Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-05-17

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, May 17
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,725 head
▲ 325 vs last sale 1,400▲ 525 vs year ago 1,200 · +43.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
366 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 294▲ 16 vs year ago 350 · +4.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 116▲ 4 vs year ago 80 · +5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00-9.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00-8.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was light to moderate. Slaughter cows, steady to 7.00 higher, except for Breakers 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.83/cwt on 502 head.
Average price
$146.83
502 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.53
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513149.40767408
Medium and Large 2484135.6965794
One grade step is worth $13.71/cwt here — about $110 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 sale502 hd
146.83
—
OK average7 barns · 9,570 hd
148.36
−1.53
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—Average1,57299.491,56433
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38973.851,02644
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19771.2785336
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06866.4971045

Every lot

81 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 2326184.45/cwt176.00–190.006018
Steers—Medium and Large 1327199.39/cwt197.00–202.006525
Steers—Medium and Large 2369163.88/cwt160.00–175.006057
Steers—Medium and Large 1379197.60/cwt192.00–201.0074915
Steers—Medium and Large 2413169.59/cwt164.00–178.007006
Steers—Medium and Large 1421196.72/cwt190.00–205.0082828
Steers—Medium and Large 1474182.34/cwt179.00–194.0086425
Steers—Medium and Large 2480165.60/cwt163.00–177.0079511
Steers—Medium and Large 2518161.00/cwt161.00–161.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 1521184.99/cwt179.00–194.0096420
Steers—Medium and Large 1581179.31/cwt173.00–187.001,04223
Steers—Medium and Large 2585152.69/cwt146.00–160.008935
Steers—Medium and Large 1608178.54/cwt168.00–183.001,08631
Steers—Medium and Large 2637155.60/cwt152.00–167.009917
Steers—Medium and Large 1666161.13/cwt156.00–169.001,0738
Steers—Medium and Large 2668138.51/cwt135.00–146.009255
Steers—Medium and Large 2730147.64/cwt144.00–155.001,0783
Steers—Medium and Large 1733154.98/cwt151.00–162.001,1363
Steers—Medium and Large 1757138.60/cwt131.00–145.001,0493
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327157.46/cwt151.00–165.0051527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330139.97/cwt134.00–149.0046210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374161.02/cwt155.00–169.0060233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378142.57/cwt136.00–149.005399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420156.18/cwt149.00–163.0065642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425139.63/cwt132.00–146.0059312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475141.74/cwt135.00–150.0067316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476156.02/cwt151.00–164.0074380
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519130.32/cwt122.00–137.0067622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523149.42/cwt141.00–163.0078155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568133.04/cwt128.00–141.0075618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570145.55/cwt142.00–156.0083077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613123.33/cwt120.00–131.007565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621138.07/cwt132.00–146.0085773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676138.02/cwt132.00–147.0093316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690125.00/cwt119.00–131.008632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717131.37/cwt130.00–133.009423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768120.97/cwt119.00–123.009292
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328166.18/cwt156.00–170.005454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329184.00/cwt177.00–193.0060525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370164.81/cwt160.00–175.006105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374191.61/cwt186.00–201.0071712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426184.72/cwt176.00–191.0078727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430163.84/cwt158.00–173.0070514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472176.72/cwt167.00–181.0083427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473151.60/cwt146.00–158.007179
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524148.77/cwt142.00–156.0078010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525170.24/cwt167.00–182.0089438
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580151.10/cwt142.00–158.0087612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1584174.18/cwt162.00–177.001,01727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611158.98/cwt152.00–167.0097111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623144.99/cwt144.00–146.009033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655150.63/cwt148.00–151.009878
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670145.00/cwt145.00–145.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718134.09/cwt126.00–135.0096310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1786129.20/cwt126.00–140.001,0168
Bulls—Medium and Large 1835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41890.03/cwt89.00–92.001,27712
Bulls——1,605102.39/cwt99.00–105.001,64313
Bulls——1,751108.96/cwt107.00–111.001,9088
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03469.54/cwt68.00–71.0071913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07663.08/cwt62.00–66.0067926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10774.69/cwt73.00–77.008276
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18765.89/cwt64.00–68.007829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19770.99/cwt69.00–73.0085013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20475.00/cwt74.00–78.0090314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37371.44/cwt69.00–73.0098113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38275.81/cwt74.00–78.001,04828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52866.01/cwt65.00–67.001,0093
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2934698.86/cwt650.00–725.006,5276
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003900.56/cwt875.00–925.009,0332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,8282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,017719.79/cwt700.00–725.007,32010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,136927.46/cwt775.00–975.0010,53613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,161601.47/cwt600.00–610.006,9836
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195909.76/cwt810.00–1,025.0010,8725
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,283954.86/cwt885.00–1,025.0012,2512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29301,065.41/cwt975.00–1,200.009,9083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,090900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,8101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,092.52/cwt1,025.00–1,160.0012,1603
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,135927.55/cwt900.00–960.0010,5283
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,208999.62/cwt850.00–1,150.0012,0753

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.