Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-02-22

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Feb 22
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
800 head
▼ 450 vs last sale 1,250▼ 50 vs year ago 850 · −5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 260▲ 6 vs year ago 188 · +3.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 100▲ 14 vs year ago 42 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 400 lbs. 6.00 to 8.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 250 cows and bulls sold with 66 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 $162.73/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$162.73
219 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$777
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.89
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1485164.63798179
Medium and Large 2444154.2668540
One grade step is worth $10.36/cwt here — about $113 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 sale219 hd
162.73
—
OK average7 barns · 9,052 hd
159.84
+2.89
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—High1,836108.081,9846thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42186.871,23520
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21685.411,03817
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06678.9384235

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2319176.16/cwt167.00–181.005628
Steers—Medium and Large 1329212.37/cwt201.00–225.0069914
Steers—Medium and Large 2370184.78/cwt177.00–193.006846
Steers—Medium and Large 1391210.18/cwt205.00–222.0082212
Steers—Medium and Large 2428192.89/cwt186.00–202.008264
Steers—Medium and Large 1434216.12/cwt209.00–221.009389
Steers—Medium and Large 1460219.75/cwt204.00–225.001,01111
Steers—Medium and Large 2473190.58/cwt186.00–200.009016
Steers—Medium and Large 1525204.08/cwt195.00–208.001,07115
Steers—Medium and Large 1576177.00/cwt171.00–182.001,0207
Steers—Medium and Large 2590152.00/cwt152.00–152.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1625170.47/cwt162.00–177.001,06518
Steers—Medium and Large 2640151.00/cwt151.00–151.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1652161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0504
Steers—Medium and Large 1710153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0861
Steers—Medium and Large 1769148.73/cwt145.00–150.001,1444
Steers—Medium and Large 1839138.66/cwt133.00–140.001,1635
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324159.64/cwt150.00–164.005178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328173.49/cwt167.00–181.0056930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369166.64/cwt160.00–171.0061516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387150.74/cwt150.00–152.005834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418171.07/cwt168.00–182.0071528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425159.09/cwt152.00–164.0067610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459158.13/cwt157.00–160.007268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473177.64/cwt169.00–184.0084016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517174.06/cwt167.00–182.0090029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529154.70/cwt149.00–159.008185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567153.98/cwt145.00–159.0087325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2587133.66/cwt132.00–136.007853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620132.00/cwt132.00–132.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625144.59/cwt137.00–149.0090422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669149.49/cwt145.00–159.001,00010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675128.00/cwt128.00–128.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732130.64/cwt130.00–132.009563
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330183.58/cwt175.00–195.006065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1334214.81/cwt211.00–221.0071712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366181.88/cwt171.00–197.006665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375211.37/cwt205.00–219.007939
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415188.28/cwt178.00–195.007814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424212.94/cwt208.00–221.0090310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471200.86/cwt195.00–210.0094615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479178.41/cwt172.00–192.008556
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505148.00/cwt148.00–148.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517162.69/cwt159.00–173.008416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560144.00/cwt144.00–144.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567160.18/cwt156.00–170.0090815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615147.80/cwt144.00–153.009096
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658140.69/cwt134.00–148.009263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1721138.52/cwt131.00–141.009994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1924114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,825105.44/cwt103.00–107.001,9244
Bulls——1,858113.37/cwt112.00–115.002,1062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06379.07/cwt78.00–82.0084115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06984.52/cwt83.00–86.009049
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06974.18/cwt73.00–77.0079311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18879.22/cwt78.00–82.009415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21485.33/cwt84.00–87.001,0366
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24090.66/cwt89.00–92.001,1246
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37882.41/cwt80.00–84.001,1365
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41686.74/cwt85.00–88.001,2287
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45389.77/cwt89.00–91.001,3048
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2867891.15/cwt725.00–1,025.007,7263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29591,004.86/cwt800.00–1,300.009,6377
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1241,070.73/cwt850.00–1,250.0012,03513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,3401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2241,127.12/cwt950.00–1,200.0013,7964
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,0601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,4951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,280.30/cwt1,000.00–1,500.0014,7872
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,2331

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.