Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2019-07-16

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 16
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,850 head
▲ 550 vs last sale 1,300▲ 1,850 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 208▲ 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 77▲ 52 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 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive , with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 230 cows and bulls sold with 81 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 $134.70/cwt on 567 head.
Average price
$134.70
567 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.89
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507136.64693485
Medium and Large 2500123.2061682
One grade step is worth $13.44/cwt here — about $77 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 sale567 hd
134.70
—
OK average7 barns · 8,511 hd
132.81
+1.89
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—Low1,68874.591,25919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42759.8785423
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21457.2869547
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07756.8761238

Every lot

65 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1284178.47/cwt172.00–181.005079
Steers—Medium and Large 2324152.90/cwt131.00–171.004958
Steers—Medium and Large 1328182.65/cwt176.00–190.0059918
Steers—Medium and Large 2380147.41/cwt141.00–150.005604
Steers—Medium and Large 1389165.31/cwt162.00–173.0064322
Steers—Medium and Large 2422146.94/cwt129.00–160.0062011
Steers—Medium and Large 1429172.09/cwt160.00–180.0073821
Steers—Medium and Large 1467163.90/cwt156.00–170.0076547
Steers—Medium and Large 2478144.62/cwt120.00–155.0069117
Steers—Medium and Large 1521158.86/cwt150.00–164.0082860
Steers—Medium and Large 2528142.86/cwt110.00–149.0075412
Steers—Medium and Large 1581155.88/cwt148.00–160.0090665
Steers—Medium and Large 2581136.16/cwt110.00–144.0079115
Steers—Medium and Large 1629144.55/cwt136.00–148.0090940
Steers—Medium and Large 2664133.25/cwt133.00–134.008854
Steers—Medium and Large 1682138.28/cwt133.00–145.0094321
Steers—Medium and Large 1718137.00/cwt137.00–137.009842
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277151.43/cwt149.00–156.004199
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285132.96/cwt131.00–135.003792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313149.28/cwt141.00–152.0046716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319131.25/cwt127.00–140.004195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378142.77/cwt137.00–149.0054051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385126.65/cwt119.00–133.004888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426141.19/cwt135.00–149.0060145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427126.48/cwt121.00–134.0054015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471137.10/cwt129.00–143.0064694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475122.74/cwt114.00–130.005839
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525122.52/cwt119.00–127.0064310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532135.06/cwt129.00–141.0071997
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575120.40/cwt109.00–125.0069220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577134.13/cwt128.00–142.0077494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622130.64/cwt127.00–139.0081368
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635119.90/cwt108.00–124.0076110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665129.49/cwt128.00–131.008612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665111.00/cwt111.00–111.007383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713127.39/cwt118.00–131.009089
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280168.83/cwt140.00–185.004736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320175.92/cwt151.00–190.0056328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376163.46/cwt141.00–181.0061542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420158.55/cwt132.00–179.0066666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477148.35/cwt131.00–168.0070832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519136.44/cwt127.00–144.0070818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573137.83/cwt120.00–158.0079018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626129.71/cwt122.00–142.0081217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667128.11/cwt119.00–138.008549
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718118.80/cwt112.00–126.008535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805102.33/cwt101.00–105.008243
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63276.47/cwt75.00–78.001,2487
Bulls——1,65163.87/cwt54.00–74.001,0545
Bulls——1,77180.37/cwt79.00–83.001,4237
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06758.26/cwt57.00–60.0062212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07854.00/cwt51.00–55.0058219
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09162.30/cwt61.00–64.006807
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18263.57/cwt62.00–65.007517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21854.48/cwt53.00–56.0066425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22359.00/cwt57.00–61.0072215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39163.54/cwt62.00–65.008849
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43954.16/cwt50.00–57.007795
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45759.37/cwt58.00–61.008659
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1964894.61/cwt725.00–960.008,6248
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,110710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,8811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,133933.83/cwt825.00–1,060.0010,5807
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,140964.14/cwt810.00–1,185.0010,9915
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,188853.01/cwt810.00–900.0010,1342
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,045810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,4651

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.