Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves uneven through all classes. Heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 11.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.84/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$146.84

376 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$13.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.81

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	150.87	781	262
Medium and Large 2	460	137.56	633	114

One grade step is worth $13.31/cwt here — about $149 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 sale376 hd

146.84

—

OK average7 barns · 8,831 hd

155.65

−8.81

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	1,588	112.18	1,782	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	93.68	1,316	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	89.89	1,094	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	86.60	929	35

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,066	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	794	$784	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	640	$600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$1,372	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$760	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	714	135.36/cwt	125.00–139.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	134.82/cwt	128.00–142.00	925	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	126.68/cwt	122.00–131.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.98/cwt	134.00–148.00	674	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	136.51/cwt	130.00–144.00	582	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	163.19/cwt	151.00–178.00	855	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	133.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	497	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	136.94/cwt	130.00–142.00	720	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	152.27/cwt	146.00–160.00	801	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	133.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	146.14/cwt	142.00–156.00	856	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	145.94/cwt	140.00–163.00	524	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	152.56/cwt	148.00–163.00	647	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	146.47/cwt	144.00–149.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	162.12/cwt	153.00–177.00	767	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	196.97/cwt	192.00–206.00	823	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.23/cwt	149.00–172.00	685	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	174.34/cwt	160.00–187.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	179.49/cwt	172.00–186.00	1,016	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	198.59/cwt	193.00–209.00	953	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	188.22/cwt	186.00–201.00	723	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	152.31/cwt	142.00–160.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	159.27/cwt	150.00–171.00	922	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	159.30/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,066	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	195.67/cwt	193.00–207.00	659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	179.15/cwt	172.00–186.00	941	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	171.45/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,063	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	142.16/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,107	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	155.72/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,115	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	173.84/cwt	170.00–185.00	751	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	150.27/cwt	146.00–160.00	867	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	131.17/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,102	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	127.50/cwt	126.00–129.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	158.12/cwt	150.00–164.00	827	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	81.00/cwt	79.00–83.00	866	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	89.23/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,271	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	98.39/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,367	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	92.39/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,115	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	91.51/cwt	90.00–94.00	994	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	86.11/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,056	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	86.38/cwt	85.00–89.00	918	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	97.02/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,175	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	93.81/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,315	17
Bulls	—	—	1,463	107.67/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,575	5
Bulls	—	—	1,745	117.82/cwt	116.00–121.00	2,056	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	640	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,328.06/head	1,085.00–1,525.00	1,328	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	783.58/head	725.00–825.00	784	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,065.86/head	835.00–1,175.00	1,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	149.07/cwt	139.00–160.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	140.79/cwt	131.00–150.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	151.39/cwt	142.00–155.00	724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.62/cwt	143.00–153.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	156.47/cwt	152.00–168.00	964	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	173.72/cwt	167.00–181.00	836	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	144.21/cwt	136.00–156.00	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	158.35/cwt	150.00–164.00	735	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	202.20/cwt	197.00–213.00	651	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	129.65/cwt	120.00–139.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	176.49/cwt	168.00–183.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	137.70/cwt	128.00–144.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	139.22/cwt	133.00–146.00	872	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	164.24/cwt	159.00–173.00	606	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	167.89/cwt	162.00–177.00	539	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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,120Last week 1,400Year ago 1,710

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 222Year ago 243

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 58Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	714	125.00–139.00	135.36
3	—	763	135.00	135.00
26	—	686	128.00–142.00	134.82
71	—	526	146.00–160.00	152.27
26	—	586	142.00–156.00	146.14
2	—	868	123.00	123.00
40	—	424	148.00–163.00	152.56
43	—	464	150.00–164.00	158.35
17	—	626	133.00–146.00	139.22
17	—	369	159.00–173.00	164.24
12	—	321	162.00–177.00	167.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	122.00–131.00	126.68
24	—	475	134.00–148.00	141.98
33	—	426	130.00–144.00	136.51
13	—	372	130.00–145.00	133.55
27	—	526	130.00–142.00	136.94
6	—	568	130.00–140.00	133.69
8	—	331	136.00–156.00	144.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	524	151.00–178.00	163.19
15	—	359	140.00–163.00	145.94
2	—	658	144.00–149.00	146.47
1	—	745	137.00	137.00
27	—	473	153.00–177.00	162.12
16	—	425	149.00–172.00	161.23
2	—	320	160.00–187.00	174.34
6	—	614	142.00–160.00	152.31
17	—	579	150.00–171.00	159.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	192.00–206.00	196.97
40	—	566	172.00–186.00	179.49
1	—	845	141.00	141.00
26	—	480	193.00–209.00	198.59
20	—	384	186.00–201.00	188.22
15	—	669	152.00–166.00	159.30
10	—	337	193.00–207.00	195.67
20	—	525	172.00–186.00	179.15
23	—	620	166.00–180.00	171.45
1	—	915	122.00	122.00
7	—	779	136.00–144.00	142.16
13	—	716	148.00–162.00	155.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	432	170.00–185.00	173.84
1	—	770	132.00	132.00
12	—	577	146.00–160.00	150.27
5	—	840	128.00–140.00	131.17
2	—	695	126.00–129.00	127.50
17	—	523	150.00–164.00	158.12
12	—	616	152.00–168.00	156.47
12	—	481	167.00–181.00	173.72
12	—	322	197.00–213.00	202.20
5	—	367	168.00–183.00	176.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	139.00–160.00	149.07
4	—	523	131.00–150.00	140.79
8	—	478	142.00–155.00	151.39
3	—	375	143.00–153.00	149.62
2	—	635	120.00–139.00	129.65
5	—	582	128.00–144.00	137.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,069	79.00–83.00	81.00
12	—	1,086	90.00–94.00	91.51
13	—	1,063	85.00–89.00	86.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,424	87.00–91.00	89.23
8	—	1,389	97.00–101.00	98.39
17	—	1,402	92.00–96.00	93.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,207	91.00–95.00	92.39
18	—	1,226	84.00–89.00	86.11
5	—	1,211	96.00–99.00	97.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,463	106.00–110.00	107.67
4	—	1,745	116.00–121.00	117.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	640	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	794	725.00–825.00	783.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,098	835.00–1,175.00	1,065.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	898	1,085.00–1,525.00	1,328.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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