Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2020-12-01

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 1
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,350 head
▼ 1,500 vs last sale 3,850▲ 500 vs year ago 1,850 · +27.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 260▲ 10 vs year ago 227 · +4.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 80▼ 15 vs year ago 38 · −39.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 260 cows and bulls sold with 88 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 $130.50/cwt on 602 head.
Average price
$130.50
602 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$693
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.81
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544131.18713496
Medium and Large 2473127.29602106
One grade step is worth $3.89/cwt here — about $111 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 sale602 hd
130.50
—
OK average4 barns · 8,273 hd
133.31
−2.81
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—Low1,67173.881,23524
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39452.2072830
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20749.1359331
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07145.3248532

Every lot

81 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1329194.94/cwt189.00–207.0064112
Steers—Medium and Large 2334175.09/cwt168.00–187.005854
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added360210.00/cwt210.00–210.007563
Steers—Medium and Large 2369162.57/cwt155.00–169.006004
Steers—Medium and Large 1386183.17/cwt178.00–194.0070729
Steers—Medium and Large 1430174.32/cwt168.00–182.0075040
Steers—Medium and Large 2432160.49/cwt151.00–166.006937
Steers—Medium and Large 2460155.43/cwt151.00–160.007158
Steers—Medium and Large 1470167.78/cwt161.00–175.0078951
Steers—Medium and Large 1523156.96/cwt149.00–164.00821101
Steers—Medium and Large 2541142.88/cwt135.00–148.0077310
Steers—Medium and Large 1572142.98/cwt138.00–152.0081868
Steers—Medium and Large 2575131.70/cwt122.00–137.0075710
Steers—Medium and Large 1624140.43/cwt131.00–145.00876115
Steers—Medium and Large 2642120.72/cwt111.00–127.007753
Steers—Medium and Large 2655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1676133.16/cwt127.00–139.0090039
Steers—Medium and Large 2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1720131.12/cwt122.00–135.0094444
Steers—Medium and Large 2765112.00/cwt112.00–112.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1774129.26/cwt120.00–134.001,00012
Steers—Medium and Large 1830111.00/cwt111.00–111.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 1859125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,07416
Steers—Medium and Large 1985106.00/cwt102.00–107.001,0445
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318136.43/cwt123.00–143.0043411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320152.80/cwt147.00–161.0048923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373154.31/cwt150.00–162.0057628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378141.39/cwt132.00–146.0053412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429150.51/cwt147.00–161.0064660
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436137.42/cwt130.00–144.0059921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469134.70/cwt132.00–146.0063264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475125.24/cwt115.00–131.0059531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522126.29/cwt120.00–132.00659108
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530115.01/cwt112.00–117.006108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565125.03/cwt120.00–134.0070656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577114.75/cwt108.00–118.0066215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626124.32/cwt117.00–131.0077860
Heifers—Medium and Large 2648113.00/cwt112.00–115.007326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680119.41/cwt110.00–122.0081246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713120.61/cwt111.00–125.0086033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715104.02/cwt101.00–107.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765112.00/cwt112.00–112.008572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1888111.50/cwt111.00–113.0099016
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322210.12/cwt196.00–223.0067716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330161.05/cwt151.00–172.005313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372187.01/cwt184.00–198.0069631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378170.80/cwt167.00–180.006466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416154.98/cwt143.00–169.006455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423174.78/cwt167.00–182.0073921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471158.54/cwt151.00–169.0074730
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484119.77/cwt113.00–122.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513116.63/cwt111.00–122.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517151.79/cwt146.00–163.0078516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567139.12/cwt129.00–147.0078924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573113.27/cwt112.00–117.006494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619129.11/cwt116.00–133.0079913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625102.00/cwt102.00–102.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672123.44/cwt118.00–129.008306
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715113.00/cwt113.00–113.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735120.00/cwt120.00–120.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773114.45/cwt106.00–120.008857
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58268.65/cwt65.00–74.001,08613
Bulls——1,72777.63/cwt75.00–80.001,3417
Bulls——1,86584.30/cwt83.00–85.001,5724
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06638.86/cwt37.00–41.0041415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07246.66/cwt45.00–51.0050011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08259.00/cwt57.00–60.006386
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18644.13/cwt41.00–46.005238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21149.00/cwt47.00–51.0059314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21853.76/cwt52.00–56.006559
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35550.55/cwt49.00–53.0068511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37545.25/cwt43.00–47.006224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42855.26/cwt54.00–58.0078915
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995788.44/cwt700.00–860.007,8452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,070.12/cwt910.00–1,175.0012,2854
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1691,051.93/cwt925.00–1,150.0012,2977
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,3781
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2760825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,2701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,067.12/cwt1,060.00–1,075.0011,0772
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,070900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,6301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,1051

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.