Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 12.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was vey good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.95/cwt on 392 head.

Average price

$158.95

392 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$16.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.43

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	162.82	786	302
Medium and Large 2	475	145.98	693	90

One grade step is worth $16.83/cwt here — about $93 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 sale392 hd

158.95

—

OK average7 barns · 7,040 hd

163.38

−4.43

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	1,594	89.77	1,430	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	70.59	1,020	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	68.43	812	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	64.62	684	48

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)	1,166	$911	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$826	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	822	$773	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	2,320	$757	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$828	4thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	136.77/cwt	131.00–146.00	792	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	132.41/cwt	128.00–137.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	148.13/cwt	140.00–154.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	158.47/cwt	152.00–168.00	599	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	175.73/cwt	170.00–185.00	654	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	137.35/cwt	129.00–143.00	985	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	140.84/cwt	136.00–148.00	946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	152.95/cwt	146.00–162.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	152.46/cwt	147.00–161.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	209.33/cwt	193.00–229.00	678	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	210.40/cwt	195.00–219.00	768	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	172.29/cwt	166.00–178.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	164.52/cwt	157.00–171.00	946	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	149.80/cwt	144.00–159.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	549	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	826.46/head	725.00–985.00	826	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	911.33/head	775.00–1,075.00	911	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	772.53/head	725.00–835.00	773	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,320	756.96/head	725.00–820.00	757	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	837.04/head	785.00–915.00	837	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,936	99.55/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,927	4
Bulls	—	—	1,644	91.85/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,510	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	62.64/cwt	61.00–65.00	729	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	67.06/cwt	64.00–69.00	994	13
Bulls	—	—	1,489	86.54/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,289	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	73.22/cwt	71.00–76.00	890	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	71.86/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,034	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	61.44/cwt	60.00–64.00	646	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	73.81/cwt	72.00–76.00	782	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	67.43/cwt	65.00–69.00	729	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	68.29/cwt	67.00–71.00	802	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	77.29/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	167.62/cwt	159.00–174.00	796	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	142.66/cwt	137.00–152.00	756	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.54/cwt	137.00–151.00	611	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	187.43/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,085	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	205.40/cwt	197.00–212.00	861	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	148.12/cwt	142.00–158.00	699	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	159.13/cwt	152.00–167.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	144.07/cwt	139.00–154.00	885	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	113.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	166.84/cwt	161.00–178.00	964	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	149.30/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,012	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	160.30/cwt	152.00–172.00	680	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	158.05/cwt	150.00–165.00	890	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	212.62/cwt	208.00–225.00	799	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	183.97/cwt	178.00–193.00	1,124	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	157.59/cwt	145.00–175.00	979	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	168.66/cwt	161.00–177.00	879	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	162.36/cwt	156.00–172.00	843	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	179.46/cwt	172.00–187.00	583	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	178.89/cwt	173.00–190.00	773	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	180.38/cwt	175.00–193.00	859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	204.19/cwt	194.00–214.00	978	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	159.03/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,164	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	191.26/cwt	184.00–195.00	996	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	174.33/cwt	168.00–181.00	1,170	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	212.10/cwt	209.00–227.00	645	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	150.66/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	140.09/cwt	131.00–148.00	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	183.24/cwt	179.00–193.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.57/cwt	161.00–175.00	871	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	182.67/cwt	177.00–195.00	784	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	177.12/cwt	170.00–185.00	825	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	148.90/cwt	142.00–157.00	990	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	163.53/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,007	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	141.09/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,024	5

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 1,700Last week 800Year ago 1,800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 167Year ago 320

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 13Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	121.00	121.00
46	—	372	170.00–185.00	175.73
10	—	717	129.00–143.00	137.35
1	—	920	127.00	127.00
5	—	672	136.00–148.00	140.84
53	—	475	159.00–174.00	167.62
1	—	770	125.00	125.00
20	—	614	139.00–154.00	144.07
2	—	988	110.00–118.00	113.99
52	—	424	152.00–172.00	160.30
37	—	563	150.00–165.00	158.05
48	—	519	156.00–172.00	162.36
26	—	325	172.00–187.00	179.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	579	131.00–146.00	136.77
2	—	633	128.00–137.00	132.41
13	—	378	152.00–168.00	158.47
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
17	—	530	137.00–152.00	142.66
17	—	423	137.00–151.00	144.54
16	—	472	142.00–158.00	148.12
7	—	326	152.00–167.00	159.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	140.00–154.00	148.13
6	—	478	146.00–162.00	152.95
1	—	605	145.00	145.00
7	—	429	147.00–161.00	152.46
3	—	383	166.00–178.00	172.29
1	—	660	141.00	141.00
1	—	855	120.00	120.00
6	—	524	144.00–159.00	149.80
1	—	310	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	324	193.00–229.00	209.33
24	—	365	195.00–219.00	210.40
2	—	815	131.00–135.00	132.96
23	—	575	157.00–171.00	164.52
20	—	523	161.00–175.00	166.57
20	—	429	177.00–195.00	182.67
19	—	466	170.00–185.00	177.12
8	—	665	142.00–157.00	148.90
17	—	616	155.00–172.00	163.53
5	—	726	135.00–146.00	141.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	579	184.00–200.00	187.43
31	—	419	197.00–212.00	205.40
15	—	376	208.00–225.00	212.62
29	—	611	178.00–193.00	183.97
1	—	985	141.00	141.00
38	—	479	194.00–214.00	204.19
19	—	732	150.00–165.00	159.03
26	—	521	184.00–195.00	191.26
13	—	671	168.00–181.00	174.33
11	—	304	209.00–227.00	212.10
3	—	767	146.00–159.00	150.66
1	—	815	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	578	161.00–178.00	166.84
40	—	678	142.00–155.00	149.30
25	—	621	145.00–175.00	157.59
25	—	521	161.00–177.00	168.66
17	—	432	173.00–190.00	178.89
13	—	476	175.00–193.00	180.38
1	—	755	128.00	128.00
6	—	723	131.00–148.00	140.09
4	—	378	179.00–193.00	183.24

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,185	725.00–985.00	826.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,166	775.00–1,075.00	911.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	822	725.00–835.00	772.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	2,320	725.00–820.00	756.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,020	785.00–915.00	837.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,936	98.00–102.00	99.55
6	—	1,644	90.00–94.00	91.85
16	—	1,489	85.00–89.00	86.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,164	61.00–65.00	62.64
10	—	1,216	71.00–76.00	73.22
11	—	1,175	67.00–71.00	68.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,482	64.00–69.00	67.06
15	—	1,439	70.00–74.00	71.86
4	—	1,349	75.00–79.00	77.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,051	60.00–64.00	61.44
8	—	1,059	72.00–76.00	73.81
9	—	1,081	65.00–69.00	67.43

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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How this sale compares

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