Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-10-25

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 25
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
800 head
▼ 750 vs last sale 1,550▼ 1,100 vs year ago 1,900 · −57.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▼ 247 vs last sale 414▼ 94 vs year ago 261 · −36.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 36▼ 51 vs year ago 64 · −79.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 11.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.21/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$156.21
224 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.90
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493159.46787192
Medium and Large 2444136.7160732
One grade step is worth $22.75/cwt here — about $180 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 sale224 hd
156.21
—
OK average7 barns · 8,302 hd
162.11
−5.90
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—High1,61886.351,39710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21566.1980427
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41365.9693225
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07361.9866544

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,139$1,1004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)803$7754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,0432thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1340192.85/cwt189.00–195.006565
Steers—Medium and Large 2374151.80/cwt140.00–166.005685
Steers—Medium and Large 1376188.11/cwt177.00–192.0070716
Steers—Medium and Large 1417182.50/cwt176.00–190.0076121
Steers—Medium and Large 2418160.24/cwt151.00–169.006703
Steers—Medium and Large 2478164.62/cwt153.00–180.007875
Steers—Medium and Large 1481191.79/cwt186.00–200.0092315
Steers—Medium and Large 1520192.66/cwt186.00–201.001,00229
Steers—Medium and Large 1571183.22/cwt176.00–190.001,04620
Steers—Medium and Large 2578167.45/cwt164.00–171.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 1614176.59/cwt171.00–180.001,08412
Steers—Medium and Large 2623162.49/cwt162.00–163.001,0122
Steers—Medium and Large 2675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1693150.49/cwt149.00–152.001,0434
Steers—Medium and Large 1708154.98/cwt150.00–160.001,0974
Steers—Medium and Large 1775129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316139.88/cwt133.00–152.0044210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326171.75/cwt162.00–177.0056037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367166.17/cwt156.00–170.0061011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378134.06/cwt125.00–150.005074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419138.00/cwt123.00–144.005785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434156.21/cwt152.00–167.0067817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470140.89/cwt136.00–146.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473157.91/cwt151.00–165.0074739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520157.94/cwt146.00–160.0082142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529141.82/cwt141.00–144.007506
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570132.00/cwt132.00–132.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576163.16/cwt156.00–170.0094016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616164.64/cwt162.00–167.001,01415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683155.31/cwt150.00–160.001,0613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688122.00/cwt122.00–122.008392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728136.93/cwt134.00–140.009972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770119.00/cwt119.00–119.009161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1908115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0449
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320167.29/cwt159.00–175.005353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328189.22/cwt184.00–197.006216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362146.12/cwt141.00–160.005294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375168.44/cwt161.00–173.006324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2412148.68/cwt137.00–151.006136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417170.33/cwt167.00–182.007109
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468142.11/cwt132.00–153.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479168.89/cwt163.00–180.008095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517165.04/cwt162.00–168.008537
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578155.36/cwt150.00–162.0089810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627153.69/cwt145.00–160.009643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630143.00/cwt143.00–143.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658154.26/cwt144.00–158.001,0154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725136.00/cwt136.00–136.009861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1873121.51/cwt121.00–122.001,0612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1921114.45/cwt107.00–117.001,0544
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51881.03/cwt80.00–82.001,2302
Bulls——1,63793.26/cwt92.00–96.001,5273
Bulls——1,64784.34/cwt83.00–87.001,3895
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06864.68/cwt63.00–67.006919
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07458.90/cwt57.00–61.0063328
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07770.82/cwt68.00–72.007637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18972.18/cwt70.00–74.008587
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21966.08/cwt65.00–69.0080611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23061.66/cwt60.00–64.007589
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36673.75/cwt72.00–76.001,0074
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38365.88/cwt65.00–69.0091110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45763.20/cwt61.00–64.0092111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2803775.27/head750.00–800.007754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1391,100.20/head1,075.00–1,125.001,1004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2980911.00/head911.00–911.009111
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.