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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 16

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,550 head

▼ 190 vs last sale 1,740▼ 250 vs year ago 1,800 · −13.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

362 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 366▲ 175 vs year ago 187 · +93.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 44▲ 15 vs year ago 53 · +28.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers and leans 5.00 to 7.00 lower, boners steady. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.51/cwt on 382 head.

Average price

$173.51

382 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.54

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	175.72	864	315
Medium and Large 2	470	163.15	767	67

One grade step is worth $12.57/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 sale382 hd

173.51

—

OK average7 barns · 9,176 hd

171.98

+1.54

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,693	104.33	1,766	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	79.80	1,112	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	77.67	931	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	74.01	792	49

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,005	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,152	$999	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	971	$961	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	999	$911	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,042	$800	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$789	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,170	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,037	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	876	$776	5

Every lot

84 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	191.21/cwt	183.00–195.00	616	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	222.63/cwt	215.00–231.00	732	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	218.67/cwt	211.00–227.00	816	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	187.54/cwt	178.00–194.00	709	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	208.64/cwt	204.00–221.00	864	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	175.52/cwt	169.00–183.00	737	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	198.89/cwt	192.00–209.00	935	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	177.53/cwt	168.00–184.00	847	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	173.91/cwt	160.00–186.00	899	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	200.15/cwt	194.00–213.00	1,051	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	204.41/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,153	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	182.38/cwt	178.00–193.00	1,051	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	166.61/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,033	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	199.85/cwt	189.00–203.00	1,251	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	190.73/cwt	182.00–197.00	1,278	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	169.83/cwt	162.00–177.00	1,158	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	174.16/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,256	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	142.09/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,042	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	151.99/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,176	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	149.48/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,297	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	172.10/cwt	167.00–183.00	547	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	185.68/cwt	181.00–194.00	598	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	174.35/cwt	165.00–179.00	650	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	185.89/cwt	182.00–197.00	701	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	184.94/cwt	181.00–196.00	779	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	167.96/cwt	161.00–177.00	727	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	183.30/cwt	176.00–190.00	854	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	162.64/cwt	157.00–172.00	777	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	175.34/cwt	168.00–183.00	903	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	161.16/cwt	152.00–167.00	853	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	148.66/cwt	142.00–157.00	855	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	164.61/cwt	160.00–174.00	956	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	161.86/cwt	154.00–168.00	999	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	139.06/cwt	137.00–141.00	862	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	155.60/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,055	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	151.65/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,084	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	224.62/cwt	215.00–232.00	714	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	331	196.97/cwt	189.00–203.00	652	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	198.02/cwt	192.00–207.00	741	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	216.46/cwt	210.00–225.00	829	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	198.51/cwt	194.00–209.00	840	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	175.68/cwt	170.00–185.00	747	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	937	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	189.32/cwt	181.00–196.00	901	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	167.56/cwt	162.00–177.00	803	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	157.70/cwt	152.00–167.00	815	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	175.65/cwt	172.00–187.00	919	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	144.43/cwt	141.00–151.00	820	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	171.66/cwt	167.00–181.00	987	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	150.97/cwt	143.00–158.00	928	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	170.83/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,052	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	165.71/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,105	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	143.32/cwt	139.00–147.00	967	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	984	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	777	135.33/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,052	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,170	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	98.89/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,605	6
Bulls	—	—	1,667	105.82/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,764	5
Bulls	—	—	1,831	110.61/cwt	109.00–113.00	2,025	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	75.35/cwt	73.00–77.00	799	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	67.79/cwt	67.00–71.00	726	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	79.96/cwt	78.00–82.00	866	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	84.87/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,011	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	73.01/cwt	72.00–76.00	872	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	79.62/cwt	77.00–81.00	963	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	84.08/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,151	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	74.70/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,041	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	78.81/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,105	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	960.57/head	700.00–1,175.00	961	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	910.86/head	800.00–1,000.00	911	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	800.32/head	775.00–825.00	800	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	1,005.06/head	778.00–1,200.00	1,005	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	788.61/head	750.00–830.00	789	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	999.04/head	785.00–1,075.00	999	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	899	764.23/head	710.00–800.00	764	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,030.36/head	775.00–1,325.00	1,030	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,365.00/head	1,365.00–1,365.00	1,365	1

