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

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 7
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,550 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 1,700▲ 250 vs year ago 1,300 · +19.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 201▼ 18 vs year ago 208 · −8.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 49▼ 47 vs year ago 77 · −61.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average . Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 220 cows and bulls sold with 81 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.03/cwt on 466 head.
Average price
$142.03
466 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.14
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533143.58766377
Medium and Large 2502135.4668089
One grade step is worth $8.12/cwt here — about $86 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 sale466 hd
142.03
—
OK average5 barns · 6,988 hd
134.89
+7.14
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—Average1,75488.391,55014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37767.2092534
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21266.3780433
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07561.0165638

Every lot

74 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2321155.40/cwt141.00–164.0049914
Steers—Medium and Large 1325175.33/cwt168.00–183.0057020
Steers—Medium and Large 1375161.87/cwt156.00–170.0060727
Steers—Medium and Large 2389145.34/cwt134.00–152.0056511
Steers—Medium and Large 1423157.82/cwt156.00–170.0066838
Steers—Medium and Large 2432144.99/cwt140.00–149.0062612
Steers—Medium and Large 1473142.28/cwt134.00–149.0067378
Steers—Medium and Large 2480129.30/cwt128.00–131.006213
Steers—Medium and Large 2520124.69/cwt115.00–129.0064813
Steers—Medium and Large 1533138.54/cwt132.00–146.0073865
Steers—Medium and Large 1570146.29/cwt139.00–153.0083467
Steers—Medium and Large 2572124.57/cwt123.00–128.007135
Steers—Medium and Large 1618139.02/cwt135.00–149.0085918
Steers—Medium and Large 2631127.70/cwt120.00–133.0080629
Steers—Medium and Large 2668103.53/cwt102.00–105.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1688127.09/cwt118.00–129.0087434
Steers—Medium and Large 1737125.03/cwt121.00–127.009213
Steers—Medium and Large 1769125.33/cwt125.00–126.009643
Steers—Medium and Large 1813115.89/cwt112.00–121.0094223
Steers—Medium and Large 1850111.00/cwt111.00–111.009441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313136.00/cwt136.00–136.004264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314149.50/cwt147.00–153.0046916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371134.55/cwt129.00–140.0049910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376145.73/cwt142.00–156.0054834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421140.99/cwt138.00–153.0059443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429132.22/cwt124.00–137.0056717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469132.81/cwt126.00–140.0062346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473121.84/cwt119.00–124.005765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522129.75/cwt121.00–135.0067756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528119.76/cwt112.00–128.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564132.46/cwt123.00–136.00747107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583119.50/cwt116.00–121.006976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612123.90/cwt116.00–128.0075819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625105.22/cwt101.00–110.006588
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655101.00/cwt101.00–101.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674112.68/cwt105.00–116.0075916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745101.67/cwt101.00–103.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1767103.31/cwt102.00–106.007923
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1309178.29/cwt168.00–183.0055114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379161.54/cwt159.00–177.0061220
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383145.35/cwt139.00–157.005577
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424132.64/cwt126.00–140.005627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429147.37/cwt145.00–159.0063214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470136.67/cwt132.00–146.0064223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471126.22/cwt122.00–131.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518118.93/cwt116.00–122.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534129.06/cwt123.00–137.0068928
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581131.77/cwt126.00–139.0076615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585115.12/cwt113.00–120.006736
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630113.33/cwt110.00–115.007143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1636123.42/cwt119.00–131.0078514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663114.10/cwt105.00–117.007566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1727116.08/cwt111.00–119.008449
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750111.00/cwt111.00–111.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70383.53/cwt82.00–85.001,4233
Bulls——1,71288.47/cwt87.00–89.001,5157
Bulls——1,86491.88/cwt90.00–95.001,7134
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05356.37/cwt53.00–61.0059421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08964.39/cwt62.00–67.0070110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12370.10/cwt68.00–74.007877
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20665.43/cwt64.00–69.0078917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20660.84/cwt59.00–63.007347
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22772.46/cwt71.00–73.008899
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37468.48/cwt67.00–71.0094115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37762.90/cwt60.00–66.0086613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38373.33/cwt72.00–74.001,0146
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2986850.50/cwt785.00–950.008,3867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160910.00/cwt910.00–910.0010,5561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2641,108.98/cwt825.00–1,200.0014,01810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0015,0151
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2830760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,3081
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2945775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,3241
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,125995.00/cwt995.00–995.0011,1941

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.