Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2019-06-18

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 18
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,600 head
▼ 750 vs last sale 2,350▲ 1,600 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 224▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 151▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 250 cows and bulls sold with 74 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 $131.82/cwt on 448 head.
Average price
$131.82
448 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.13
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540133.39720372
Medium and Large 2438124.1354476
One grade step is worth $9.26/cwt here — about $177 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 sale448 hd
131.82
—
OK average7 barns · 10,830 hd
124.69
+7.13
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—Low1,64975.101,23916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43359.1584841
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21757.3969943
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08853.0257739

Every lot

72 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1311193.88/cwt189.00–203.0060316
Steers—Medium and Large 2326160.77/cwt142.00–184.0052412
Steers—Medium and Large 1372177.39/cwt171.00–185.0066017
Steers—Medium and Large 2385144.44/cwt131.00–168.0055616
Steers—Medium and Large 2419138.01/cwt119.00–155.0057816
Steers—Medium and Large 1427165.34/cwt156.00–170.0070626
Steers—Medium and Large 1469159.31/cwt153.00–167.0074751
Steers—Medium and Large 2479141.25/cwt133.00–149.006777
Steers—Medium and Large 2524137.60/cwt128.00–145.0072117
Steers—Medium and Large 1536157.44/cwt153.00–160.0084442
Steers—Medium and Large 2574137.18/cwt111.00–145.007877
Steers—Medium and Large 1575153.84/cwt146.00–160.0088540
Steers—Medium and Large 2625127.27/cwt110.00–140.0079513
Steers—Medium and Large 1628152.03/cwt145.00–159.0095540
Steers—Medium and Large 1667130.14/cwt123.00–137.0086827
Steers—Medium and Large 1715128.33/cwt123.00–134.0091816
Steers—Medium and Large 1755123.32/cwt117.00–131.009313
Steers—Medium and Large 1823121.50/cwt121.00–122.001,0002
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278148.98/cwt144.00–156.0041415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282136.53/cwt132.00–139.003854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330142.65/cwt135.00–149.0047114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330128.42/cwt121.00–131.0042412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374143.12/cwt137.00–147.0053525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2389125.26/cwt120.00–131.004879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422141.41/cwt134.00–148.0059735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427124.97/cwt112.00–130.0053424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473124.40/cwt119.00–128.0058810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477139.49/cwt132.00–145.0066545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521117.52/cwt112.00–122.006124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525132.59/cwt125.00–139.0069655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564116.31/cwt111.00–122.006567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572133.59/cwt125.00–136.0076497
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615115.31/cwt103.00–121.007096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625130.90/cwt124.00–136.0081839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667117.53/cwt112.00–122.007847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1734115.26/cwt114.00–119.008467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775113.35/cwt108.00–116.0087815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1811110.79/cwt110.00–111.008995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1944103.47/cwt99.00–109.0097713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1281204.69/cwt187.00–215.0057513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321188.58/cwt152.00–209.0060516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375170.35/cwt135.00–189.0063954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428161.26/cwt142.00–178.0069043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475149.08/cwt132.00–169.0070834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520141.22/cwt134.00–149.0073412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568143.56/cwt122.00–153.0081524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618139.31/cwt121.00–149.0086118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1674126.81/cwt103.00–142.0085510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735116.35/cwt111.00–119.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785104.48/cwt103.00–106.008202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47665.95/cwt64.00–68.009734
Bulls——1,67875.16/cwt73.00–78.001,2616
Bulls——1,73681.14/cwt79.00–84.001,4096
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07547.95/cwt45.00–52.0051513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09253.76/cwt53.00–57.0058717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10058.93/cwt56.00–62.006489
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20860.73/cwt59.00–63.0073415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22053.78/cwt47.00–56.0065614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22457.43/cwt57.00–58.0070314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39349.85/cwt47.00–53.006943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40261.16/cwt60.00–62.0085723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48857.94/cwt55.00–59.0086215
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1909794.73/cwt700.00–885.007,2244
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,155888.45/cwt760.00–960.0010,2625
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,219954.28/cwt810.00–1,050.0011,6337
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,273848.77/cwt825.00–875.0010,8052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,287813.61/cwt775.00–835.0010,4713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,295950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,3031
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1705925.00/cwt925.00–925.006,5211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18781,301.35/cwt1,275.00–1,325.0011,4262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1980710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,9581
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1481,146.92/cwt835.00–1,350.0013,1672

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.