Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-04-05

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 5
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
700 head
▼ 400 vs last sale 1,100▼ 1,100 vs year ago 1,800 · −61.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 236▼ 37 vs year ago 206 · −18.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 64▼ 43 vs year ago 74 · −58.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 550 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 7.00 to 9.00 lower, over 400lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.86/cwt on 226 head.
Average price
$160.86
226 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$769
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.46
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474165.68786164
Medium and Large 2489148.0972462
One grade step is worth $17.60/cwt here — about $61 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 sale226 hd
160.86
—
OK average7 barns · 8,150 hd
156.39
+4.46
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—Low1,532104.781,60612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22179.2196722
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42176.781,09118
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07873.9679733

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320222.03/cwt210.00–233.0071019
Steers—Medium and Large 2340165.00/cwt165.00–165.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 2355186.59/cwt180.00–193.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 1377216.17/cwt203.00–229.0081533
Steers—Medium and Large 2413178.96/cwt171.00–194.007395
Steers—Medium and Large 1414213.32/cwt203.00–222.0088324
Steers—Medium and Large 1469209.61/cwt202.00–216.0098333
Steers—Medium and Large 2480187.86/cwt180.00–198.0090217
Steers—Medium and Large 1525201.60/cwt191.00–207.001,05818
Steers—Medium and Large 2526176.08/cwt169.00–182.009265
Steers—Medium and Large 1580181.01/cwt178.00–192.001,05015
Steers—Medium and Large 2593167.02/cwt163.00–171.009902
Steers—Medium and Large 1616160.87/cwt151.00–165.009915
Steers—Medium and Large 1678165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1194
Steers—Medium and Large 1765140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0711
Steers—Medium and Large 1812144.33/cwt141.00–146.001,1723
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2311157.17/cwt153.00–162.004897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321174.61/cwt168.00–181.0056025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375170.71/cwt165.00–179.0064030
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384155.88/cwt150.00–163.0059911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423172.38/cwt167.00–181.0072922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426155.25/cwt150.00–166.006619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471172.79/cwt165.00–178.0081426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481144.90/cwt140.00–155.006977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525166.05/cwt162.00–171.0087217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526149.00/cwt140.00–155.0078410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560154.55/cwt149.00–162.0086519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585142.54/cwt135.00–145.008347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618153.42/cwt152.00–157.009485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627141.60/cwt135.00–150.008885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666152.01/cwt146.00–160.001,0128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680130.67/cwt125.00–139.008893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723143.58/cwt136.00–147.001,0389
Heifers—Medium and Large 2732122.42/cwt115.00–126.008963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1838115.52/cwt109.00–122.009682
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1336207.31/cwt202.00–223.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363213.49/cwt209.00–221.007757
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435206.11/cwt203.00–215.008975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533171.59/cwt165.00–178.009152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585168.00/cwt168.00–168.009831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600166.00/cwt166.00–166.009961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673155.16/cwt149.00–161.001,0442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1875116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37887.41/cwt85.00–90.001,2052
Bulls——1,526105.53/cwt103.00–108.001,6106
Bulls——1,619112.35/cwt111.00–115.001,8194
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07574.15/cwt72.00–76.0079713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07769.19/cwt67.00–71.0074511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08479.53/cwt78.00–82.008629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20680.69/cwt79.00–83.009737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22275.44/cwt74.00–78.0092211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24686.98/cwt85.00–89.001,0844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40869.02/cwt68.00–71.009723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42176.07/cwt74.00–78.001,0818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42780.91/cwt79.00–83.001,1557
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2698605.16/cwt600.00–610.004,2242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2830725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,0181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,3941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,5081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,010.90/cwt850.00–1,125.0010,8472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,0341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0015,9751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2670825.00/cwt825.00–825.005,5281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2705800.00/cwt800.00–800.005,6401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2715675.00/cwt675.00–675.004,8261
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2790710.00/cwt710.00–710.005,6091
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29481,100.57/cwt1,060.00–1,135.0010,4332
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19701,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0013,3381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2201,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0017,9951

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.