Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.32/cwt on 292 head.

Average price

$158.32

292 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$14.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	161.79	823	220
Medium and Large 2	466	147.72	689	72

One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $134 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 sale292 hd

158.32

—

OK average7 barns · 7,580 hd

152.38

+5.94

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	—	Average	1,606	92.86	1,491	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,364	72.17	984	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	66.47	791	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	61.81	658	39

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	623	147.99/cwt	142.00–156.00	922	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	156.90/cwt	150.00–165.00	672	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	139.57/cwt	134.00–147.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	152.83/cwt	148.00–163.00	723	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	147.37/cwt	142.00–156.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	139.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	148.74/cwt	141.00–157.00	546	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	152.00/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	177.37/cwt	170.00–184.00	766	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.75/cwt	148.00–162.00	813	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	172.87/cwt	168.00–182.00	828	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	156.64/cwt	147.00–160.00	891	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	131.99/cwt	123.00–136.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	183.74/cwt	178.00–193.00	781	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	178.97/cwt	174.00–191.00	925	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	168.51/cwt	160.00–176.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	146.42/cwt	140.00–153.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	185.92/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,082	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	131.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	204.52/cwt	197.00–211.00	622	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	174.61/cwt	167.00–182.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	182.44/cwt	175.00–193.00	865	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	174.55/cwt	168.00–183.00	656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	172.91/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,143	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	151.01/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	199.14/cwt	194.00–209.00	1,045	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	199.77/cwt	195.00–209.00	949	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	183.12/cwt	173.00–187.00	1,119	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	202.86/cwt	196.00–210.00	858	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	192.97/cwt	185.00–198.00	718	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	147.80/cwt	141.00–155.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	121.57/cwt	119.00–124.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	182.93/cwt	174.00–191.00	799	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	173.43/cwt	158.00–182.00	1,077	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	187.75/cwt	175.00–202.00	606	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	81.73/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,136	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	74.84/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,029	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	68.17/cwt	67.00–71.00	920	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	61.62/cwt	60.00–65.00	737	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	57.09/cwt	56.00–60.00	597	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	69.40/cwt	66.00–72.00	756	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	78.02/cwt	76.00–80.00	910	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	62.80/cwt	62.00–66.00	673	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	71.49/cwt	70.00–74.00	849	13
Bulls	—	—	1,665	98.58/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,641	6
Bulls	—	—	1,923	111.44/cwt	109.00–114.00	2,143	2
Bulls	—	—	1,482	83.92/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,244	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	957.79/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	12,212	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,095.62/cwt	925.00–1,225.00	12,238	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	717.91/cwt	675.00–850.00	7,703	18
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	9,948	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,243.85/cwt	910.00–1,450.00	13,944	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	834.10/cwt	750.00–875.00	6,940	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,205.03/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	12,653	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	7,901	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	1,174.40/cwt	825.00–1,275.00	10,241	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	985.33/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	7,814	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	16,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	1,101.10/cwt	900.00–1,375.00	10,813	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	1,338.54/cwt	900.00–1,475.00	13,305	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	159.03/cwt	151.00–164.00	673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	157.03/cwt	145.00–162.00	828	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	173.02/cwt	165.00–181.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	193.47/cwt	177.00–203.00	710	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	146.85/cwt	139.00–153.00	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	149.87/cwt	127.00–163.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	181.21/cwt	162.00–188.00	944	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	178.39/cwt	162.00–190.00	844	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	151.47/cwt	146.00–162.00	710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	178.98/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,008	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	142.83/cwt	135.00–147.00	961	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	166.71/cwt	161.00–175.00	612	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	165.49/cwt	159.00–172.00	516	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,400Last week 800Year ago 1,250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 209Year ago 277

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 76Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	142.00–156.00	147.99
21	—	432	170.00–184.00	177.37
53	—	522	148.00–162.00	155.75
53	—	479	168.00–182.00	172.87
42	—	569	147.00–160.00	156.64
2	—	705	129.00–135.00	131.98
15	—	673	135.00–147.00	142.83
12	—	367	161.00–175.00	166.71
12	—	312	159.00–172.00	165.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	428	150.00–165.00	156.90
7	—	514	134.00–147.00	139.57
17	—	473	148.00–163.00	152.83
5	—	321	142.00–156.00	147.37
9	—	578	135.00–145.00	139.44
12	—	367	141.00–157.00	148.74
4	—	638	123.00–136.00	131.99
2	—	665	120.00–126.00	122.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	709	148.00–162.00	152.00
27	—	582	181.00–193.00	185.92
14	—	304	197.00–211.00	204.52
13	—	661	163.00–176.00	172.91
21	—	525	194.00–209.00	199.14
3	—	788	153.00	153.00
33	—	475	195.00–209.00	199.77
12	—	611	173.00–187.00	183.12
31	—	423	196.00–210.00	202.86
14	—	372	185.00–198.00	192.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	425	178.00–193.00	183.74
1	—	730	127.00	127.00
26	—	517	174.00–191.00	178.97
4	—	582	160.00–176.00	168.51
2	—	638	140.00–153.00	146.42
2	—	340	167.00–182.00	174.61
18	—	474	175.00–193.00	182.44
8	—	376	168.00–183.00	174.55
7	—	673	140.00–157.00	151.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	141.00–155.00	147.80
8	—	423	151.00–164.00	159.03
7	—	527	145.00–162.00	157.03
6	—	375	165.00–181.00	173.02
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
6	—	577	139.00–153.00	146.85
7	—	469	146.00–162.00	151.47
1	—	340	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	119.00–124.00	121.57
10	—	437	174.00–191.00	182.93
7	—	621	158.00–182.00	173.43
1	—	790	129.00	129.00
13	—	323	175.00–202.00	187.75
14	—	367	177.00–203.00	193.47
3	—	668	127.00–163.00	149.87
22	—	521	162.00–188.00	181.21
22	—	473	162.00–190.00	178.39
9	—	563	170.00–186.00	178.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,390	80.00–84.00	81.73
12	—	1,375	74.00–78.00	74.84
20	—	1,350	67.00–71.00	68.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,196	60.00–65.00	61.62
4	—	1,166	76.00–80.00	78.02
13	—	1,188	70.00–74.00	71.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,045	56.00–60.00	57.09
8	—	1,089	66.00–72.00	69.40
15	—	1,072	62.00–66.00	62.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,665	97.00–101.00	98.58
2	—	1,923	109.00–114.00	111.44
8	—	1,482	81.00–87.00	83.92

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,275	875.00–1,075.00	957.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,117	925.00–1,225.00	1,095.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,073	675.00–850.00	717.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,121	910.00–1,450.00	1,243.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,050	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,205.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	982	900.00–1,375.00	1,101.10
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	832	750.00–875.00	834.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	872	825.00–1,275.00	1,174.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	793	825.00–1,125.00	985.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	994	900.00–1,475.00	1,338.54

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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