Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2019-08-13

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 13
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,300 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 1,390▲ 1,300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 195▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 45▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows, Breakers and Boners steady, Leans 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 100 cows and bulls sold with 88 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.59/cwt on 399 head.
Average price
$146.59
399 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$776
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.90
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529149.53792327
Medium and Large 2528133.2270472
One grade step is worth $16.31/cwt here — about $88 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 sale399 hd
146.59
—
OK average7 barns · 7,979 hd
138.68
+7.90
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—Average1,62382.161,33411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46264.0593618
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20663.0976111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06060.4864119

Every lot

73 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 2303145.96/cwt141.00–151.004422
Steers—Medium and Large 1316165.31/cwt160.00–170.005227
Steers—Medium and Large 2355145.90/cwt139.00–153.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 1377167.91/cwt163.00–177.0063317
Steers—Medium and Large 1425162.21/cwt155.00–169.0068925
Steers—Medium and Large 2429146.41/cwt143.00–152.0062810
Steers—Medium and Large 1474155.10/cwt148.00–160.0073559
Steers—Medium and Large 2479138.71/cwt132.00–145.0066413
Steers—Medium and Large 1520149.10/cwt142.00–156.00775101
Steers—Medium and Large 2520133.08/cwt126.00–141.0069220
Steers—Medium and Large 2570130.64/cwt122.00–136.0074510
Steers—Medium and Large 1571147.61/cwt141.00–154.0084366
Steers—Medium and Large 1608141.55/cwt135.00–149.0086116
Steers—Medium and Large 2636124.99/cwt119.00–128.007958
Steers—Medium and Large 1658134.74/cwt125.00–139.008879
Steers—Medium and Large 2665123.00/cwt122.00–125.008183
Steers—Medium and Large 1721129.61/cwt125.00–133.0093422
Steers—Medium and Large 2756101.00/cwt101.00–101.007644
Steers—Medium and Large 1813120.33/cwt120.00–121.009783
Steers—Medium and Large 186094.00/cwt94.00–94.008082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327136.86/cwt132.00–146.0044813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338122.00/cwt121.00–123.004123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369140.60/cwt134.00–148.0051924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381124.34/cwt120.00–130.0047412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419135.76/cwt131.00–141.0056949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424120.25/cwt112.00–123.005106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471130.99/cwt125.00–136.0061735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471117.29/cwt111.00–122.0055213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522115.61/cwt112.00–121.006036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528130.98/cwt123.00–135.0069258
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572116.39/cwt112.00–120.006665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573129.67/cwt125.00–135.0074371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630129.84/cwt124.00–135.0081837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2643117.51/cwt115.00–120.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674122.42/cwt119.00–129.0082522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688107.99/cwt105.00–111.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733117.99/cwt116.00–120.008652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775109.98/cwt108.00–114.008526
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288164.24/cwt161.00–170.004734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325166.08/cwt161.00–177.005403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367171.90/cwt158.00–175.0063121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375148.60/cwt134.00–156.005576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424165.70/cwt155.00–170.0070337
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431137.36/cwt117.00–152.0059219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476152.20/cwt146.00–162.0072420
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480137.31/cwt127.00–142.0065918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521127.52/cwt116.00–134.0066413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524141.58/cwt135.00–150.0074223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570129.18/cwt121.00–136.0073623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603117.51/cwt115.00–120.007092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618129.02/cwt123.00–134.0079716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1659124.89/cwt116.00–130.008237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770107.94/cwt105.00–111.008312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43178.03/cwt75.00–80.001,1174
Bulls——1,67383.12/cwt81.00–85.001,3915
Bulls——1,88388.04/cwt87.00–89.001,6582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05155.99/cwt53.00–59.005887
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05661.88/cwt60.00–63.006537
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07964.82/cwt64.00–67.006995
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15054.00/cwt54.00–54.006211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20662.86/cwt62.00–65.007587
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22566.65/cwt66.00–67.008163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39058.00/cwt58.00–58.008061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40366.51/cwt66.00–67.009336
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50163.25/cwt62.00–65.0094911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073813.71/cwt760.00–850.008,7312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225923.61/cwt810.00–1,000.0011,3142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,0061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,3311
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28451,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0010,7741
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29551,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0012,1761

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.