Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2020-06-09

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 9
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,500 head
▲ 550 vs last sale 1,950▲ 150 vs year ago 2,350 · +6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 289▼ 13 vs year ago 224 · −5.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 61▼ 102 vs year ago 151 · −67.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves classes uneven, mostly steady to 4.00 higher, number wise. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers 1.00 higher, boners and leans 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 260 cows and bulls sold with 69 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 $131.43/cwt on 627 head.
Average price
$131.43
627 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.40
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526132.92699521
Medium and Large 2475124.13589106
One grade step is worth $8.79/cwt here — about $110 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 sale627 hd
131.43
—
OK average7 barns · 11,465 hd
123.03
+8.40
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—Average1,55882.831,29112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42563.6090630
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21461.7475033
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07456.0960242

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2306153.69/cwt149.00–163.004708
Steers—Medium and Large 1322181.94/cwt175.00–191.0058625
Steers—Medium and Large 1378170.87/cwt167.00–181.0064630
Steers—Medium and Large 2390156.17/cwt148.00–160.006097
Steers—Medium and Large 1422159.66/cwt154.00–166.0067447
Steers—Medium and Large 2429142.42/cwt138.00–149.0061110
Steers—Medium and Large 2474139.31/cwt132.00–144.0066016
Steers—Medium and Large 1476149.85/cwt146.00–161.0071357
Steers—Medium and Large 2520120.29/cwt115.00–130.006267
Steers—Medium and Large 1526138.84/cwt132.00–145.0073095
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560154.00/cwt154.00–154.0086299
Steers—Medium and Large 1562135.21/cwt129.00–139.0076068
Steers—Medium and Large 2580122.76/cwt116.00–129.007126
Steers—Medium and Large 1623132.70/cwt125.00–139.0082772
Steers—Medium and Large 2625116.54/cwt115.00–119.007285
Steers—Medium and Large 1668127.70/cwt120.00–134.0085329
Steers—Medium and Large 2683116.73/cwt114.00–119.007974
Steers—Medium and Large 1731121.68/cwt117.00–130.0088919
Steers—Medium and Large 2735111.00/cwt111.00–111.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 1763124.65/cwt115.00–128.009514
Steers—Medium and Large 1838116.00/cwt116.00–116.009724
Steers—Medium and Large 1865106.00/cwt106.00–106.009171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324132.03/cwt126.00–140.004286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326149.25/cwt140.00–159.0048726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369132.92/cwt127.00–143.0049020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373150.01/cwt145.00–159.0056030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426142.87/cwt135.00–148.0060964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434127.87/cwt117.00–132.0055516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469136.55/cwt132.00–145.0064066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489125.24/cwt118.00–131.0061221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525127.93/cwt123.00–137.00672102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527117.38/cwt110.00–122.0061920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567118.68/cwt112.00–121.0067321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584132.56/cwt122.00–137.00774146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600101.00/cwt101.00–101.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621121.55/cwt115.00–124.0075550
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666118.48/cwt111.00–126.0078919
Heifers—Medium and Large 272090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728112.41/cwt104.00–119.0081811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1787106.42/cwt103.00–109.008387
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319153.32/cwt141.00–163.004894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325185.68/cwt181.00–189.0060311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360136.00/cwt136.00–136.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366168.54/cwt160.00–172.006177
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417158.61/cwt151.00–165.0066111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434134.83/cwt127.00–142.005858
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465146.60/cwt140.00–157.0068229
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472131.55/cwt122.00–139.006218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520133.04/cwt123.00–138.0069222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568125.36/cwt118.00–130.0071224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610118.00/cwt118.00–118.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617120.19/cwt113.00–125.0074218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1666107.97/cwt90.00–115.007194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1734106.35/cwt103.00–108.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 182097.57/cwt91.00–101.008003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52174.79/cwt70.00–78.001,1384
Bulls——1,56989.84/cwt87.00–95.001,4104
Bulls——1,58583.85/cwt80.00–86.001,3294
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07054.11/cwt53.00–56.0057920
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07559.75/cwt57.00–63.0064218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08649.48/cwt47.00–52.005374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18855.40/cwt50.00–59.006586
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21762.13/cwt60.00–63.0075616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22564.62/cwt64.00–68.0079211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34359.00/cwt59.00–59.007923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39565.74/cwt65.00–67.0091712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46662.80/cwt60.00–64.0092115
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2675686.94/cwt675.00–700.004,6372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,102985.15/cwt750.00–1,100.0010,85611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148842.53/cwt725.00–925.009,6725
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,173823.13/cwt800.00–850.009,6552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,363926.65/cwt900.00–950.0012,6303
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2925850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,8631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2955916.43/cwt875.00–950.008,7522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,030984.79/cwt875.00–1,125.0010,1433
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0511,066.61/cwt1,025.00–1,125.0011,2104

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.