Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2020-03-10

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 10
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
850 head
▼ 450 vs last sale 1,300▲ 850 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 184▲ 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 41▲ 28 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 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality was plain through average. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 170 cows and bulls sold with 72 percent going to packers.r

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.77/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$156.77
246 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$790
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.73
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509157.97804218
Medium and Large 2463147.4468228
One grade step is worth $10.54/cwt here — about $122 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 sale246 hd
156.77
—
OK average7 barns · 11,335 hd
135.04
+21.73
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—Average1,64081.901,3438thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51263.3295726
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21560.2673222
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08055.1759623

Every lot

70 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1312181.72/cwt176.00–188.0056712
Steers—Medium and Large 2340152.00/cwt152.00–152.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 1377179.08/cwt175.00–186.0067516
Steers—Medium and Large 2383165.10/cwt161.00–170.006326
Steers—Medium and Large 2418152.26/cwt145.00–162.006365
Steers—Medium and Large 1423173.98/cwt170.00–181.0073635
Steers—Medium and Large 2469146.03/cwt136.00–159.006856
Steers—Medium and Large 1476164.07/cwt160.00–175.0078143
Steers—Medium and Large 1517155.71/cwt149.00–160.0080551
Steers—Medium and Large 2531135.89/cwt132.00–140.007228
Steers—Medium and Large 2570134.00/cwt134.00–134.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 1576146.33/cwt137.00–150.0084325
Steers—Medium and Large 2600127.00/cwt127.00–127.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 1624134.24/cwt125.00–139.0083810
Steers—Medium and Large 1672131.92/cwt130.00–134.0088711
Steers—Medium and Large 1730126.56/cwt125.00–127.009249
Steers—Medium and Large 1832119.33/cwt111.00–123.009936
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323151.26/cwt147.00–161.0048913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327138.02/cwt132.00–146.004519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376130.31/cwt122.00–137.004904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389147.38/cwt144.00–152.0057313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415127.42/cwt124.00–131.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420143.45/cwt137.00–150.0060245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476137.93/cwt131.00–143.0065767
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515119.26/cwt115.00–121.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532134.14/cwt127.00–140.0071422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571134.17/cwt130.00–138.0076624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580118.32/cwt115.00–120.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614116.98/cwt116.00–120.007184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621129.37/cwt125.00–136.008039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677127.28/cwt120.00–133.008625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727115.68/cwt112.00–120.0084112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 188894.00/cwt94.00–94.008352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329182.65/cwt178.00–192.0060111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331159.00/cwt153.00–171.005269
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368140.11/cwt134.00–151.005164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371169.63/cwt157.00–182.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417170.61/cwt165.00–179.007119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435154.98/cwt149.00–161.006746
Bulls—Medium and Large 2457142.07/cwt138.00–147.006493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471155.38/cwt151.00–164.0073218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534146.08/cwt141.00–155.007806
Bulls—Medium and Large 2553132.00/cwt132.00–132.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569144.95/cwt135.00–150.0082512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608134.02/cwt128.00–140.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1682119.99/cwt117.00–122.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725119.00/cwt119.00–119.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1777111.33/cwt110.00–112.008653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820106.00/cwt106.00–106.008691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59584.52/cwt84.00–85.001,3482
Bulls——1,65581.03/cwt79.00–82.001,3416
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05149.01/cwt47.00–53.005157
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05655.85/cwt54.00–57.005907
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12159.43/cwt58.00–62.006669
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18255.32/cwt54.00–56.006543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20858.90/cwt57.00–62.0071211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23663.99/cwt63.00–66.007918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49363.06/cwt61.00–64.0094115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53365.91/cwt65.00–67.001,0108
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54757.75/cwt57.00–59.008933
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2893918.07/cwt850.00–1,000.008,1982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,177937.97/cwt800.00–1,125.0011,0407
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,202859.08/cwt775.00–900.0010,3263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,288840.05/cwt800.00–875.0010,8202
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2760825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,2701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2930832.04/cwt785.00–885.007,7382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,030890.79/cwt775.00–1,010.009,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,110862.61/cwt850.00–875.009,5752

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.