Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-08-02

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 2
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,650 head
▲ 400 vs last sale 1,250▲ 300 vs year ago 1,350 · +22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 279▲ 119 vs year ago 118 · +100.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 52▲ 16 vs year ago 22 · +72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.18/cwt on 544 head.
Average price
$160.18
544 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.46
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502164.29825390
Medium and Large 2475149.77711154
One grade step is worth $14.51/cwt here — about $114 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 sale544 hd
160.18
—
OK average6 barns · 6,330 hd
164.64
−4.46
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—High1,55497.891,52114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40983.381,17523
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24478.7398034
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06675.7580742

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,099$8938
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$8762thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)894$85311
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)980$9202thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)843$8612thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1332211.03/cwt207.00–215.0070111
Steers—Medium and Large 2333183.05/cwt176.00–190.006102
Steers—Medium and Large 1369211.97/cwt205.00–219.0078218
Steers—Medium and Large 2373180.26/cwt176.00–190.0067210
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added400209.00/cwt209.00–209.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 2420171.09/cwt163.00–179.0071917
Steers—Medium and Large 1430189.59/cwt186.00–202.0081524
Steers—Medium and Large 2473168.51/cwt162.00–176.0079717
Steers—Medium and Large 1478184.24/cwt178.00–192.0088146
Steers—Medium and Large 1522182.08/cwt176.00–190.0095032
Steers—Medium and Large 2525152.99/cwt145.00–160.0080318
Steers—Medium and Large 1571168.42/cwt162.00–176.0096232
Steers—Medium and Large 2573147.27/cwt140.00–155.008449
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added608196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1924
Steers—Medium and Large 2617145.89/cwt140.00–151.009007
Steers—Medium and Large 1623164.64/cwt161.00–168.001,02619
Steers—Medium and Large 1656159.56/cwt157.00–171.001,04711
Steers—Medium and Large 2680139.35/cwt129.00–150.009482
Steers—Medium and Large 1728158.40/cwt158.00–160.001,1535
Steers—Medium and Large 1778150.62/cwt148.00–153.001,1728
Steers—Medium and Large 1855138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318173.89/cwt169.00–183.0055330
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328157.86/cwt149.00–163.0051815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374173.07/cwt166.00–180.0064725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2391151.58/cwt146.00–161.0059319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425154.27/cwt151.00–166.0065631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426173.45/cwt169.00–183.0073950
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468170.93/cwt166.00–180.0080081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476153.82/cwt148.00–164.0073230
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520162.88/cwt158.00–172.0084782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525149.47/cwt145.00–160.0078528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570138.77/cwt132.00–146.0079118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576157.55/cwt152.00–163.0090767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616151.22/cwt146.00–160.0093226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628134.24/cwt127.00–144.008439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663152.00/cwt142.00–156.001,00815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2684132.25/cwt123.00–137.009054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725135.31/cwt126.00–140.009817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1759137.76/cwt131.00–140.001,0464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1818131.98/cwt130.00–134.001,0802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1309208.25/cwt200.00–217.0064312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335176.50/cwt173.00–180.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363174.98/cwt170.00–189.006358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385202.54/cwt195.00–211.0078024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1411179.41/cwt172.00–192.0073718
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432152.51/cwt140.00–167.0065916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467154.74/cwt141.00–167.0072318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475175.22/cwt169.00–184.0083222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519173.26/cwt166.00–180.0089919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523150.83/cwt140.00–161.0078910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574158.32/cwt135.00–167.0090925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620147.00/cwt140.00–154.009112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629152.36/cwt147.00–161.009585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670147.67/cwt145.00–153.009893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710141.16/cwt134.00–148.001,0024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50199.73/cwt98.00–102.001,4976
Bulls——1,538105.58/cwt103.00–107.001,6244
Bulls——1,64887.44/cwt85.00–91.001,4414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04771.61/cwt71.00–75.0075024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08977.57/cwt76.00–80.0084510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09285.88/cwt83.00–87.009388
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22273.94/cwt73.00–77.0090416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22486.99/cwt84.00–88.001,0657
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29080.43/cwt79.00–83.001,03811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36783.35/cwt81.00–85.001,13914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41078.74/cwt76.00–80.001,1105
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55489.30/cwt88.00–90.001,3884
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2894853.16/head760.00–900.0085311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905875.55/head850.00–900.008762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,099893.17/head760.00–1,000.008938
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2843860.50/head850.00–870.008612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2980920.43/head835.00–1,005.009202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.