Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand light to moderate. Quality was average with some groups of attractive heifer calves. Slaughter cows breakers and boners 1.00 to 4.00 higher, Lean cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.67/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$144.67

331 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$10.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	146.47	818	273
Medium and Large 2	471	136.20	641	58

One grade step is worth $10.27/cwt here — about $177 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 sale331 hd

144.67

—

OK average7 barns · 8,647 hd

146.75

−2.08

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	1,681	103.70	1,743	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	75.84	1,076	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	71.77	880	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	65.80	698	25

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.51/cwt	151.00–165.00	662	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.74/cwt	142.00–158.00	776	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	159.27/cwt	154.00–167.00	589	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	140.32/cwt	131.00–148.00	585	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	127.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,031	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	153.05/cwt	146.00–160.00	511	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	177.95/cwt	173.00–185.00	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	177.93/cwt	171.00–185.00	925	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	132.74/cwt	127.00–141.00	757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	147.56/cwt	142.00–157.00	835	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	176.11/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,002	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	167.31/cwt	162.00–177.00	793	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	140.49/cwt	132.00–144.00	944	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	133.89/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,035	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	131.46/cwt	122.00–136.00	941	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	141.90/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	162.01/cwt	156.00–169.00	679	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	168.11/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,069	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	180.91/cwt	177.00–191.00	772	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.53/cwt	146.00–160.00	725	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	153.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,031	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	160.33/cwt	153.00–168.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	184.95/cwt	180.00–194.00	864	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	162.34/cwt	154.00–168.00	857	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	165.14/cwt	157.00–175.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	186.30/cwt	179.00–192.00	689	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	145.21/cwt	142.00–156.00	903	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	145.76/cwt	141.00–156.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	164.31/cwt	161.00–175.00	790	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	171.84/cwt	166.00–181.00	748	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	181.77/cwt	178.00–195.00	683	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	61.67/cwt	60.00–65.00	646	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	72.36/cwt	71.00–74.00	767	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	68.80/cwt	66.00–70.00	741	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	66.32/cwt	65.00–69.00	808	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	79.25/cwt	74.00–82.00	944	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	71.99/cwt	70.00–74.00	893	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	70.73/cwt	70.00–72.00	997	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	74.87/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,059	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	80.38/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,149	6
Bulls	—	—	1,594	95.54/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,523	4
Bulls	—	—	1,766	108.20/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,911	8
Bulls	—	—	1,656	103.44/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,713	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,781	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,786	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,199	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	921.24/cwt	725.00–1,175.00	8,945	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	968.84/cwt	775.00–1,100.00	10,027	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	876.68/cwt	775.00–925.00	9,854	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	10,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	154.77/cwt	146.00–160.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	135.00/cwt	133.00–137.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	182.56/cwt	177.00–191.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	173.37/cwt	166.00–181.00	912	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	139.85/cwt	132.00–148.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	146.98/cwt	141.00–149.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	159.80/cwt	152.00–167.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.60/cwt	141.00–151.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	159.75/cwt	156.00–170.00	893	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	135.50/cwt	128.00–142.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	141.36/cwt	137.00–145.00	906	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.88/cwt	131.00–145.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	141.47/cwt	132.00–149.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	133.86/cwt	125.00–139.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	793	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 →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue May 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,725Year ago 1,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 366Year ago 318

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 84Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	423	151.00–165.00	156.51
22	—	522	142.00–158.00	148.74
11	—	370	154.00–167.00	159.27
15	—	810	120.00–130.00	127.27
21	—	334	146.00–160.00	153.05
29	—	566	142.00–157.00	147.56
52	—	672	132.00–144.00	140.49
13	—	773	129.00–137.00	133.89
13	—	716	122.00–136.00	131.46
37	—	469	146.00–160.00	154.53
20	—	641	137.00–145.00	141.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	417	131.00–148.00	140.32
10	—	570	127.00–141.00	132.74
2	—	633	125.00–126.00	125.49
4	—	318	128.00–142.00	135.50
10	—	475	131.00–145.00	137.88
10	—	374	132.00–149.00	141.47
7	—	517	125.00–139.00	133.86
3	—	652	120.00–125.00	121.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	156.00	156.00
9	—	474	162.00–177.00	167.31
1	—	570	155.00	155.00
9	—	419	156.00–169.00	162.01
2	—	333	153.00–168.00	160.33
8	—	528	154.00–168.00	162.34
7	—	378	157.00–175.00	165.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	319	173.00–185.00	177.95
25	—	520	171.00–185.00	177.93
22	—	569	171.00–185.00	176.11
9	—	722	137.00–146.00	141.90
2	—	850	132.00	132.00
19	—	636	157.00–171.00	168.11
23	—	427	177.00–191.00	180.91
3	—	953	127.00	127.00
8	—	671	150.00–160.00	153.68
12	—	467	180.00–194.00	184.95
20	—	370	179.00–192.00	186.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	622	142.00–156.00	145.21
1	—	895	114.00	114.00
19	—	481	161.00–175.00	164.31
15	—	435	166.00–181.00	171.84
7	—	376	178.00–195.00	181.77
2	—	705	133.00–137.00	135.00
1	—	820	120.00	120.00
5	—	322	177.00–191.00	182.56
11	—	526	166.00–181.00	173.37
4	—	655	141.00–149.00	146.98
11	—	559	156.00–170.00	159.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	141.00–156.00	145.76
7	—	418	146.00–160.00	154.77
1	—	620	132.00	132.00
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
2	—	535	132.00–148.00	139.85
4	—	326	152.00–167.00	159.80
4	—	473	141.00–151.00	146.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,047	60.00–65.00	61.67
3	—	1,060	71.00–74.00	72.36
10	—	1,077	66.00–70.00	68.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	65.00–69.00	66.32
4	—	1,191	74.00–82.00	79.25
13	—	1,241	70.00–74.00	71.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	70.00–72.00	70.73
7	—	1,414	73.00–77.00	74.87
6	—	1,430	79.00–83.00	80.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	94.00–98.00	95.54
8	—	1,766	107.00–111.00	108.20
13	—	1,656	102.00–106.00	103.44

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	1	—	1,225	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	798	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	971	725.00–1,175.00	921.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,035	775.00–1,100.00	968.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,124	775.00–925.00	876.68

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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