Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Steer calves 12.00 to 14.00 higher, some 17.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 7,00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.51/cwt on 421 head.

Average price

$152.51

421 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$15.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	155.46	805	341
Medium and Large 2	498	139.92	696	80

One grade step is worth $15.55/cwt here — about $108 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 sale421 hd

152.51

—

OK average7 barns · 8,385 hd

152.93

−0.43

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	1,630	103.16	1,682	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	80.85	1,153	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	77.69	942	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	72.21	768	38

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,290	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,205	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	937	$1,108	3thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	—	615	126.86/cwt	122.00–132.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	143.69/cwt	140.00–147.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	144.38/cwt	136.00–148.00	886	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	136.38/cwt	129.00–141.00	933	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.32/cwt	145.00–157.00	859	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	151.22/cwt	146.00–160.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	149.04/cwt	140.00–155.00	635	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	171.95/cwt	166.00–180.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	133.50/cwt	126.00–140.00	774	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	204.09/cwt	195.00–213.00	878	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	164.30/cwt	156.00–171.00	779	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	165.57/cwt	159.00–173.00	626	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	166.18/cwt	157.00–171.00	731	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	154.36/cwt	145.00–160.00	803	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	151.73/cwt	147.00–162.00	956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	174.27/cwt	166.00–181.00	927	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	174.22/cwt	168.00–183.00	984	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	169.68/cwt	166.00–180.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	196.26/cwt	189.00–203.00	638	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	193.28/cwt	187.00–201.00	912	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	160.43/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,150	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	139.62/cwt	136.00–146.00	928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	175.36/cwt	171.00–180.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	148.49/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	174.20/cwt	169.00–185.00	819	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	193.18/cwt	185.00–204.00	999	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	210.05/cwt	200.00–217.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	160.29/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,079	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	171.12/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,051	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	139.97/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	191.78/cwt	185.00–203.00	1,084	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	154.99/cwt	149.00–163.00	961	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	164.15/cwt	158.00–173.00	939	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	204.79/cwt	198.00–211.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	168.67/cwt	163.00–178.00	865	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	189.91/cwt	183.00–196.00	805	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	74.67/cwt	73.00–77.00	798	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	84.11/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,260	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	80.29/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,118	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	83.47/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,007	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	68.97/cwt	67.00–72.00	730	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	78.90/cwt	77.00–81.00	967	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	73.90/cwt	71.00–76.00	891	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	76.58/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,081	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	81.26/cwt	79.00–83.00	874	4
Bulls	—	—	1,766	109.10/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,927	8
Bulls	—	—	1,465	95.66/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,401	7
Bulls	—	—	1,639	103.78/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,701	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	939.28/cwt	775.00–1,100.00	10,614	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	968.64/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	9,018	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	985.08/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	9,900	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	877.67/cwt	750.00–925.00	10,278	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,050.19/head	975.00–1,125.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	955.05/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,866	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,245.39/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,245	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,008	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,205.00/head	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	141.46/cwt	137.00–146.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	145.27/cwt	138.00–152.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	143.05/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	138.83/cwt	134.00–145.00	927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	209.34/cwt	203.00–217.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	158.54/cwt	153.00–168.00	771	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	181.44/cwt	175.00–190.00	873	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	166.92/cwt	162.00–177.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	871	133.30/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	132.76/cwt	129.00–137.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	169.63/cwt	164.00–178.00	555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	136.27/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	136.65/cwt	130.00–142.00	720	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	164.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	144.78/cwt	138.00–154.00	679	22

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 Jun 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,400Last week 0Year ago 1,650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 0Year ago 243

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	122.00–132.00	126.86
6	—	367	140.00–147.00	143.69
3	—	320	146.00–160.00	151.22
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
11	—	426	140.00–155.00	149.04
13	—	580	126.00–140.00	133.50
17	—	527	130.00–142.00	136.65
2	—	663	124.00–125.00	124.49
22	—	469	138.00–154.00	144.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	614	136.00–148.00	144.38
13	—	684	129.00–141.00	136.38
94	—	575	145.00–157.00	149.32
60	—	474	156.00–171.00	164.30
40	—	378	159.00–173.00	165.57
32	—	440	157.00–171.00	166.18
44	—	520	145.00–160.00	154.36
5	—	719	129.00–137.00	132.76
14	—	327	164.00–178.00	169.63
4	—	789	134.00–137.00	136.27
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	166.00–180.00	171.95
1	—	740	126.00	126.00
9	—	630	147.00–162.00	151.73
12	—	532	166.00–181.00	174.27
10	—	565	168.00–183.00	174.22
6	—	420	166.00–180.00	169.68
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
5	—	665	136.00–146.00	139.62
2	—	330	171.00–180.00	175.36
11	—	470	169.00–185.00	174.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	430	195.00–213.00	204.09
13	—	325	189.00–203.00	196.26
37	—	472	187.00–201.00	193.28
22	—	717	149.00–164.00	160.43
2	—	758	145.00–152.00	148.49
1	—	835	146.00	146.00
51	—	517	185.00–204.00	193.18
8	—	372	200.00–217.00	210.05
11	—	673	156.00–171.00	160.29
31	—	614	165.00–179.00	171.12
2	—	858	137.00–143.00	139.97
65	—	565	185.00–203.00	191.78
1	—	900	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	131.00	131.00
2	—	555	137.00–146.00	141.46
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
3	—	517	138.00–152.00	145.27
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
13	—	486	153.00–168.00	158.54
6	—	429	162.00–177.00	166.92
3	—	362	160.00–170.00	164.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	620	149.00–163.00	154.99
11	—	572	158.00–173.00	164.15
4	—	369	198.00–211.00	204.79
8	—	513	163.00–178.00	168.67
14	—	424	183.00–196.00	189.91
2	—	778	125.00–129.00	126.99
2	—	730	136.00–150.00	143.05
5	—	668	134.00–145.00	138.83
5	—	325	203.00–217.00	209.34
14	—	481	175.00–190.00	181.44
4	—	871	128.00–136.00	133.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,069	73.00–77.00	74.67
21	—	1,058	67.00–72.00	68.97
4	—	1,076	79.00–83.00	81.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,498	83.00–85.00	84.11
20	—	1,393	78.00–82.00	80.29
5	—	1,411	76.00–77.00	76.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,207	82.00–86.00	83.47
12	—	1,225	77.00–81.00	78.90
16	—	1,206	71.00–76.00	73.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,766	107.00–111.00	109.10
7	—	1,465	94.00–98.00	95.66
8	—	1,639	101.00–106.00	103.78

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,130	775.00–1,100.00	939.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	931	800.00–1,075.00	968.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,005	850.00–1,100.00	985.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,171	750.00–925.00	877.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,033	850.00–1,000.00	955.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	975.00–1,125.00	1,050.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	995	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,245.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,205.00

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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How this sale compares

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