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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 7

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,700 head

▼ 300 vs last sale 2,000▼ 900 vs year ago 2,600 · −34.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

319 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 334▲ 67 vs year ago 252 · +26.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 51▲ 23 vs year ago 48 · +47.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Quality average, some attractive. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 390 cows and bulls sold with 81 percent going to packers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.73/cwt on 448 head.

Average price

$144.73

448 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$11.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.91

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	147.64	742	332
Medium and Large 2	482	136.41	658	116

One grade step is worth $11.22/cwt here — about $85 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 sale448 hd

144.73

—

OK average7 barns · 15,557 hd

151.64

−6.91

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	1,690	79.55	1,345	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	61.26	869	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	56.50	675	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	53.53	574	51

Every lot

82 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	203.30/cwt	197.00–206.00	638	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	204.42/cwt	198.00–210.00	754	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	181.48/cwt	173.00–191.00	693	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	203.29/cwt	196.00–211.00	858	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	173.56/cwt	150.00–189.00	732	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	193.48/cwt	191.00–205.00	909	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	171.10/cwt	153.00–186.00	818	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	155.81/cwt	132.00–164.00	821	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	172.89/cwt	167.00–182.00	915	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	164.65/cwt	159.00–169.00	934	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	147.17/cwt	138.00–154.00	854	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	158.00/cwt	154.00–163.00	969	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	144.58/cwt	140.00–147.00	898	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	147.62/cwt	144.00–155.00	989	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,095	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	136.41/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,042	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	160.44/cwt	152.00–165.00	512	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	138.27/cwt	130.00–145.00	458	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	163.61/cwt	155.00–169.00	604	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	146.62/cwt	140.00–155.00	548	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	156.07/cwt	149.00–163.00	657	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	142.09/cwt	134.00–148.00	602	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	140.93/cwt	134.00–146.00	668	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	155.95/cwt	148.00–161.00	741	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	144.33/cwt	138.00–152.00	745	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	132.18/cwt	124.00–137.00	695	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	126.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	713	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	137.01/cwt	131.00–145.00	784	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	134.54/cwt	126.00–140.00	829	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	766	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	114.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	758	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	129.79/cwt	124.00–138.00	870	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	119.29/cwt	117.00–126.00	842	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	129.39/cwt	127.00–132.00	990	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	110.98/cwt	106.00–117.00	869	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	956	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	284	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	214.66/cwt	204.00–225.00	683	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	458	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	205.98/cwt	193.00–215.00	756	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	180.67/cwt	166.00–190.00	674	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	200.35/cwt	195.00–209.00	849	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	178.12/cwt	165.00–189.00	764	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	186.35/cwt	182.00–197.00	894	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	165.59/cwt	152.00–180.00	803	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	170.53/cwt	164.00–179.00	866	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	148.54/cwt	140.00–157.00	755	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	552	162.98/cwt	158.00–164.00	900	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	145.70/cwt	140.00–154.00	835	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	147.34/cwt	143.00–148.00	925	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	133.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	837	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	138.11/cwt	136.00–152.00	909	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	126.52/cwt	120.00–133.00	864	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	722	132.78/cwt	131.00–135.00	959	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	75.75/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,229	20
Bulls	—	—	1,751	82.35/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,442	10
Bulls	—	—	1,813	87.54/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,587	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	61.88/cwt	59.00–63.00	653	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	49.34/cwt	48.00–52.00	530	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	55.18/cwt	54.00–58.00	595	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	62.76/cwt	60.00–64.00	742	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	51.17/cwt	50.00–54.00	612	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	56.60/cwt	55.00–59.00	689	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	55.93/cwt	54.00–58.00	773	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	62.87/cwt	60.00–68.00	901	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	65.61/cwt	65.00–68.00	947	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	8,866	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	870.73/cwt	685.00–1,000.00	8,847	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	805.55/cwt	675.00–875.00	8,354	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	864.19/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,059.57/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	12,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	843.94/cwt	700.00–950.00	7,688	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	730.42/cwt	725.00–735.00	7,815	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,031.30/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	11,478	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	737.39/cwt	650.00–825.00	8,274	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	1,064.99/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	11,960	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	957.39/cwt	795.00–1,150.00	11,087	14

This sale against other markets

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

Tue Dec 7, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,700Last week 2,000Year ago 2,600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 319Last week 334Year ago 252

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 51Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	765	127.00–132.00	129.39
66	—	421	149.00–163.00	156.07
52	—	572	131.00–145.00	137.01
43	—	475	148.00–161.00	155.95
44	—	369	155.00–169.00	163.61
4	—	706	117.00–126.00	119.29
19	—	319	152.00–165.00	160.44
36	—	516	138.00–152.00	144.33
35	—	616	126.00–140.00	134.54
1	—	885	108.00	108.00
17	—	670	124.00–138.00	129.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	130.00–145.00	138.27
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
16	—	374	140.00–155.00	146.62
5	—	662	110.00–120.00	114.55
20	—	424	134.00–148.00	142.09
3	—	783	106.00–117.00	110.98
12	—	526	124.00–137.00	132.18
11	—	566	120.00–130.00	126.00
36	—	474	134.00–146.00	140.93
5	—	633	120.00–123.00	120.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	621	140.00–147.00	144.58
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
14	—	382	173.00–191.00	181.48
13	—	580	138.00–154.00	147.17
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
17	—	422	150.00–189.00	173.56
10	—	527	132.00–164.00	155.81
15	—	478	153.00–186.00	171.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	422	196.00–211.00	203.29
5	—	764	128.00–142.00	136.41
46	—	567	159.00–169.00	164.65
35	—	529	167.00–182.00	172.89
60	—	613	154.00–163.00	158.00
5	—	314	197.00–206.00	203.30
27	—	369	198.00–210.00	204.42
20	—	670	144.00–155.00	147.62
43	—	470	191.00–205.00	193.48
4	—	735	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	121.00	121.00
25	—	424	195.00–209.00	200.35
13	—	318	204.00–225.00	214.66
9	—	722	131.00–135.00	132.78
9	—	628	143.00–148.00	147.34
27	—	480	182.00–197.00	186.35
10	—	658	136.00–152.00	138.11
23	—	367	193.00–215.00	205.98
7	—	552	158.00–164.00	162.98
1	—	765	123.00	123.00
13	—	508	164.00–179.00	170.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	573	140.00–154.00	145.70
12	—	373	166.00–190.00	180.67
1	—	210	135.00	135.00
21	—	485	152.00–180.00	165.59
2	—	683	120.00–133.00	126.52
1	—	325	141.00	141.00
13	—	429	165.00–189.00	178.12
2	—	508	140.00–157.00	148.54
4	—	629	130.00–135.00	133.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,196	50.00–54.00	51.17
10	—	1,218	55.00–59.00	56.60
22	—	1,182	60.00–64.00	62.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,074	48.00–52.00	49.34
11	—	1,056	59.00–63.00	61.88
13	—	1,079	54.00–58.00	55.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,433	60.00–68.00	62.87
13	—	1,382	54.00–58.00	55.93
10	—	1,443	65.00–68.00	65.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,813	85.00–89.00	87.54
20	—	1,623	74.00–78.00	75.75
10	—	1,751	80.00–85.00	82.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,016	685.00–1,000.00	870.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	825.00–900.00	864.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,037	675.00–875.00	805.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	900.00–1,200.00	1,059.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,122	650.00–825.00	737.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	725.00–735.00	730.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,113	925.00–1,175.00	1,031.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,123	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,064.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	911	700.00–950.00	843.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,158	795.00–1,150.00	957.39

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.