Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-10-11

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 11
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,850 head
850 vs last sale 2,700 350 vs year ago 2,200 · 15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
467 head
292 vs last sale 759 162 vs year ago 305 · +53.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
28 vs last sale 81 28 vs year ago 25 · +112.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 600 lbs. 4.00-6.00 higher; over 600 lbs. 10.00 lower. Heifer calves uneven, some instance 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality mostly average. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, except breakers 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.59/cwt on 484 head.
Average price
$145.59
484 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.10
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516150.43777370
Medium and Large 2493129.87640114
One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $136 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 sale484 hd
145.59
OK average7 barns · 8,878 hd
155.68
−10.10
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,69891.421,55230
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19767.0780365
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39863.4988755
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05763.3767066

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,0192thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,395$9601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,059$8979
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$86612
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,062$8606
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$8351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,097$1,2003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,1022thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,149$1,0574thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1419157.54/cwt150.00–165.0066076
HeifersMedium and Large 1712141.46/cwt132.00–145.001,00710
HeifersMedium and Large 1820119.76/cwt118.00–123.009829
HeifersMedium and Large 1770137.23/cwt126.00–140.001,0579
HeifersMedium and Large 2337130.08/cwt122.00–141.004388
HeifersMedium and Large 2368126.79/cwt120.00–133.0046712
HeifersMedium and Large 2422134.50/cwt111.00–149.0056820
HeifersMedium and Large 2671114.79/cwt112.00–121.007705
HeifersMedium and Large 2623115.56/cwt112.00–118.007205
HeifersMedium and Large 2738113.99/cwt111.00–117.008412
HeifersMedium and Large 1315140.72/cwt138.00–147.0044322
HeifersMedium and Large 1477162.83/cwt154.00–169.0077773
HeifersMedium and Large 1582147.61/cwt141.00–156.0085970
HeifersMedium and Large 1519159.36/cwt152.00–167.0082735
HeifersMedium and Large 2775109.00/cwt109.00–109.008451
HeifersMedium and Large 2470134.14/cwt119.00–150.0063017
SteersMedium and Large 1426179.79/cwt176.00–191.0076640
HeifersMedium and Large 1617131.48/cwt128.00–141.008119
HeifersMedium and Large 1925103.00/cwt103.00–103.009531
HeifersMedium and Large 1867119.66/cwt115.00–122.001,0373
HeifersMedium and Large 1666137.08/cwt128.00–142.0091328
HeifersMedium and Large 1374143.30/cwt135.00–150.0053625
SteersMedium and Large 2525144.36/cwt112.00–167.0075811
SteersMedium and Large 2313151.51/cwt150.00–153.004742
SteersMedium and Large 2418156.47/cwt127.00–175.0065412
SteersMedium and Large 2372163.73/cwt156.00–177.0060912
SteersMedium and Large 2476144.54/cwt131.00–171.006888
SteersMedium and Large 1522178.17/cwt175.00–184.0093023
SteersMedium and Large 1469176.97/cwt172.00–187.0083025
SteersMedium and Large 2658120.44/cwt105.00–136.007922
SteersMedium and Large 2630142.00/cwt142.00–142.008951
SteersMedium and Large 1880137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2061
SteersMedium and Large 1630150.34/cwt143.00–158.0094716
SteersMedium and Large 2574149.28/cwt112.00–164.008579
SteersMedium and Large 1568174.53/cwt168.00–183.0099123
SteersMedium and Large 1329170.00/cwt163.00–176.005596
HeifersMedium and Large 2572129.19/cwt112.00–136.0073918
HeifersMedium and Large 2525133.03/cwt106.00–150.0069826
BullsMedium and Large 2370144.58/cwt130.00–169.005358
BullsMedium and Large 1520160.38/cwt158.00–170.0083412
BullsMedium and Large 1674135.45/cwt130.00–142.0091313
BullsMedium and Large 2320155.57/cwt140.00–165.004989
BullsMedium and Large 1430177.42/cwt172.00–187.0076321
BullsMedium and Large 1828126.08/cwt121.00–131.001,0442
BullsMedium and Large 2532136.99/cwt101.00–153.007295
BullsMedium and Large 2570127.63/cwt115.00–138.007276
BullsMedium and Large 2469143.04/cwt132.00–150.006718
BullsMedium and Large 2437148.06/cwt120.00–171.006479
BullsMedium and Large 2673116.87/cwt110.00–124.007872
BullsMedium and Large 2637127.34/cwt126.00–130.008113
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,172959.00/head900.00–1,025.009593
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,101.67/head1,075.00–1,125.001,1022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,188.10/head1,175.00–1,200.001,1882
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005866.00/head750.00–1,110.0086612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,395960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,062860.21/head760.00–935.008606
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,019.17/head910.00–1,110.001,0192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,105835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,059896.58/head735.00–1,100.008979
Bulls1,77293.97/cwt93.00–96.001,6659
Bulls1,87998.63/cwt97.00–101.001,8535
Bulls1,60087.73/cwt86.00–91.001,40416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19172.73/cwt70.00–74.0086615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19066.78/cwt64.00–68.0079538
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22560.91/cwt59.00–63.0074612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41362.89/cwt61.00–65.0088937
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35667.69/cwt67.00–70.0091813
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39456.97/cwt55.00–59.007945
CowsLean 85-90%1,07364.87/cwt64.00–68.0069623
CowsLean 85-90%1,04972.24/cwt69.00–73.007589
CowsLean 85-90%1,04860.00/cwt59.00–63.0062934
SteersMedium and Large 1825134.91/cwt130.00–140.001,1132
SteersMedium and Large 1673147.62/cwt142.00–157.009935
SteersMedium and Large 1381187.10/cwt182.00–197.0071331
SteersMedium and Large 1735140.44/cwt136.00–145.001,0322
SteersMedium and Large 1773145.88/cwt142.00–150.001,1282
BullsMedium and Large 1739140.52/cwt135.00–145.001,0384
BullsMedium and Large 1570157.34/cwt151.00–165.0089715
BullsMedium and Large 1380179.23/cwt175.00–190.0068111
BullsMedium and Large 1474159.97/cwt152.00–167.0075810
BullsMedium and Large 1328175.50/cwt170.00–185.0057618
BullsMedium and Large 1630136.89/cwt132.00–147.0086214

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.