Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-10-04

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 4
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,700 head
▲ 600 vs last sale 2,100▲ 600 vs year ago 2,100 · +28.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
759 head
▲ 236 vs last sale 523▲ 336 vs year ago 423 · +79.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 52▲ 29 vs year ago 52 · +55.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.91/cwt on 569 head.
Average price
$148.91
569 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.95
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493152.51751440
Medium and Large 2481136.62657129
One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $95 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 sale569 hd
148.91
—
OK average7 barns · 9,274 hd
155.86
−6.95
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—Low1,61490.011,45340
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40767.8695573
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23264.5079476
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07661.3566087

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,147$1,0813thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$9752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$8505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,074$1,05311
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)902$1,0396
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$7851thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315169.25/cwt165.00–179.005338
Steers—Medium and Large 2318121.48/cwt119.00–124.003862
Steers—Medium and Large 1375180.27/cwt175.00–190.0067628
Steers—Medium and Large 2377157.51/cwt152.00–166.0059410
Steers—Medium and Large 2417156.87/cwt153.00–168.0065411
Steers—Medium and Large 1425179.84/cwt173.00–190.0076414
Steers—Medium and Large 2466157.16/cwt150.00–165.007329
Steers—Medium and Large 1470179.46/cwt173.00–188.0084327
Steers—Medium and Large 2522157.25/cwt151.00–166.0082114
Steers—Medium and Large 1526171.70/cwt167.00–180.0090341
Steers—Medium and Large 1569171.70/cwt168.00–183.0097756
Steers—Medium and Large 2569157.88/cwt152.00–167.0089810
Steers—Medium and Large 2621151.78/cwt145.00–159.009437
Steers—Medium and Large 1624167.14/cwt163.00–178.001,04328
Steers—Medium and Large 1669158.46/cwt156.00–171.001,06014
Steers—Medium and Large 2679136.85/cwt131.00–145.009298
Steers—Medium and Large 1706136.13/cwt130.00–144.0096110
Steers—Medium and Large 2720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1765147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1251
Steers—Medium and Large 2795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 1838145.14/cwt137.00–149.001,2168
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320166.71/cwt162.00–177.0053328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321149.24/cwt141.00–157.0047913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376162.61/cwt156.00–171.0061157
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378142.12/cwt137.00–152.0053712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424144.21/cwt136.00–151.0061133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428161.23/cwt155.00–170.0069099
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470138.99/cwt133.00–149.0065318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474155.90/cwt150.00–165.0073970
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513127.84/cwt120.00–135.0065611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516146.75/cwt141.00–156.0075760
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567145.38/cwt141.00–156.0082439
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567129.61/cwt125.00–139.0073525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620141.58/cwt137.00–152.0087850
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621124.72/cwt120.00–132.0077511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675137.74/cwt129.00–144.0093019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2676117.62/cwt117.00–120.007955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733122.19/cwt119.00–131.008968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1766118.06/cwt110.00–125.009045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815111.00/cwt111.00–111.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1851111.00/cwt111.00–111.009455
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319143.13/cwt138.00–151.004574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330181.29/cwt174.00–189.0059821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374149.51/cwt144.00–159.0055916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376172.37/cwt165.00–179.0064834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428157.48/cwt154.00–170.0067450
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431134.60/cwt126.00–141.005807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474153.24/cwt149.00–164.0072626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475129.50/cwt120.00–134.006158
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516115.51/cwt110.00–123.005964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524161.38/cwt155.00–170.0084620
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569143.75/cwt136.00–150.0081831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575121.47/cwt114.00–128.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624130.99/cwt126.00–136.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1631133.51/cwt128.00–142.0084216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1666135.68/cwt130.00–145.009047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668121.50/cwt121.00–122.008122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710115.05/cwt108.00–122.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1731144.17/cwt135.00–150.001,0546
Bulls—Medium and Large 1766141.51/cwt136.00–149.001,0844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1840139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1875129.84/cwt123.00–137.001,1362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54586.07/cwt85.00–88.001,33021
Bulls——1,64092.54/cwt90.00–94.001,51810
Bulls——1,74696.37/cwt95.00–99.001,6839
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06265.48/cwt63.00–67.0069520
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07958.52/cwt58.00–62.0063158
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08470.43/cwt68.00–72.007639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21261.88/cwt60.00–64.0075045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21866.06/cwt65.00–68.0080518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31971.40/cwt70.00–74.0094213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35975.74/cwt72.00–76.001,02915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41363.35/cwt62.00–66.0089530
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42668.48/cwt67.00–71.0097728
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28681,174.79/head1,055.00–1,250.001,1753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2880942.50/head875.00–1,010.009432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,092.56/head1,025.00–1,160.001,0934
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,045825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,124984.41/head960.00–995.009846
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,127850.00/head850.00–850.008505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1471,080.60/head1,025.00–1,175.001,0813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233975.00/head975.00–975.009752

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.