Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week 11-16-2022; Steer calves 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 10.00+ higher, over 450 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.04/cwt on 393 head.

Average price

$170.04

393 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$20.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	176.01	797	281
Medium and Large 2	425	155.06	660	112

One grade step is worth $20.94/cwt here — about $137 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 sale393 hd

170.04

—

OK average4 barns · 6,725 hd

170.68

−0.64

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	1,556	87.70	1,364	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	70.55	993	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	69.75	858	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	66.56	723	51

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$1,076	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$1,066	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,065	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$992	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	979	$937	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	728	147.42/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	146.77/cwt	140.00–155.00	787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	158.82/cwt	147.00–172.00	673	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	357	194.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	694	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	163.43/cwt	157.00–173.00	618	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	155.67/cwt	149.00–163.00	957	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	138.46/cwt	133.00–148.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	134.69/cwt	132.00–140.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	148.71/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	156.62/cwt	150.00–165.00	733	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	182.41/cwt	175.00–190.00	980	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	189.44/cwt	180.00–198.00	807	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	172.03/cwt	167.00–181.00	1,154	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	175.19/cwt	171.00–186.00	822	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	172.25/cwt	162.00–176.00	977	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	174.58/cwt	162.00–180.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	199.31/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,036	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	214.09/cwt	205.00–227.00	923	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	183.40/cwt	180.00–197.00	877	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	189.86/cwt	183.00–194.00	1,077	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	180.49/cwt	172.00–188.00	1,132	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	219.40/cwt	211.00–235.00	829	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	222.66/cwt	218.00–235.00	715	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	167.66/cwt	158.00–172.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	206.04/cwt	198.00–216.00	979	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	193.11/cwt	189.00–204.00	896	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	215.24/cwt	200.00–225.00	693	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	183.69/cwt	179.00–194.00	966	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	173.17/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,074	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	138.01/cwt	137.00–141.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	68.77/cwt	67.00–71.00	760	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	63.10/cwt	62.00–66.00	674	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	73.56/cwt	72.00–76.00	822	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	66.69/cwt	65.00–70.00	945	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	71.04/cwt	69.00–73.00	895	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	65.36/cwt	63.00–68.00	779	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	76.51/cwt	74.00–78.00	940	8
Bulls	—	—	1,584	97.66/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,547	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	77.18/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,076	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	72.61/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,017	13
Bulls	—	—	1,502	83.99/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,262	16
Bulls	—	—	1,743	92.57/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,613	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,076.29/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,076	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,065.00/head	1,065.00–1,065.00	1,065	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	992.19/head	960.00–1,025.00	992	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	936.82/head	810.00–1,065.00	937	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,065.85/head	875.00–1,175.00	1,066	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	150.00/cwt	149.00–152.00	920	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	168.79/cwt	160.00–191.00	716	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	193.59/cwt	192.00–195.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	218.97/cwt	203.00–237.00	812	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	176.70/cwt	170.00–185.00	991	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	156.38/cwt	140.00–167.00	827	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	181.99/cwt	170.00–194.00	682	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	162.56/cwt	155.00–170.00	925	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	181.48/cwt	172.00–189.00	664	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	158.05/cwt	150.00–177.00	735	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	144.60/cwt	140.00–149.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	208.57/cwt	201.00–217.00	886	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	184.21/cwt	176.00–191.00	785	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	144.98/cwt	141.00–155.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	167.15/cwt	161.00–176.00	879	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	171.53/cwt	166.00–180.00	559	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	151.40/cwt	142.00–161.00	495	23

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,550Last week 1,450Year ago 2,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 133Year ago 334

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 27Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	139.00–153.00	147.42
13	—	615	149.00–163.00	155.67
5	—	773	140.00–154.00	148.71
41	—	469	171.00–186.00	175.19
29	—	569	155.00–170.00	162.56
26	—	366	172.00–189.00	181.48
48	—	426	176.00–191.00	184.21
5	—	656	141.00–155.00	144.98
31	—	526	161.00–176.00	167.15
23	—	326	166.00–180.00	171.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	536	140.00–155.00	146.77
30	—	424	147.00–172.00	158.82
21	—	378	157.00–173.00	163.43
6	—	574	133.00–148.00	138.46
3	—	615	132.00–140.00	134.69
20	—	468	150.00–165.00	156.62
23	—	327	142.00–161.00	151.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	357	190.00–195.00	194.52
12	—	300	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	133.00	133.00
7	—	671	167.00–181.00	172.03
1	—	762	159.00	159.00
51	—	520	191.00–209.00	199.31
46	—	431	205.00–227.00	214.09
21	—	567	183.00–194.00	189.86
10	—	627	172.00–188.00	180.49
23	—	378	211.00–235.00	219.40
22	—	321	218.00–235.00	222.66
5	—	719	158.00–172.00	167.66
59	—	475	198.00–216.00	206.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	180.00–185.00	182.40
1	—	675	148.00	148.00
19	—	537	175.00–190.00	182.41
13	—	426	180.00–198.00	189.44
7	—	567	162.00–176.00	172.25
5	—	316	162.00–180.00	174.58
1	—	620	160.00	160.00
23	—	478	180.00–197.00	183.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	464	189.00–204.00	193.11
11	—	322	200.00–225.00	215.24
32	—	526	179.00–194.00	183.69
5	—	620	164.00–179.00	173.17
4	—	655	137.00–141.00	138.01
1	—	775	127.00	127.00
16	—	371	203.00–237.00	218.97
7	—	561	170.00–185.00	176.70
24	—	425	201.00–217.00	208.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	149.00–152.00	150.00
15	—	424	160.00–191.00	168.79
2	—	320	192.00–195.00	193.59
11	—	529	140.00–167.00	156.38
16	—	375	170.00–194.00	181.99
14	—	465	150.00–177.00	158.05
2	—	583	140.00–149.00	144.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,105	67.00–71.00	68.77
30	—	1,068	62.00–66.00	63.10
12	—	1,118	72.00–76.00	73.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,417	65.00–70.00	66.69
7	—	1,394	75.00–79.00	77.18
13	—	1,401	71.00–74.00	72.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,260	69.00–73.00	71.04
20	—	1,192	63.00–68.00	65.36
8	—	1,229	74.00–78.00	76.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	96.00–100.00	97.66
16	—	1,502	82.00–87.00	83.99
4	—	1,743	91.00–95.00	92.57

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)	2	—	1,313	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,076.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,065.00	1,065.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	960.00–1,025.00	992.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	979	810.00–1,065.00	936.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,111	875.00–1,175.00	1,065.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	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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