Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 9.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 7.00 lower, over 450 lbs.3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.20/cwt on 792 head.

Average price

$161.20

792 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$14.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.70

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	165.05	837	577
Medium and Large 2	478	150.90	722	215

One grade step is worth $14.15/cwt here — about $115 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 sale792 hd

161.20

—

OK average7 barns · 9,213 hd

166.91

−5.70

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	1,590	98.63	1,569	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	81.51	1,146	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	79.75	959	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	75.88	843	106

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$1,049	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,005	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	871	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$957	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,269	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,060	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,166	$1,050	6

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	956.86/head	850.00–1,085.00	957	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,005.05/head	875.00–1,100.00	1,005	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,049.49/head	975.00–1,175.00	1,049	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	76.04/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,087	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	85.55/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,212	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	145.01/cwt	135.00–149.00	828	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.80/cwt	136.00–150.00	532	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	156.17/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,054	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	167.22/cwt	160.00–175.00	873	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.83/cwt	152.00–167.00	893	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.57/cwt	145.00–160.00	632	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	161.60/cwt	151.00–176.00	608	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	164.83/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,014	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	167.01/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,206	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	150.20/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	151.78/cwt	145.00–160.00	504	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	146.31/cwt	142.00–150.00	897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	174.13/cwt	170.00–185.00	933	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	157.23/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,280	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	159.99/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	159.12/cwt	154.00–169.00	757	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	149.35/cwt	141.00–156.00	786	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	186.73/cwt	181.00–197.00	1,161	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	214.57/cwt	203.00–232.00	706	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	178.93/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,031	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	192.72/cwt	186.00–204.00	996	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	179.60/cwt	172.00–187.00	857	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	160.15/cwt	151.00–166.00	998	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	185.24/cwt	180.00–192.00	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	164.88/cwt	160.00–171.00	946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	214.81/cwt	203.00–228.00	913	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	188.83/cwt	180.00–196.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	175.35/cwt	170.00–185.00	849	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	189.82/cwt	183.00–198.00	809	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	220.04/cwt	202.00–230.00	838	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	170.65/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,147	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	197.05/cwt	191.00–210.00	938	98
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	170.67/cwt	165.00–180.00	980	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	144.33/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,113	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	211.65/cwt	201.00–225.00	891	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	213.52/cwt	200.00–220.00	681	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	81.48/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,142	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	77.06/cwt	75.00–81.00	821	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	80.50/cwt	78.00–82.00	968	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	75.60/cwt	72.00–77.00	897	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	83.91/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,027	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	72.79/cwt	72.00–76.00	793	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	82.43/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,010	22
Bulls	—	—	1,525	100.25/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,529	6
Bulls	—	—	1,794	106.50/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,911	5
Bulls	—	—	1,501	91.61/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,375	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,061.45/head	980.00–1,225.00	1,061	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,038.12/head	925.00–1,210.00	1,038	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,298.42/head	1,060.00–1,410.00	1,298	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	980.59/head	875.00–1,050.00	981	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	144.07/cwt	140.00–149.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	158.56/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,215	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	948	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	177.06/cwt	171.00–186.00	926	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	157.59/cwt	152.00–168.00	1,045	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	165.08/cwt	161.00–175.00	535	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	167.47/cwt	161.00–178.00	707	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	208.54/cwt	201.00–217.00	782	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	167.71/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,038	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	152.96/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,127	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	186.19/cwt	182.00–199.00	775	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	184.24/cwt	180.00–195.00	873	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	158.95/cwt	154.00–169.00	823	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	164.49/cwt	159.00–174.00	773	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	150.61/cwt	145.00–160.00	866	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	149.77/cwt	141.00–155.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	185.00/cwt	180.00–197.00	714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	187.96/cwt	185.00–199.00	600	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 3,200Last week 2,150Year ago 2,250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 528Last week 379Year ago 320

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 51Year ago 50

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	1	—	950	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,248	980.00–1,225.00	1,061.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,083	925.00–1,210.00	1,038.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,223	1,060.00–1,410.00	1,298.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	887	875.00–1,050.00	980.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,044	850.00–1,085.00	956.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	871	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	875.00–1,100.00	1,005.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,273	975.00–1,175.00	1,049.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,430	75.00–78.00	76.04
7	—	1,417	84.00–88.00	85.55
36	—	1,401	79.00–84.00	81.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,066	75.00–81.00	77.06
57	—	1,089	72.00–76.00	72.79
22	—	1,225	82.00–85.00	82.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,203	78.00–82.00	80.50
15	—	1,187	72.00–77.00	75.60
11	—	1,224	83.00–86.00	83.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,525	99.00–104.00	100.25
5	—	1,794	105.00–109.00	106.50
7	—	1,501	86.00–95.00	91.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	571	135.00–149.00	145.01
22	—	375	136.00–150.00	141.80
29	—	420	145.00–160.00	150.57
1	—	760	140.00	140.00
18	—	332	145.00–160.00	151.78
7	—	613	142.00–150.00	146.31
61	—	476	154.00–169.00	159.12
47	—	526	141.00–156.00	149.35
4	—	665	140.00–149.00	144.07
1	—	700	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	675	146.00–160.00	156.17
100	—	522	160.00–175.00	167.22
80	—	573	152.00–167.00	155.83
69	—	376	151.00–176.00	161.60
7	—	716	142.00–156.00	150.20
5	—	819	150.00–166.00	159.99
100	—	477	172.00–187.00	179.60
51	—	623	151.00–166.00	160.15
7	—	766	152.00–167.00	158.56
1	—	880	120.00	120.00
45	—	324	161.00–175.00	165.08
64	—	422	161.00–178.00	167.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	615	161.00–175.00	164.83
47	—	536	170.00–185.00	174.13
1	—	675	151.00	151.00
7	—	379	180.00–192.00	185.24
8	—	574	160.00–171.00	164.88
4	—	329	180.00–196.00	188.83
38	—	484	170.00–185.00	175.35
24	—	426	183.00–198.00	189.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	722	156.00–170.00	167.01
1	—	760	152.00	152.00
7	—	814	154.00–164.00	157.23
28	—	622	181.00–197.00	186.73
17	—	329	203.00–232.00	214.57
34	—	576	176.00–191.00	178.93
40	—	517	186.00–204.00	192.72
63	—	425	203.00–228.00	214.81
53	—	381	202.00–230.00	220.04
13	—	672	166.00–177.00	170.65
98	—	476	191.00–210.00	197.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	574	165.00–180.00	170.67
6	—	771	139.00–153.00	144.33
36	—	421	201.00–225.00	211.65
33	—	319	200.00–220.00	213.52
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
1	—	805	125.00	125.00
2	—	948	135.00	135.00
38	—	523	171.00–186.00	177.06
12	—	663	152.00–168.00	157.59
18	—	375	201.00–217.00	208.54
18	—	619	160.00–175.00	167.71
7	—	737	140.00–155.00	152.96
48	—	474	180.00–195.00	184.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	182.00–199.00	186.19
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
8	—	518	154.00–169.00	158.95
13	—	470	159.00–174.00	164.49
9	—	575	145.00–160.00	150.61
3	—	625	141.00–155.00	149.77
8	—	386	180.00–197.00	185.00
9	—	319	185.00–199.00	187.96

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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