Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 400 lbs. to 550 lbs. 10+ lower, other 8 classes 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.09/cwt on 461 head.

Average price

$152.09

461 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$14.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.32

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	154.28	764	391
Medium and Large 2	463	139.85	647	70

One grade step is worth $14.43/cwt here — about $117 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 sale461 hd

152.09

—

OK average7 barns · 7,996 hd

159.41

−7.32

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	1,528	94.62	1,446	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	73.33	884	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	72.26	1,019	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	69.65	743	61

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)	1,078	$903	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$886	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$880	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$854	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$710	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	818	$1,140	2thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	709	138.64/cwt	133.00–144.00	983	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	144.74/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,104	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	163.85/cwt	160.00–175.00	511	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	188.31/cwt	180.00–195.00	616	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	164.63/cwt	160.00–175.00	764	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	157.55/cwt	154.00–162.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	159.96/cwt	150.00–175.00	523	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.03/cwt	140.00–160.00	705	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	141.83/cwt	136.00–150.00	874	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	165.47/cwt	151.00–170.00	611	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	126.97/cwt	122.00–132.00	908	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	1,139.62/head	1,010.00–1,255.00	1,140	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	886.43/head	825.00–910.00	886	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	902.59/head	800.00–1,050.00	903	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	853.60/head	710.00–1,075.00	854	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	879.81/head	825.00–925.00	880	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,493	105.46/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,575	4
Bulls	—	—	1,588	95.71/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,520	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	76.62/cwt	75.00–79.00	942	26
Bulls	—	—	1,483	90.51/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,342	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	67.38/cwt	65.00–69.00	813	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	63.81/cwt	62.00–66.00	671	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	72.59/cwt	70.00–74.00	861	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	67.89/cwt	66.00–69.00	969	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	72.08/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,025	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	77.39/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,038	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	69.28/cwt	67.00–71.00	747	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	73.65/cwt	72.00–75.00	785	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	147.45/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,073	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	146.73/cwt	138.00–152.00	1,002	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	184.08/cwt	177.00–192.00	685	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.30/cwt	141.00–147.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.68/cwt	155.00–170.00	684	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	157.81/cwt	149.00–164.00	825	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	148.20/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	154.15/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,204	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	189.15/cwt	184.00–198.00	624	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	174.10/cwt	170.00–185.00	735	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	155.61/cwt	150.00–170.00	803	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	174.93/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,009	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	165.13/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,030	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	157.00/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,049	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	155.73/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,328	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	186.69/cwt	180.00–195.00	693	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	163.76/cwt	160.00–166.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	177.81/cwt	173.00–188.00	925	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	167.23/cwt	153.00–178.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	159.69/cwt	152.00–170.00	752	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	153.60/cwt	147.00–160.00	882	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	145.17/cwt	141.00–150.00	977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	154.67/cwt	149.00–164.00	807	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	155.49/cwt	150.00–169.00	665	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	128.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	151.67/cwt	144.00–155.00	868	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	156.74/cwt	148.00–163.00	661	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	179.62/cwt	174.00–189.00	844	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	147.60/cwt	140.00–157.00	474	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	149.04/cwt	141.00–156.00	943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	136.62/cwt	132.00–141.00	796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.35/cwt	133.00–147.00	531	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	122.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.67/cwt	149.00–163.00	744	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.11/cwt	151.00–166.00	597	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	143.66/cwt	136.00–151.00	891	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	140.40/cwt	132.00–147.00	588	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	140.60/cwt	135.00–148.00	747	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.16/cwt	138.00–147.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	125.00/cwt	121.00–130.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	136.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	919	8

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 2,100Last week 2,450Year ago 1,900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 523Last week 732Year ago 347

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 68Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	709	133.00–144.00	138.64
11	—	763	136.00–151.00	144.74
32	—	312	160.00–175.00	163.85
68	—	522	149.00–164.00	154.67
3	—	817	128.00–130.00	128.66
48	—	572	144.00–155.00	151.67
50	—	422	148.00–163.00	156.74
57	—	475	149.00–163.00	156.67
61	—	373	151.00–166.00	160.11
38	—	620	136.00–151.00	143.66
8	—	674	130.00–140.00	136.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	321	140.00–157.00	147.60
8	—	583	132.00–141.00	136.62
12	—	376	133.00–147.00	141.35
3	—	615	120.00–127.00	122.70
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
11	—	419	132.00–147.00	140.40
9	—	531	135.00–148.00	140.60
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
5	—	475	138.00–147.00	143.16
4	—	770	121.00–130.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	327	180.00–195.00	188.31
32	—	464	160.00–175.00	164.63
7	—	564	154.00–162.00	157.55
8	—	616	136.00–150.00	141.83
6	—	728	136.00–150.00	147.45
9	—	683	138.00–152.00	146.73
19	—	372	177.00–192.00	184.08
14	—	423	155.00–170.00	161.68
16	—	523	149.00–164.00	157.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	150.00–175.00	159.96
9	—	470	140.00–160.00	150.03
1	—	665	136.00	136.00
3	—	527	130.00–135.00	133.00
1	—	565	136.00	136.00
15	—	369	151.00–170.00	165.47
2	—	715	122.00–132.00	126.97
4	—	430	141.00–147.00	144.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	141.00	141.00
4	—	724	141.00–152.00	148.20
13	—	781	146.00–160.00	154.15
17	—	330	184.00–198.00	189.15
27	—	422	170.00–185.00	174.10
38	—	577	165.00–180.00	174.93
28	—	624	157.00–171.00	165.13
29	—	668	151.00–166.00	157.00
11	—	853	147.00–159.00	155.73
18	—	371	180.00–195.00	186.69
35	—	520	173.00–188.00	177.81
35	—	470	174.00–189.00	179.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	516	150.00–170.00	155.61
4	—	323	160.00–166.00	163.76
7	—	372	153.00–178.00	167.23
17	—	471	152.00–170.00	159.69
15	—	574	147.00–160.00	153.60
6	—	673	141.00–150.00	145.17
11	—	428	150.00–169.00	155.49
6	—	633	141.00–156.00	149.04

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	2	—	818	1,010.00–1,255.00	1,139.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,185	825.00–910.00	886.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,078	800.00–1,050.00	902.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	952	710.00–1,075.00	853.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,040	825.00–925.00	879.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	103.00–107.00	105.46
13	—	1,588	94.00–98.00	95.71
14	—	1,483	89.00–93.00	90.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,230	75.00–79.00	76.62
10	—	1,206	65.00–69.00	67.38
35	—	1,186	70.00–74.00	72.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,051	62.00–66.00	63.81
22	—	1,078	67.00–71.00	69.28
24	—	1,066	72.00–75.00	73.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,427	66.00–69.00	67.89
35	—	1,422	70.00–74.00	72.08
8	—	1,341	75.00–79.00	77.39

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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