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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 11

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Oct 4Oct 11Oct 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,850 head

▼ 850 vs last sale 2,700▼ 350 vs year ago 2,200 · −15.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

467 head

▼ 292 vs last sale 759▲ 162 vs year ago 305 · +53.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 81▲ 28 vs year ago 25 · +112.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 600 lbs. 4.00-6.00 higher; over 600 lbs. 10.00 lower. Heifer calves uneven, some instance 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality mostly average. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, except breakers 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 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 $145.59/cwt on 484 head.

Average price

$145.59

484 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$20.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.10

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	150.43	777	370
Medium and Large 2	493	129.87	640	114

One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $136 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 sale484 hd

145.59

—

OK average7 barns · 8,878 hd

155.68

−10.10

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	1,698	91.42	1,552	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	67.07	803	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	63.49	887	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	63.37	670	66

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)	1,090	$1,019	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,059	$897	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$866	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$860	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$835	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,097	$1,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,102	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,149	$1,057	4thin

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	313	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	474	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	170.00/cwt	163.00–176.00	559	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	163.73/cwt	156.00–177.00	609	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	187.10/cwt	182.00–197.00	713	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	156.47/cwt	127.00–175.00	654	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	179.79/cwt	176.00–191.00	766	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	176.97/cwt	172.00–187.00	830	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	144.54/cwt	131.00–171.00	688	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	178.17/cwt	175.00–184.00	930	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	144.36/cwt	112.00–167.00	758	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	174.53/cwt	168.00–183.00	991	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	149.28/cwt	112.00–164.00	857	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	150.34/cwt	143.00–158.00	947	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	895	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	120.44/cwt	105.00–136.00	792	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	147.62/cwt	142.00–157.00	993	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	140.44/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,032	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	145.88/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,128	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,113	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,206	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	140.72/cwt	138.00–147.00	443	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	130.08/cwt	122.00–141.00	438	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	126.79/cwt	120.00–133.00	467	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	143.30/cwt	135.00–150.00	536	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	157.54/cwt	150.00–165.00	660	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	134.50/cwt	111.00–149.00	568	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	134.14/cwt	119.00–150.00	630	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	162.83/cwt	154.00–169.00	777	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	159.36/cwt	152.00–167.00	827	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	133.03/cwt	106.00–150.00	698	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	129.19/cwt	112.00–136.00	739	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	147.61/cwt	141.00–156.00	859	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	131.48/cwt	128.00–141.00	811	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	115.56/cwt	112.00–118.00	720	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	137.08/cwt	128.00–142.00	913	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	114.79/cwt	112.00–121.00	770	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	141.46/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,007	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	738	113.99/cwt	111.00–117.00	841	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	137.23/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,057	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	119.76/cwt	118.00–123.00	982	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	119.66/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,037	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	953	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	155.57/cwt	140.00–165.00	498	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	175.50/cwt	170.00–185.00	576	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	144.58/cwt	130.00–169.00	535	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	179.23/cwt	175.00–190.00	681	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	177.42/cwt	172.00–187.00	763	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	148.06/cwt	120.00–171.00	647	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	143.04/cwt	132.00–150.00	671	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	159.97/cwt	152.00–167.00	758	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	160.38/cwt	158.00–170.00	834	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	136.99/cwt	101.00–153.00	729	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	157.34/cwt	151.00–165.00	897	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	127.63/cwt	115.00–138.00	727	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	136.89/cwt	132.00–147.00	862	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	637	127.34/cwt	126.00–130.00	811	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	116.87/cwt	110.00–124.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	135.45/cwt	130.00–142.00	913	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	739	140.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,038	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	828	126.08/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,044	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	87.73/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,404	16
Bulls	—	—	1,772	93.97/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,665	9
Bulls	—	—	1,879	98.63/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,853	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	60.00/cwt	59.00–63.00	629	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	72.24/cwt	69.00–73.00	758	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	64.87/cwt	64.00–68.00	696	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	66.78/cwt	64.00–68.00	795	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	72.73/cwt	70.00–74.00	866	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	60.91/cwt	59.00–63.00	746	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	67.69/cwt	67.00–70.00	918	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	56.97/cwt	55.00–59.00	794	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	62.89/cwt	61.00–65.00	889	37
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,188.10/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,101.67/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,102	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	959.00/head	900.00–1,025.00	959	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	866.00/head	750.00–1,110.00	866	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	896.58/head	735.00–1,100.00	897	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	860.21/head	760.00–935.00	860	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,019.17/head	910.00–1,110.00	1,019	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	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 Oct 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,850Last week 2,700Year ago 2,200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 467Last week 759Year ago 305

