Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Steer calves uneven in classes. Heifer calves 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 14.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.68/cwt on 635 head.

Average price

$156.68

635 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$11.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.16

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	160.47	836	434
Medium and Large 2	479	148.50	712	201

One grade step is worth $11.97/cwt here — about $124 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 sale635 hd

156.68

—

OK average6 barns · 9,378 hd

162.84

−6.16

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	1,576	93.12	1,468	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	71.91	1,034	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	71.78	867	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	68.23	726	42

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)	1,186	$963	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$925	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$888	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$878	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,042	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	936	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$897	6

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	516	158.96/cwt	154.00–169.00	820	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	165.68/cwt	160.00–176.00	787	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	152.51/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	153.78/cwt	143.00–161.00	652	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	172.98/cwt	165.00–179.00	732	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	166.20/cwt	156.00–175.00	859	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	183.68/cwt	178.00–194.00	876	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	149.28/cwt	138.00–152.00	1,069	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	149.92/cwt	144.00–162.00	714	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	164.50/cwt	157.00–172.00	633	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	177.73/cwt	170.00–186.00	748	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	143.51/cwt	140.00–147.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	142.74/cwt	137.00–153.00	751	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	164.87/cwt	160.00–175.00	534	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	129.55/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,001	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	181.15/cwt	176.00–190.00	581	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	169.68/cwt	163.00–177.00	809	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	149.99/cwt	144.00–158.00	858	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	150.75/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,006	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	180.37/cwt	173.00–188.00	671	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	146.11/cwt	136.00–155.00	916	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	136.12/cwt	130.00–142.00	779	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	176.01/cwt	168.00–184.00	1,000	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	160.09/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,097	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	175.31/cwt	166.00–180.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	169.13/cwt	162.00–175.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	153.93/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	205.59/cwt	199.00–209.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	168.66/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,044	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	151.58/cwt	147.00–166.00	866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	149.99/cwt	142.00–154.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	183.35/cwt	177.00–194.00	963	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	206.92/cwt	200.00–216.00	801	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	198.31/cwt	195.00–206.00	827	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	161.87/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,177	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	149.89/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	144.95/cwt	140.00–154.00	968	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	198.09/cwt	190.00–205.00	731	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	206.31/cwt	201.00–217.00	683	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	169.60/cwt	165.00–180.00	895	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	816	139.42/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	923	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,117	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	64.10/cwt	63.00–67.00	672	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	74.55/cwt	73.00–76.00	808	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	75.76/cwt	75.00–78.00	921	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	72.56/cwt	70.00–75.00	878	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	66.22/cwt	64.00–68.00	793	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	69.76/cwt	68.00–72.00	749	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	75.28/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,118	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	66.82/cwt	65.00–69.00	978	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	72.02/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,012	19
Bulls	—	—	1,495	91.30/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,365	6
Bulls	—	—	1,413	79.74/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,127	4
Bulls	—	—	1,804	106.02/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,913	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	972.38/head	825.00–1,270.00	972	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	887.63/head	780.00–1,000.00	888	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	877.61/head	750.00–1,010.00	878	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	962.88/head	800.00–1,150.00	963	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	803.89/head	725.00–900.00	804	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,346.93/head	1,300.00–1,385.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	136.67/cwt	136.00–137.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	173.93/cwt	168.00–184.00	739	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	166.72/cwt	160.00–176.00	799	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	144.43/cwt	140.00–155.00	758	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	151.02/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	189.24/cwt	186.00–201.00	804	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	156.94/cwt	149.00–164.00	880	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.93/cwt	136.00–150.00	815	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	147.21/cwt	141.00–156.00	913	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	185.23/cwt	182.00–198.00	867	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	125.00/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	180.21/cwt	173.00–188.00	678	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	180.04/cwt	170.00–185.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	124.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	130.42/cwt	122.00–137.00	814	15

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 2,400Last week 1,350Year ago 1,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 415Last week 335Year ago 251

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 50Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	516	154.00–169.00	158.96
45	—	423	165.00–179.00	172.98
6	—	716	138.00–152.00	149.28
7	—	773	126.00–140.00	129.55
24	—	321	176.00–190.00	181.15
62	—	477	163.00–177.00	169.68
69	—	572	144.00–158.00	149.99
28	—	667	145.00–155.00	150.75
44	—	372	173.00–188.00	180.37
70	—	627	136.00–155.00	146.11
3	—	819	122.00–131.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	424	143.00–161.00	153.78
39	—	476	144.00–162.00	149.92
20	—	385	157.00–172.00	164.50
45	—	526	137.00–153.00	142.74
11	—	324	160.00–175.00	164.87
16	—	572	130.00–142.00	136.12
4	—	680	120.00–127.00	124.55
15	—	624	122.00–137.00	130.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	475	160.00–176.00	165.68
2	—	728	152.00–153.00	152.51
19	—	517	156.00–175.00	166.20
17	—	421	170.00–186.00	177.73
2	—	693	140.00–147.00	143.51
3	—	388	166.00–180.00	175.31
4	—	321	162.00–175.00	169.13
12	—	571	147.00–166.00	151.58
4	—	615	142.00–154.00	149.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	477	178.00–194.00	183.68
51	—	568	168.00–184.00	176.01
47	—	685	153.00–167.00	160.09
2	—	885	140.00	140.00
4	—	763	146.00–160.00	153.93
5	—	335	199.00–209.00	205.59
54	—	619	161.00–175.00	168.66
89	—	525	177.00–194.00	183.35
14	—	387	200.00–216.00	206.92
17	—	417	195.00–206.00	198.31
28	—	727	156.00–170.00	161.87
3	—	818	143.00–157.00	149.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	668	140.00–154.00	144.95
15	—	369	190.00–205.00	198.09
15	—	331	201.00–217.00	206.31
14	—	528	165.00–180.00	169.60
5	—	816	135.00–148.00	139.42
3	—	923	121.00	121.00
3	—	727	146.00–160.00	151.02
19	—	425	186.00–201.00	189.24
1	—	960	106.00	106.00
1	—	785	145.00	145.00
16	—	561	149.00–164.00	156.94
9	—	620	141.00–156.00	147.21
9	—	468	182.00–198.00	185.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	136.00–137.00	136.67
1	—	825	115.00	115.00
11	—	425	168.00–184.00	173.93
14	—	479	160.00–176.00	166.72
11	—	525	140.00–155.00	144.43
1	—	710	142.00	142.00
9	—	570	136.00–150.00	142.93
9	—	376	173.00–188.00	180.21
5	—	323	170.00–185.00	180.04
1	—	650	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,048	63.00–67.00	64.10
9	—	1,084	73.00–76.00	74.55
14	—	1,074	68.00–72.00	69.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,216	75.00–78.00	75.76
18	—	1,210	70.00–75.00	72.56
9	—	1,197	64.00–68.00	66.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,485	75.00–76.00	75.28
7	—	1,463	65.00–69.00	66.82
19	—	1,405	70.00–74.00	72.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,495	89.00–93.00	91.30
4	—	1,413	79.00–81.00	79.74
5	—	1,804	103.00–114.00	106.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	697	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	892	825.00–1,270.00	972.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	727	725.00–900.00	803.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	936	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,128	1,300.00–1,385.00	1,346.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	843	780.00–1,000.00	887.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,011	750.00–1,010.00	877.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,186	800.00–1,150.00	962.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	925.00	925.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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