Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-03-01

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 1
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
900 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 800▼ 440 vs year ago 1,340 · −32.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 194▲ 50 vs year ago 147 · +34.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 56▲ 37 vs year ago 26 · +142.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4,00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was vary good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.83/cwt on 257 head.
Average price
$165.83
257 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.96
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484168.93818192
Medium and Large 2428156.6767165
One grade step is worth $12.26/cwt here — about $147 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 sale257 hd
165.83
—
OK average5 barns · 6,700 hd
154.87
+10.96
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—Low1,764112.561,98520
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42792.541,32117
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21788.771,08018
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06282.8788035

Every lot

73 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 1321207.28/cwt202.00–215.0066510
Steers—Medium and Large 2345172.00/cwt172.00–172.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 2370181.00/cwt181.00–181.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1374218.71/cwt209.00–227.0081815
Steers—Medium and Large 1424218.76/cwt202.00–230.0092832
Steers—Medium and Large 2426185.37/cwt180.00–197.007904
Steers—Medium and Large 2464184.49/cwt180.00–199.008569
Steers—Medium and Large 1483212.29/cwt205.00–220.001,02516
Steers—Medium and Large 1514210.30/cwt202.00–218.001,08124
Steers—Medium and Large 2530191.39/cwt184.00–199.001,01417
Steers—Medium and Large 1570193.62/cwt187.00–201.001,10411
Steers—Medium and Large 2573173.29/cwt168.00–181.009934
Steers—Medium and Large 1624174.52/cwt166.00–177.001,0897
Steers—Medium and Large 1664161.70/cwt154.00–168.001,07417
Steers—Medium and Large 1700143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1758149.16/cwt138.00–152.001,1315
Steers—Medium and Large 1940119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324182.60/cwt175.00–189.0059221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327162.92/cwt155.00–170.0053311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375159.01/cwt150.00–165.0059618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379180.65/cwt173.00–187.0068531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416156.15/cwt152.00–168.006507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421178.74/cwt171.00–185.0075224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470178.67/cwt172.00–185.0084039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476158.62/cwt150.00–167.0075518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530163.96/cwt160.00–171.0086925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534146.63/cwt140.00–151.007838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570153.32/cwt146.00–160.0087415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573136.07/cwt130.00–139.007803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616150.16/cwt139.00–154.0092524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674142.46/cwt140.00–145.009604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727133.49/cwt127.00–140.009707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319208.71/cwt202.00–220.0066619
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331193.19/cwt184.00–199.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368178.04/cwt175.00–181.006558
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369211.80/cwt205.00–217.0078216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415154.32/cwt147.00–161.006406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418187.17/cwt183.00–197.007826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1459199.45/cwt191.00–205.0091513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473164.19/cwt160.00–168.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513192.30/cwt185.00–200.0098614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518157.10/cwt150.00–164.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570155.00/cwt155.00–155.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574171.21/cwt170.00–175.009834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615164.27/cwt156.00–169.001,0104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671148.40/cwt144.00–158.009966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780124.08/cwt117.00–130.009685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1865111.00/cwt111.00–111.009601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,559105.18/cwt104.00–107.001,6406
Bulls——1,843121.98/cwt119.00–125.002,2486
Bulls——1,858111.04/cwt109.00–114.002,0638
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04178.32/cwt77.00–81.0081519
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08391.02/cwt89.00–93.009868
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09085.51/cwt83.00–87.009328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19983.97/cwt82.00–86.001,0078
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21396.54/cwt94.00–98.001,1714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24389.98/cwt87.00–93.001,1186
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42098.18/cwt96.00–100.001,3944
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42187.18/cwt86.00–88.001,2395
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43593.08/cwt91.00–95.001,3368
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2878947.15/cwt810.00–1,050.008,3163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,3401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29971,086.28/cwt1,035.00–1,175.0010,8303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,044917.67/cwt725.00–1,225.009,5805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,084.92/cwt950.00–1,210.0011,5875
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1041,025.84/cwt825.00–1,225.0011,3257
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2863951.11/cwt775.00–1,150.008,2089
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28701,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0010,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2928971.36/cwt850.00–1,125.009,0148
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0012,9851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1441,296.42/cwt1,225.00–1,375.0014,8314

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.