Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2019-06-04

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 4
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,450 head
▲ 1,380 vs last sale 1,070▲ 2,450 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
302 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 172▲ 302 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 63▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 lower, some 14.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 425 cows and bulls sold with 49 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 $129.96/cwt on 586 head.
Average price
$129.96
586 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.35
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522131.58686466
Medium and Large 2450123.66556120
One grade step is worth $7.92/cwt here — about $130 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 sale586 hd
129.96
—
OK average7 barns · 10,644 hd
123.61
+6.35
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—Average1,71579.661,36627
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41260.3685225
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20655.7067236
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08354.7159347

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295194.00/cwt191.00–195.005724
Steers—Medium and Large 2329150.59/cwt141.00–169.004955
Steers—Medium and Large 1334186.60/cwt180.00–194.0062310
Steers—Medium and Large 1367173.12/cwt167.00–181.0063518
Steers—Medium and Large 2372146.20/cwt131.00–166.0054411
Steers—Medium and Large 2428138.61/cwt128.00–143.005938
Steers—Medium and Large 1432158.09/cwt151.00–165.0068352
Steers—Medium and Large 1468155.62/cwt149.00–161.0072848
Steers—Medium and Large 2474142.41/cwt135.00–144.006758
Steers—Medium and Large 2517135.60/cwt121.00–148.0070110
Steers—Medium and Large 1528152.79/cwt144.00–158.0080792
Steers—Medium and Large 1568150.14/cwt141.00–155.0085341
Steers—Medium and Large 2582135.79/cwt127.00–140.007903
Steers—Medium and Large 2614131.02/cwt123.00–134.008045
Steers—Medium and Large 1631141.44/cwt137.00–150.0089258
Steers—Medium and Large 1674131.39/cwt128.00–137.0088624
Steers—Medium and Large 2684121.08/cwt115.00–124.008283
Steers—Medium and Large 2720114.45/cwt112.00–117.008242
Steers—Medium and Large 1727127.96/cwt123.00–131.0093019
Steers—Medium and Large 1759125.09/cwt117.00–128.009496
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285132.00/cwt132.00–132.003763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287157.26/cwt152.00–160.004513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317161.52/cwt152.00–166.005128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336131.16/cwt116.00–141.0044111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375142.49/cwt133.00–147.0053453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380118.41/cwt108.00–129.0045012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422142.13/cwt138.00–152.0060053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428128.18/cwt106.00–136.0054928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475135.18/cwt132.00–145.0064269
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477124.02/cwt101.00–132.0059248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512115.93/cwt103.00–121.0059411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523130.47/cwt123.00–137.00682108
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563115.47/cwt113.00–118.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568128.26/cwt119.00–132.0072968
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608106.73/cwt103.00–109.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629120.97/cwt115.00–128.0076151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675117.55/cwt113.00–121.0079332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721116.53/cwt115.00–119.0084013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773117.51/cwt117.00–118.009082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823108.14/cwt103.00–110.008906
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1289183.06/cwt171.00–197.005295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323176.94/cwt140.00–197.0057213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368156.75/cwt134.00–173.0057724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430150.49/cwt121.00–162.0064757
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473148.26/cwt122.00–158.0070172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518147.09/cwt121.00–157.0076233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574143.33/cwt125.00–151.0082345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616137.49/cwt116.00–146.0084733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670123.46/cwt108.00–127.008278
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740106.00/cwt106.00–106.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1813101.00/cwt101.00–101.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 187794.37/cwt92.00–99.008283
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59072.87/cwt70.00–76.001,1597
Bulls——1,75786.41/cwt84.00–89.001,5186
Bulls——1,75980.16/cwt77.00–85.001,41014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07056.55/cwt55.00–58.0060513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08651.00/cwt43.00–60.0055423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09360.29/cwt59.00–62.0065911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18151.83/cwt48.00–54.0061216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22656.51/cwt55.00–59.0069312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22862.24/cwt60.00–65.007648
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40464.30/cwt62.00–68.009038
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41354.81/cwt54.00–55.007745
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41760.04/cwt58.00–61.0085112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1670725.00/cwt725.00–725.004,8581
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.009,5631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0581,030.32/cwt1,000.00–1,075.0010,9012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,075849.08/cwt750.00–925.009,1284
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1051,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0011,9891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,060725.63/cwt700.00–750.007,6923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1861,148.26/cwt1,050.00–1,175.0013,6184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,211952.53/cwt725.00–1,150.0011,53512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2581,034.87/cwt950.00–1,135.0013,0193

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.