Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2019-04-30

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 30
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,900 head
▲ 370 vs last sale 1,530▲ 1,900 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 108▲ 103 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 162▲ 197 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 8.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 1.00 higher. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold with 34 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.29/cwt on 678 head.
Average price
$142.29
678 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$688
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.68
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486144.07701576
Medium and Large 2467132.24617102
One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $83 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 sale678 hd
142.29
—
OK average7 barns · 9,987 hd
136.61
+5.68
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—Average1,52877.491,18423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42459.568489thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22659.2572625
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07557.5861936

Every lot

73 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 1284213.94/cwt205.00–225.006088
Steers—Medium and Large 2290195.00/cwt195.00–195.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 2322171.02/cwt156.00–185.005517
Steers—Medium and Large 1339204.24/cwt196.00–210.0069222
Steers—Medium and Large 2375168.06/cwt145.00–177.0063019
Steers—Medium and Large 1390181.29/cwt177.00–190.0070733
Steers—Medium and Large 1425176.76/cwt170.00–184.0075162
Steers—Medium and Large 2425161.08/cwt155.00–169.0068512
Steers—Medium and Large 1482170.10/cwt156.00–179.0082054
Steers—Medium and Large 2484152.61/cwt132.00–164.0073934
Steers—Medium and Large 1521163.10/cwt156.00–170.0085080
Steers—Medium and Large 2526149.69/cwt140.00–155.0078713
Steers—Medium and Large 1570158.61/cwt150.00–163.0090482
Steers—Medium and Large 2586145.13/cwt136.00–149.008507
Steers—Medium and Large 2627139.75/cwt121.00–148.0087611
Steers—Medium and Large 1632157.62/cwt155.00–163.0099638
Steers—Medium and Large 2658136.45/cwt132.00–141.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 1662142.72/cwt138.00–145.0094511
Steers—Medium and Large 1739143.66/cwt143.00–146.001,0629
Steers—Medium and Large 1755138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0421
Steers—Medium and Large 1806133.33/cwt132.00–134.001,0756
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287162.57/cwt160.00–168.0046721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288147.20/cwt131.00–153.004246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316143.77/cwt121.00–152.0045412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322161.18/cwt156.00–168.0051942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369133.41/cwt130.00–144.0049213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375154.95/cwt149.00–160.0058166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418147.52/cwt141.00–154.00617122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438130.72/cwt120.00–133.005738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474142.10/cwt136.00–150.0067494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475126.11/cwt115.00–135.0059917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521143.14/cwt138.00–151.0074674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522130.76/cwt112.00–138.0068331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576137.62/cwt130.00–142.0079358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2593124.50/cwt124.00–125.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622138.98/cwt135.00–145.0086424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635128.18/cwt124.00–130.0081412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670126.40/cwt119.00–133.0084739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727122.71/cwt118.00–124.0089216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1777120.93/cwt116.00–124.0094019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830120.00/cwt120.00–120.009961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278201.14/cwt121.00–220.0055910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323196.35/cwt172.00–215.0063419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374170.02/cwt149.00–193.0063627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422164.16/cwt147.00–178.0069330
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471156.06/cwt134.00–177.0073530
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520154.10/cwt130.00–165.0080136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571153.68/cwt138.00–161.0087817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1603140.42/cwt136.00–148.008475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1717122.22/cwt121.00–126.008764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28471.74/cwt59.00–79.009219
Bulls——1,53178.04/cwt75.00–81.001,1954
Bulls——1,74782.45/cwt73.00–87.001,44010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04450.41/cwt49.00–52.005265
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07257.41/cwt55.00–59.0061520
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09561.14/cwt60.00–63.0066911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19657.57/cwt56.00–59.006897
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22051.24/cwt50.00–52.006254
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24362.37/cwt60.00–64.0077514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40560.16/cwt60.00–61.008456
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46358.36/cwt58.00–59.008543
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18571,092.68/cwt965.00–1,250.009,3643
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19811,123.74/cwt1,050.00–1,235.0011,0245
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0121,105.14/cwt910.00–1,275.0011,1843
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0181,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,4352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0381,111.48/cwt875.00–1,210.0011,5378
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0421,007.09/cwt925.00–1,135.0010,4945
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0451,063.24/cwt925.00–1,150.0011,1115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100935.00/cwt935.00–935.0010,2851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1081,051.17/cwt995.00–1,100.0011,6472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,130910.00/cwt910.00–910.0010,2831

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.