 254

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 119Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	121.00	121.00
4	—	374	160.00–175.00	166.82
6	—	478	180.00–195.00	184.71
6	—	519	171.00–186.00	175.72
5	—	406	166.00–181.00	177.90
6	—	593	162.00–177.00	168.50
2	—	620	150.00–161.00	155.59
1	—	670	149.00	149.00
2	—	330	169.00–183.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	618	167.00–181.00	172.41
2	—	345	223.00	223.00
23	—	376	223.00–235.00	233.52
4	—	773	137.00–147.00	144.05
35	—	430	208.00–224.00	218.56
2	—	923	111.00–121.00	116.12
15	—	518	193.00–206.00	199.99
18	—	564	182.00–193.00	187.19
5	—	723	145.00–151.00	149.03
16	—	691	155.00–169.00	159.45
21	—	467	201.00–216.00	208.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	130.00–134.00	131.99
15	—	664	146.00–160.00	148.16
35	—	574	148.00–162.00	155.30
9	—	621	152.00–167.00	159.26
18	—	525	157.00–168.00	160.88
25	—	375	165.00–180.00	171.36
23	—	425	168.00–183.00	174.74
3	—	758	128.00–134.00	131.96
2	—	813	120.00–121.00	120.49
33	—	477	166.00–180.00	172.92
11	—	313	168.00–182.00	176.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	524	141.00–152.00	146.30
9	—	313	147.00–163.00	155.30
10	—	478	143.00–158.00	147.40
1	—	625	144.00	144.00
15	—	415	145.00–161.00	151.50
7	—	386	147.00–161.00	151.11
3	—	682	127.00–135.00	129.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	180.00	180.00
4	—	476	161.00–178.00	169.10
2	—	520	165.00–175.00	170.10
7	—	429	184.00–199.00	192.49
1	—	390	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	160.00–173.00	165.10
21	—	470	183.00–197.00	192.05
4	—	629	145.00–160.00	155.41
4	—	662	149.00–163.00	158.19
25	—	419	206.00–225.00	213.53
16	—	525	178.00–193.00	187.71
4	—	321	207.00–225.00	220.24
10	—	379	215.00–249.00	234.70
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
4	—	736	132.00–147.00	139.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,200	73.00–77.00	74.19
8	—	1,222	84.00–88.00	85.99
12	—	1,210	78.00–82.00	79.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,426	74.00–78.00	76.17
13	—	1,460	84.00–88.00	85.26
14	—	1,393	79.00–83.00	80.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,049	64.00–69.00	65.49
13	—	1,042	84.00–88.00	87.11
13	—	1,079	73.00–77.00	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,801	105.00–108.00	106.33
9	—	1,554	93.00–97.00	94.14
9	—	1,659	100.00–104.00	101.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	950	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,280.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,061	950.00–1,250.00	1,138.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	965	825.00–1,300.00	1,063.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,119	925.00–1,200.00	1,127.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,263	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	915	950.00–1,150.00	1,061.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,110	900.00–1,135.00	1,056.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	864	800.00–1,125.00	903.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,141	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,165.65

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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