Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-05-10

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, May 10
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,400 head
▲ 600 vs last sale 800▲ 150 vs year ago 1,250 · +12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
294 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 209▲ 17 vs year ago 277 · +6.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 76▲ 28 vs year ago 88 · +31.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.32/cwt on 292 head.
Average price
$158.32
292 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.94
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509161.79823220
Medium and Large 2466147.7268972
One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $134 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 sale292 hd
158.32
—
OK average7 barns · 7,580 hd
152.38
+5.94
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—Average1,60692.861,49116
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36472.1798437
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19066.4779140
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06461.8165839

Every lot

79 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 1304204.52/cwt197.00–211.0062214
Steers—Medium and Large 2340174.61/cwt167.00–182.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1372192.97/cwt185.00–198.0071814
Steers—Medium and Large 2376174.55/cwt168.00–183.006568
Steers—Medium and Large 1423202.86/cwt196.00–210.0085831
Steers—Medium and Large 2425183.74/cwt178.00–193.0078118
Steers—Medium and Large 2474182.44/cwt175.00–193.0086518
Steers—Medium and Large 1475199.77/cwt195.00–209.0094933
Steers—Medium and Large 2517178.97/cwt174.00–191.0092526
Steers—Medium and Large 1525199.14/cwt194.00–209.001,04521
Steers—Medium and Large 1582185.92/cwt181.00–193.001,08227
Steers—Medium and Large 2582168.51/cwt160.00–176.009814
Steers—Medium and Large 1611183.12/cwt173.00–187.001,11912
Steers—Medium and Large 2638146.42/cwt140.00–153.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1661172.91/cwt163.00–176.001,14313
Steers—Medium and Large 2673151.01/cwt140.00–157.001,0167
Steers—Medium and Large 1709152.00/cwt148.00–162.001,0784
Steers—Medium and Large 2730127.00/cwt127.00–127.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1788153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2063
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1312165.49/cwt159.00–172.0051612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321147.37/cwt142.00–156.004735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367166.71/cwt161.00–175.0061212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367148.74/cwt141.00–157.0054612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428156.90/cwt150.00–165.0067216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432177.37/cwt170.00–184.0076621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473152.83/cwt148.00–163.0072317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479172.87/cwt168.00–182.0082853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514139.57/cwt134.00–147.007177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522155.75/cwt148.00–162.0081353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569156.64/cwt147.00–160.0089142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578139.44/cwt135.00–145.008069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623147.99/cwt142.00–156.0092210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638131.99/cwt123.00–136.008424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665122.95/cwt120.00–126.008182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673142.83/cwt135.00–147.0096115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705131.98/cwt129.00–135.009302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323187.75/cwt175.00–202.0060613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340161.00/cwt161.00–161.005471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367193.47/cwt177.00–203.0071014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375173.02/cwt165.00–181.006496
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423159.03/cwt151.00–164.006738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1437182.93/cwt174.00–191.0079910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469151.47/cwt146.00–162.007107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473178.39/cwt162.00–190.0084422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521181.21/cwt162.00–188.0094422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527157.03/cwt145.00–162.008287
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563178.98/cwt170.00–186.001,0089
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577146.85/cwt139.00–153.008476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618147.80/cwt141.00–155.009132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621173.43/cwt158.00–182.001,0777
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668149.87/cwt127.00–163.001,0013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720121.57/cwt119.00–124.008752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48283.92/cwt81.00–87.001,2448
Bulls——1,66598.58/cwt97.00–101.001,6416
Bulls——1,923111.44/cwt109.00–114.002,1432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04557.09/cwt56.00–60.0059716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07262.80/cwt62.00–66.0067315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08969.40/cwt66.00–72.007568
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16678.02/cwt76.00–80.009104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18871.49/cwt70.00–74.0084913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19661.62/cwt60.00–65.0073723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35068.17/cwt67.00–71.0092020
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37574.84/cwt74.00–78.001,02912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39081.73/cwt80.00–84.001,1365
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29821,101.10/cwt900.00–1,375.0010,8133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,205.03/cwt1,075.00–1,300.0012,6534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073717.91/cwt675.00–850.007,70318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,095.62/cwt925.00–1,225.0012,2386
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1211,243.85/cwt910.00–1,450.0013,94427
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275957.79/cwt875.00–1,075.0012,2123
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28651,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.009,9481
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27351,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.007,9011
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2793985.33/cwt825.00–1,125.007,8144
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2832834.10/cwt750.00–875.006,9405
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28721,174.40/cwt825.00–1,275.0010,2414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29941,338.54/cwt900.00–1,475.0013,3059
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0016,7201

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.