Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2019-05-14

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, May 14
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
945 head
▼ 655 vs last sale 1,600▲ 945 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 122▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 83▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. steady , over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Trend is on a limited test. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. A total of 220 cows and bulls sold with 51 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 $140.37/cwt on 278 head.
Average price
$140.37
278 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$702
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.51
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507141.72719234
Medium and Large 2463133.2361744
One grade step is worth $8.48/cwt here — about $101 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 sale278 hd
140.37
—
OK average7 barns · 8,204 hd
126.87
+13.51
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—Low1,58579.161,25417
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46459.6187225
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20858.1670329
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07556.9661233

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275196.00/cwt196.00–196.0053910
Steers—Medium and Large 2290152.00/cwt152.00–152.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 1321201.32/cwt200.00–205.006464
Steers—Medium and Large 2326165.19/cwt155.00–177.005394
Steers—Medium and Large 1356181.00/cwt180.00–182.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 2379157.52/cwt142.00–169.005977
Steers—Medium and Large 1413178.99/cwt174.00–187.0073921
Steers—Medium and Large 2415153.85/cwt139.00–167.006386
Steers—Medium and Large 2475152.69/cwt145.00–161.007256
Steers—Medium and Large 1476171.84/cwt167.00–175.008189
Steers—Medium and Large 1529159.12/cwt152.00–166.0084230
Steers—Medium and Large 2530133.58/cwt126.00–144.007084
Steers—Medium and Large 1562156.23/cwt151.00–165.0087827
Steers—Medium and Large 2571139.42/cwt128.00–149.007968
Steers—Medium and Large 2602137.00/cwt137.00–137.008253
Steers—Medium and Large 1617149.73/cwt145.00–159.0092419
Steers—Medium and Large 2653123.49/cwt122.00–125.008062
Steers—Medium and Large 1668137.13/cwt134.00–138.0091616
Steers—Medium and Large 1730133.09/cwt122.00–135.0097214
Steers—Medium and Large 1825127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0481
Steers—Medium and Large 1915115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283158.00/cwt158.00–158.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320154.16/cwt145.00–158.004937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371157.48/cwt152.00–166.0058430
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385148.15/cwt145.00–152.0057010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422146.34/cwt139.00–152.0061828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436129.44/cwt119.00–137.005648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471142.60/cwt137.00–168.0067238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477131.52/cwt121.00–136.0062713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523139.46/cwt132.00–146.0072949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533126.84/cwt116.00–131.006769
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568121.49/cwt121.00–122.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569138.65/cwt131.00–143.0078943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615121.00/cwt121.00–121.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620132.10/cwt125.00–138.0081917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674127.36/cwt123.00–131.008588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716123.13/cwt114.00–126.008827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769122.37/cwt119.00–124.009413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830118.44/cwt115.00–122.009832
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1286202.01/cwt172.00–210.005789
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326178.56/cwt170.00–192.005829
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372172.79/cwt143.00–184.0064315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423167.63/cwt131.00–185.0070920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474157.96/cwt138.00–174.0074926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521150.42/cwt121.00–162.0078413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575141.30/cwt123.00–151.0081222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627133.74/cwt130.00–137.008393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680129.21/cwt127.00–130.0087910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1838116.46/cwt112.00–130.009764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1855101.00/cwt101.00–101.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52680.87/cwt79.00–82.001,2345
Bulls——1,54273.64/cwt70.00–76.001,1366
Bulls——1,67683.26/cwt80.00–87.001,3956
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05661.66/cwt60.00–64.006519
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06552.44/cwt49.00–54.0055811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09757.53/cwt56.00–59.0063113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20355.59/cwt51.00–57.0066913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20858.80/cwt57.00–60.007109
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21962.13/cwt61.00–65.007577
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42762.22/cwt61.00–63.008888
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47359.04/cwt58.00–60.0087014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51755.28/cwt53.00–57.008393
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1980975.18/cwt860.00–1,075.009,5572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,101809.85/cwt735.00–935.008,9164
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1061,007.11/cwt750.00–1,275.0011,1397
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,155864.98/cwt675.00–1,010.009,9912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,185735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,7101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1730775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,6581
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1735975.00/cwt975.00–975.007,1661
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19401,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0011,2801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1931,023.04/cwt925.00–1,085.0012,2053

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.