Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows , Breakers 3.00 lower, Boners and Leans steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.09/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$151.09

344 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$14.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.61

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	154.18	765	272
Medium and Large 2	489	139.45	681	72

One grade step is worth $14.73/cwt here — about $84 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 sale344 hd

151.09

—

OK average7 barns · 7,524 hd

160.70

−9.61

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	1,620	91.41	1,480	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	65.62	790	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	65.50	958	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	63.16	674	48

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,003	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$913	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$865	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$842	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,118	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,036	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$896	8

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	575	151.20/cwt	146.00–160.00	869	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	166.38/cwt	160.00–174.00	544	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	138.64/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,001	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	129.32/cwt	125.00–134.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	131.22/cwt	128.00–133.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	145.98/cwt	140.00–152.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	139.97/cwt	133.00–147.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	165.57/cwt	158.00–172.00	702	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	143.36/cwt	140.00–146.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	124.56/cwt	122.00–127.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	166.22/cwt	161.00–175.00	628	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	157.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	177.46/cwt	169.00–183.00	932	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	160.55/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,003	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.38/cwt	133.00–148.00	668	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	149.72/cwt	145.00–160.00	557	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	126.00–132.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	152.88/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	205.48/cwt	198.00–221.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	161.76/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,089	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	141.64/cwt	134.00–148.00	946	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	163.59/cwt	158.00–172.00	689	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	163.76/cwt	157.00–171.00	932	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	140.93/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	185.42/cwt	182.00–196.00	782	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	141.06/cwt	136.00–150.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	159.93/cwt	152.00–166.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	147.27/cwt	138.00–153.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	195.13/cwt	188.00–202.00	734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	149.31/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	169.45/cwt	164.00–178.00	815	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	154.68/cwt	145.00–160.00	803	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	161.29/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,016	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	161.27/cwt	155.00–169.00	771	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	132.13/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	193.02/cwt	188.00–205.00	629	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	177.03/cwt	172.00–187.00	674	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	70.27/cwt	69.00–72.00	848	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	69.58/cwt	68.00–72.00	743	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	64.62/cwt	63.00–67.00	703	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	64.35/cwt	62.00–66.00	945	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	65.90/cwt	64.00–68.00	797	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	60.39/cwt	59.00–63.00	719	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	59.17/cwt	58.00–64.00	622	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,107	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	68.04/cwt	67.00–71.00	959	9
Bulls	—	—	1,572	86.90/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,366	9
Bulls	—	—	1,858	100.65/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,870	3
Bulls	—	—	1,572	93.54/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,470	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	907.66/head	825.00–1,110.00	908	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	933.25/head	835.00–1,025.00	933	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	842.14/head	685.00–985.00	842	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	865.44/head	775.00–940.00	865	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	912.71/head	800.00–1,150.00	913	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,003.38/head	885.00–1,075.00	1,003	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,117.98/head	1,110.00–1,125.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	173.19/cwt	167.00–181.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	140.90/cwt	137.00–147.00	868	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	155.58/cwt	149.00–165.00	741	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	146.91/cwt	141.00–156.00	767	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.44/cwt	131.00–141.00	778	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	142.80/cwt	136.00–150.00	611	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	151.75/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,012	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	878	120.44/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	135.32/cwt	133.00–138.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	147.19/cwt	141.00–150.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.58/cwt	123.00–134.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	131.69/cwt	131.00–133.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	175.61/cwt	170.00–186.00	734	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	152.88/cwt	146.00–160.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	157.83/cwt	154.00–168.00	889	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,048.82/head	800.00–1,275.00	1,049	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,250Last week 2,200Year ago 1,150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 279Last week 525Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 75Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	575	146.00–160.00	151.20
27	—	327	160.00–174.00	166.38
13	—	722	132.00–147.00	138.64
3	—	763	125.00–134.00	129.32
45	—	378	161.00–175.00	166.22
3	—	863	123.00	123.00
13	—	668	134.00–148.00	141.64
31	—	421	158.00–172.00	163.59
22	—	616	137.00–147.00	140.90
43	—	476	149.00–165.00	155.58
43	—	522	141.00–156.00	146.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	694	130.00–132.00	131.00
5	—	521	128.00–133.00	131.22
5	—	332	140.00–146.00	143.36
5	—	721	122.00–127.00	124.56
14	—	476	133.00–148.00	140.38
13	—	372	145.00–160.00	149.72
4	—	610	126.00–132.00	130.00
12	—	570	131.00–141.00	136.44
12	—	428	136.00–150.00	142.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	140.00–152.00	145.98
2	—	613	133.00–147.00	139.97
14	—	424	158.00–172.00	165.57
10	—	478	150.00–160.00	157.16
7	—	576	136.00–150.00	141.06
7	—	525	152.00–166.00	159.93
3	—	383	138.00–153.00	147.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	525	169.00–183.00	177.46
20	—	625	151.00–165.00	160.55
2	—	733	146.00–160.00	152.88
4	—	311	198.00–221.00	205.48
10	—	673	157.00–171.00	161.76
32	—	569	157.00–171.00	163.76
2	—	808	134.00–148.00	140.93
30	—	422	182.00–196.00	185.42
7	—	376	188.00–202.00	195.13
3	—	777	140.00–154.00	149.31
2	—	858	136.00–137.00	136.50
40	—	481	164.00–178.00	169.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	519	145.00–160.00	154.68
11	—	630	152.00–166.00	161.29
10	—	478	155.00–169.00	161.27
2	—	780	125.00–139.00	132.13
16	—	326	188.00–205.00	193.02
13	—	381	172.00–187.00	177.03
8	—	667	143.00–158.00	151.75
2	—	878	116.00–125.00	120.44
16	—	418	170.00–186.00	175.61
5	—	724	127.00	127.00
11	—	563	154.00–168.00	157.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	167.00–181.00	173.19
2	—	525	131.00–135.00	133.02
3	—	670	133.00–138.00	135.32
3	—	373	141.00–150.00	147.19
3	—	475	123.00–134.00	129.58
3	—	575	131.00–133.00	131.69
7	—	418	146.00–160.00	152.88
2	—	630	126.00–127.00	126.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,207	69.00–72.00	70.27
22	—	1,210	64.00–68.00	65.90
11	—	1,190	59.00–63.00	60.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,068	68.00–72.00	69.58
16	—	1,088	63.00–67.00	64.62
22	—	1,051	58.00–64.00	59.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,468	62.00–66.00	64.35
1	—	1,845	60.00	60.00
9	—	1,409	67.00–71.00	68.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,572	86.00–90.00	86.90
3	—	1,858	100.00–101.00	100.65
6	—	1,572	92.00–95.00	93.54

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,116	825.00–1,110.00	907.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	835.00–1,025.00	933.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	1,110.00–1,125.00	1,117.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,020	800.00–1,275.00	1,048.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	935.00	935.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	965	685.00–985.00	842.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,072	775.00–940.00	865.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,170	800.00–1,150.00	912.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,245	885.00–1,075.00	1,003.38

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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