Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-03-22

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 22
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
920 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 900▲ 20 vs year ago 900 · +2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
209 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 225▲ 64 vs year ago 145 · +44.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 50▲ 26 vs year ago 55 · +47.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves on a light test. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $152.71/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$152.71
214 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.13
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1482155.88751156
Medium and Large 2426144.1761458
One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $137 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 sale214 hd
152.71
—
OK average7 barns · 8,438 hd
153.84
−1.13
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—Low1,723113.701,95915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41483.021,17431
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20578.6694836
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05776.3380742

Every lot

75 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2312167.91/cwt156.00–181.005249
Steers—Medium and Large 1324199.93/cwt195.00–213.0064820
Steers—Medium and Large 2365161.00/cwt161.00–161.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1381189.75/cwt181.00–195.0072319
Steers—Medium and Large 1424194.31/cwt185.00–199.0082420
Steers—Medium and Large 2424177.06/cwt167.00–181.0075110
Steers—Medium and Large 2476173.68/cwt148.00–185.008278
Steers—Medium and Large 1480191.60/cwt187.00–202.0092020
Steers—Medium and Large 1515187.26/cwt180.00–193.0096415
Steers—Medium and Large 2518165.82/cwt161.00–170.008596
Steers—Medium and Large 1575173.28/cwt167.00–181.009967
Steers—Medium and Large 2575156.79/cwt153.00–160.009024
Steers—Medium and Large 1605168.29/cwt162.00–176.001,01813
Steers—Medium and Large 1673156.11/cwt154.00–163.001,0516
Steers—Medium and Large 1720153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320147.12/cwt142.00–157.0047114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327164.81/cwt159.00–174.0053936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371164.11/cwt162.00–173.006099
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377147.68/cwt140.00–152.0055714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425144.85/cwt135.00–149.0061613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427153.94/cwt149.00–163.0065720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475147.75/cwt140.00–154.007026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482161.92/cwt158.00–172.0078016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525134.03/cwt130.00–136.007045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528154.90/cwt149.00–161.0081840
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550134.00/cwt134.00–134.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566143.76/cwt140.00–149.0081412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626137.79/cwt130.00–142.008634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632152.60/cwt148.00–162.009648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1684145.21/cwt141.00–146.0099311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1850126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323202.16/cwt195.00–209.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375178.00/cwt178.00–178.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380190.00/cwt185.00–199.0072210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423182.19/cwt175.00–186.0077118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429149.75/cwt147.00–152.006424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474176.37/cwt168.00–181.0083625
Bulls—Medium and Large 2493157.66/cwt155.00–159.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505146.45/cwt140.00–152.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519163.67/cwt154.00–169.0084912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565156.52/cwt151.00–160.0088410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613154.18/cwt150.00–155.009456
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620142.00/cwt142.00–142.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713131.96/cwt130.00–136.009413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740125.00/cwt125.00–125.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1890111.00/cwt111.00–111.009881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,495104.81/cwt103.00–107.001,5673
Bulls——1,710118.22/cwt116.00–120.002,0227
Bulls——1,878112.70/cwt111.00–115.002,1175
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03772.97/cwt72.00–76.0075725
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07886.20/cwt85.00–87.009295
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09079.20/cwt77.00–81.0086312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18773.00/cwt71.00–75.0086710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19879.06/cwt77.00–81.0094715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23083.27/cwt82.00–86.001,02411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41384.12/cwt82.00–87.001,18914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41379.07/cwt77.00–81.001,11713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41892.02/cwt90.00–94.001,3054
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0013,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29131,074.93/cwt925.00–1,200.009,8142
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29251,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0013,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0061,354.82/cwt925.00–1,600.0013,6295
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0019,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,455.16/cwt1,400.00–1,500.0016,5602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1491,608.54/cwt1,300.00–1,825.0018,4827
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,064.30/cwt925.00–1,300.0010,1113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,158.70/cwt875.00–1,450.0011,7033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088978.40/cwt910.00–1,050.0010,6456
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1041,137.42/cwt900.00–1,375.0012,55725
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,030.14/cwt960.00–1,085.0011,7952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2241,199.77/cwt1,100.00–1,225.0014,68510

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.