Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-09-06

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 6
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,150 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 2,150▲ 660 vs year ago 1,490 · +44.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
379 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 349▲ 158 vs year ago 221 · +71.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 41▼ 18 vs year ago 69 · −26.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.22/cwt on 625 head.
Average price
$166.22
625 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$808
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.31
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489168.60824506
Medium and Large 2474156.10740119
One grade step is worth $12.51/cwt here — about $85 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 sale625 hd
166.22
—
OK average5 barns · 5,788 hd
168.53
−2.31
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—Average1,57497.321,53222
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36178.491,06844
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20477.6393536
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04674.7778247

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)Young (2-4 yrs)943$1,0132thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$9787
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$90113
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)913$1,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)979$9814thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1316234.96/cwt220.00–243.0074216
Steers—Medium and Large 2324196.91/cwt193.00–203.006385
Steers—Medium and Large 2361186.24/cwt180.00–199.0067210
Steers—Medium and Large 1383210.41/cwt200.00–230.0080636
Steers—Medium and Large 2423190.10/cwt180.00–199.0080415
Steers—Medium and Large 1424205.68/cwt201.00–219.0087236
Steers—Medium and Large 1472196.32/cwt192.00–207.0092784
Steers—Medium and Large 2475182.63/cwt171.00–189.0086714
Steers—Medium and Large 2514175.41/cwt166.00–184.009025
Steers—Medium and Large 1523191.89/cwt185.00–201.001,00488
Steers—Medium and Large 1572197.50/cwt188.00–206.001,13079
Steers—Medium and Large 2573177.88/cwt166.00–183.001,01921
Steers—Medium and Large 1624200.04/cwt190.00–205.001,24854
Steers—Medium and Large 2625178.49/cwt170.00–188.001,11612
Steers—Medium and Large 2650156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1677174.98/cwt172.00–188.001,18511
Steers—Medium and Large 1710167.86/cwt165.00–171.001,19216
Steers—Medium and Large 1855159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3592
Steers—Medium and Large 1920145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321162.42/cwt152.00–168.005217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326173.82/cwt171.00–180.0056722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376179.06/cwt172.00–187.0067387
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378164.52/cwt160.00–170.0062212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429176.01/cwt170.00–184.0075571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432161.73/cwt155.00–175.0069940
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472167.73/cwt161.00–176.0079290
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479152.48/cwt145.00–160.0073017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512145.63/cwt140.00–153.0074621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520162.80/cwt156.00–171.00847106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573166.89/cwt162.00–177.0095672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584156.42/cwt152.00–161.0091316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621161.88/cwt153.00–167.001,00528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628141.51/cwt141.00–142.008892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668153.41/cwt148.00–163.001,02524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2693141.00/cwt141.00–141.009773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1743143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1915120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2308191.46/cwt190.00–193.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322221.73/cwt204.00–235.0071431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373207.22/cwt200.00–223.0077325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379187.27/cwt178.00–199.0071010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415175.51/cwt171.00–181.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425194.81/cwt187.00–203.0082823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481184.44/cwt176.00–190.0088717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481163.31/cwt160.00–171.0078616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524155.77/cwt146.00–160.008168
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529182.73/cwt179.00–194.0096720
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569154.93/cwt152.00–161.008824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572170.13/cwt162.00–177.0097321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630162.20/cwt150.00–175.001,02220
Bulls—Medium and Large 1656160.13/cwt151.00–164.001,0506
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1703151.49/cwt150.00–153.001,0652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1786156.60/cwt154.00–162.001,2313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1838151.63/cwt143.00–157.001,2713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1888148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1975120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44089.73/cwt88.00–92.001,2929
Bulls——1,666100.03/cwt99.00–103.001,6668
Bulls——1,667106.63/cwt105.00–109.001,7785
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03370.32/cwt69.00–73.0072621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04580.39/cwt79.00–83.0084014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06876.00/cwt74.00–78.0081212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19173.15/cwt71.00–75.008718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20177.59/cwt76.00–80.0093221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23082.87/cwt81.00–85.001,0197
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32683.44/cwt80.00–86.001,1069
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36778.84/cwt77.00–81.001,07822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37674.47/cwt72.00–76.001,02513
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28601,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28631,051.09/head1,025.00–1,075.001,0512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29651,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,095911.36/head900.00–925.009112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29431,013.40/head900.00–1,125.001,0132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980900.75/head700.00–975.0090113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080978.33/head800.00–1,075.009787

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.