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 81Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	419	150.00–165.00	157.54
10	—	712	132.00–145.00	141.46
9	—	820	118.00–123.00	119.76
9	—	770	126.00–140.00	137.23
22	—	315	138.00–147.00	140.72
73	—	477	154.00–169.00	162.83
70	—	582	141.00–156.00	147.61
35	—	519	152.00–167.00	159.36
9	—	617	128.00–141.00	131.48
1	—	925	103.00	103.00
3	—	867	115.00–122.00	119.66
28	—	666	128.00–142.00	137.08
25	—	374	135.00–150.00	143.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	337	122.00–141.00	130.08
12	—	368	120.00–133.00	126.79
20	—	422	111.00–149.00	134.50
5	—	671	112.00–121.00	114.79
5	—	623	112.00–118.00	115.56
2	—	738	111.00–117.00	113.99
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
17	—	470	119.00–150.00	134.14
18	—	572	112.00–136.00	129.19
26	—	525	106.00–150.00	133.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	426	176.00–191.00	179.79
23	—	522	175.00–184.00	178.17
25	—	469	172.00–187.00	176.97
1	—	880	137.00	137.00
16	—	630	143.00–158.00	150.34
23	—	568	168.00–183.00	174.53
6	—	329	163.00–176.00	170.00
2	—	825	130.00–140.00	134.91
5	—	673	142.00–157.00	147.62
31	—	381	182.00–197.00	187.10
2	—	735	136.00–145.00	140.44
2	—	773	142.00–150.00	145.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	112.00–167.00	144.36
2	—	313	150.00–153.00	151.51
12	—	418	127.00–175.00	156.47
12	—	372	156.00–177.00	163.73
8	—	476	131.00–171.00	144.54
2	—	658	105.00–136.00	120.44
1	—	630	142.00	142.00
9	—	574	112.00–164.00	149.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	370	130.00–169.00	144.58
9	—	320	140.00–165.00	155.57
5	—	532	101.00–153.00	136.99
6	—	570	115.00–138.00	127.63
8	—	469	132.00–150.00	143.04
9	—	437	120.00–171.00	148.06
2	—	673	110.00–124.00	116.87
3	—	637	126.00–130.00	127.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	520	158.00–170.00	160.38
13	—	674	130.00–142.00	135.45
21	—	430	172.00–187.00	177.42
2	—	828	121.00–131.00	126.08
4	—	739	135.00–145.00	140.52
15	—	570	151.00–165.00	157.34
11	—	380	175.00–190.00	179.23
10	—	474	152.00–167.00	159.97
18	—	328	170.00–185.00	175.50
14	—	630	132.00–147.00	136.89

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,172	900.00–1,025.00	959.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,101.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,188.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	—	1,005	750.00–1,110.00	866.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,062	760.00–935.00	860.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	910.00–1,110.00	1,019.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,059	735.00–1,100.00	896.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,772	93.00–96.00	93.97
5	—	1,879	97.00–101.00	98.63
16	—	1,600	86.00–91.00	87.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,191	70.00–74.00	72.73
38	—	1,190	64.00–68.00	66.78
12	—	1,225	59.00–63.00	60.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,413	61.00–65.00	62.89
13	—	1,356	67.00–70.00	67.69
5	—	1,394	55.00–59.00	56.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,073	64.00–68.00	64.87
9	—	1,049	69.00–73.00	72.24
34	—	1,048	59.00–63.00	60.00

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.