Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2019-10-01

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 1
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,900 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,900▲ 1,900 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 297 vs last sale 361▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
336 head
▲ 267 vs last sale 69▲ 336 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. A total of 400 cows and bulls sold with 84 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 $132.24/cwt on 583 head.
Average price
$132.24
583 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.58
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510134.75688467
Medium and Large 2494122.14603116
One grade step is worth $12.61/cwt here — about $85 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 sale583 hd
132.24
—
OK average7 barns · 8,166 hd
132.82
−0.58
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—High1,63572.741,18926
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39957.5480532
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21355.8267752
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07051.6555271

Every lot

83 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 2275132.00/cwt132.00–132.003631
Steers—Medium and Large 1288174.00/cwt174.00–174.005013
Steers—Medium and Large 2318130.00/cwt130.00–130.004132
Steers—Medium and Large 1340158.55/cwt156.00–162.005397
Steers—Medium and Large 2367149.74/cwt140.00–155.0055013
Steers—Medium and Large 1372168.17/cwt159.00–173.0062623
Steers—Medium and Large 1431160.66/cwt153.00–167.0069224
Steers—Medium and Large 2436144.32/cwt136.00–150.0062914
Steers—Medium and Large 2466147.86/cwt136.00–151.0068924
Steers—Medium and Large 1473159.19/cwt154.00–168.0075337
Steers—Medium and Large 2523132.00/cwt123.00–138.0069017
Steers—Medium and Large 1527144.60/cwt139.00–153.0076229
Steers—Medium and Large 1569141.45/cwt134.00–145.0080549
Steers—Medium and Large 2571116.83/cwt112.00–125.006677
Steers—Medium and Large 1621139.65/cwt132.00–145.0086747
Steers—Medium and Large 2625128.90/cwt127.00–130.0080610
Steers—Medium and Large 1666135.04/cwt126.00–140.0089932
Steers—Medium and Large 2676122.00/cwt122.00–122.008257
Steers—Medium and Large 1726134.26/cwt126.00–136.0097527
Steers—Medium and Large 1776128.55/cwt124.00–135.0099812
Steers—Medium and Large 1811120.53/cwt118.00–132.009778
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275139.60/cwt136.00–142.003845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320123.12/cwt120.00–132.003947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321139.30/cwt132.00–150.0044728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377123.40/cwt121.00–126.0046514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382138.22/cwt129.00–144.0052843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422129.06/cwt121.00–135.0054517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424142.10/cwt136.00–150.0060364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474136.60/cwt128.00–143.0064772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478123.12/cwt117.00–127.0058925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519117.77/cwt109.00–129.0061120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525130.27/cwt122.00–140.0068471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565135.62/cwt127.00–143.0076671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578122.27/cwt117.00–128.0070714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618132.15/cwt125.00–139.0081777
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619119.95/cwt113.00–124.0074214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660114.30/cwt111.00–116.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669124.64/cwt118.00–132.0083424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728119.28/cwt118.00–122.008684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750108.50/cwt108.00–109.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769116.36/cwt112.00–125.008955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830117.66/cwt117.00–118.009773
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1284181.00/cwt170.00–185.005149
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331143.15/cwt141.00–151.004746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1342161.20/cwt157.00–172.0055114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367145.58/cwt136.00–151.005348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376159.58/cwt154.00–169.0060020
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423158.28/cwt152.00–168.0067019
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429139.95/cwt125.00–148.0060021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461150.08/cwt145.00–156.0069240
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473134.08/cwt127.00–140.0063411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517123.89/cwt116.00–129.006415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529130.04/cwt125.00–138.0068839
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578116.04/cwt114.00–117.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585131.83/cwt122.00–137.0077128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619128.86/cwt121.00–135.0079812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623111.24/cwt105.00–116.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672124.28/cwt116.00–131.0083522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675113.51/cwt112.00–115.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725119.34/cwt118.00–120.008653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1758119.00/cwt119.00–119.009022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825109.00/cwt109.00–109.008992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52567.75/cwt64.00–72.001,03311
Bulls——1,62974.19/cwt72.00–76.001,2098
Bulls——1,81378.91/cwt77.00–83.001,4317
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03946.96/cwt44.00–50.0048829
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08061.38/cwt59.00–63.0066310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09452.85/cwt52.00–56.0057832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20859.91/cwt57.00–63.0072417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21149.12/cwt46.00–50.005957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21755.01/cwt53.00–56.0066928
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37354.49/cwt49.00–56.0074814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38058.50/cwt57.00–60.0080712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49762.76/cwt61.00–65.009406
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2920810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,4521
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29701,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,4281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2987790.02/cwt750.00–850.007,7973
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,305950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,3981
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880785.00/cwt785.00–785.006,9081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2954822.47/cwt700.00–1,000.007,84610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055792.48/cwt750.00–825.008,3612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,117822.02/cwt675.00–975.009,1826
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,385875.00/cwt875.00–875.0012,1191

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.