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Aug 16, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,550Last week 1,740Year ago 1,800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 362Last week 366Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 44Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	169.00–183.00	175.52
13	—	477	168.00–184.00	177.53
2	—	733	137.00–147.00	142.09
3	—	620	165.00–170.00	166.61
7	—	378	178.00–194.00	187.54
7	—	682	162.00–177.00	169.83
3	—	322	183.00–195.00	191.21
17	—	576	178.00–193.00	182.38
16	—	517	160.00–186.00	173.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	470	192.00–209.00	198.89
23	—	626	189.00–203.00	199.85
26	—	564	195.00–210.00	204.41
14	—	721	165.00–177.00	174.16
14	—	329	215.00–231.00	222.63
2	—	868	144.00–155.00	149.48
21	—	670	182.00–197.00	190.73
5	—	774	145.00–154.00	151.99
49	—	525	194.00–213.00	200.15
38	—	414	204.00–221.00	208.64
26	—	373	211.00–227.00	218.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	137.00	137.00
19	—	322	181.00–194.00	185.68
33	—	515	168.00–183.00	175.34
44	—	421	181.00–196.00	184.94
55	—	581	160.00–174.00	164.61
56	—	377	182.00–197.00	185.89
55	—	466	176.00–190.00	183.30
8	—	715	140.00–155.00	151.65
31	—	617	154.00–168.00	161.86
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
12	—	678	148.00–162.00	155.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	529	152.00–167.00	161.16
15	—	478	157.00–172.00	162.64
2	—	668	140.00	140.00
6	—	318	167.00–183.00	172.10
2	—	620	137.00–141.00	139.06
6	—	575	142.00–157.00	148.66
9	—	373	165.00–179.00	174.35
13	—	433	161.00–177.00	167.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	318	215.00–232.00	224.62
1	—	830	141.00	141.00
11	—	667	160.00–175.00	165.71
22	—	523	172.00–187.00	175.65
21	—	423	194.00–209.00	198.51
20	—	476	181.00–196.00	189.32
4	—	777	132.00–138.00	135.33
1	—	740	133.00	133.00
30	—	383	210.00–225.00	216.46
19	—	616	164.00–177.00	170.83
14	—	575	167.00–181.00	171.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	425	170.00–185.00	175.68
11	—	479	162.00–177.00	167.56
4	—	331	189.00–203.00	196.97
7	—	374	192.00–207.00	198.02
3	—	615	143.00–158.00	150.97
3	—	675	139.00–147.00	143.32
11	—	517	152.00–167.00	157.70
5	—	568	141.00–151.00	144.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,071	67.00–71.00	67.79
12	—	1,083	78.00–82.00	79.96
21	—	1,061	73.00–77.00	75.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,402	77.00–81.00	78.81
3	—	1,393	73.00–76.00	74.70
11	—	1,369	82.00–86.00	84.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,194	72.00–76.00	73.01
9	—	1,191	83.00–87.00	84.87
17	—	1,209	77.00–81.00	79.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,623	96.00–100.00	98.89
4	—	1,831	109.00–113.00	110.61
5	—	1,667	104.00–108.00	105.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	971	700.00–1,175.00	960.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,078	778.00–1,200.00	1,005.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,105	750.00–830.00	788.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	999	800.00–1,000.00	910.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,042	775.00–825.00	800.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	785.00–1,075.00	999.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	985	775.00–1,325.00	1,030.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,365.00	1,365.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	899	710.00–800.00	764.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	975.00	975.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.