Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00-9.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00-8.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was light to moderate. Slaughter cows, steady to 7.00 higher, except for Breakers 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.83/cwt on 502 head.

Average price

$146.83

502 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$13.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	149.40	767	408
Medium and Large 2	484	135.69	657	94

One grade step is worth $13.71/cwt here — about $110 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 sale502 hd

146.83

—

OK average7 barns · 9,570 hd

148.36

−1.53

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	1,572	99.49	1,564	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	73.85	1,026	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	71.27	853	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	66.49	710	45

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	420	156.18/cwt	149.00–163.00	656	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	151.10/cwt	142.00–158.00	876	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	138.02/cwt	132.00–147.00	933	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	157.46/cwt	151.00–165.00	515	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	138.07/cwt	132.00–146.00	857	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.55/cwt	142.00–156.00	830	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	161.02/cwt	155.00–169.00	602	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	125.00/cwt	119.00–131.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	169.59/cwt	164.00–178.00	700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	197.60/cwt	192.00–201.00	749	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	123.33/cwt	120.00–131.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	131.37/cwt	130.00–133.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	130.32/cwt	122.00–137.00	676	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	184.99/cwt	179.00–194.00	964	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	165.60/cwt	163.00–177.00	795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	163.88/cwt	160.00–175.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.42/cwt	141.00–163.00	781	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	156.02/cwt	151.00–164.00	743	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.74/cwt	135.00–150.00	673	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	154.98/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	178.54/cwt	168.00–183.00	1,086	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	196.72/cwt	190.00–205.00	828	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	161.13/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,073	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	199.39/cwt	197.00–202.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	120.97/cwt	119.00–123.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	184.45/cwt	176.00–190.00	601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	155.60/cwt	152.00–167.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	179.31/cwt	173.00–187.00	1,042	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	138.51/cwt	135.00–146.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	152.69/cwt	146.00–160.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	147.64/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	182.34/cwt	179.00–194.00	864	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	138.60/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	191.61/cwt	186.00–201.00	717	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	134.09/cwt	126.00–135.00	963	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	184.72/cwt	176.00–191.00	787	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	184.00/cwt	177.00–193.00	605	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	150.63/cwt	148.00–151.00	987	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	65.89/cwt	64.00–68.00	782	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	69.54/cwt	68.00–71.00	719	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	74.69/cwt	73.00–77.00	827	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	71.44/cwt	69.00–73.00	981	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	75.00/cwt	74.00–78.00	903	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	70.99/cwt	69.00–73.00	850	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	63.08/cwt	62.00–66.00	679	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	66.01/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,009	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	75.81/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,048	28
Bulls	—	—	1,605	102.39/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,643	13
Bulls	—	—	1,418	90.03/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,277	12
Bulls	—	—	1,751	108.96/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,908	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,017	719.79/cwt	700.00–725.00	7,320	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	999.62/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	12,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	900.56/cwt	875.00–925.00	9,033	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	954.86/cwt	885.00–1,025.00	12,251	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,828	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	909.76/cwt	810.00–1,025.00	10,872	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	927.46/cwt	775.00–975.00	10,536	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,161	601.47/cwt	600.00–610.00	6,983	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	934	698.86/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,527	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	927.55/cwt	900.00–960.00	10,528	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,065.41/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	9,908	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,092.52/cwt	1,025.00–1,160.00	12,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	158.98/cwt	152.00–167.00	971	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	148.77/cwt	142.00–156.00	780	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	170.24/cwt	167.00–182.00	894	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	174.18/cwt	162.00–177.00	1,017	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	164.81/cwt	160.00–175.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	166.18/cwt	156.00–170.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	176.72/cwt	167.00–181.00	834	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	151.60/cwt	146.00–158.00	717	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	163.84/cwt	158.00–173.00	705	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	786	129.20/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,016	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.63/cwt	132.00–146.00	593	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	133.04/cwt	128.00–141.00	756	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	142.57/cwt	136.00–149.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	139.97/cwt	134.00–149.00	462	10

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 May 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,725Last week 1,400Year ago 1,200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 294Year ago 350

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 116Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	420	149.00–163.00	156.18
16	—	676	132.00–147.00	138.02
27	—	327	151.00–165.00	157.46
73	—	621	132.00–146.00	138.07
77	—	570	142.00–156.00	145.55
33	—	374	155.00–169.00	161.02
3	—	717	130.00–133.00	131.37
55	—	523	141.00–163.00	149.42
80	—	476	151.00–164.00	156.02
2	—	768	119.00–123.00	120.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	119.00–131.00	125.00
5	—	613	120.00–131.00	123.33
22	—	519	122.00–137.00	130.32
16	—	475	135.00–150.00	141.74
12	—	425	132.00–146.00	139.63
18	—	568	128.00–141.00	133.04
9	—	378	136.00–149.00	142.57
10	—	330	134.00–149.00	139.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	580	142.00–158.00	151.10
3	—	623	144.00–146.00	144.99
10	—	524	142.00–156.00	148.77
5	—	370	160.00–175.00	164.81
4	—	328	156.00–170.00	166.18
9	—	473	146.00–158.00	151.60
1	—	670	145.00	145.00
14	—	430	158.00–173.00	163.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
12	—	374	186.00–201.00	191.61
10	—	718	126.00–135.00	134.09
27	—	426	176.00–191.00	184.72
25	—	329	177.00–193.00	184.00
8	—	655	148.00–151.00	150.63
11	—	611	152.00–167.00	158.98
38	—	525	167.00–182.00	170.24
27	—	584	162.00–177.00	174.18
27	—	472	167.00–181.00	176.72
8	—	786	126.00–140.00	129.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	161.00	161.00
6	—	413	164.00–178.00	169.59
11	—	480	163.00–177.00	165.60
7	—	369	160.00–175.00	163.88
8	—	326	176.00–190.00	184.45
7	—	637	152.00–167.00	155.60
5	—	668	135.00–146.00	138.51
5	—	585	146.00–160.00	152.69
3	—	730	144.00–155.00	147.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	379	192.00–201.00	197.60
20	—	521	179.00–194.00	184.99
3	—	733	151.00–162.00	154.98
31	—	608	168.00–183.00	178.54
28	—	421	190.00–205.00	196.72
8	—	666	156.00–169.00	161.13
5	—	327	197.00–202.00	199.39
23	—	581	173.00–187.00	179.31
25	—	474	179.00–194.00	182.34
3	—	757	131.00–145.00	138.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,187	64.00–68.00	65.89
14	—	1,204	74.00–78.00	75.00
13	—	1,197	69.00–73.00	70.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,034	68.00–71.00	69.54
6	—	1,107	73.00–77.00	74.69
26	—	1,076	62.00–66.00	63.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,373	69.00–73.00	71.44
3	—	1,528	65.00–67.00	66.01
28	—	1,382	74.00–78.00	75.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,605	99.00–105.00	102.39
12	—	1,418	89.00–92.00	90.03
8	—	1,751	107.00–111.00	108.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,017	700.00–725.00	719.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,161	600.00–610.00	601.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	934	650.00–725.00	698.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	875.00–925.00	900.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,283	885.00–1,025.00	954.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,195	810.00–1,025.00	909.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,136	775.00–975.00	927.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,208	850.00–1,150.00	999.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,135	900.00–960.00	927.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	930	975.00–1,200.00	1,065.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,113	1,025.00–1,160.00	1,092.52

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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