Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-04-19

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 19
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▼ 280 vs last sale 1,380▼ 275 vs year ago 1,375 · −20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
351 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 231▲ 97 vs year ago 254 · +38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 119▼ 2 vs year ago 91 · −2.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.13/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$160.13
234 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$786
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.66
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504163.83826176
Medium and Large 2448148.9166858
One grade step is worth $14.92/cwt here — about $159 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 sale234 hd
160.13
—
OK average7 barns · 7,818 hd
153.48
+6.66
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—High1,661100.291,66625
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42680.701,15040
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20878.5294937
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05472.2476258

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2330176.00/cwt169.00–183.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 1345223.00/cwt223.00–223.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 2374166.82/cwt160.00–175.006244
Steers—Medium and Large 1376233.52/cwt223.00–235.0087823
Steers—Medium and Large 2406177.90/cwt166.00–181.007225
Steers—Medium and Large 1430218.56/cwt208.00–224.0094035
Steers—Medium and Large 1467208.29/cwt201.00–216.0097321
Steers—Medium and Large 2478184.71/cwt180.00–195.008836
Steers—Medium and Large 1518199.99/cwt193.00–206.001,03615
Steers—Medium and Large 2519175.72/cwt171.00–186.009126
Steers—Medium and Large 1564187.19/cwt182.00–193.001,05618
Steers—Medium and Large 2593168.50/cwt162.00–177.009996
Steers—Medium and Large 1618172.41/cwt167.00–181.001,06523
Steers—Medium and Large 2620155.59/cwt150.00–161.009652
Steers—Medium and Large 2670149.00/cwt149.00–149.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1691159.45/cwt155.00–169.001,10216
Steers—Medium and Large 1723149.03/cwt145.00–151.001,0775
Steers—Medium and Large 2770121.00/cwt121.00–121.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1773144.05/cwt137.00–147.001,1144
Steers—Medium and Large 1923116.12/cwt111.00–121.001,0722
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313176.10/cwt168.00–182.0055111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313155.30/cwt147.00–163.004869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375171.36/cwt165.00–180.0064325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386151.11/cwt147.00–161.005837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415151.50/cwt145.00–161.0062915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425174.74/cwt168.00–183.0074323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477172.92/cwt166.00–180.0082533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478147.40/cwt143.00–158.0070510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524146.30/cwt141.00–152.0076713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525160.88/cwt157.00–168.0084518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574155.30/cwt148.00–162.0089135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621159.26/cwt152.00–167.009899
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625144.00/cwt144.00–144.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664148.16/cwt146.00–160.0098415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682129.58/cwt127.00–135.008843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728131.99/cwt130.00–134.009612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758131.96/cwt128.00–134.001,0003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813120.49/cwt120.00–121.009802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300180.00/cwt180.00–180.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321220.24/cwt207.00–225.007074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379234.70/cwt215.00–249.0089010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390191.00/cwt191.00–191.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419213.53/cwt206.00–225.0089525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429192.49/cwt184.00–199.008267
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470192.05/cwt183.00–197.0090321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476169.10/cwt161.00–178.008054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520170.10/cwt165.00–175.008852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525187.71/cwt178.00–193.0098516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574165.10/cwt160.00–173.009488
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629155.41/cwt145.00–160.009784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1662158.19/cwt149.00–163.001,0474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1736139.27/cwt132.00–147.001,0254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1925110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55494.14/cwt93.00–97.001,4639
Bulls——1,659101.73/cwt100.00–104.001,6889
Bulls——1,801106.33/cwt105.00–108.001,9157
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04287.11/cwt84.00–88.0090813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04965.49/cwt64.00–69.0068732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07974.00/cwt73.00–77.0079813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20074.19/cwt73.00–77.0089017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21079.68/cwt78.00–82.0096412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22285.99/cwt84.00–88.001,0518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39380.67/cwt79.00–83.001,12414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42676.17/cwt74.00–78.001,08613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46085.26/cwt84.00–88.001,24513
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,280.08/cwt1,000.00–1,350.0012,1617
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0011,5202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29651,063.57/cwt825.00–1,300.0010,2639
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0611,138.41/cwt950.00–1,250.0012,0795
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2864903.36/cwt800.00–1,125.007,8055
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,061.52/cwt950.00–1,150.009,7133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,056.39/cwt900.00–1,135.0011,7263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1191,127.48/cwt925.00–1,200.0012,61711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1411,165.65/cwt1,075.00–1,225.0013,3006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,150.46/cwt1,125.00–1,175.0014,5303

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.