Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-08-09

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 9
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,740 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 1,650▼ 60 vs year ago 1,800 · −3.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
366 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 237▲ 168 vs year ago 198 · +84.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 38▼ 18 vs year ago 62 · −29.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 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 $165.44/cwt on 409 head.
Average price
$165.44
409 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$818
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.23
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495170.35843302
Medium and Large 2493151.58747107
One grade step is worth $18.77/cwt here — about $97 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 sale409 hd
165.44
—
OK average7 barns · 9,031 hd
165.68
−0.23
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—Low1,736106.291,84520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40385.191,19542
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21180.6397636
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06378.9783941

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$1,0234thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$9923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$9917
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$9733thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,074$8765
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,0215
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)762$7973thin

Every lot

87 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 1326218.84/cwt215.00–227.0071315
Steers—Medium and Large 2343176.04/cwt171.00–181.006042
Steers—Medium and Large 1366215.81/cwt210.00–224.0079032
Steers—Medium and Large 2384179.48/cwt175.00–190.006895
Steers—Medium and Large 2425188.14/cwt180.00–198.0080022
Steers—Medium and Large 1428206.82/cwt203.00–215.0088539
Steers—Medium and Large 1472194.99/cwt190.00–205.0092044
Steers—Medium and Large 2477174.60/cwt170.00–188.0083322
Steers—Medium and Large 2519162.81/cwt158.00–174.0084523
Steers—Medium and Large 1522186.37/cwt182.00–197.0097322
Steers—Medium and Large 1567193.35/cwt188.00–202.001,09640
Steers—Medium and Large 2573169.86/cwt163.00–179.0097314
Steers—Medium and Large 2605158.94/cwt152.00–160.009628
Steers—Medium and Large 1623183.50/cwt177.00–191.001,1439
Steers—Medium and Large 2668163.60/cwt157.00–169.001,09310
Steers—Medium and Large 1675184.06/cwt178.00–193.001,24237
Steers—Medium and Large 1720170.03/cwt165.00–171.001,2246
Steers—Medium and Large 2745143.50/cwt142.00–145.001,0692
Steers—Medium and Large 1763153.97/cwt151.00–157.001,1752
Steers—Medium and Large 1839162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3598
Steers—Medium and Large 1870136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317190.16/cwt182.00–195.0060330
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329173.56/cwt171.00–179.005714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371155.96/cwt150.00–162.005797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380177.40/cwt170.00–184.0067447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415169.14/cwt166.00–180.0070228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419154.14/cwt149.00–164.0064631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added432207.00/cwt207.00–207.008949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467147.98/cwt142.00–155.0069113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479165.74/cwt160.00–175.0079461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520149.07/cwt142.00–159.0077522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523165.68/cwt160.00–174.0086755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581152.50/cwt140.00–158.0088617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590168.40/cwt166.00–171.0099412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614147.00/cwt140.00–150.009039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620165.83/cwt156.00–171.001,02827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668141.98/cwt140.00–144.009482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673155.91/cwt153.00–168.001,0498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1759149.78/cwt146.00–155.001,13710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2783126.10/cwt120.00–132.009872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1819151.18/cwt149.00–154.001,23813
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322221.22/cwt209.00–227.0071220
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335183.55/cwt176.00–190.006156
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383186.75/cwt182.00–198.0071519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417189.88/cwt167.00–204.0079223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420168.83/cwt160.00–175.0070911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466178.93/cwt175.00–190.0083431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added468195.00/cwt195.00–195.009132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472160.72/cwt156.00–171.0075911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518166.82/cwt162.00–175.0086430
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521153.35/cwt145.00–160.007997
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566162.59/cwt156.00–171.0092025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578156.95/cwt150.00–165.009074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614162.31/cwt152.00–166.0099714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627135.08/cwt132.00–141.008475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1666156.78/cwt150.00–165.001,04421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668146.01/cwt142.00–157.009754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1975123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1991
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 341543.00/cwt43.00–43.001781
Dairy Steers—Large 346050.00/cwt50.00–50.002301
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 346080.00/cwt80.00–80.003681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62392.82/cwt92.00–96.001,5064
Bulls——1,683106.20/cwt105.00–109.001,7878
Bulls——1,846113.12/cwt111.00–115.002,0888
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04574.85/cwt73.00–77.0078215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06279.83/cwt78.00–82.0084817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09484.21/cwt83.00–87.009219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19479.99/cwt78.00–82.0095514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22184.15/cwt83.00–86.001,02714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22175.59/cwt73.00–77.009238
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37191.11/cwt89.00–93.001,2496
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39881.79/cwt79.00–83.001,14314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41485.74/cwt84.00–88.001,21222
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013991.69/head975.00–1,000.009923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,022.70/head960.00–1,070.001,0234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068991.07/head925.00–1,095.009917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,074876.11/head811.00–925.008765
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170973.46/head875.00–1,060.009733
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2762797.17/head750.00–825.007973
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2833991.22/head875.00–1,100.009912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2993969.66/head950.00–985.009702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851

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.