Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-01-25

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jan 25
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 1,300▼ 450 vs year ago 1,550 · −29.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 176▲ 72 vs year ago 129 · +55.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 60▲ 18 vs year ago 61 · +29.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 7.00 to 9.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality plain to average. Slaughter cows 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 280 cows and bulls sold with 63 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.22/cwt on 380 head.
Average price
$152.22
380 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.91
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498156.18778251
Medium and Large 2439144.52634129
One grade step is worth $11.66/cwt here — about $144 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 sale380 hd
152.22
—
OK average7 barns · 11,985 hd
153.13
−0.91
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,77489.741,5918thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51974.051,12538
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24271.7889232
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05767.6571535

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1333195.30/cwt191.00–202.0065011
Steers—Medium and Large 1358204.43/cwt198.00–215.0073213
Steers—Medium and Large 2385178.72/cwt169.00–181.0068810
Steers—Medium and Large 1426190.71/cwt185.00–199.0081227
Steers—Medium and Large 2426176.70/cwt170.00–182.0075319
Steers—Medium and Large 1466181.40/cwt173.00–188.0084523
Steers—Medium and Large 2487154.62/cwt147.00–160.007533
Steers—Medium and Large 1522178.95/cwt172.00–186.0093438
Steers—Medium and Large 2529165.66/cwt160.00–170.008765
Steers—Medium and Large 1565169.76/cwt161.00–175.0095930
Steers—Medium and Large 2578153.38/cwt148.00–159.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 1621161.47/cwt157.00–167.001,00319
Steers—Medium and Large 2622145.97/cwt145.00–149.009086
Steers—Medium and Large 1665152.36/cwt142.00–156.001,0135
Steers—Medium and Large 2670126.00/cwt126.00–126.008441
Steers—Medium and Large 1724143.23/cwt136.00–147.001,0373
Steers—Medium and Large 1772140.77/cwt139.00–144.001,0874
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327145.32/cwt137.00–151.0047511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336158.75/cwt157.00–171.0053314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368164.41/cwt155.00–169.0060517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382146.43/cwt140.00–152.0055929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417147.52/cwt142.00–159.0061545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432166.18/cwt160.00–174.0071844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464161.97/cwt156.00–167.0075259
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469142.94/cwt136.00–152.0067018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522154.72/cwt149.00–163.0080846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525140.80/cwt132.00–147.0073915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568147.87/cwt143.00–157.0084036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578139.49/cwt138.00–141.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623133.13/cwt125.00–138.008298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627147.01/cwt140.00–153.0092215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658141.33/cwt135.00–149.0093011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675131.00/cwt131.00–131.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727124.71/cwt121.00–128.009077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755121.51/cwt120.00–123.009172
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317205.60/cwt200.00–215.006527
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326181.64/cwt176.00–190.005924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372178.45/cwt169.00–183.006646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388196.47/cwt193.00–206.0076214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421162.73/cwt154.00–170.006859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429186.15/cwt180.00–195.0079920
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471153.89/cwt150.00–163.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488171.90/cwt165.00–180.0083910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529168.15/cwt160.00–175.0089015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563167.88/cwt155.00–170.0094534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629147.89/cwt145.00–160.0093015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670127.00/cwt127.00–127.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1679142.83/cwt140.00–148.0097014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710130.99/cwt130.00–134.009304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1769131.84/cwt125.00–134.001,0147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1811132.28/cwt129.00–140.001,0734
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64087.51/cwt86.00–89.001,4354
Bulls——1,90791.96/cwt90.00–94.001,7544
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05564.25/cwt63.00–67.0067818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05969.92/cwt69.00–71.0074012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06074.42/cwt73.00–76.007895
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22667.65/cwt66.00–70.0082914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24373.42/cwt71.00–75.0091312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27878.12/cwt76.00–80.009986
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46869.68/cwt67.00–71.001,0238
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51978.81/cwt77.00–81.001,1978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53773.91/cwt72.00–76.001,13622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2813720.35/cwt715.00–725.005,8562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2979936.14/cwt800.00–1,135.009,16512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,3601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,104981.70/cwt815.00–1,135.0010,83818
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143928.23/cwt900.00–950.0010,6102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2321,090.46/cwt1,085.00–1,100.0013,4346
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0361,079.38/cwt1,010.00–1,235.0011,1827
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,002.87/cwt875.00–1,135.0010,9617
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1771,216.61/cwt1,150.00–1,325.0014,3195
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,485.00/cwt1,485.00–1,485.0017,6722

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.