Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2019-09-17

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 17
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,850 head
▲ 1,400 vs last sale 1,450▲ 2,850 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 246▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 29▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00-7.00 higher, some 11.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00-9.00 higher. Demand good. Quality average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower. A total of 200 cows and bulls sold with 75 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 $142.36/cwt on 1,044 head.
Average price
$142.36
1,044 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$809
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.33
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582143.35835913
Medium and Large 2469135.47635131
One grade step is worth $7.88/cwt here — about $200 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 sale1,044 hd
142.36
—
OK average7 barns · 10,140 hd
141.04
+1.33
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—High1,66174.731,24114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46856.9483624
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21755.9068024
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07952.0756229

Every lot

79 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2280134.74/cwt132.00–138.003774
Steers—Medium and Large 1287156.69/cwt147.00–161.0045016
Steers—Medium and Large 1318162.16/cwt157.00–169.0051610
Steers—Medium and Large 2324140.11/cwt136.00–141.0045411
Steers—Medium and Large 1373154.02/cwt149.00–163.0057416
Steers—Medium and Large 2380139.37/cwt130.00–145.005305
Steers—Medium and Large 1413161.66/cwt156.00–170.00668114
Steers—Medium and Large 2427141.97/cwt135.00–150.0060626
Steers—Medium and Large 2468139.61/cwt128.00–143.0065349
Steers—Medium and Large 1478151.69/cwt145.00–159.0072593
Steers—Medium and Large 2518128.59/cwt121.00–136.006668
Steers—Medium and Large 1536146.20/cwt136.00–151.00784166
Steers—Medium and Large 1575138.36/cwt134.00–145.00796142
Steers—Medium and Large 2575122.65/cwt114.00–132.0070523
Steers—Medium and Large 1625130.40/cwt122.00–137.0081565
Steers—Medium and Large 1666134.26/cwt123.00–137.00894102
Steers—Medium and Large 2670115.93/cwt112.00–119.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 2705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008462
Steers—Medium and Large 1708133.94/cwt124.00–136.0094845
Steers—Medium and Large 1767125.39/cwt121.00–129.0096210
Steers—Medium and Large 1803137.20/cwt121.00–137.751,102134
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283128.86/cwt124.00–139.003655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1286138.63/cwt135.00–148.003964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319132.44/cwt122.00–138.0042221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335144.47/cwt139.00–153.0048424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370123.62/cwt119.00–128.004574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383137.94/cwt132.00–141.0052813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428139.06/cwt130.00–144.0059553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429120.44/cwt115.00–128.005177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472139.80/cwt128.00–148.0066091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482124.26/cwt115.00–132.0059919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521122.36/cwt114.00–128.0063751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531136.08/cwt129.00–144.00723134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571134.16/cwt127.00–141.0076694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574118.73/cwt110.00–126.0068227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624133.55/cwt126.00–139.0083372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625118.09/cwt109.00–124.0073815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2676110.00/cwt110.00–110.007444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681120.15/cwt115.00–123.0081840
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720122.34/cwt117.00–124.0088127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773118.97/cwt117.00–121.009202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1831118.00/cwt118.00–118.009815
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285152.68/cwt148.00–159.004353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295139.00/cwt139.00–139.004101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315133.61/cwt126.00–140.004214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318151.92/cwt148.00–160.004838
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362133.29/cwt132.00–136.004833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380144.35/cwt140.00–154.0054918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425129.61/cwt123.00–136.005514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427149.66/cwt142.00–155.0063914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469145.18/cwt142.00–158.0068115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474130.77/cwt120.00–140.0062013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520130.08/cwt122.00–135.0067621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563117.89/cwt101.00–134.006647
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574127.31/cwt119.00–134.0073124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630107.43/cwt103.00–112.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1631119.63/cwt118.00–123.007556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668121.96/cwt120.00–126.0081513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1778107.56/cwt104.00–111.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 183095.00/cwt95.00–95.007893
Bulls—Medium and Large 191085.00/cwt85.00–85.007747
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41966.96/cwt61.00–73.009504
Bulls——1,71976.08/cwt75.00–77.001,3085
Bulls——1,79779.60/cwt78.00–82.001,4305
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05348.27/cwt44.00–51.0050811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09158.60/cwt57.00–60.006395
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09752.77/cwt52.00–56.0057913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17751.60/cwt50.00–54.006075
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21860.77/cwt58.00–66.007406
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23155.30/cwt54.00–57.0068113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44657.09/cwt56.00–58.0082610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46353.28/cwt50.00–55.007796
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49859.50/cwt59.00–61.008918
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895840.88/cwt775.00–935.007,5266
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,104769.46/cwt625.00–885.008,4954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220777.52/cwt725.00–835.009,4862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,253812.48/cwt800.00–825.0010,1802
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800735.00/cwt735.00–735.005,8801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,2901

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.