Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2022-11-15

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Nov 15
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,450 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,450▼ 950 vs year ago 2,400 · −39.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 234▼ 162 vs year ago 295 · −54.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 46▼ 18 vs year ago 45 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves classes that had QBN calves 5.00 higher, lower classes 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, with all slaughter stock under a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.54/cwt on 530 head.
Average price
$176.54
530 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$974
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.11
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562180.601,014433
Medium and Large 2507158.4480397
One grade step is worth $22.16/cwt here — about $211 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
176.54
—
OK average7 barns · 14,681 hd
182.65
−6.11
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—Average1,59288.571,4108thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35971.919776thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,68869.331,17028
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06963.8668239

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)1,050$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)974$9227
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$9042thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$8882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,1034thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,0101thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2321153.98/cwt143.00–160.004946
Steers—Medium and Large 1328199.37/cwt192.00–210.006546
Steers—Medium and Large 1371191.53/cwt186.00–201.0071117
Steers—Medium and Large 2382164.78/cwt161.00–178.006297
Steers—Medium and Large 2409162.31/cwt157.00–171.006649
Steers—Medium and Large 1424193.88/cwt188.00–205.0082227
Steers—Medium and Large 2478164.32/cwt155.00–179.0078521
Steers—Medium and Large 1484190.33/cwt181.00–196.0092169
Steers—Medium and Large 1519189.50/cwt185.00–200.0098428
Steers—Medium and Large 2524158.44/cwt150.00–179.0083020
Steers—Medium and Large 2570156.64/cwt145.00–171.0089322
Steers—Medium and Large 1579179.53/cwt174.00–189.001,039136
Steers—Medium and Large 2608163.67/cwt162.00–164.009956
Steers—Medium and Large 1625174.61/cwt168.00–180.001,09194
Steers—Medium and Large 1666167.80/cwt160.00–175.001,11843
Steers—Medium and Large 2682134.58/cwt120.00–145.009183
Steers—Medium and Large 1717157.44/cwt144.00–159.001,12912
Steers—Medium and Large 2717126.32/cwt121.00–137.009063
Steers—Medium and Large 1800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310143.15/cwt140.00–155.0044412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324166.25/cwt159.00–172.0053921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360144.74/cwt140.00–158.0052121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370166.32/cwt160.00–175.0061530
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420143.07/cwt130.00–152.0060117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428168.98/cwt161.00–176.0072366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472170.62/cwt162.00–177.0080548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475148.83/cwt130.00–159.0070714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517164.62/cwt157.00–172.0085160
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527141.31/cwt130.00–152.0074513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560137.22/cwt131.00–146.0076811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571159.98/cwt149.00–164.0091361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614136.06/cwt130.00–145.008356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615154.06/cwt147.00–161.0094717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663143.94/cwt135.00–150.009548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705154.43/cwt142.00–156.001,0899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758136.95/cwt132.00–142.001,0382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2312177.49/cwt168.00–183.005549
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320191.55/cwt185.00–205.0061319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375151.91/cwt145.00–160.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377180.31/cwt169.00–185.0068011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426174.79/cwt170.00–195.0074519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434153.14/cwt150.00–165.006657
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468143.10/cwt136.00–153.006703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473162.31/cwt157.00–173.0076816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512129.67/cwt127.00–131.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513159.38/cwt152.00–167.0081812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572160.82/cwt155.00–169.0092017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578135.62/cwt130.00–141.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610137.02/cwt132.00–141.008365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685142.00/cwt142.00–142.009731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1835117.00/cwt117.00–117.009771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1940114.00/cwt108.00–120.001,0722
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56385.53/cwt84.00–87.001,3374
Bulls——1,62191.60/cwt90.00–93.001,4854
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05270.48/cwt68.00–72.007419
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06463.90/cwt62.00–66.0068019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09058.36/cwt57.00–61.0063611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20866.83/cwt66.00–68.008076
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22060.64/cwt60.00–63.007406
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32567.00/cwt67.00–67.008881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36672.89/cwt71.00–75.009965
Cows—Boner 80-85%2,04473.52/cwt72.00–76.001,50316
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2853888.27/head875.00–900.008882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2974922.01/head775.00–1,075.009227
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070904.21/head800.00–1,000.009042
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,103.45/head725.00–1,275.001,1034
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101

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.