Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2019-09-24

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 24
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,900 head
▼ 950 vs last sale 2,850▲ 1,900 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
361 head
▲ 191 vs last sale 170▲ 361 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 30▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 430 cows and bulls sold with 71 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 $145.65/cwt on 421 head.
Average price
$145.65
421 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.33
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518147.77765338
Medium and Large 2480137.0465783
One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about $108 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 sale421 hd
145.65
—
OK average7 barns · 10,438 hd
142.32
+3.33
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—Average1,70279.741,35727
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41261.8587428
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22159.1372244
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07056.9560936

Every lot

81 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 1284172.05/cwt165.00–178.004896
Steers—Medium and Large 2316150.84/cwt148.00–162.004775
Steers—Medium and Large 1323169.10/cwt164.00–178.0054615
Steers—Medium and Large 1368155.48/cwt150.00–164.0057229
Steers—Medium and Large 2372138.43/cwt131.00–143.005153
Steers—Medium and Large 2427143.05/cwt134.00–148.0061125
Steers—Medium and Large 1428155.74/cwt150.00–164.0066743
Steers—Medium and Large 1473149.06/cwt142.00–156.0070543
Steers—Medium and Large 2484134.36/cwt127.00–141.0065012
Steers—Medium and Large 1521146.93/cwt140.00–154.0076657
Steers—Medium and Large 2527133.42/cwt125.00–139.0070328
Steers—Medium and Large 1566145.00/cwt137.00–150.0082168
Steers—Medium and Large 2578128.94/cwt120.00–134.007458
Steers—Medium and Large 1618140.59/cwt132.00–145.0086934
Steers—Medium and Large 2628124.47/cwt123.00–126.007822
Steers—Medium and Large 1673133.97/cwt128.00–138.0090228
Steers—Medium and Large 1717134.29/cwt128.00–137.0096311
Steers—Medium and Large 1774129.50/cwt120.00–134.001,0024
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281140.13/cwt135.00–146.0039412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333149.91/cwt145.00–160.004996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335135.29/cwt123.00–142.004536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374126.14/cwt120.00–132.004727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377139.16/cwt134.00–145.0052530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422138.88/cwt129.00–145.0058661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428124.51/cwt118.00–132.0053314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475131.57/cwt123.00–136.0062567
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488118.51/cwt115.00–121.005786
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518116.98/cwt111.00–122.0060620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532129.37/cwt123.00–136.0068863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569129.67/cwt122.00–135.0073863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578112.14/cwt109.00–116.006486
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618115.96/cwt105.00–119.0071713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622128.82/cwt121.00–136.0080124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675124.51/cwt118.00–128.0084012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700111.00/cwt111.00–111.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724123.63/cwt119.00–127.008955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773117.99/cwt117.00–119.009123
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275154.00/cwt154.00–154.004244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285169.06/cwt158.00–179.0048217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1312167.90/cwt164.00–178.0052410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330148.83/cwt139.00–153.004915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366156.05/cwt151.00–165.0057130
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384140.16/cwt136.00–148.005387
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421153.40/cwt149.00–163.0064622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431140.18/cwt125.00–145.0060410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467149.36/cwt142.00–158.0069819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481135.60/cwt128.00–141.0065218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517130.66/cwt122.00–136.0067628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571132.85/cwt123.00–137.0075919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575119.65/cwt112.00–127.0068810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623118.78/cwt113.00–122.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626134.08/cwt131.00–136.0083913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655105.01/cwt104.00–106.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672118.76/cwt115.00–127.0079813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715113.00/cwt113.00–113.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720125.27/cwt116.00–130.009023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1814120.00/cwt120.00–120.009775
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58173.99/cwt72.00–76.001,1708
Bulls——1,74184.26/cwt83.00–87.001,4679
Bulls——1,76380.27/cwt78.00–82.001,41510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05467.25/cwt64.00–70.007097
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06859.01/cwt58.00–61.006306
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07553.28/cwt51.00–55.0057323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20865.25/cwt64.00–68.007888
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22354.98/cwt52.00–58.0067222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22662.16/cwt60.00–63.0076214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34956.33/cwt55.00–59.007606
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39461.33/cwt60.00–63.0085513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48166.29/cwt64.00–69.009829
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,9201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2998859.00/cwt800.00–910.008,5732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,006880.84/cwt760.00–1,100.008,8615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140820.06/cwt785.00–875.009,3497
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,1451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,201961.94/cwt750.00–1,075.0011,5535
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,2631
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2767933.21/cwt800.00–1,100.007,1583
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29831,128.51/cwt910.00–1,285.0011,0932
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29911,106.01/cwt910.00–1,250.0010,9614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,337.30/cwt1,325.00–1,350.0014,6842
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,8801

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.