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Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 8

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,150 head

▲ 250 vs last sale 900▼ 500 vs year ago 1,650 · −30.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 197▼ 103 vs year ago 222 · −46.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 63▼ 17 vs year ago 78 · −21.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifer calves 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality was plain through average. Demand was light to moderate. Slaughter cows 11.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.82/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$173.82

333 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$13.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.22

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	178.17	934	224
Medium and Large 2	481	164.87	793	109

One grade step is worth $13.30/cwt here — about $141 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 sale333 hd

173.82

—

OK average7 barns · 17,595 hd

162.60

+11.22

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	—	Average	1,768	100.62	1,779	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,492	80.22	1,197	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	75.68	928	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	72.17	770	13

Every lot

85 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	194.76/cwt	190.00–205.00	615	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	167.76/cwt	152.00–173.00	537	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	201.83/cwt	195.00–209.00	741	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	178.89/cwt	165.00–184.00	669	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	188.38/cwt	182.00–197.00	793	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	169.48/cwt	161.00–175.00	729	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	189.23/cwt	178.00–197.00	889	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	160.89/cwt	151.00–173.00	756	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	160.87/cwt	150.00–170.00	837	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	187.78/cwt	178.00–193.00	980	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	184.93/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,054	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	166.47/cwt	148.00–173.00	956	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	147.84/cwt	142.00–150.00	931	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	160.88/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,015	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	147.80/cwt	144.00–159.00	999	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	139.11/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,004	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	141.63/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,102	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	120.70/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,107	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	166.56/cwt	158.00–173.00	530	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	339	132.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	448	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	166.19/cwt	161.00–175.00	613	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	146.28/cwt	139.00–152.00	551	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	144.31/cwt	139.00–155.00	605	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	164.51/cwt	158.00–171.00	701	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	148.71/cwt	142.00–156.00	699	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	130.81/cwt	122.00–138.00	619	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	484	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	828	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	142.02/cwt	136.00–147.00	743	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	124.73/cwt	121.00–128.00	654	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	143.97/cwt	136.00–151.00	818	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	129.57/cwt	123.00–136.00	746	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	141.16/cwt	134.00–146.00	867	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	123.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	768	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	133.58/cwt	128.00–137.00	891	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	724	110.42/cwt	107.00–116.00	799	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	130.74/cwt	126.00–134.00	948	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	855	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	178.85/cwt	170.00–196.00	579	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	150.67/cwt	150.00–151.00	505	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	184.19/cwt	177.00–191.00	669	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	170.67/cwt	166.00–180.00	645	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	143.62/cwt	140.00–151.00	602	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	178.63/cwt	172.00–188.00	750	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	153.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	707	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	167.09/cwt	162.00–177.00	792	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	143.77/cwt	139.00–148.00	733	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	166.42/cwt	161.00–175.00	852	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	556	133.75/cwt	125.00–139.00	744	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	156.50/cwt	149.00–164.00	890	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	134.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	830	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	158.93/cwt	149.00–164.00	995	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	910	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	917	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	793	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	944	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	910	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,010	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,506	93.51/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,408	8
Bulls	—	—	1,856	103.46/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,920	7
Bulls	—	—	2,064	108.03/cwt	107.00–110.00	2,230	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	66.81/cwt	66.00–68.00	688	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	73.36/cwt	72.00–76.00	791	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	81.98/cwt	80.00–84.00	922	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	82.26/cwt	80.00–84.00	981	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	70.55/cwt	69.00–73.00	859	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	77.59/cwt	76.00–79.00	981	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	82.08/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,193	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	75.13/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,130	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	89.21/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,372	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	858.26/cwt	750.00–950.00	7,063	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	811.94/cwt	675.00–990.00	7,332	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,005	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	10,402	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	1,165.30/cwt	1,060.00–1,225.00	12,923	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,023.84/cwt	850.00–1,160.00	11,416	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,035.30/cwt	1,010.00–1,060.00	12,734	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,981	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	1,047.67/cwt	785.00–1,250.00	9,146	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,631	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,199	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,128.70/cwt	1,025.00–1,225.00	12,190	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	13,450	1

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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,150Last week 900Year ago 1,650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 197Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 63Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	139.00–148.00	143.77
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
3	—	335	150.00–151.00	150.67
9	—	419	140.00–151.00	143.62
10	—	378	166.00–180.00	170.67
4	—	556	125.00–139.00	133.75
5	—	618	130.00–140.00	134.37
5	—	462	150.00–160.00	153.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	324	170.00–196.00	178.85
11	—	363	177.00–191.00	184.19
1	—	910	111.00	111.00
2	—	793	119.00	119.00
15	—	474	162.00–177.00	167.09
12	—	512	161.00–175.00	166.42
16	—	420	172.00–188.00	178.63
2	—	695	130.00–132.00	131.00
12	—	569	149.00–164.00	156.50
7	—	626	149.00–164.00	158.93
6	—	718	127.00–128.00	127.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	112.00–113.00	112.50
1	—	845	111.00	111.00
16	—	523	136.00–147.00	142.02
36	—	470	142.00–156.00	148.71
11	—	725	126.00–134.00	130.74
39	—	426	158.00–171.00	164.51
17	—	667	128.00–137.00	133.58
23	—	369	161.00–175.00	166.19
16	—	614	134.00–146.00	141.16
26	—	568	136.00–151.00	143.97
27	—	318	158.00–173.00	166.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
5	—	339	130.00–138.00	132.19
9	—	576	123.00–136.00	129.57
5	—	724	107.00–116.00	110.42
4	—	524	121.00–128.00	124.73
10	—	377	139.00–152.00	146.28
14	—	419	139.00–155.00	144.31
5	—	620	120.00–128.00	123.94
10	—	473	122.00–138.00	130.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	520	150.00–170.00	160.87
6	—	630	142.00–150.00	147.84
9	—	374	165.00–184.00	178.89
14	—	320	152.00–173.00	167.76
22	—	574	148.00–173.00	166.47
9	—	470	151.00–173.00	160.89
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	135.00	135.00
22	—	430	161.00–175.00	169.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	470	178.00–197.00	189.23
20	—	676	144.00–159.00	147.80
1	—	805	127.00	127.00
20	—	570	175.00–189.00	184.93
5	—	722	133.00–147.00	139.11
6	—	778	135.00–146.00	141.63
4	—	917	118.00–129.00	120.70
36	—	631	152.00–167.00	160.88
31	—	421	182.00–197.00	188.38
25	—	367	195.00–209.00	201.83
14	—	316	190.00–205.00	194.76
24	—	522	178.00–193.00	187.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,030	66.00–68.00	66.81
6	—	1,078	72.00–76.00	73.36
2	—	1,125	80.00–84.00	81.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,504	74.00–79.00	75.13
4	—	1,538	87.00–91.00	89.21
8	—	1,454	80.00–84.00	82.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,218	69.00–73.00	70.55
4	—	1,193	80.00–84.00	82.26
5	—	1,264	76.00–79.00	77.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,856	102.00–106.00	103.46
5	—	2,064	107.00–110.00	108.03
8	—	1,506	92.00–96.00	93.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	823	750.00–950.00	858.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,109	1,060.00–1,225.00	1,165.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	903	675.00–990.00	811.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,115	850.00–1,160.00	1,023.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	1,010.00–1,060.00	1,035.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,035.00	1,035.00

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	2	—	1,080	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,128.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,185.00	1,185.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	873	785.00–1,250.00	1,047.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.