Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2019-10-15

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 15
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,200 head
▼ 400 vs last sale 2,600▲ 2,200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
339 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 365▲ 339 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 45▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. A total of 420 cows and bulls sold with 75 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 $123.28/cwt on 542 head.
Average price
$123.28
542 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.59
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503125.31631420
Medium and Large 2454116.29528122
One grade step is worth $9.02/cwt here — about $103 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 sale542 hd
123.28
—
OK average7 barns · 9,311 hd
128.87
−5.59
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—Low1,65770.831,17427
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41856.7480532
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23356.1369231
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08153.8558243

Every lot

84 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 1293141.00/cwt141.00–141.004133
Steers—Medium and Large 1323145.34/cwt140.00–153.0046914
Steers—Medium and Large 2327127.15/cwt120.00–136.004165
Steers—Medium and Large 1376145.31/cwt137.00–150.0054623
Steers—Medium and Large 2380123.22/cwt115.00–130.004687
Steers—Medium and Large 1429151.88/cwt145.00–159.0065255
Steers—Medium and Large 2429138.68/cwt130.00–145.0059516
Steers—Medium and Large 1475142.05/cwt137.00–151.0067567
Steers—Medium and Large 2482131.44/cwt120.00–136.0063431
Steers—Medium and Large 1521138.19/cwt132.00–145.0072062
Steers—Medium and Large 2521122.75/cwt117.00–130.0064013
Steers—Medium and Large 1566131.25/cwt125.00–138.0074367
Steers—Medium and Large 2583119.65/cwt110.00–122.006986
Steers—Medium and Large 1622129.06/cwt121.00–135.0080354
Steers—Medium and Large 2622115.39/cwt111.00–119.007183
Steers—Medium and Large 1664131.67/cwt123.00–137.0087430
Steers—Medium and Large 2690116.50/cwt116.00–117.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 1725126.70/cwt115.00–129.0091910
Steers—Medium and Large 1768126.51/cwt124.00–129.009722
Steers—Medium and Large 1804127.61/cwt118.00–129.001,0268
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280116.07/cwt112.00–120.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285127.45/cwt125.00–130.003637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322129.11/cwt121.00–135.0041626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327116.99/cwt115.00–118.003836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372118.03/cwt110.00–125.0043917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374129.52/cwt126.00–140.0048446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423133.43/cwt128.00–142.0056449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425119.65/cwt111.00–126.0050947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473126.31/cwt121.00–135.0059767
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473115.54/cwt106.00–119.0054716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518113.11/cwt107.00–117.0058618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527125.47/cwt118.00–132.0066187
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564108.65/cwt105.00–112.006138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573120.62/cwt115.00–126.0069169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622118.20/cwt114.00–121.0073532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625110.23/cwt108.00–111.006894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663107.26/cwt106.00–108.007114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670117.65/cwt112.00–121.0078819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716122.16/cwt117.00–123.008757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1759119.15/cwt111.00–123.0090411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1283151.99/cwt151.00–153.004304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322127.26/cwt120.00–135.0041015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328144.96/cwt138.00–151.0047514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373128.61/cwt118.00–136.0048021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381147.06/cwt139.00–154.0056024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422150.47/cwt140.00–155.0063528
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425134.26/cwt123.00–139.0057112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470136.45/cwt128.00–142.0064151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480117.60/cwt112.00–126.005645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523126.45/cwt120.00–134.0066124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536109.76/cwt105.00–118.0058811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570121.93/cwt115.00–128.0069529
Bulls—Medium and Large 2593118.53/cwt112.00–125.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2616111.51/cwt106.00–115.006874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620125.68/cwt116.00–130.0077912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668103.47/cwt102.00–105.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673120.21/cwt112.00–126.008099
Bulls—Medium and Large 1738112.51/cwt110.00–115.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760112.52/cwt111.00–114.008552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1822104.00/cwt101.00–105.008554
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59363.21/cwt60.00–67.001,0079
Bulls——1,64071.62/cwt68.00–74.001,17510
Bulls——1,75178.41/cwt76.00–81.001,3738
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06147.87/cwt45.00–51.0050817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06854.54/cwt52.00–57.0058211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11360.11/cwt59.00–64.0066915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22150.70/cwt48.00–53.006196
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22859.46/cwt58.00–62.0073011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24255.85/cwt54.00–57.0069414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38859.42/cwt58.00–63.0082512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43352.25/cwt48.00–54.007496
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43856.37/cwt55.00–57.0081114
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,5851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073937.38/cwt735.00–1,050.0010,0588
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,169981.70/cwt750.00–1,075.0011,47615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,192857.36/cwt710.00–1,175.0010,2206
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203838.23/cwt750.00–875.0010,0847
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,9151
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2840760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,3841
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2985810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,9791
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,003757.64/cwt735.00–775.007,5992
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,021.92/cwt1,000.00–1,050.0010,3722
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,164.94/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0013,0123
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1721,141.71/cwt1,075.00–1,180.0013,3813

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.