Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2020-04-07

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 7
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
▼ 340 vs last sale 1,090▲ 750 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 256▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 54▲ 9 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 9.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. A total of 115 cows and bulls sold with 91 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 $137.58/cwt on 323 head.
Average price
$137.58
323 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.77
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469139.08653281
Medium and Large 2425127.5554242
One grade step is worth $11.53/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 sale323 hd
137.58
—
OK average7 barns · 5,225 hd
117.81
+19.77
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—High1,58470.881,12316
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24552.4465311
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49350.437537thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06445.9648929

Every lot

66 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1334181.58/cwt178.00–193.0060617
Steers—Medium and Large 2340165.00/cwt165.00–165.005612
Steers—Medium and Large 2361154.55/cwt152.00–156.005585
Steers—Medium and Large 1378169.14/cwt162.00–177.0063926
Steers—Medium and Large 1427162.00/cwt157.00–168.0069219
Steers—Medium and Large 2436142.00/cwt140.00–145.006195
Steers—Medium and Large 1470158.77/cwt154.00–168.0074658
Steers—Medium and Large 2479148.79/cwt142.00–153.0071312
Steers—Medium and Large 2526139.50/cwt130.00–145.0073411
Steers—Medium and Large 1532151.13/cwt147.00–161.0080419
Steers—Medium and Large 1570148.86/cwt144.00–158.0084925
Steers—Medium and Large 2587138.69/cwt136.00–141.0081410
Steers—Medium and Large 1629137.42/cwt133.00–146.0086427
Steers—Medium and Large 1668125.65/cwt120.00–134.0083927
Steers—Medium and Large 1726114.41/cwt110.00–119.008316
Steers—Medium and Large 2745108.00/cwt108.00–108.008052
Steers—Medium and Large 2780107.00/cwt107.00–107.008355
Steers—Medium and Large 1780107.00/cwt107.00–107.008351
Steers—Medium and Large 1810112.00/cwt109.00–115.009072
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319133.32/cwt125.00–142.0042510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329153.35/cwt145.00–158.0050535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366148.07/cwt142.00–156.0054226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367132.34/cwt126.00–140.0048611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426143.85/cwt136.00–150.0061369
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433131.62/cwt123.00–137.005706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470124.06/cwt120.00–130.005835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473138.65/cwt132.00–146.0065666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520119.63/cwt112.00–124.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522133.11/cwt125.00–138.0069520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577131.42/cwt126.00–136.0075835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583120.00/cwt119.00–121.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615109.57/cwt105.00–114.006742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630120.31/cwt116.00–128.0075820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670101.00/cwt101.00–101.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671113.13/cwt112.00–115.007598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1845105.00/cwt105.00–105.008871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330187.32/cwt179.00–193.0061818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333154.03/cwt145.00–165.005138
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370141.68/cwt136.00–148.005242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381167.75/cwt162.00–172.0063918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418132.99/cwt131.00–135.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1436159.62/cwt153.00–167.0069615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461147.78/cwt143.00–157.006819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495141.00/cwt141.00–141.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532142.93/cwt138.00–145.007607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575136.56/cwt131.00–142.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617130.61/cwt125.00–133.008065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665150.00/cwt150.00–150.009989
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735115.00/cwt115.00–115.008451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50863.00/cwt60.00–67.009505
Bulls——1,60371.95/cwt69.00–74.001,1535
Bulls——1,63276.55/cwt75.00–80.001,2496
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04454.23/cwt51.00–58.005667
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05139.58/cwt35.00–42.004167
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08045.08/cwt43.00–48.0048715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21843.95/cwt43.00–46.005353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23851.48/cwt49.00–55.006374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27159.77/cwt58.00–61.007604
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46349.32/cwt49.00–50.007223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51551.27/cwt51.00–52.007774
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2808919.95/cwt900.00–935.007,4333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,3231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0010,0631

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.