Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2019-07-23

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 23
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,650 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 1,850▲ 1,650 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 178▲ 152 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 52▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 195 cows and bulls sold with 68 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 $136.52/cwt on 488 head.
Average price
$136.52
488 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.77
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509137.93703441
Medium and Large 2448123.3055247
One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $151 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
136.52
—
OK average7 barns · 8,918 hd
131.76
+4.77
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—High1,64178.961,2967thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39865.2691219
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21462.1175415
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07561.1265736

Every lot

67 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 2308147.17/cwt140.00–154.004532
Steers—Medium and Large 1326194.09/cwt184.00–199.006335
Steers—Medium and Large 1368186.55/cwt178.00–192.0068722
Steers—Medium and Large 2384151.80/cwt142.00–176.005838
Steers—Medium and Large 1426177.94/cwt171.00–185.0075845
Steers—Medium and Large 2432159.16/cwt121.00–170.0068824
Steers—Medium and Large 1472164.78/cwt155.00–169.0077857
Steers—Medium and Large 2476142.74/cwt121.00–153.0067920
Steers—Medium and Large 2518142.18/cwt115.00–150.0073624
Steers—Medium and Large 1523164.42/cwt156.00–170.0086087
Steers—Medium and Large 1578146.45/cwt141.00–155.0084644
Steers—Medium and Large 2580135.27/cwt126.00–140.007859
Steers—Medium and Large 1614147.67/cwt140.00–154.0090762
Steers—Medium and Large 2633137.00/cwt137.00–137.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 1666139.08/cwt132.00–143.0092631
Steers—Medium and Large 2675121.87/cwt116.00–128.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 1726130.76/cwt126.00–135.0094922
Steers—Medium and Large 2728114.12/cwt109.00–119.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 1764120.01/cwt117.00–128.009174
Steers—Medium and Large 1815121.51/cwt121.00–122.009902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275168.00/cwt168.00–168.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324130.74/cwt122.00–145.004246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331156.33/cwt148.00–160.0051724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382148.22/cwt142.00–153.0056632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382125.84/cwt111.00–136.004817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421122.08/cwt112.00–130.0051413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429140.82/cwt132.00–146.0060460
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474136.40/cwt129.00–140.0064768
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476123.27/cwt118.00–127.005877
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521122.06/cwt109.00–127.006369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523135.67/cwt130.00–141.0071065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560119.34/cwt117.00–121.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568136.36/cwt126.00–140.00775156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625111.63/cwt106.00–117.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628127.08/cwt123.00–134.0079812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664125.67/cwt121.00–132.0083410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725120.69/cwt116.00–126.0087513
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1283188.57/cwt181.00–201.005344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324182.74/cwt162.00–204.0059224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375179.09/cwt122.00–190.0067217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430156.94/cwt131.00–176.0067551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471150.28/cwt131.00–167.0070841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524146.62/cwt132.00–162.0076820
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582140.49/cwt125.00–149.0081824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621136.78/cwt117.00–149.0084919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683123.44/cwt120.00–127.008432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1711120.88/cwt108.00–127.008595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763110.97/cwt109.00–115.008473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1895104.00/cwt104.00–104.009313
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57676.83/cwt75.00–78.001,2114
Bulls——1,72881.81/cwt80.00–86.001,4143
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06060.82/cwt59.00–63.0064515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08366.68/cwt65.00–69.0072212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09154.21/cwt49.00–57.005919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19163.41/cwt63.00–64.007555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21655.19/cwt52.00–59.006714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23165.65/cwt65.00–67.008086
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36567.91/cwt66.00–71.009279
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42762.88/cwt60.00–65.0089710
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1805975.00/cwt975.00–975.007,8491
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1900925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1903831.09/cwt710.00–925.007,5053
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3101,082.67/cwt1,060.00–1,100.0014,1832
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,045725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,5761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,070725.20/cwt675.00–810.007,7604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,211858.67/cwt760.00–975.0010,39814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,215875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,6311

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.