Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2019-12-10

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 10
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,400 head
▲ 550 vs last sale 1,850▲ 2,400 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
301 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 227▲ 301 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 38▲ 59 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 6.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 lower over 500 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 10.00 lower. A total of 360 cows and bulls sold with 56 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 $129.53/cwt on 623 head.
Average price
$129.53
623 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.92
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523131.44687437
Medium and Large 2465125.03582186
One grade step is worth $6.41/cwt here — about $106 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 sale623 hd
129.53
—
OK average7 barns · 12,208 hd
133.45
−3.92
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—Low1,59863.001,00720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40848.8668835
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20647.6457535
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06340.4043035

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 1290172.25/cwt172.00–173.005004
Steers—Medium and Large 2295141.91/cwt137.00–152.004193
Steers—Medium and Large 1322172.37/cwt165.00–179.005559
Steers—Medium and Large 2333145.14/cwt139.00–151.004832
Steers—Medium and Large 1367179.91/cwt174.00–188.0066026
Steers—Medium and Large 2385163.25/cwt155.00–170.0062921
Steers—Medium and Large 2428152.25/cwt146.00–160.0065223
Steers—Medium and Large 1433167.74/cwt161.00–175.0072637
Steers—Medium and Large 2471145.56/cwt136.00–151.0068618
Steers—Medium and Large 1479163.08/cwt154.00–168.0078139
Steers—Medium and Large 2519143.46/cwt137.00–152.0074544
Steers—Medium and Large 1525157.16/cwt153.00–167.0082552
Steers—Medium and Large 1570146.95/cwt141.00–155.0083858
Steers—Medium and Large 2578133.34/cwt125.00–140.0077117
Steers—Medium and Large 1623141.49/cwt132.00–146.0088183
Steers—Medium and Large 2633125.03/cwt116.00–131.0079115
Steers—Medium and Large 1665135.09/cwt130.00–138.0089829
Steers—Medium and Large 2679121.77/cwt120.00–123.008274
Steers—Medium and Large 1723130.40/cwt129.00–132.0094318
Steers—Medium and Large 1777132.83/cwt128.00–135.001,0326
Steers—Medium and Large 1819127.65/cwt123.00–134.001,04511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1284135.51/cwt129.00–140.003859
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318123.99/cwt119.00–128.0039412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330138.99/cwt133.00–141.0045922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368136.40/cwt127.00–141.0050232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376146.83/cwt144.00–156.0055233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419140.79/cwt135.00–149.0059038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430129.74/cwt120.00–133.0055842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468134.32/cwt129.00–142.0062965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473120.87/cwt112.00–126.0057238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520129.50/cwt125.00–138.0067389
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528119.23/cwt113.00–124.0063034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571127.43/cwt122.00–131.0072878
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577118.56/cwt113.00–125.0068416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620119.97/cwt112.00–127.007447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630125.36/cwt120.00–133.0079065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2657117.31/cwt115.00–122.007713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1659131.00/cwt129.00–132.008636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705109.50/cwt109.00–110.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723122.51/cwt119.00–125.0088614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1761121.35/cwt115.00–129.0092311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1822112.53/cwt108.00–115.009257
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285145.86/cwt142.00–150.004162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288165.62/cwt161.00–170.0047711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318168.63/cwt165.00–175.005364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329141.63/cwt135.00–150.004666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376148.83/cwt142.00–153.0056014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378164.52/cwt161.00–169.0062218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420134.64/cwt127.00–141.005658
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435153.46/cwt145.00–159.0066822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472138.55/cwt132.00–147.0065413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474155.60/cwt149.00–162.0073814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518131.07/cwt122.00–137.0067913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527146.93/cwt140.00–154.0077415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571136.76/cwt132.00–146.0078122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579126.41/cwt119.00–134.0073216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629124.64/cwt116.00–130.0078410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633116.04/cwt111.00–120.007354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667118.99/cwt110.00–123.007945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718113.47/cwt109.00–118.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775114.22/cwt112.00–116.0088510
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56257.65/cwt50.00–62.0090010
Bulls——1,59165.23/cwt63.00–68.001,0386
Bulls——1,69873.01/cwt70.00–75.001,2404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05736.37/cwt33.00–40.0038418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06842.58/cwt41.00–44.0045512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07649.65/cwt48.00–53.005345
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19442.03/cwt38.00–45.0050213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21148.40/cwt46.00–50.0058615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21856.44/cwt53.00–61.006877
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36744.46/cwt42.00–48.0060815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43454.81/cwt53.00–58.007868
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44350.39/cwt48.00–52.0072712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2957677.26/cwt650.00–700.006,4813
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,104.00/cwt1,100.00–1,110.0011,0402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,063897.48/cwt700.00–1,085.009,5402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,081804.88/cwt625.00–1,025.008,7016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083748.80/cwt675.00–800.008,1105
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155656.46/cwt500.00–750.007,5824
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,187989.04/cwt875.00–1,050.0011,7403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,470900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,2301

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.