Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2020-10-06

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 6
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,600 head
▲ 1,050 vs last sale 1,550▲ 0 vs year ago 2,600 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
289 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 331▼ 76 vs year ago 365 · −20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 59▼ 14 vs year ago 45 · −31.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality average with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 320 cows and bulls sold with 87 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 $146.16/cwt on 823 head.
Average price
$146.16
823 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$861
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.87
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1595147.62879722
Medium and Large 2546135.68740101
One grade step is worth $11.95/cwt here — about $139 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 sale823 hd
146.16
—
OK average7 barns · 10,248 hd
141.29
+4.87
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—Low1,66477.051,28220
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19952.4762929
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39952.0872832
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08449.4653633

Every lot

80 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315128.00/cwt128.00–128.004031
Steers—Medium and Large 1327149.71/cwt146.00–159.004906
Steers—Medium and Large 1374165.90/cwt157.00–171.0062040
Steers—Medium and Large 2381149.20/cwt144.00–153.005684
Steers—Medium and Large 2418145.23/cwt137.00–151.0060711
Steers—Medium and Large 1436155.25/cwt152.00–167.0067772
Steers—Medium and Large 2475133.58/cwt126.00–140.006359
Steers—Medium and Large 1477145.32/cwt141.00–155.0069339
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512170.00/cwt170.00–170.0087063
Steers—Medium and Large 2516136.51/cwt128.00–142.0070415
Steers—Medium and Large 1521147.79/cwt143.00–159.0077064
Steers—Medium and Large 1575149.18/cwt142.00–157.0085864
Steers—Medium and Large 2576135.25/cwt130.00–140.0077938
Steers—Medium and Large 2622131.83/cwt120.00–140.0082020
Steers—Medium and Large 1633147.44/cwt141.00–155.00933165
Steers—Medium and Large 1671135.27/cwt129.00–140.0090839
Steers—Medium and Large 1730137.78/cwt127.00–139.001,00697
Steers—Medium and Large 2745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1767132.96/cwt125.00–139.001,02024
Steers—Medium and Large 2795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009542
Steers—Medium and Large 1817130.40/cwt125.00–135.001,06542
Steers—Medium and Large 1883123.12/cwt120.00–128.001,0875
Steers—Medium and Large 1995118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1742
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320139.45/cwt133.00–141.0044623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333126.54/cwt121.00–132.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370130.60/cwt120.00–134.0048316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1391142.96/cwt131.00–145.0055959
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424124.63/cwt116.00–130.0052814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1441136.54/cwt127.00–140.0060271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476131.38/cwt126.00–140.0062563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482122.75/cwt116.00–126.0059217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523136.30/cwt129.00–144.00713107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528121.97/cwt114.00–128.0064421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568120.68/cwt110.00–124.006858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573131.12/cwt125.00–138.0075143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618117.96/cwt110.00–123.0072911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620132.18/cwt125.00–139.0082076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674118.51/cwt112.00–123.0079927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683105.54/cwt102.00–109.007212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725117.11/cwt107.00–124.0084915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1766120.07/cwt116.00–125.0092013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795114.00/cwt114.00–114.009061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0292
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314153.45/cwt151.00–156.004828
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330140.64/cwt136.00–142.004644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382145.29/cwt138.00–151.0055510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414137.71/cwt132.00–146.0057012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422153.45/cwt147.00–162.0064815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471121.99/cwt114.00–128.005759
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479138.89/cwt131.00–145.0066530
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523122.86/cwt120.00–126.006436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526133.33/cwt125.00–139.0070127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572128.64/cwt125.00–139.0073631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576118.93/cwt113.00–123.006856
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614119.79/cwt117.00–124.007364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624130.09/cwt125.00–139.0081212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650107.00/cwt107.00–107.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1666118.29/cwt110.00–123.0078816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710125.20/cwt122.00–134.008895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2713113.49/cwt112.00–115.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785119.28/cwt119.00–120.009367
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53170.11/cwt67.00–74.001,0738
Bulls——1,74479.08/cwt77.00–81.001,3797
Bulls——1,76585.31/cwt83.00–88.001,5065
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07358.83/cwt55.00–61.006318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08342.48/cwt40.00–46.004609
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09148.70/cwt47.00–52.0053116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18147.93/cwt45.00–51.0056615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21162.53/cwt60.00–64.007574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22255.27/cwt53.00–57.0067510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33347.48/cwt44.00–49.006336
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37855.69/cwt55.00–58.007677
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42752.20/cwt50.00–54.0074519
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2909819.35/cwt675.00–950.007,44810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,069816.92/cwt760.00–975.008,7336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,131851.89/cwt750.00–910.009,6356
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000945.13/cwt925.00–960.009,4512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,190950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,3051

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.