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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 20

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,450 head

▼ 750 vs last sale 3,200▲ 770 vs year ago 1,680 · +45.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

732 head

▲ 204 vs last sale 528▲ 409 vs year ago 323 · +126.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 42▼ 9 vs year ago 77 · −11.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower.

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 $151.55/cwt on 530 head.

Average price

$151.55

530 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$13.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.72

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	155.02	812	389
Medium and Large 2	436	141.96	618	141

One grade step is worth $13.07/cwt here — about $193 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 sale530 hd

151.55

—

OK average7 barns · 7,822 hd

162.27

−10.72

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	1,601	91.67	1,468	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	76.02	1,060	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	73.51	899	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	71.90	771	150

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)	1,133	$1,041	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	986	$1,028	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,104	$955	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,026	$932	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,056	$916	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$825	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	190.52/cwt	185.00–200.00	612	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	170.19/cwt	165.00–180.00	563	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	191.24/cwt	187.00–203.00	732	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	172.53/cwt	167.00–182.00	661	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	178.74/cwt	171.00–189.00	756	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	196.51/cwt	190.00–206.00	837	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	178.71/cwt	172.00–187.00	851	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	197.86/cwt	190.00–211.00	944	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	173.40/cwt	170.00–185.00	903	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	190.73/cwt	186.00–206.00	1,001	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	177.92/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,014	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	157.58/cwt	150.00–165.00	903	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	159.97/cwt	152.00–167.00	987	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	172.03/cwt	168.00–183.00	1,063	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	931	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	159.09/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,090	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	703	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	991	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	154.18/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,113	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	157.81/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,220	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	143.33/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,228	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,314	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	161.80/cwt	156.00–168.00	511	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	144.08/cwt	137.00–152.00	462	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	137.70/cwt	130.00–146.00	514	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	153.93/cwt	147.00–162.00	580	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	153.40/cwt	146.00–161.00	643	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	139.13/cwt	135.00–150.00	590	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	146.65/cwt	141.00–156.00	689	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	165.26/cwt	160.00–175.00	790	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	141.39/cwt	136.00–146.00	732	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	157.81/cwt	150.00–163.00	829	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	142.91/cwt	132.00–149.00	813	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	156.39/cwt	150.00–165.00	893	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	158.40/cwt	150.00–165.00	979	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	141.57/cwt	135.00–149.00	893	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	140.26/cwt	135.00–149.00	938	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	134.48/cwt	130.00–143.00	971	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	147.12/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,137	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,019	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,079	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	116.18/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,060	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,076	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	177.29/cwt	170.00–185.00	578	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	148.27/cwt	146.00–151.00	494	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	150.40/cwt	143.00–158.00	561	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	174.01/cwt	165.00–180.00	670	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	174.49/cwt	168.00–182.00	722	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	157.55/cwt	150.00–162.00	666	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	171.47/cwt	165.00–180.00	808	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	147.31/cwt	141.00–158.00	694	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	146.73/cwt	140.00–155.00	775	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	148.63/cwt	144.00–152.00	844	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	156.02/cwt	152.00–167.00	970	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	139.84/cwt	130.00–145.00	943	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	130.63/cwt	122.00–136.00	931	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	752	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	842	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	141.02/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,100	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	825	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,163	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,547	91.55/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,416	6
Bulls	—	—	1,559	103.19/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,609	9
Bulls	—	—	1,652	84.31/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,393	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	69.07/cwt	68.00–72.00	729	88
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	80.38/cwt	78.00–82.00	880	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	75.26/cwt	73.00–77.00	826	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	80.05/cwt	78.00–82.00	957	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	74.80/cwt	73.00–77.00	908	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	69.75/cwt	68.00–72.00	866	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	79.56/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,083	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	74.99/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,050	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,058	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	861.59/head	825.00–900.00	862	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	986	1,027.90/head	800.00–1,225.00	1,028	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,026	932.06/head	800.00–1,100.00	932	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	958.02/head	850.00–1,175.00	958	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,040.78/head	875.00–1,225.00	1,041	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,240	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	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 Sep 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,450Last week 3,200Year ago 1,680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 732Last week 528Year ago 323

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 42Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	122.00	122.00
8	—	669	135.00–149.00	140.26
44	—	571	150.00–165.00	156.39
14	—	773	136.00–150.00	147.12
5	—	912	110.00–121.00	116.18
82	—	525	150.00–163.00	157.81
20	—	316	156.00–168.00	161.80
40	—	377	147.00–162.00	153.93
2	—	983	109.00–110.00	109.50
48	—	618	150.00–165.00	158.40
14	—	722	130.00–143.00	134.48
3	—	892	121.00	121.00
48	—	478	160.00–175.00	165.26
60	—	419	146.00–161.00	153.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	135.00–149.00	141.57
9	—	569	132.00–149.00	142.91
18	—	518	136.00–146.00	141.39
25	—	470	141.00–156.00	146.65
34	—	321	137.00–152.00	144.08
2	—	680	127.00–129.00	128.00
19	—	373	130.00–146.00	137.70
27	—	424	135.00–150.00	139.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	752	112.00	112.00
4	—	333	146.00–151.00	148.27
12	—	423	150.00–162.00	157.55
2	—	578	134.00	134.00
8	—	373	143.00–158.00	150.40
12	—	471	141.00–158.00	147.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	414	168.00–182.00	174.49
1	—	825	141.00	141.00
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
21	—	385	165.00–180.00	174.01
5	—	674	130.00–145.00	139.84
6	—	622	152.00–167.00	156.02
10	—	568	144.00–152.00	148.63
11	—	471	165.00–180.00	171.47
8	—	713	122.00–136.00	130.63
8	—	528	140.00–155.00	146.73
23	—	326	170.00–185.00	177.29
5	—	780	136.00–149.00	141.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	142.00	142.00
62	—	477	190.00–211.00	197.86
3	—	857	142.00–144.00	143.33
7	—	773	152.00–167.00	157.81
55	—	525	186.00–206.00	190.73
19	—	722	150.00–165.00	154.18
25	—	383	187.00–203.00	191.24
49	—	570	170.00–185.00	177.92
36	—	426	190.00–206.00	196.51
44	—	618	168.00–183.00	172.03
2	—	825	150.00	150.00
23	—	321	185.00–200.00	190.52
35	—	685	152.00–167.00	159.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	521	170.00–185.00	173.40
7	—	617	152.00–167.00	159.97
2	—	675	136.00–140.00	137.97
24	—	476	172.00–187.00	178.71
17	—	423	171.00–189.00	178.74
19	—	383	167.00–182.00	172.53
2	—	703	140.00–142.00	141.00
8	—	331	165.00–180.00	170.19
12	—	573	150.00–165.00	157.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,128	825.00–900.00	861.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	911	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,026	800.00–1,100.00	932.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,093	850.00–1,175.00	958.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	986	800.00–1,225.00	1,027.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,133	875.00–1,225.00	1,040.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,547	90.00–94.00	91.55
9	—	1,559	102.00–106.00	103.19
14	—	1,652	83.00–87.00	84.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,214	73.00–77.00	74.80
28	—	1,241	68.00–72.00	69.75
11	—	1,195	78.00–82.00	80.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,361	78.00–82.00	79.56
26	—	1,400	73.00–77.00	74.99
3	—	1,470	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,097	73.00–77.00	75.26
8	—	1,095	78.00–82.00	80.38
88	—	1,056	68.00–72.00	69.07

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.