Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.91/cwt on 569 head.

Average price

$148.91

569 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$15.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.95

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	152.51	751	440
Medium and Large 2	481	136.62	657	129

One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $95 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 sale569 hd

148.91

—

OK average7 barns · 9,274 hd

155.86

−6.95

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	1,614	90.01	1,453	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	67.86	955	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	64.50	794	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	61.35	660	87

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,147	$1,081	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$850	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,074	$1,053	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	902	$1,039	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$785	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	—	624	130.99/cwt	126.00–136.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.05/cwt	108.00–122.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	142.12/cwt	137.00–152.00	537	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	144.21/cwt	136.00–151.00	611	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	127.84/cwt	120.00–135.00	656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	117.62/cwt	117.00–120.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	129.61/cwt	125.00–139.00	735	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	118.06/cwt	110.00–125.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	145.38/cwt	141.00–156.00	824	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	166.71/cwt	162.00–177.00	533	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	124.72/cwt	120.00–132.00	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.99/cwt	133.00–149.00	653	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	149.24/cwt	141.00–157.00	479	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	169.25/cwt	165.00–179.00	533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	137.74/cwt	129.00–144.00	930	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	161.23/cwt	155.00–170.00	690	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.90/cwt	150.00–165.00	739	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	146.75/cwt	141.00–156.00	757	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	136.85/cwt	131.00–145.00	929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	156.87/cwt	153.00–168.00	654	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	157.88/cwt	152.00–167.00	898	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	157.25/cwt	151.00–166.00	821	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	171.70/cwt	168.00–183.00	977	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	158.46/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,060	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	151.78/cwt	145.00–159.00	943	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	157.51/cwt	152.00–166.00	594	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	157.16/cwt	150.00–165.00	732	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	179.84/cwt	173.00–190.00	764	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.27/cwt	175.00–190.00	676	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	171.70/cwt	167.00–180.00	903	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	167.14/cwt	163.00–178.00	1,043	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	179.46/cwt	173.00–188.00	843	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	143.13/cwt	138.00–151.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	122.19/cwt	119.00–131.00	896	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	141.58/cwt	137.00–152.00	878	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	162.61/cwt	156.00–171.00	611	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.50/cwt	120.00–134.00	615	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	149.51/cwt	144.00–159.00	559	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	143.75/cwt	136.00–150.00	818	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	141.51/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,084	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	161.38/cwt	155.00–170.00	846	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	172.37/cwt	165.00–179.00	648	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	115.51/cwt	110.00–123.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.47/cwt	114.00–128.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	135.68/cwt	130.00–145.00	904	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	133.51/cwt	128.00–142.00	842	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	134.60/cwt	126.00–141.00	580	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	984.41/head	960.00–995.00	984	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,092.56/head	1,025.00–1,160.00	1,093	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	942.50/head	875.00–1,010.00	943	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	1,174.79/head	1,055.00–1,250.00	1,175	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,080.60/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,081	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	86.07/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,330	21
Bulls	—	—	1,640	92.54/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,518	10
Bulls	—	—	1,746	96.37/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,683	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	66.06/cwt	65.00–68.00	805	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	71.40/cwt	70.00–74.00	942	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	61.88/cwt	60.00–64.00	750	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	68.48/cwt	67.00–71.00	977	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	75.74/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,029	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	63.35/cwt	62.00–66.00	895	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	65.48/cwt	63.00–67.00	695	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	70.43/cwt	68.00–72.00	763	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	58.52/cwt	58.00–62.00	631	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	181.29/cwt	174.00–189.00	598	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	153.24/cwt	149.00–164.00	726	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	157.48/cwt	154.00–170.00	674	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	144.17/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,054	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	145.14/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,216	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	136.13/cwt	130.00–144.00	961	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	129.84/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,136	2

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 Oct 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,700Last week 2,100Year ago 2,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 759Last week 523Year ago 423

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 52Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	624	126.00–136.00	130.99
2	—	710	108.00–122.00	115.05
4	—	319	138.00–151.00	143.13
8	—	475	120.00–134.00	129.50
16	—	374	144.00–159.00	149.51
2	—	668	121.00–122.00	121.50
4	—	516	110.00–123.00	115.51
4	—	575	114.00–128.00	121.47
7	—	431	126.00–141.00	134.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	569	136.00–150.00	143.75
4	—	766	136.00–149.00	141.51
20	—	524	155.00–170.00	161.38
34	—	376	165.00–179.00	172.37
7	—	666	130.00–145.00	135.68
16	—	631	128.00–142.00	133.51
21	—	330	174.00–189.00	181.29
26	—	474	149.00–164.00	153.24
50	—	428	154.00–170.00	157.48
1	—	840	139.00	139.00
6	—	731	135.00–150.00	144.17
2	—	875	123.00–137.00	129.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	378	137.00–152.00	142.12
33	—	424	136.00–151.00	144.21
11	—	513	120.00–135.00	127.84
5	—	676	117.00–120.00	117.62
25	—	567	125.00–139.00	129.61
11	—	621	120.00–132.00	124.72
1	—	815	111.00	111.00
18	—	470	133.00–149.00	138.99
13	—	321	141.00–157.00	149.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	766	110.00–125.00	118.06
39	—	567	141.00–156.00	145.38
28	—	320	162.00–177.00	166.71
19	—	675	129.00–144.00	137.74
99	—	428	155.00–170.00	161.23
5	—	851	111.00	111.00
70	—	474	150.00–165.00	155.90
60	—	516	141.00–156.00	146.75
8	—	733	119.00–131.00	122.19
50	—	620	137.00–152.00	141.58
57	—	376	156.00–171.00	162.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	315	165.00–179.00	169.25
56	—	569	168.00–183.00	171.70
14	—	669	156.00–171.00	158.46
14	—	425	173.00–190.00	179.84
1	—	765	147.00	147.00
28	—	375	175.00–190.00	180.27
41	—	526	167.00–180.00	171.70
28	—	624	163.00–178.00	167.14
27	—	470	173.00–188.00	179.46
8	—	838	137.00–149.00	145.14
10	—	706	130.00–144.00	136.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	679	131.00–145.00	136.85
11	—	417	153.00–168.00	156.87
10	—	569	152.00–167.00	157.88
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
14	—	522	151.00–166.00	157.25
7	—	621	145.00–159.00	151.78
2	—	318	119.00–124.00	121.48
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
10	—	377	152.00–166.00	157.51
9	—	466	150.00–165.00	157.16

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,124	960.00–995.00	984.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,025.00–1,160.00	1,092.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	875.00–1,010.00	942.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	868	1,055.00–1,250.00	1,174.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,127	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,080.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,545	85.00–88.00	86.07
10	—	1,640	90.00–94.00	92.54
9	—	1,746	95.00–99.00	96.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,218	65.00–68.00	66.06
13	—	1,319	70.00–74.00	71.40
45	—	1,212	60.00–64.00	61.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,426	67.00–71.00	68.48
15	—	1,359	72.00–76.00	75.74
30	—	1,413	62.00–66.00	63.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,062	63.00–67.00	65.48
9	—	1,084	68.00–72.00	70.43
58	—	1,079	58.00–62.00	58.52

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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