Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves classes that had QBN calves 5.00 higher, lower classes 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, with all slaughter stock under a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.54/cwt on 530 head.

Average price

$176.54

530 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$22.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.11

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	180.60	1,014	433
Medium and Large 2	507	158.44	803	97

One grade step is worth $22.16/cwt here — about $211 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 sale530 hd

176.54

—

OK average7 barns · 14,681 hd

182.65

−6.11

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	—	Average	1,592	88.57	1,410	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	71.91	977	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,688	69.33	1,170	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	63.86	682	39

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	974	$922	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$904	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$888	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,103	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,010	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	—	310	143.15/cwt	140.00–155.00	444	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	154.43/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,089	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	144.74/cwt	140.00–158.00	521	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	143.07/cwt	130.00–152.00	601	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	159.98/cwt	149.00–164.00	913	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	148.83/cwt	130.00–159.00	707	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	166.32/cwt	160.00–175.00	615	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	191.53/cwt	186.00–201.00	711	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	157.44/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,129	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	189.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	984	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	143.94/cwt	135.00–150.00	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	136.95/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	154.06/cwt	147.00–161.00	947	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	163.67/cwt	162.00–164.00	995	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	162.31/cwt	157.00–171.00	664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	164.32/cwt	155.00–179.00	785	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	156.64/cwt	145.00–171.00	893	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	199.37/cwt	192.00–210.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	167.80/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,118	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	158.44/cwt	150.00–179.00	830	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	134.58/cwt	120.00–145.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	153.98/cwt	143.00–160.00	494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	174.61/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,091	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	190.33/cwt	181.00–196.00	921	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	164.78/cwt	161.00–178.00	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	126.32/cwt	121.00–137.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	179.53/cwt	174.00–189.00	1,039	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	193.88/cwt	188.00–205.00	822	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	159.38/cwt	152.00–167.00	818	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	180.31/cwt	169.00–185.00	680	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	137.02/cwt	132.00–141.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	70.48/cwt	68.00–72.00	741	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	63.90/cwt	62.00–66.00	680	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	2,044	73.52/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,503	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	58.36/cwt	57.00–61.00	636	11
Bulls	—	—	1,621	91.60/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,485	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	72.89/cwt	71.00–75.00	996	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	66.83/cwt	66.00–68.00	807	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	60.64/cwt	60.00–63.00	740	6
Bulls	—	—	1,563	85.53/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,337	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	888.27/head	875.00–900.00	888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	922.01/head	775.00–1,075.00	922	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	904.21/head	800.00–1,000.00	904	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,103.45/head	725.00–1,275.00	1,103	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	143.10/cwt	136.00–153.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	160.82/cwt	155.00–169.00	920	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	153.14/cwt	150.00–165.00	665	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	135.62/cwt	130.00–141.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	177.49/cwt	168.00–183.00	554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.91/cwt	145.00–160.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	141.31/cwt	130.00–152.00	745	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	168.98/cwt	161.00–176.00	723	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	114.00/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.31/cwt	157.00–173.00	768	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	191.55/cwt	185.00–205.00	613	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	129.67/cwt	127.00–131.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	166.25/cwt	159.00–172.00	539	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	136.06/cwt	130.00–145.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	164.62/cwt	157.00–172.00	851	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	174.79/cwt	170.00–195.00	745	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.22/cwt	131.00–146.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	170.62/cwt	162.00–177.00	805	48

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,450Last week 1,450Year ago 2,400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 234Year ago 295

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 46Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	310	140.00–155.00	143.15
21	—	360	140.00–158.00	144.74
17	—	420	130.00–152.00	143.07
14	—	475	130.00–159.00	148.83
13	—	527	130.00–152.00	141.31
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
6	—	614	130.00–145.00	136.06
11	—	560	131.00–146.00	137.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	705	142.00–156.00	154.43
61	—	571	149.00–164.00	159.98
30	—	370	160.00–175.00	166.32
8	—	663	135.00–150.00	143.94
2	—	758	132.00–142.00	136.95
17	—	615	147.00–161.00	154.06
66	—	428	161.00–176.00	168.98
21	—	324	159.00–172.00	166.25
60	—	517	157.00–172.00	164.62
48	—	472	162.00–177.00	170.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	371	186.00–201.00	191.53
12	—	717	144.00–159.00	157.44
28	—	519	185.00–200.00	189.50
6	—	328	192.00–210.00	199.37
1	—	800	140.00	140.00
43	—	666	160.00–175.00	167.80
94	—	625	168.00–180.00	174.61
69	—	484	181.00–196.00	190.33
136	—	579	174.00–189.00	179.53
27	—	424	188.00–205.00	193.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	162.00–164.00	163.67
9	—	409	157.00–171.00	162.31
21	—	478	155.00–179.00	164.32
22	—	570	145.00–171.00	156.64
20	—	524	150.00–179.00	158.44
3	—	682	120.00–145.00	134.58
6	—	321	143.00–160.00	153.98
7	—	382	161.00–178.00	164.78
3	—	717	121.00–137.00	126.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	513	152.00–167.00	159.38
11	—	377	169.00–185.00	180.31
5	—	610	132.00–141.00	137.02
1	—	835	117.00	117.00
1	—	760	132.00	132.00
1	—	685	142.00	142.00
17	—	572	155.00–169.00	160.82
2	—	940	108.00–120.00	114.00
16	—	473	157.00–173.00	162.31
19	—	320	185.00–205.00	191.55
19	—	426	170.00–195.00	174.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	136.00–153.00	143.10
7	—	434	150.00–165.00	153.14
2	—	578	130.00–141.00	135.62
9	—	312	168.00–183.00	177.49
3	—	375	145.00–160.00	151.91
3	—	512	127.00–131.00	129.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,052	68.00–72.00	70.48
19	—	1,064	62.00–66.00	63.90
11	—	1,090	57.00–61.00	58.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	2,044	72.00–76.00	73.52
6	—	1,208	66.00–68.00	66.83
6	—	1,220	60.00–63.00	60.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,366	71.00–75.00	72.89
1	—	1,325	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	90.00–93.00	91.60
4	—	1,563	84.00–87.00	85.53

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	875.00–900.00	888.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	974	775.00–1,075.00	922.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	800.00–1,000.00	904.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,010	725.00–1,275.00	1,103.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,010.00	1,010.00

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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