Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2020-01-14

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jan 14
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,380 head
▼ 1,020 vs last sale 2,400▲ 1,380 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 177 vs last sale 258▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 62▲ 19 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 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows, Breakers and Boners 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Leans 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 100 cows and bulls sold with 81 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 $146.03/cwt on 487 head.
Average price
$146.03
487 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$711
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.50
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495148.19733394
Medium and Large 2455136.8562293
One grade step is worth $11.34/cwt here — about $111 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 sale487 hd
146.03
—
OK average7 barns · 11,669 hd
140.53
+5.50
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—Low1,49467.811,01312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43854.5078422
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21950.496158thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07538.6041516

Every lot

78 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 1278221.88/cwt206.00–234.0061712
Steers—Medium and Large 2279187.73/cwt183.00–199.005246
Steers—Medium and Large 2318176.89/cwt173.00–189.005635
Steers—Medium and Large 1334217.44/cwt206.00–225.0072624
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy354208.81/cwt207.00–210.007395
Steers—Medium and Large 1380190.71/cwt185.00–199.0072519
Steers—Medium and Large 2381167.34/cwt160.00–178.0063811
Steers—Medium and Large 1426184.67/cwt177.00–191.0078730
Steers—Medium and Large 2432166.26/cwt160.00–174.0071816
Steers—Medium and Large 1470172.71/cwt166.00–180.0081242
Steers—Medium and Large 2487158.80/cwt152.00–163.0077319
Steers—Medium and Large 1524168.37/cwt165.00–176.0088258
Steers—Medium and Large 2524159.18/cwt152.00–163.0083411
Steers—Medium and Large 2574151.04/cwt144.00–159.0086712
Steers—Medium and Large 1575168.38/cwt162.00–174.0096824
Steers—Medium and Large 1624157.88/cwt152.00–166.0098527
Steers—Medium and Large 2627143.04/cwt135.00–151.0089715
Steers—Medium and Large 1664137.86/cwt135.00–144.0091517
Steers—Medium and Large 2677126.01/cwt125.00–128.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1724131.82/cwt128.00–135.009547
Steers—Medium and Large 1811132.83/cwt128.00–138.001,07714
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1284149.44/cwt140.00–153.004246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325144.08/cwt139.00–151.0046813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328158.05/cwt153.00–166.0051831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371157.94/cwt152.00–166.0058660
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379138.04/cwt130.00–144.0052316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423158.12/cwt150.00–164.0066951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423140.85/cwt134.00–147.0059618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468154.86/cwt147.00–161.0072584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477138.98/cwt130.00–146.0066314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy510165.00/cwt165.00–165.008423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514145.72/cwt140.00–151.0074947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523135.08/cwt125.00–139.0070622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570134.85/cwt127.00–141.0076925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583120.48/cwt118.00–124.007024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620130.90/cwt125.00–137.0081228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633120.25/cwt119.00–122.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663115.02/cwt110.00–120.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667130.45/cwt120.00–132.0087025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719128.43/cwt125.00–131.0092317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy758154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1779120.48/cwt117.00–123.009394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830127.43/cwt112.00–136.001,0586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1882118.62/cwt111.00–133.001,0463
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1283203.43/cwt190.00–212.0057610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325212.54/cwt192.00–218.006917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335157.39/cwt150.00–161.005273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366193.93/cwt190.00–204.0071014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369175.54/cwt167.00–187.0064811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424181.18/cwt174.00–188.0076826
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425159.16/cwt150.00–172.0067614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474170.64/cwt164.00–175.0080912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480151.94/cwt138.00–158.007295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523164.50/cwt160.00–169.0086020
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567158.09/cwt154.00–164.008969
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618145.08/cwt142.00–151.008976
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633124.43/cwt121.00–125.007887
Bulls—Medium and Large 1787118.84/cwt118.00–119.009356
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 133845.00/cwt45.00–45.001529
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46361.56/cwt58.00–64.009015
Bulls——1,50971.00/cwt70.00–72.001,0714
Bulls——1,52773.99/cwt73.00–75.001,1303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06131.93/cwt30.00–34.003395
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06947.01/cwt46.00–49.005034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08838.56/cwt36.00–41.004207
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17647.25/cwt46.00–49.005564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26153.73/cwt51.00–56.006784
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36962.69/cwt60.00–65.008584
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38949.68/cwt47.00–52.006907
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49554.58/cwt52.00–57.0081611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2807800.57/cwt700.00–925.006,4616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958959.51/cwt735.00–1,200.009,1923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,1481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,364974.90/cwt825.00–1,165.0013,2985
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2840725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,0901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2905810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,3311
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,140850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,6901

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.