Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2020-09-08

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 8
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,000 head
▼ 500 vs last sale 1,500▼ 450 vs year ago 1,450 · −31.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 197▼ 125 vs year ago 246 · −50.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 23▲ 0 vs year ago 29 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 6.00 to 9.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 150 cows and bulls sold with 70 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 $133.03/cwt on 344 head.
Average price
$133.03
344 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.52
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517134.65696301
Medium and Large 2476121.6557843
One grade step is worth $13.01/cwt here — about $117 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 sale344 hd
133.03
—
OK average5 barns · 3,355 hd
131.51
+1.52
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—Average1,63483.801,37012
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22661.5475513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47161.339028thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06555.9359627

Every lot

72 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325168.55/cwt164.00–178.005488
Steers—Medium and Large 2326144.99/cwt140.00–156.004734
Steers—Medium and Large 1362166.57/cwt164.00–172.006037
Steers—Medium and Large 2390156.00/cwt156.00–156.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 2420143.06/cwt135.00–150.006014
Steers—Medium and Large 1433162.12/cwt156.00–168.0070226
Steers—Medium and Large 1478153.94/cwt146.00–160.0073627
Steers—Medium and Large 2482137.57/cwt128.00–144.006636
Steers—Medium and Large 2500139.00/cwt139.00–139.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 1517151.86/cwt144.00–157.0078531
Steers—Medium and Large 2572127.69/cwt124.00–131.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 1575144.10/cwt138.00–152.0082952
Steers—Medium and Large 2613126.94/cwt124.00–130.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1620140.63/cwt136.00–150.0087241
Steers—Medium and Large 1680132.34/cwt128.00–135.0090019
Steers—Medium and Large 1714129.27/cwt122.00–134.009237
Steers—Medium and Large 1766127.19/cwt126.00–128.009745
Steers—Medium and Large 1809129.74/cwt129.00–130.001,0504
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313136.63/cwt131.00–141.0042818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333123.78/cwt118.00–129.0041210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375138.02/cwt132.00–141.0051828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378123.51/cwt120.00–128.004676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419134.76/cwt130.00–138.0056533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423122.50/cwt120.00–125.005188
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450122.00/cwt122.00–122.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478133.24/cwt129.00–136.0063746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520134.38/cwt128.00–141.0069938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2542119.49/cwt111.00–124.006486
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571123.28/cwt120.00–130.007044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576135.99/cwt129.00–138.0078381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619134.71/cwt126.00–139.0083426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634123.75/cwt121.00–126.007854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660132.87/cwt121.00–138.0087724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705117.99/cwt115.00–119.008324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2736111.25/cwt111.00–112.008194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760116.00/cwt116.00–116.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813115.00/cwt115.00–115.009352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323163.20/cwt158.00–169.0052712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340153.00/cwt153.00–153.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372162.07/cwt155.00–170.006036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377146.55/cwt135.00–153.005527
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414141.02/cwt140.00–143.005844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424154.08/cwt146.00–160.0065312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463135.32/cwt133.00–137.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476148.84/cwt139.00–154.0070817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518143.24/cwt132.00–149.007425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520127.51/cwt127.00–128.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567136.51/cwt132.00–143.0077413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575124.00/cwt124.00–124.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1636132.73/cwt125.00–136.008449
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665124.78/cwt120.00–128.008304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730122.00/cwt122.00–122.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1764117.78/cwt115.00–122.009005
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55078.20/cwt76.00–80.001,2123
Bulls——1,64684.02/cwt82.00–86.001,3835
Bulls——1,68387.74/cwt87.00–89.001,4774
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04251.44/cwt48.00–54.0053611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08062.03/cwt59.00–64.006706
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08157.20/cwt56.00–60.0061810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21955.60/cwt53.00–57.006785
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22966.80/cwt65.00–69.008215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23362.67/cwt62.00–63.007733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39063.00/cwt63.00–63.008763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46257.16/cwt54.00–59.008363
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60565.07/cwt64.00–66.001,0442
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920928.53/cwt875.00–975.008,5422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950687.57/cwt675.00–700.006,5322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,039844.45/cwt710.00–950.008,7745
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,012.87/cwt800.00–1,100.0011,0714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178758.50/cwt725.00–785.008,9352
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,096.67/cwt825.00–1,250.0013,5774

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.