Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-02-15

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Feb 15
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,250 head
▲ 300 vs last sale 950▲ 1,250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 89▲ 260 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 26▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last; Steer calves 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 360 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 $161.87/cwt on 354 head.
Average price
$161.87
354 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.85
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452166.61754267
Medium and Large 2467147.3168787
One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about $66 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 sale354 hd
161.87
—
OK average7 barns · 13,805 hd
160.01
+1.85
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—Average1,69998.291,67020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40876.181,07226
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19973.5388135
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06569.3573954

Every lot

78 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330223.17/cwt217.00–226.0073617
Steers—Medium and Large 2337182.30/cwt173.00–201.0061415
Steers—Medium and Large 2375168.78/cwt160.00–181.006335
Steers—Medium and Large 1379216.25/cwt206.00–226.0082027
Steers—Medium and Large 2415187.15/cwt130.00–199.0077715
Steers—Medium and Large 1426215.35/cwt209.00–227.0091735
Steers—Medium and Large 2474185.38/cwt171.00–201.008797
Steers—Medium and Large 1475208.71/cwt201.00–217.0099135
Steers—Medium and Large 1514211.42/cwt207.00–217.001,08718
Steers—Medium and Large 2524167.84/cwt158.00–178.0087911
Steers—Medium and Large 2563161.18/cwt152.00–170.009077
Steers—Medium and Large 1573187.40/cwt181.00–195.001,07417
Steers—Medium and Large 1618163.30/cwt155.00–169.001,0097
Steers—Medium and Large 2640148.00/cwt148.00–148.009471
Steers—Medium and Large 1658160.19/cwt155.00–166.001,0544
Steers—Medium and Large 2665132.00/cwt132.00–132.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1723154.27/cwt148.00–160.001,1153
Steers—Medium and Large 2745145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1769141.34/cwt140.00–146.001,0879
Steers—Medium and Large 1813138.49/cwt136.00–141.001,1262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322174.21/cwt166.00–181.0056137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325145.54/cwt131.00–161.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367148.39/cwt140.00–165.0054514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376173.49/cwt166.00–181.0065246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422167.65/cwt161.00–176.0070760
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430149.32/cwt140.00–160.0064225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468168.66/cwt162.00–176.0078943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474149.26/cwt140.00–161.0070722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520148.25/cwt130.00–155.0077110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525167.30/cwt157.00–173.0087842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559153.55/cwt150.00–164.0085817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569144.42/cwt142.00–148.008225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611148.50/cwt144.00–156.009077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620136.26/cwt131.00–140.008459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674139.33/cwt136.00–145.0093912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720134.04/cwt132.00–136.009652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318217.77/cwt215.00–223.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340181.00/cwt181.00–181.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368185.42/cwt165.00–199.006826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382211.31/cwt202.00–224.0080714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419178.12/cwt175.00–187.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423212.50/cwt203.00–221.0089913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468180.40/cwt171.00–186.0084416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475150.38/cwt132.00–161.007145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515187.43/cwt181.00–190.009654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523146.44/cwt142.00–151.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569171.69/cwt165.00–179.0097712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577161.65/cwt153.00–166.009335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611162.46/cwt155.00–167.009934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625148.00/cwt148.00–148.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673153.51/cwt152.00–155.001,0332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1717138.99/cwt135.00–144.009973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1761135.98/cwt131.00–141.001,0354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1804119.00/cwt119.00–119.009571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1905116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67493.59/cwt92.00–96.001,56710
Bulls——1,698100.91/cwt99.00–103.001,7136
Bulls——1,764106.09/cwt105.00–108.001,8714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04565.45/cwt64.00–68.0068432
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09073.06/cwt72.00–74.0079613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10077.87/cwt75.00–79.008579
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19374.75/cwt73.00–77.0089213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19569.59/cwt68.00–72.0083215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21779.71/cwt78.00–81.009707
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35976.73/cwt75.00–79.001,0437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38071.64/cwt70.00–74.0098911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48981.93/cwt80.00–84.001,2208
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,085.53/cwt850.00–1,225.0010,96419
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0191,135.20/cwt975.00–1,350.0011,56810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1541,046.85/cwt925.00–1,100.0012,0816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,098.77/cwt1,075.00–1,125.0013,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,153.18/cwt925.00–1,275.0014,16128
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,256.00/cwt1,050.00–1,425.0015,92612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,279.17/cwt1,150.00–1,350.0011,3853
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,307.60/cwt1,250.00–1,375.0013,3382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0491,261.15/cwt1,125.00–1,350.0013,2295
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,1401

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.