Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 5.00 to 8.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows , breakers 1.00 higher, boners and leans 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.55/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$155.55

191 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$12.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	158.12	831	152
Medium and Large 2	488	145.53	711	39

One grade step is worth $12.59/cwt here — about $120 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 sale191 hd

155.55

—

OK average7 barns · 8,758 hd

153.00

+2.54

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	1,710	103.02	1,762	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	77.82	1,132	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	77.16	928	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	71.93	765	40

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	520	158.41/cwt	153.00–166.00	824	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	172.49/cwt	165.00–179.00	819	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	160.01/cwt	159.00–161.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	212.94/cwt	208.00–224.00	701	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	181.39/cwt	174.00–187.00	1,116	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	130.25/cwt	123.00–136.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	146.68/cwt	138.00–152.00	986	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	146.54/cwt	138.00–151.00	903	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	161.89/cwt	155.00–170.00	690	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	184.29/cwt	177.00–191.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	166.75/cwt	160.00–175.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	163.74/cwt	151.00–170.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	197.78/cwt	191.00–204.00	846	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	163.95/cwt	159.00–173.00	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	172.25/cwt	165.00–180.00	546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,106	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	188.25/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,088	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	142.75/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	147.36/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	206.72/cwt	199.00–213.00	781	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	195.95/cwt	195.00–197.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	191.58/cwt	185.00–200.00	973	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	192.19/cwt	184.00–197.00	923	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	190.87/cwt	187.00–202.00	884	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	199.30/cwt	191.00–203.00	713	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	203.90/cwt	197.00–211.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	176.14/cwt	171.00–182.00	919	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	81.72/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,186	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	82.32/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,010	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	78.30/cwt	76.00–80.00	852	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	72.90/cwt	71.00–75.00	787	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	66.72/cwt	65.00–69.00	687	15
Bulls	—	—	1,772	112.05/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,986	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	77.12/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,127	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	72.21/cwt	70.00–74.00	856	10
Bulls	—	—	1,747	104.40/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,824	7
Bulls	—	—	1,562	90.79/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,418	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	73.36/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,040	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	79.01/cwt	76.00–80.00	954	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	1,057.60/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	11,591	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	935.90/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	8,423	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	792.21/cwt	775.00–800.00	8,136	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	897.07/cwt	750.00–1,225.00	7,984	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	977.96/cwt	810.00–1,050.00	10,171	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	881.82/cwt	825.00–935.00	9,480	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	163.64/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	168.94/cwt	167.00–171.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	168.44/cwt	161.00–176.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	186.00/cwt	177.00–191.00	787	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.85/cwt	158.00–172.00	611	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	144.02/cwt	135.00–150.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	146.74/cwt	140.00–152.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	137.71/cwt	134.00–148.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	158.13/cwt	149.00–164.00	900	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	176.04/cwt	167.00–184.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	146.71/cwt	138.00–152.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	154.95/cwt	147.00–162.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	146.31/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,061	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1

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 800Last week 1,050Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 223Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 37Year ago 146

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	520	153.00–166.00	158.41
27	—	475	165.00–179.00	172.49
10	—	672	138.00–152.00	146.68
17	—	616	138.00–151.00	146.54
17	—	426	155.00–170.00	161.89
1	—	765	127.00	127.00
10	—	317	165.00–180.00	172.25
8	—	851	130.00	130.00
21	—	375	158.00–172.00	162.85
16	—	569	149.00–164.00	158.13
8	—	725	135.00–149.00	146.31
1	—	800	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	159.00–161.00	160.01
2	—	610	134.00–135.00	134.50
4	—	671	123.00–136.00	130.25
1	—	740	133.00	133.00
3	—	538	135.00–150.00	144.02
5	—	370	140.00–152.00	146.74
5	—	583	134.00–148.00	137.71
8	—	430	138.00–152.00	146.71
7	—	468	147.00–162.00	154.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	329	208.00–224.00	212.94
6	—	615	174.00–187.00	181.39
40	—	428	191.00–204.00	197.78
4	—	664	159.00–173.00	163.95
18	—	578	182.00–195.00	188.25
3	—	770	137.00–150.00	142.75
3	—	710	142.00–156.00	147.36
16	—	378	199.00–213.00	206.72
21	—	508	185.00–200.00	191.58
21	—	480	184.00–197.00	192.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	177.00–191.00	184.29
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
5	—	467	160.00–175.00	166.75
3	—	557	151.00–170.00	163.74
2	—	368	195.00–197.00	195.95
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	463	187.00–202.00	190.87
20	—	358	191.00–203.00	199.30
2	—	335	197.00–211.00	203.90
3	—	673	141.00	141.00
1	—	700	138.00	138.00
8	—	522	171.00–182.00	176.14
4	—	619	158.00–170.00	163.64
2	—	585	161.00–176.00	168.44
30	—	423	177.00–191.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	158.00	158.00
2	—	423	167.00–171.00	168.94
1	—	350	142.00	142.00
7	—	469	167.00–184.00	176.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,451	80.00–84.00	81.72
20	—	1,461	75.00–79.00	77.12
3	—	1,418	73.00–74.00	73.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	81.00–84.00	82.32
10	—	1,185	70.00–74.00	72.21
10	—	1,207	76.00–80.00	79.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,088	76.00–80.00	78.30
15	—	1,079	71.00–75.00	72.90
15	—	1,030	65.00–69.00	66.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	110.00–115.00	112.05
7	—	1,747	103.00–107.00	104.40
3	—	1,562	89.00–93.00	90.79

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,096	925.00–1,100.00	1,057.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,027	775.00–800.00	792.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	890	750.00–1,225.00	897.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,040	810.00–1,050.00	977.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,075	825.00–935.00	881.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	825.00–1,100.00	935.90

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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