Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 550 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive with groups of QBN quality calves. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.93/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$160.93

333 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$19.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.54

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	165.78	807	249
Medium and Large 2	490	146.54	719	84

One grade step is worth $19.24/cwt here — about $89 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 sale333 hd

160.93

—

OK average7 barns · 10,108 hd

165.47

−4.54

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	1,763	94.59	1,668	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	67.22	970	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	65.37	796	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	62.72	660	38

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)	1,093	$1,069	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,107	$899	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$897	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,093	$776	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$719	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	988	$775	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	169.49/cwt	164.00–179.00	717	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	178.41/cwt	172.00–187.00	1,094	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	151.77/cwt	146.00–161.00	876	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	179.82/cwt	171.00–186.00	581	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	132.35/cwt	125.00–139.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	148.08/cwt	140.00–156.00	758	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	159.42/cwt	151.00–167.00	611	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	186.71/cwt	171.00–199.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	141.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	149.73/cwt	141.00–154.00	996	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	121.97/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	168.96/cwt	162.00–177.00	809	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	184.70/cwt	177.00–192.00	977	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	174.81/cwt	156.00–188.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	197.59/cwt	192.00–207.00	911	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	165.80/cwt	165.00–167.00	955	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	178.98/cwt	177.00–180.00	916	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	135.72/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	151.97/cwt	144.00–170.00	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	216.36/cwt	203.00–230.00	816	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	184.90/cwt	177.00–192.00	1,056	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	215.49/cwt	203.00–220.00	724	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	151.12/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	167.82/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,119	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	138.19/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,216	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	160.26/cwt	155.00–163.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	162.04/cwt	150.00–179.00	753	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	179.30/cwt	152.00–199.00	748	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	159.16/cwt	137.00–173.00	820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	205.18/cwt	201.00–219.00	886	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	158.23/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	209.56/cwt	202.00–221.00	660	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	184.82/cwt	176.00–192.00	874	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	184.40/cwt	176.00–191.00	793	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	146.55/cwt	141.00–156.00	923	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	219.94/cwt	209.00–228.00	818	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	175.90/cwt	169.00–185.00	922	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	56.27/cwt	55.00–59.00	596	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	61.56/cwt	60.00–64.00	943	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	71.99/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,016	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	61.79/cwt	59.00–63.00	756	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	66.74/cwt	65.00–69.00	703	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	62.13/cwt	60.00–64.00	651	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	66.60/cwt	65.00–69.00	953	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	72.50/cwt	70.00–74.00	882	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	65.59/cwt	64.00–68.00	796	17
Bulls	—	—	2,127	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	2,170	3
Bulls	—	—	1,651	95.80/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,582	7
Bulls	—	—	1,686	86.89/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,465	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	896.70/head	710.00–1,125.00	897	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	899.26/head	800.00–1,050.00	899	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	776.17/head	700.00–850.00	776	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	719.20/head	600.00–875.00	719	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,068.68/head	800.00–1,200.00	1,069	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	150.54/cwt	145.00–159.00	623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.86/cwt	172.00–187.00	667	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	120.24/cwt	115.00–130.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	160.39/cwt	155.00–170.00	826	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	124.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	150.01/cwt	140.00–161.00	720	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.37/cwt	151.00–166.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	123.23/cwt	121.00–127.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	152.41/cwt	145.00–160.00	954	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	175.03/cwt	159.00–195.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	142.46/cwt	137.00–146.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	985	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	148.62/cwt	136.00–160.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	155.98/cwt	140.00–170.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.94/cwt	149.00–164.00	888	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	165.51/cwt	150.00–175.00	781	17

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 1,450Last week 1,700Year ago 2,600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 246Year ago 377

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 29Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	183.00	183.00
15	—	576	165.00–167.00	165.80
9	—	512	177.00–180.00	178.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	423	164.00–179.00	169.49
24	—	577	146.00–161.00	151.77
20	—	323	171.00–186.00	179.82
13	—	665	141.00–154.00	149.73
4	—	831	118.00–130.00	121.97
41	—	479	162.00–177.00	168.96
1	—	795	135.00	135.00
38	—	375	172.00–187.00	177.86
4	—	729	115.00–130.00	120.24
21	—	515	155.00–170.00	160.39
11	—	626	145.00–160.00	152.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	125.00–139.00	132.35
29	—	512	140.00–156.00	148.08
14	—	383	151.00–167.00	159.42
9	—	414	145.00–159.00	150.54
9	—	636	120.00–130.00	124.11
12	—	480	140.00–161.00	150.01
4	—	330	151.00–166.00	155.37
4	—	674	121.00–127.00	123.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	613	172.00–187.00	178.41
1	—	990	105.00	105.00
37	—	529	177.00–192.00	184.70
25	—	461	192.00–207.00	197.59
4	—	923	132.00–147.00	135.72
42	—	377	203.00–230.00	216.36
19	—	571	177.00–192.00	184.90
18	—	336	203.00–220.00	215.49
2	—	765	145.00–157.00	151.12
8	—	667	159.00–172.00	167.82
10	—	880	135.00–151.00	138.19
30	—	432	201.00–219.00	205.18
1	—	845	128.00	128.00
4	—	718	155.00–165.00	158.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	171.00–199.00	186.71
4	—	685	140.00–145.00	141.21
4	—	320	156.00–188.00	174.81
6	—	581	144.00–170.00	151.97
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
3	—	618	155.00–163.00	160.26
11	—	465	150.00–179.00	162.04
33	—	417	152.00–199.00	179.30
9	—	515	137.00–173.00	159.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	315	202.00–221.00	209.56
15	—	473	176.00–192.00	184.82
17	—	430	176.00–191.00	184.40
23	—	630	141.00–156.00	146.55
20	—	372	209.00–228.00	219.94
16	—	524	169.00–185.00	175.90
1	—	925	115.00	115.00
1	—	730	163.00	163.00
1	—	985	121.00	121.00
26	—	573	149.00–164.00	154.94
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	141.00	141.00
5	—	377	159.00–195.00	175.03
2	—	643	134.00–136.00	135.00
4	—	569	137.00–146.00	142.46
1	—	675	139.00	139.00
4	—	521	136.00–160.00	148.62
5	—	427	140.00–170.00	155.98
17	—	472	150.00–175.00	165.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,059	55.00–59.00	56.27
15	—	1,054	65.00–69.00	66.74
15	—	1,047	60.00–64.00	62.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,532	60.00–64.00	61.56
8	—	1,412	70.00–74.00	71.99
16	—	1,431	65.00–69.00	66.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,224	59.00–63.00	61.79
8	—	1,216	70.00–74.00	72.50
17	—	1,213	64.00–68.00	65.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,127	100.00–104.00	102.02
7	—	1,651	94.00–98.00	95.80
4	—	1,686	85.00–89.00	86.89

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,095	710.00–1,125.00	896.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,107	800.00–1,050.00	899.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,093	700.00–850.00	776.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	823	600.00–875.00	719.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,093	800.00–1,200.00	1,068.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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