Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 7.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.67/cwt on 530 head.

Average price

$146.67

530 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$11.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.87

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	149.20	757	415
Medium and Large 2	466	137.58	641	115

One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $116 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 sale530 hd

146.67

—

OK average7 barns · 11,569 hd

159.55

−12.87

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	1,652	92.15	1,522	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	67.71	945	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	64.95	787	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	62.32	652	53

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	949	$862	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,057	$848	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$821	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	991	$785	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,034	$1,058	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,094	$964	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	836	$893	6

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	477	154.71/cwt	150.00–165.00	738	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	126.69/cwt	120.00–134.00	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	143.21/cwt	136.00–149.00	667	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	148.90/cwt	142.00–156.00	485	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	126.57/cwt	120.00–131.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.99/cwt	132.00–147.00	525	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.03/cwt	142.00–156.00	773	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	154.50/cwt	148.00–163.00	587	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	141.81/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,030	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	141.40/cwt	136.00–151.00	875	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	712	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	187.02/cwt	179.00–193.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	137.54/cwt	130.00–143.00	593	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	139.19/cwt	134.00–148.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	141.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	161.80/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,223	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.83/cwt	145.00–159.00	638	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	151.87/cwt	147.00–160.00	794	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	184.87/cwt	176.00–190.00	706	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	141.74/cwt	141.00–142.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	160.09/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,007	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	204.05/cwt	200.00–214.00	753	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	159.99/cwt	149.00–165.00	664	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	158.80/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	212.80/cwt	208.00–227.00	698	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	154.42/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,033	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	158.36/cwt	151.00–165.00	918	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	171.73/cwt	167.00–181.00	900	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	163.23/cwt	150.00–173.00	779	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	180.65/cwt	173.00–188.00	782	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	157.78/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,060	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	868	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	157.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	826	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	136.77/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,037	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	177.14/cwt	175.00–189.00	744	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	212.32/cwt	207.00–227.00	699	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	59.03/cwt	58.00–62.00	619	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	58.44/cwt	56.00–60.00	681	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	70.42/cwt	68.00–72.00	728	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	64.93/cwt	63.00–67.00	682	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	67.38/cwt	65.00–69.00	923	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	62.57/cwt	60.00–64.00	893	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	71.85/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,002	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	67.34/cwt	66.00–69.00	825	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	63.94/cwt	61.00–65.00	774	14
Bulls	—	—	1,574	87.32/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,374	13
Bulls	—	—	1,735	103.85/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,802	4
Bulls	—	—	1,719	93.74/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,611	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,124.20/head	875.00–1,410.00	1,124	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	862.17/head	675.00–1,025.00	862	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	875.32/head	825.00–925.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	847.89/head	750.00–950.00	848	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	820.57/head	810.00–825.00	821	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	785.46/head	680.00–900.00	785	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	776.41/head	620.00–900.00	776	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	959.71/head	710.00–1,125.00	960	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,016.97/head	910.00–1,135.00	1,017	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	979.69/head	850.00–1,110.00	980	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,010.43/head	675.00–1,250.00	1,010	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.11/cwt	142.00–156.00	863	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	134.31/cwt	132.00–139.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	184.88/cwt	182.00–197.00	691	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	145.06/cwt	140.00–155.00	701	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	150.33/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	136.78/cwt	132.00–139.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	142.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	743	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	146.24/cwt	142.00–157.00	905	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	133.69/cwt	131.00–136.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	162.75/cwt	160.00–175.00	620	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	160.67/cwt	156.00–171.00	680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.52/cwt	157.00–172.00	759	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,126	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	142.25/cwt	136.00–151.00	819	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	131.26/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,032	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	162.30/cwt	158.00–173.00	523	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	136.58/cwt	130.00–144.00	914	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	174.45/cwt	170.00–184.00	570	9

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 Jul 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,200Last week 2,400Year ago 1,150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 525Last week 415Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 60Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	477	150.00–165.00	154.71
58	—	522	142.00–156.00	148.03
49	—	380	148.00–163.00	154.50
10	—	726	135.00–149.00	141.81
50	—	619	136.00–151.00	141.40
56	—	420	145.00–159.00	151.83
9	—	804	140.00	140.00
38	—	576	136.00–151.00	142.25
13	—	786	121.00–135.00	131.26
35	—	322	158.00–173.00	162.30
16	—	669	130.00–144.00	136.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	630	120.00–134.00	126.69
16	—	466	136.00–149.00	143.21
10	—	326	142.00–156.00	148.90
7	—	586	120.00–131.00	126.57
23	—	375	132.00–147.00	139.99
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
28	—	527	130.00–140.00	135.06
21	—	431	130.00–143.00	137.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	179.00–193.00	187.02
1	—	725	132.00	132.00
1	—	685	145.00	145.00
3	—	627	134.00–148.00	139.19
3	—	490	140.00–144.00	141.35
14	—	523	147.00–160.00	151.87
13	—	382	176.00–190.00	184.87
4	—	574	141.00–142.00	141.74
14	—	415	149.00–165.00	159.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	756	157.00–163.00	161.80
42	—	629	152.00–165.00	160.09
30	—	369	200.00–214.00	204.05
5	—	733	151.00–165.00	158.80
13	—	328	208.00–227.00	212.80
10	—	669	147.00–161.00	154.42
30	—	580	151.00–165.00	158.36
47	—	524	167.00–181.00	171.73
49	—	477	150.00–173.00	163.23
2	—	920	121.00	121.00
1	—	855	122.00	122.00
23	—	433	173.00–188.00	180.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	672	147.00–162.00	157.78
2	—	868	115.00	115.00
19	—	524	150.00–165.00	157.55
6	—	758	127.00–145.00	136.77
24	—	420	175.00–189.00	177.14
20	—	329	207.00–227.00	212.32
12	—	575	142.00–156.00	150.11
17	—	374	182.00–197.00	184.88
3	—	725	150.00–151.00	150.33
9	—	619	142.00–157.00	146.24
19	—	470	157.00–172.00	161.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	132.00–139.00	134.31
11	—	483	140.00–155.00	145.06
4	—	633	132.00–139.00	136.78
11	—	521	140.00–147.00	142.55
3	—	660	131.00–136.00	133.69
10	—	381	160.00–175.00	162.75
9	—	423	156.00–171.00	160.67
9	—	327	170.00–184.00	174.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,048	58.00–62.00	59.03
7	—	1,034	68.00–72.00	70.42
16	—	1,051	63.00–67.00	64.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,166	56.00–60.00	58.44
25	—	1,225	66.00–69.00	67.34
14	—	1,210	61.00–65.00	63.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,370	65.00–69.00	67.38
12	—	1,427	60.00–64.00	62.57
16	—	1,394	70.00–75.00	71.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,574	86.00–90.00	87.32
4	—	1,735	102.00–106.00	103.85
10	—	1,719	92.00–96.00	93.74

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,056	875.00–1,410.00	1,124.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	620.00–900.00	776.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	710.00–1,125.00	959.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	910.00–1,135.00	1,016.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	850.00–1,110.00	979.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	815	675.00–1,250.00	1,010.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	949	675.00–1,025.00	862.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	825.00–925.00	875.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,057	750.00–950.00	847.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,180	810.00–825.00	820.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	991	680.00–900.00	785.46

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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