Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2020-07-21

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 21
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,200 head
▼ 750 vs last sale 1,950▼ 450 vs year ago 1,650 · −27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 285 vs last sale 415▼ 22 vs year ago 152 · −14.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 155▼ 23 vs year ago 43 · −53.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 150 cows and bulls sold with 82 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 $136.36/cwt on 360 head.
Average price
$136.36
360 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$701
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.22
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526137.09721310
Medium and Large 2440131.8658050
One grade step is worth $5.23/cwt here — about $141 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 sale360 hd
136.36
—
OK average7 barns · 6,878 hd
133.14
+3.22
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—Average1,75684.851,4898thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42466.6194813
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20164.5177523
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07663.3968227

Every lot

77 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 1313190.90/cwt183.00–196.0059812
Steers—Medium and Large 2335163.32/cwt157.00–174.005473
Steers—Medium and Large 2361163.24/cwt157.00–167.005897
Steers—Medium and Large 1376182.43/cwt174.00–187.0068617
Steers—Medium and Large 2417141.39/cwt136.00–147.005908
Steers—Medium and Large 1427157.17/cwt150.00–164.0067121
Steers—Medium and Large 1471155.02/cwt148.00–163.0073020
Steers—Medium and Large 2480153.07/cwt146.00–160.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 1522146.29/cwt141.00–156.0076429
Steers—Medium and Large 2531134.64/cwt128.00–139.0071512
Steers—Medium and Large 2561128.80/cwt125.00–134.007235
Steers—Medium and Large 1570140.76/cwt136.00–146.0080229
Steers—Medium and Large 1627137.53/cwt131.00–140.0086215
Steers—Medium and Large 1662135.26/cwt131.00–138.0089515
Steers—Medium and Large 2695124.00/cwt124.00–124.008621
Steers—Medium and Large 1729130.13/cwt128.00–133.009498
Steers—Medium and Large 1773130.59/cwt126.00–134.001,0097
Steers—Medium and Large 1800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1871121.94/cwt114.00–125.001,0628
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316155.22/cwt146.00–160.0049019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321136.67/cwt135.00–141.004398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373147.03/cwt141.00–155.0054827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381131.68/cwt125.00–140.005028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425135.79/cwt133.00–138.0057715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430146.63/cwt139.00–154.0063136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467143.39/cwt138.00–153.0067045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472132.38/cwt125.00–137.0062513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532137.11/cwt125.00–140.0072975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555121.00/cwt121.00–121.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573133.67/cwt124.00–138.0076645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627126.60/cwt122.00–133.0079417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640117.00/cwt117.00–117.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669124.99/cwt120.00–133.0083615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669112.54/cwt103.00–116.007534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740121.39/cwt111.00–123.0089812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1774110.42/cwt109.00–111.0085512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810107.50/cwt105.00–110.008712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1856105.00/cwt105.00–105.008995
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310154.44/cwt151.00–158.004792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314174.82/cwt170.00–185.0054922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369160.84/cwt158.00–163.005934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375174.30/cwt169.00–184.006548
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420164.57/cwt161.00–175.0069119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430141.26/cwt130.00–154.0060717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476154.28/cwt151.00–165.0073439
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476140.86/cwt135.00–148.0067014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524128.89/cwt125.00–132.006758
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529140.02/cwt135.00–149.0074134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568135.97/cwt130.00–141.0077212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573117.58/cwt111.00–122.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615116.31/cwt105.00–124.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618134.68/cwt130.00–139.0083211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678122.82/cwt119.00–133.0083316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678111.29/cwt107.00–115.007556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713112.19/cwt109.00–120.008006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770112.71/cwt106.00–115.008684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800108.00/cwt108.00–108.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1851103.84/cwt103.00–108.008846
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55576.42/cwt76.00–77.001,1882
Bulls——1,80686.46/cwt84.00–88.001,5614
Bulls——1,85590.05/cwt89.00–91.001,6702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07463.72/cwt61.00–65.0068410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07666.90/cwt66.00–69.007209
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07859.02/cwt57.00–60.006368
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19664.79/cwt63.00–66.0077510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20568.89/cwt67.00–72.008306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20660.35/cwt57.00–62.007287
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36562.04/cwt61.00–63.008472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38172.31/cwt70.00–74.009994
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46564.66/cwt64.00–67.009477
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988878.29/cwt825.00–925.008,6783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005860.90/cwt800.00–950.008,6523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,071797.05/cwt725.00–860.008,5364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,133829.01/cwt810.00–850.009,3933
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2680710.00/cwt710.00–710.004,8281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2705705.00/cwt705.00–705.004,9701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2970900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,7301

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.