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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jan 4

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Dec 14Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,750 head

▼ 500 vs last sale 2,250▲ 275 vs year ago 1,475 · +18.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

239 head

▼ 245 vs last sale 484▼ 42 vs year ago 281 · −14.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 86▼ 13 vs year ago 54 · −24.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale , 12-14-2021; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 280 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 $149.82/cwt on 477 head.

Average price

$149.82

477 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$8.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	152.36	763	342
Medium and Large 2	444	143.40	637	135

One grade step is worth $8.96/cwt here — about $126 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 sale477 hd

149.82

—

OK average4 barns · 5,862 hd

153.31

−3.49

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	—	Low	1,613	82.68	1,333	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	60.36	746	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	60.30	851	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	58.64	626	47

Every lot

79 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	205.67/cwt	200.00–221.00	656	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	162.09/cwt	160.00–171.00	520	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	171.77/cwt	165.00–182.00	642	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	190.36/cwt	186.00–201.00	720	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	167.06/cwt	161.00–177.00	705	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	187.27/cwt	181.00–195.00	800	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	183.22/cwt	178.00–192.00	868	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	169.26/cwt	164.00–177.00	804	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	178.11/cwt	171.00–185.00	930	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	163.16/cwt	155.00–168.00	868	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	156.32/cwt	152.00–166.00	896	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	163.55/cwt	158.00–172.00	942	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	144.96/cwt	134.00–149.00	902	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	157.86/cwt	149.00–162.00	987	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	150.31/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,025	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	148.03/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,066	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	145.42/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,123	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	129.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,072	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	122.96/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,073	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	169.38/cwt	163.00–177.00	547	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	148.21/cwt	142.00–158.00	485	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	166.21/cwt	158.00–173.00	615	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	147.83/cwt	138.00–152.00	547	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	158.84/cwt	152.00–166.00	670	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	144.91/cwt	140.00–151.00	614	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	157.62/cwt	152.00–165.00	741	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	145.81/cwt	140.00–156.00	690	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	137.25/cwt	127.00–142.00	711	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	150.43/cwt	144.00–157.00	781	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	144.47/cwt	140.00–154.00	823	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	130.16/cwt	122.00–138.00	750	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	140.13/cwt	130.00–143.00	873	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	137.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	933	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	127.98/cwt	122.00–134.00	924	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	929	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	203.01/cwt	200.00–215.00	654	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	168.93/cwt	162.00–180.00	546	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	204.69/cwt	198.00–215.00	747	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	164.52/cwt	160.00–173.00	619	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	182.68/cwt	177.00–191.00	764	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	165.83/cwt	157.00–171.00	701	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	176.61/cwt	170.00–184.00	828	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	157.58/cwt	150.00–166.00	739	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	163.11/cwt	156.00–170.00	832	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	173.81/cwt	169.00–183.00	902	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	157.65/cwt	151.00–165.00	903	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	149.50/cwt	142.00–156.00	913	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	612	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	143.70/cwt	139.00–146.00	964	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	688	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,497	76.49/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,145	6
Bulls	—	—	1,595	82.16/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,310	6
Bulls	—	—	1,746	89.39/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,561	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	53.69/cwt	52.00–56.00	569	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	58.53/cwt	57.00–61.00	627	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	65.41/cwt	64.00–66.00	701	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	53.99/cwt	53.00–57.00	658	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	60.63/cwt	58.00–62.00	749	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	64.01/cwt	63.00–66.00	798	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	55.53/cwt	49.00–58.00	767	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	65.22/cwt	64.00–67.00	909	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	61.23/cwt	59.00–63.00	884	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	790	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,938	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	850	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,738	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,965	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,094	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	799.02/cwt	725.00–925.00	7,327	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,219	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,060	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	941.94/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	10,267	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	851.26/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	9,670	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,237	883.16/cwt	735.00–1,025.00	10,925	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	915.84/cwt	825.00–1,010.00	11,521	2

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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,750Last week 2,250Year ago 1,475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 484Year ago 281

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 86Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	370	138.00–152.00	147.83
30	—	473	140.00–156.00	145.81
1	—	635	122.00	122.00
9	—	327	142.00–158.00	148.21
29	—	424	140.00–151.00	144.91
13	—	576	122.00–138.00	130.16
19	—	518	127.00–142.00	137.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	679	130.00–140.00	137.39
9	—	722	122.00–134.00	127.98
72	—	470	152.00–165.00	157.62
43	—	570	140.00–154.00	144.47
63	—	422	152.00–166.00	158.84
29	—	623	130.00–143.00	140.13
12	—	323	163.00–177.00	169.38
72	—	519	144.00–157.00	150.43
2	—	775	125.00	125.00
4	—	815	114.00	114.00
28	—	370	158.00–173.00	166.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	152.00–166.00	156.32
17	—	374	165.00–182.00	171.77
15	—	475	164.00–177.00	169.26
22	—	422	161.00–177.00	167.06
11	—	532	155.00–168.00	163.16
12	—	622	134.00–149.00	144.96
5	—	321	160.00–171.00	162.09
1	—	700	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	319	200.00–221.00	205.67
2	—	873	118.00–128.00	122.96
2	—	828	128.00–131.00	129.51
65	—	427	181.00–195.00	187.27
49	—	474	178.00–192.00	183.22
10	—	682	147.00–155.00	150.31
5	—	772	139.00–147.00	145.42
43	—	378	186.00–201.00	190.36
32	—	625	149.00–162.00	157.86
11	—	720	146.00–150.00	148.03
72	—	522	171.00–185.00	178.11
38	—	576	158.00–172.00	163.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	519	169.00–183.00	173.81
16	—	365	198.00–215.00	204.69
1	—	795	127.00	127.00
9	—	322	200.00–215.00	203.01
16	—	573	151.00–165.00	157.65
16	—	418	177.00–191.00	182.68
28	—	469	170.00–184.00	176.61
7	—	671	139.00–146.00	143.70
1	—	725	127.00	127.00
7	—	611	142.00–156.00	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	160.00–173.00	164.52
1	—	612	137.00	137.00
2	—	688	120.00	120.00
3	—	323	162.00–180.00	168.93
6	—	469	150.00–166.00	157.58
13	—	423	157.00–171.00	165.83
4	—	510	156.00–170.00	163.11
1	—	585	146.00	146.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	917	725.00–925.00	799.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	825.00–1,010.00	915.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,136	725.00–1,025.00	851.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,237	735.00–1,025.00	883.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,090	825.00–1,100.00	941.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,497	75.00–79.00	76.49
6	—	1,595	81.00–85.00	82.16
6	—	1,746	87.00–90.00	89.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,247	63.00–66.00	64.01
10	—	1,219	53.00–57.00	53.99
19	—	1,236	58.00–62.00	60.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,071	57.00–61.00	58.53
12	—	1,072	64.00–66.00	65.41
16	—	1,060	52.00–56.00	53.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,444	59.00–63.00	61.23
11	—	1,381	49.00–58.00	55.53
8	—	1,394	64.00–67.00	65.22

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.