Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-05-24

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, May 24
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,000 head
▼ 725 vs last sale 1,725▼ 100 vs year ago 1,100 · −9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▼ 199 vs last sale 366▼ 151 vs year ago 318 · −47.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 84▼ 9 vs year ago 42 · −21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand light to moderate. Quality was average with some groups of attractive heifer calves. Slaughter cows breakers and boners 1.00 to 4.00 higher, Lean cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.67/cwt on 331 head.
Average price
$144.67
331 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$786
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.08
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559146.47818273
Medium and Large 2471136.2064158
One grade step is worth $10.27/cwt here — about $177 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 sale331 hd
144.67
—
OK average7 barns · 8,647 hd
146.75
−2.08
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—Low1,681103.701,74325
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41875.841,07617
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22671.7788023
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06165.8069825

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1319177.95/cwt173.00–185.005686
Steers—Medium and Large 2333160.33/cwt153.00–168.005342
Steers—Medium and Large 1370186.30/cwt179.00–192.0068920
Steers—Medium and Large 2378165.14/cwt157.00–175.006247
Steers—Medium and Large 2419162.01/cwt156.00–169.006799
Steers—Medium and Large 1427180.91/cwt177.00–191.0077223
Steers—Medium and Large 1467184.95/cwt180.00–194.0086412
Steers—Medium and Large 2474167.31/cwt162.00–177.007939
Steers—Medium and Large 1520177.93/cwt171.00–185.0092525
Steers—Medium and Large 2528162.34/cwt154.00–168.008578
Steers—Medium and Large 1569176.11/cwt171.00–185.001,00222
Steers—Medium and Large 2570155.00/cwt155.00–155.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 2625156.00/cwt156.00–156.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1636168.11/cwt157.00–171.001,06919
Steers—Medium and Large 1671153.68/cwt150.00–160.001,0318
Steers—Medium and Large 1722141.90/cwt137.00–146.001,0259
Steers—Medium and Large 1850132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1222
Steers—Medium and Large 1953127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2103
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318135.50/cwt128.00–142.004314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334153.05/cwt146.00–160.0051121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370159.27/cwt154.00–167.0058911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374141.47/cwt132.00–149.0052910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417140.32/cwt131.00–148.0058512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423156.51/cwt151.00–165.0066240
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469154.53/cwt146.00–160.0072537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475137.88/cwt131.00–145.0065510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517133.86/cwt125.00–139.006927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522148.74/cwt142.00–158.0077622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566147.56/cwt142.00–157.0083529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570132.74/cwt127.00–141.0075710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633125.49/cwt125.00–126.007942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1641141.36/cwt137.00–145.0090620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2652121.66/cwt120.00–125.007933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672140.49/cwt132.00–144.0094452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716131.46/cwt122.00–136.0094113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773133.89/cwt129.00–137.001,03513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810127.27/cwt120.00–130.001,03115
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322182.56/cwt177.00–191.005885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326159.80/cwt152.00–167.005214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376181.77/cwt178.00–195.006837
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395137.00/cwt137.00–137.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418154.77/cwt146.00–160.006477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435171.84/cwt166.00–181.0074815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473146.60/cwt141.00–151.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481164.31/cwt161.00–175.0079019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526173.37/cwt166.00–181.0091211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535139.85/cwt132.00–148.007482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559159.75/cwt156.00–170.0089311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573145.76/cwt141.00–156.008356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620132.00/cwt132.00–132.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622145.21/cwt142.00–156.0090310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655146.98/cwt141.00–149.009634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705135.00/cwt133.00–137.009522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1895114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59495.54/cwt94.00–98.001,5234
Bulls——1,656103.44/cwt102.00–106.001,71313
Bulls——1,766108.20/cwt107.00–111.001,9118
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04761.67/cwt60.00–65.0064612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06072.36/cwt71.00–74.007673
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07768.80/cwt66.00–70.0074110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19179.25/cwt74.00–82.009444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21866.32/cwt65.00–69.008086
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24171.99/cwt70.00–74.0089313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40970.73/cwt70.00–72.009974
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41474.87/cwt73.00–77.001,0597
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43080.38/cwt79.00–83.001,1496
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2798725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,7862
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28551,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0010,4741
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,7811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2971921.24/cwt725.00–1,175.008,9455
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035968.84/cwt775.00–1,100.0010,0275
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,1991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,124876.68/cwt775.00–925.009,8547
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,8401

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.