Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.18/cwt on 544 head.

Average price

$160.18

544 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$14.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	164.29	825	390
Medium and Large 2	475	149.77	711	154

One grade step is worth $14.51/cwt here — about $114 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 sale544 hd

160.18

—

OK average6 barns · 6,330 hd

164.64

−4.46

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	1,554	97.89	1,521	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	83.38	1,175	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	78.73	980	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	75.75	807	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)	1,099	$893	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$876	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	894	$853	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$920	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$861	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	175.22/cwt	169.00–184.00	832	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	174.98/cwt	170.00–189.00	635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	147.00/cwt	140.00–154.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	202.54/cwt	195.00–211.00	780	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	152.51/cwt	140.00–167.00	659	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	208.25/cwt	200.00–217.00	643	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	152.36/cwt	147.00–161.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	137.76/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	173.89/cwt	169.00–183.00	553	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	132.25/cwt	123.00–137.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	162.88/cwt	158.00–172.00	847	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	180.26/cwt	176.00–190.00	672	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	152.99/cwt	145.00–160.00	803	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	183.05/cwt	176.00–190.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	170.93/cwt	166.00–180.00	800	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	173.07/cwt	166.00–180.00	647	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.27/cwt	151.00–166.00	656	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	189.59/cwt	186.00–202.00	815	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	147.27/cwt	140.00–155.00	844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	182.08/cwt	176.00–190.00	950	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	152.00/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,008	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	173.45/cwt	169.00–183.00	739	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	149.47/cwt	145.00–160.00	785	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	168.42/cwt	162.00–176.00	962	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	150.62/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,172	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	211.97/cwt	205.00–219.00	782	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	168.51/cwt	162.00–176.00	797	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	139.35/cwt	129.00–150.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	159.56/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,047	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	164.64/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,026	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	145.89/cwt	140.00–151.00	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	171.09/cwt	163.00–179.00	719	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	158.40/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,153	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	211.03/cwt	207.00–215.00	701	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	184.24/cwt	178.00–192.00	881	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	176.50/cwt	173.00–180.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	147.67/cwt	145.00–153.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	141.16/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	158.32/cwt	135.00–167.00	909	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	179.41/cwt	172.00–192.00	737	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	78.74/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,110	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	89.30/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,388	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	83.35/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,139	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	85.88/cwt	83.00–87.00	938	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	86.99/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,065	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	77.57/cwt	76.00–80.00	845	10
Bulls	—	—	1,538	105.58/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,624	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	73.94/cwt	73.00–77.00	904	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	71.61/cwt	71.00–75.00	750	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	80.43/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,038	11
Bulls	—	—	1,648	87.44/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,441	4
Bulls	—	—	1,501	99.73/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,497	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	853.16/head	760.00–900.00	853	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	893.17/head	760.00–1,000.00	893	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	875.55/head	850.00–900.00	876	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	860.50/head	850.00–870.00	861	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	920.43/head	835.00–1,005.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	173.26/cwt	166.00–180.00	899	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	150.83/cwt	140.00–161.00	789	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	154.74/cwt	141.00–167.00	723	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	151.58/cwt	146.00–161.00	593	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	138.77/cwt	132.00–146.00	791	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	151.22/cwt	146.00–160.00	932	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	153.82/cwt	148.00–164.00	732	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	157.86/cwt	149.00–163.00	518	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	134.24/cwt	127.00–144.00	843	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	157.55/cwt	152.00–163.00	907	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	135.31/cwt	126.00–140.00	981	7

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 1,650Last week 1,250Year ago 1,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 279Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 52Year ago 22

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	475	169.00–184.00	175.22
24	—	385	195.00–211.00	202.54
12	—	309	200.00–217.00	208.25
5	—	629	147.00–161.00	152.36
3	—	670	145.00–153.00	147.67
1	—	765	138.00	138.00
4	—	710	134.00–148.00	141.16
25	—	574	135.00–167.00	158.32
18	—	411	172.00–192.00	179.41
19	—	519	166.00–180.00	173.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	363	170.00–189.00	174.98
2	—	620	140.00–154.00	147.00
16	—	432	140.00–167.00	152.51
2	—	335	173.00–180.00	176.50
10	—	523	140.00–161.00	150.83
18	—	467	141.00–167.00	154.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	130.00–134.00	131.98
1	—	880	125.00	125.00
4	—	759	131.00–140.00	137.76
30	—	318	169.00–183.00	173.89
82	—	520	158.00–172.00	162.88
81	—	468	166.00–180.00	170.93
25	—	374	166.00–180.00	173.07
15	—	663	142.00–156.00	152.00
50	—	426	169.00–183.00	173.45
26	—	616	146.00–160.00	151.22
67	—	576	152.00–163.00	157.55
7	—	725	126.00–140.00	135.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	123.00–137.00	132.25
31	—	425	151.00–166.00	154.27
28	—	525	145.00–160.00	149.47
19	—	391	146.00–161.00	151.58
18	—	570	132.00–146.00	138.77
30	—	476	148.00–164.00	153.82
15	—	328	149.00–163.00	157.86
9	—	628	127.00–144.00	134.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	176.00–190.00	180.26
18	—	525	145.00–160.00	152.99
2	—	333	176.00–190.00	183.05
9	—	573	140.00–155.00	147.27
17	—	473	162.00–176.00	168.51
2	—	680	129.00–150.00	139.35
7	—	617	140.00–151.00	145.89
17	—	420	163.00–179.00	171.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	430	186.00–202.00	189.59
32	—	522	176.00–190.00	182.08
32	—	571	162.00–176.00	168.42
1	—	855	138.00	138.00
8	—	778	148.00–153.00	150.62
18	—	369	205.00–219.00	211.97
11	—	656	157.00–171.00	159.56
19	—	623	161.00–168.00	164.64
5	—	728	158.00–160.00	158.40
11	—	332	207.00–215.00	211.03
46	—	478	178.00–192.00	184.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	209.00	209.00
4	—	608	196.00	196.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,410	76.00–80.00	78.74
4	—	1,554	88.00–90.00	89.30
14	—	1,367	81.00–85.00	83.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,092	83.00–87.00	85.88
10	—	1,089	76.00–80.00	77.57
24	—	1,047	71.00–75.00	71.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,224	84.00–88.00	86.99
16	—	1,222	73.00–77.00	73.94
11	—	1,290	79.00–83.00	80.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,538	103.00–107.00	105.58
4	—	1,648	85.00–91.00	87.44
6	—	1,501	98.00–102.00	99.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	894	760.00–900.00	853.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,099	760.00–1,000.00	893.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	850.00–900.00	875.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	850.00–870.00	860.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	835.00–1,005.00	920.43

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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