Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2019-05-07

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, May 7
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,600 head
▼ 300 vs last sale 1,900▲ 1,600 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 103▲ 122 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 197▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves steady. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 205 cows and bulls sold with 59 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $164.24/cwt on 488 head.
Average price
$164.24
488 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.24
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511165.85847418
Medium and Large 2473154.6073170
One grade step is worth $11.25/cwt here — about $116 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 sale488 hd
164.24
—
OK average7 barns · 8,410 hd
142.00
+22.24
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—Low1,69482.331,39422
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42259.4084518
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21056.7168624
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05955.4758830

Every lot

74 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285214.22/cwt208.00–224.006113
Steers—Medium and Large 2314169.42/cwt141.00–184.005326
Steers—Medium and Large 1320203.75/cwt197.00–215.0065216
Steers—Medium and Large 1374180.56/cwt175.00–188.0067552
Steers—Medium and Large 2387158.92/cwt139.00–168.0061514
Steers—Medium and Large 1422177.87/cwt169.00–183.0075156
Steers—Medium and Large 2426164.15/cwt159.00–168.0069915
Steers—Medium and Large 2470158.74/cwt152.00–165.0074611
Steers—Medium and Large 1478170.10/cwt165.00–179.0081360
Steers—Medium and Large 1517163.82/cwt156.00–170.0084748
Steers—Medium and Large 2529144.07/cwt132.00–155.007629
Steers—Medium and Large 1578157.75/cwt152.00–166.00912122
Steers—Medium and Large 2583142.78/cwt137.00–151.0083210
Steers—Medium and Large 2610142.00/cwt142.00–142.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 1636146.14/cwt142.00–150.0092935
Steers—Medium and Large 1673143.43/cwt139.00–148.0096518
Steers—Medium and Large 2685134.99/cwt134.00–136.009252
Steers—Medium and Large 1718136.00/cwt136.00–136.009765
Steers—Medium and Large 1750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 2795118.00/cwt118.00–118.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1843124.00/cwt123.00–125.001,0452
Steers—Medium and Large 2885118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285163.66/cwt159.00–168.004663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316140.25/cwt135.00–156.0044311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320164.82/cwt157.00–171.0052726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369157.78/cwt151.00–163.0058230
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372138.18/cwt129.00–145.0051412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424146.70/cwt142.00–152.0062294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424134.03/cwt130.00–137.0056816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468129.14/cwt123.00–133.006049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470138.49/cwt132.00–146.0065162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527138.30/cwt130.00–144.0072982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528123.76/cwt121.00–128.006534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573138.18/cwt132.00–142.0079252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612136.02/cwt128.00–142.0083233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632125.76/cwt125.00–126.007954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665112.00/cwt103.00–121.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677119.92/cwt115.00–129.008129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714117.85/cwt116.00–120.008417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762118.99/cwt116.00–120.009078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1812108.70/cwt107.00–112.008833
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285212.40/cwt199.00–227.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322186.38/cwt179.00–216.0060010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371170.78/cwt145.00–188.0063421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422166.42/cwt142.00–176.0070236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474160.05/cwt145.00–169.0075917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528156.52/cwt141.00–164.008266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572151.87/cwt141.00–167.0086920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635139.70/cwt128.00–149.0088718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673136.55/cwt118.00–150.009197
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720127.97/cwt127.00–131.009215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1779124.21/cwt118.00–128.009684
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34872.59/cwt65.00–77.009794
Bulls——1,72981.60/cwt80.00–84.001,4119
Bulls——1,81287.40/cwt85.00–92.001,5849
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04954.72/cwt53.00–57.0057414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06450.74/cwt47.00–52.005407
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07260.31/cwt58.00–63.006479
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18652.12/cwt50.00–54.006188
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21857.67/cwt56.00–59.007029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22860.72/cwt60.00–62.007467
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37862.69/cwt61.00–66.008646
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44258.42/cwt57.00–60.0084210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45854.45/cwt54.00–55.007942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1707635.81/cwt500.00–775.004,4955
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1893768.86/cwt725.00–850.006,8664
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,000950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,050710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,4551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,184892.58/cwt800.00–1,050.0010,5686
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19981,012.19/cwt935.00–1,075.0010,1022
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1751,174.68/cwt1,075.00–1,300.0013,8023
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3181,002.23/cwt875.00–1,100.0013,2092

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.