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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 23

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

2,600 head

▲ 1,050 vs last sale 1,550▲ 1,350 vs year ago 1,250 · +108.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

459 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 362▲ 240 vs year ago 219 · +109.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 68▼ 20 vs year ago 61 · −32.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was very good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

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 $172.71/cwt on 743 head.

Average price

$172.71

743 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$14.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	175.15	853	616
Medium and Large 2	448	160.84	721	127

One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about $132 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 sale743 hd

172.71

—

OK average7 barns · 7,780 hd

172.53

+0.17

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	—	Average	1,709	109.45	1,871	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,398	83.71	1,170	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	81.52	989	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	76.05	815	86

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,110	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$908	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	892	$886	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	953	$1,204	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$1,190	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$1,100	1thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	228.67/cwt	210.00–235.00	748	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	222.32/cwt	211.00–231.00	838	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	172.66/cwt	165.00–180.00	651	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	213.59/cwt	204.00–227.00	895	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	189.48/cwt	185.00–201.00	811	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	183.87/cwt	175.00–195.00	868	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	204.33/cwt	197.00–215.00	973	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	177.37/cwt	170.00–189.00	917	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	199.61/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,042	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	201.32/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,150	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	178.13/cwt	167.00–188.00	1,026	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	194.87/cwt	188.00–204.00	1,200	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	170.36/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,056	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	181.02/cwt	177.00–192.00	1,211	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	161.62/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,089	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	166.82/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,174	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	152.58/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,111	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,272	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	154.35/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,270	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,288	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,455	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	188.22/cwt	180.00–197.00	599	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	164.80/cwt	160.00–178.00	526	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	189.85/cwt	181.00–197.00	708	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	170.11/cwt	162.00–180.00	641	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	167.47/cwt	158.00–174.00	703	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	181.28/cwt	176.00–192.00	767	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	163.16/cwt	157.00–171.00	764	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	180.29/cwt	172.00–187.00	849	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	171.90/cwt	166.00–181.00	885	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	153.57/cwt	148.00–165.00	803	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	162.53/cwt	156.00–171.00	925	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	147.88/cwt	137.00–154.00	846	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	142.52/cwt	141.00–144.00	867	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	155.69/cwt	149.00–164.00	975	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	158.37/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,063	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	142.99/cwt	141.00–146.00	959	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	147.49/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,075	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	142.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,103	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,154	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	897	144.79/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,299	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,168	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	176.36/cwt	171.00–191.00	552	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	230.60/cwt	210.00–241.00	752	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	181.67/cwt	173.00–191.00	678	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	224.81/cwt	200.00–231.00	843	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	173.97/cwt	170.00–188.00	718	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	205.72/cwt	198.00–216.00	870	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	190.72/cwt	185.00–199.00	898	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	167.63/cwt	160.00–175.00	801	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	181.80/cwt	177.00–192.00	931	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	157.60/cwt	151.00–169.00	826	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	177.15/cwt	168.00–182.00	1,004	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	160.19/cwt	151.00–166.00	929	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	147.50/cwt	141.00–154.00	885	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	164.00/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,032	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	156.78/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,039	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	153.35/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,109	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	773	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,198	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,336	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,549	102.63/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,590	9
Bulls	—	—	1,763	111.45/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,965	8
Bulls	—	—	1,878	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,197	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	69.97/cwt	68.00–72.00	745	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	74.92/cwt	73.00–77.00	799	55
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	79.60/cwt	78.00–82.00	862	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	76.69/cwt	75.00–78.00	913	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	81.86/cwt	80.00–83.00	989	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	84.92/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,056	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	79.54/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,073	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,371	87.95/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,206	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	83.24/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,182	28
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	885.98/head	700.00–975.00	886	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	907.73/head	725.00–975.00	908	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	1,109.59/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,110	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	1,274.46/head	1,200.00–1,335.00	1,274	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	1,203.74/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,204	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	1,077.74/head	975.00–1,125.00	1,078	3

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,600Last week 1,550Year ago 1,250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 459Last week 362Year ago 219

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 68Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	377	211.00–231.00	222.32
28	—	616	188.00–204.00	194.87
12	—	990	147.00	147.00
6	—	823	152.00–159.00	154.35
5	—	704	163.00–176.00	166.82
1	—	870	148.00	148.00
87	—	476	197.00–215.00	204.33
74	—	571	194.00–210.00	201.32
62	—	522	195.00–211.00	199.61
66	—	419	204.00–227.00	213.59
19	—	669	177.00–192.00	181.02
14	—	327	210.00–235.00	228.67
1	—	790	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	576	167.00–188.00	178.13
5	—	377	165.00–180.00	172.66
12	—	517	170.00–189.00	177.37
38	—	472	175.00–195.00	183.87
7	—	620	163.00–180.00	170.36
8	—	674	153.00–169.00	161.62
3	—	728	142.00–158.00	152.58
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
21	—	428	185.00–201.00	189.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	828	139.00–140.00	139.33
9	—	897	135.00–146.00	144.79
10	—	729	142.00–150.00	147.49
11	—	777	140.00–146.00	142.00
62	—	515	166.00–181.00	171.90
57	—	318	180.00–197.00	188.22
91	—	423	176.00–192.00	181.28
107	—	373	181.00–197.00	189.85
127	—	471	172.00–187.00	180.29
1	—	965	121.00	121.00
1	—	930	120.00	120.00
44	—	626	149.00–164.00	155.69
23	—	671	152.00–166.00	158.37
67	—	569	156.00–171.00	162.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	377	162.00–180.00	170.11
14	—	420	158.00–174.00	167.47
14	—	572	137.00–154.00	147.88
24	—	319	160.00–178.00	164.80
4	—	671	141.00–146.00	142.99
2	—	608	141.00–144.00	142.52
22	—	523	148.00–165.00	153.57
25	—	468	157.00–171.00	163.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	145.00–155.00	153.35
6	—	663	146.00–160.00	156.78
41	—	375	200.00–231.00	224.81
25	—	423	198.00–216.00	205.72
24	—	567	168.00–182.00	177.15
24	—	512	177.00–192.00	181.80
7	—	629	160.00–175.00	164.00
41	—	471	185.00–199.00	190.72
18	—	326	210.00–241.00	230.60
4	—	773	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
6	—	524	151.00–169.00	157.60
6	—	413	170.00–188.00	173.97
2	—	600	141.00–154.00	147.50
1	—	795	168.00	168.00
9	—	580	151.00–166.00	160.19
11	—	478	160.00–175.00	167.63
9	—	313	171.00–191.00	176.36
12	—	373	173.00–191.00	181.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,065	68.00–72.00	69.97
26	—	1,083	78.00–82.00	79.60
55	—	1,067	73.00–77.00	74.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,349	78.00–80.00	79.54
10	—	1,371	86.00–90.00	87.95
28	—	1,420	81.00–85.00	83.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,208	80.00–83.00	81.86
10	—	1,191	75.00–78.00	76.69
12	—	1,243	84.00–88.00	84.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,763	110.00–114.00	111.45
6	—	1,878	115.00–119.00	117.00
9	—	1,549	101.00–105.00	102.63

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	892	700.00–975.00	885.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	940	725.00–975.00	907.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,163	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,109.59

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	2	—	953	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,203.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	937	1,200.00–1,335.00	1,274.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	973	975.00–1,125.00	1,077.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.