Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-04-26

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 26
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,050 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 1,100▲ 25 vs year ago 1,025 · +2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 351▼ 13 vs year ago 236 · −5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 89▼ 52 vs year ago 89 · −58.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 600 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows, breakers 5.00 lower, boners and leans steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $163.25/cwt on 295 head.
Average price
$163.25
295 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$823
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.65
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507165.76841237
Medium and Large 2489153.0374858
One grade step is worth $12.72/cwt here — about $93 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 sale295 hd
163.25
—
OK average7 barns · 8,104 hd
153.60
+9.65
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—Average1,60698.681,58512
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26481.331,02838
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43776.851,10435
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05072.0875740

Every lot

74 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1307221.18/cwt209.00–225.0067912
Steers—Medium and Large 2340193.00/cwt193.00–193.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 2364186.13/cwt181.00–195.006784
Steers—Medium and Large 1376205.32/cwt199.00–213.0077241
Steers—Medium and Large 1418212.83/cwt207.00–221.0089019
Steers—Medium and Large 2420182.93/cwt179.00–194.0076814
Steers—Medium and Large 1467204.08/cwt194.00–208.0095346
Steers—Medium and Large 2482183.32/cwt176.00–190.008843
Steers—Medium and Large 2517180.09/cwt175.00–189.009316
Steers—Medium and Large 1523197.18/cwt191.00–206.001,03133
Steers—Medium and Large 1582179.68/cwt172.00–186.001,0466
Steers—Medium and Large 2588164.73/cwt159.00–168.009693
Steers—Medium and Large 1605175.66/cwt166.00–181.001,06314
Steers—Medium and Large 2612155.60/cwt147.00–161.009523
Steers—Medium and Large 1669162.24/cwt159.00–169.001,0853
Steers—Medium and Large 1727157.38/cwt150.00–159.001,14425
Steers—Medium and Large 1769147.20/cwt138.00–152.001,1324
Steers—Medium and Large 1830123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0211
Steers—Medium and Large 1880118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316185.17/cwt177.00–189.0058519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345167.00/cwt167.00–167.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377147.99/cwt140.00–165.005585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386179.57/cwt174.00–186.0069340
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425158.63/cwt153.00–168.0067411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437176.60/cwt171.00–185.0077227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463161.98/cwt152.00–167.0075023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466179.20/cwt172.00–186.0083532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516161.19/cwt157.00–169.0083234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518147.36/cwt138.00–153.007635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575153.93/cwt146.00–160.0088515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577138.27/cwt137.00–141.007983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617154.70/cwt146.00–160.0095438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632137.22/cwt132.00–142.008678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675142.31/cwt137.00–146.0096122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680122.00/cwt122.00–122.008301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708135.00/cwt134.00–137.009563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773126.27/cwt123.00–137.009766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1890119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317212.24/cwt202.00–221.0067310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377201.11/cwt191.00–205.0075815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400173.00/cwt173.00–173.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426192.28/cwt183.00–198.0081927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460175.27/cwt166.00–180.008066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468191.55/cwt183.00–199.0089611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522189.05/cwt187.00–201.0098712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534168.10/cwt162.00–171.008983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550167.00/cwt167.00–167.009191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635159.72/cwt159.00–162.001,0144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663151.70/cwt146.00–160.001,0064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1711131.76/cwt47.00–153.009377
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55588.14/cwt86.00–90.001,3712
Bulls——1,57798.79/cwt97.00–101.001,5586
Bulls——1,675103.78/cwt102.00–106.001,7384
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03364.94/cwt64.00–69.0067114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05173.56/cwt72.00–76.0077314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06878.69/cwt77.00–81.0084012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20176.27/cwt74.00–79.0091618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31090.21/cwt88.00–92.001,18210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33381.57/cwt81.00–85.001,08710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33567.00/cwt67.00–67.008941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41081.72/cwt80.00–84.001,1525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44576.35/cwt74.00–78.001,10329
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,168.72/cwt1,135.00–1,200.0011,6642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,5431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,9031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,042959.00/cwt910.00–1,060.009,9935
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,052.84/cwt1,035.00–1,075.0010,9812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1071,001.41/cwt900.00–1,085.0011,0863
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28581,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0010,5112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2865894.38/cwt860.00–925.007,7362
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28691,081.03/cwt925.00–1,250.009,3945
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29301,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0011,6251

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.