Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 8.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.80/cwt on 644 head.

Average price

$163.80

644 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.39

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	167.09	800	498
Medium and Large 2	446	152.58	681	146

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about $119 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 sale644 hd

163.80

—

OK average7 barns · 8,265 hd

169.19

−5.39

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	1,601	104.28	1,669	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	84.58	1,190	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	81.60	980	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	79.69	848	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)	983	$986	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$951	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	927	$938	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	870	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,255	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	324	174.82/cwt	169.00–183.00	566	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	168.66/cwt	162.00–177.00	869	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	158.36/cwt	147.00–163.00	527	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	161.09/cwt	156.00–170.00	920	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	151.33/cwt	140.00–160.00	785	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	224.26/cwt	203.00–238.00	722	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	153.64/cwt	140.00–165.00	656	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	140.60/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	174.56/cwt	169.00–184.00	658	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	172.52/cwt	166.00–181.00	730	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	178.47/cwt	167.00–185.00	957	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	149.30/cwt	137.00–158.00	706	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	177.65/cwt	173.00–188.00	1,194	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	187.09/cwt	181.00–197.00	1,072	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	216.74/cwt	206.00–224.00	821	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	212.35/cwt	205.00–221.00	898	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	159.41/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	147.78/cwt	140.00–155.00	859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	171.73/cwt	158.00–180.00	993	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	189.47/cwt	180.00–201.00	718	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	150.62/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,222	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	179.82/cwt	173.00–193.00	563	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	195.48/cwt	189.00–203.00	1,018	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	192.38/cwt	180.00–199.00	827	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	168.32/cwt	158.00–177.00	1,071	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	167.83/cwt	163.00–177.00	1,223	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	199.34/cwt	192.00–215.00	957	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	184.27/cwt	179.00–194.00	1,139	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	177.56/cwt	170.00–190.00	843	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	165.57/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	227.84/cwt	211.00–238.00	731	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	162.96/cwt	156.00–170.00	854	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	149.10/cwt	145.00–160.00	996	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	161.75/cwt	156.00–172.00	912	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	146.89/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,143	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	84.18/cwt	82.00–86.00	891	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	81.87/cwt	80.00–84.00	982	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	73.72/cwt	72.00–76.00	776	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	79.18/cwt	77.00–81.00	846	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	80.45/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,145	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	89.79/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,270	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	85.35/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,190	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	86.69/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,060	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	76.90/cwt	75.00–79.00	914	8
Bulls	—	—	1,508	99.58/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,502	6
Bulls	—	—	1,626	104.74/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,703	8
Bulls	—	—	1,671	109.20/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,825	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	986.05/head	800.00–1,250.00	986	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	950.58/head	825.00–1,125.00	951	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	937.71/head	825.00–1,025.00	938	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,254.57/head	1,225.00–1,285.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	153.01/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	173.74/cwt	163.00–186.00	752	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	175.73/cwt	170.00–185.00	842	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	185.95/cwt	171.00–199.00	684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	144.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	155.63/cwt	145.00–165.00	741	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	201.00/cwt	194.00–211.00	842	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	207.37/cwt	201.00–217.00	776	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	142.50/cwt	137.00–152.00	742	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	142.78/cwt	134.00–149.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	160.74/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,001	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.53/cwt	121.00–130.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	167.32/cwt	163.00–178.00	798	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	154.80/cwt	148.00–160.00	960	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	148.31/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,003	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	191.18/cwt	183.00–201.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	149.56/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	154.43/cwt	143.00–168.00	591	20

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 2,150Last week 2,600Year ago 2,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 349Last week 459Year ago 239

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 41Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	324	169.00–183.00	174.82
34	—	515	162.00–177.00	168.66
97	—	571	156.00–170.00	161.09
1	—	800	130.00	130.00
5	—	731	140.00–142.00	140.60
46	—	377	169.00–184.00	174.56
84	—	423	166.00–181.00	172.52
141	—	477	163.00–178.00	167.32
23	—	620	148.00–160.00	154.80
14	—	676	141.00–156.00	148.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	333	147.00–163.00	158.36
28	—	519	140.00–160.00	151.33
43	—	427	140.00–165.00	153.64
19	—	473	137.00–158.00	149.30
12	—	581	140.00–155.00	147.78
2	—	655	121.00–130.00	125.53
20	—	383	143.00–168.00	154.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	322	203.00–238.00	224.26
19	—	672	173.00–188.00	177.65
84	—	573	181.00–197.00	187.09
39	—	379	206.00–224.00	216.74
46	—	423	205.00–221.00	212.35
8	—	811	147.00–161.00	150.62
54	—	521	189.00–203.00	195.48
12	—	729	163.00–177.00	167.83
93	—	480	192.00–215.00	199.34
50	—	618	179.00–194.00	184.27
3	—	764	159.00–169.00	165.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	536	167.00–185.00	178.47
7	—	672	155.00–170.00	159.41
31	—	578	158.00–180.00	171.73
19	—	379	180.00–201.00	189.47
10	—	313	173.00–193.00	179.82
14	—	430	180.00–199.00	192.38
10	—	636	158.00–177.00	168.32
1	—	730	145.00	145.00
33	—	475	170.00–190.00	177.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	121.00	121.00
30	—	321	211.00–238.00	227.84
27	—	524	156.00–170.00	162.96
15	—	668	145.00–160.00	149.10
23	—	564	156.00–172.00	161.75
6	—	778	139.00–150.00	146.89
2	—	840	151.00–155.00	153.01
38	—	479	170.00–185.00	175.73
48	—	419	194.00–211.00	201.00
35	—	374	201.00–217.00	207.37
13	—	623	154.00–169.00	160.74
2	—	728	147.00–152.00	149.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	433	163.00–186.00	173.74
7	—	368	171.00–199.00	185.95
4	—	630	140.00–150.00	144.23
12	—	476	145.00–165.00	155.63
9	—	521	137.00–152.00	142.50
5	—	588	134.00–149.00	142.78
4	—	684	140.00	140.00
5	—	337	183.00–201.00	191.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,058	82.00–86.00	84.18
7	—	1,053	72.00–76.00	73.72
33	—	1,068	77.00–81.00	79.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,199	80.00–84.00	81.87
6	—	1,223	85.00–89.00	86.69
8	—	1,188	75.00–79.00	76.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,423	78.00–82.00	80.45
9	—	1,414	88.00–92.00	89.79
25	—	1,394	83.00–87.00	85.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	98.00–102.00	99.58
8	—	1,626	103.00–107.00	104.74
5	—	1,671	108.00–111.00	109.20

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	983	800.00–1,250.00	986.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	867	825.00–1,125.00	950.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	927	825.00–1,025.00	937.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,225.00–1,285.00	1,254.57

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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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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