Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2021-01-12

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jan 12
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,250 head
▲ 775 vs last sale 1,475▲ 870 vs year ago 1,380 · +63.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 281▲ 73 vs year ago 81 · +90.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 54▲ 47 vs year ago 19 · +247.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer salves 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality average through attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 220 cows and bulls sold with 60 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 $134.89/cwt on 723 head.
Average price
$134.89
723 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.55
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518135.80704605
Medium and Large 2457130.23596118
One grade step is worth $5.57/cwt here — about $108 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 sale723 hd
134.89
—
OK average7 barns · 10,609 hd
132.35
+2.55
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—Average1,71978.201,34421
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07652.7356733
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49252.2277926
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21151.7862719

Every lot

85 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322209.94/cwt202.00–216.0067627
Steers—Medium and Large 2326184.42/cwt181.00–195.006017
Steers—Medium and Large 2364169.60/cwt162.00–176.006178
Steers—Medium and Large 1379193.48/cwt188.00–202.0073341
Steers—Medium and Large 2424168.44/cwt165.00–172.0071413
Steers—Medium and Large 1431182.01/cwt173.00–187.0078455
Steers—Medium and Large 1475169.19/cwt163.00–178.0080458
Steers—Medium and Large 2479151.95/cwt147.00–161.0072818
Steers—Medium and Large 2516147.20/cwt141.00–155.0076016
Steers—Medium and Large 1524163.32/cwt156.00–170.0085694
Steers—Medium and Large 2572142.72/cwt135.00–145.0081620
Steers—Medium and Large 1573152.47/cwt146.00–160.0087464
Steers—Medium and Large 1615145.70/cwt140.00–149.0089643
Steers—Medium and Large 2624135.73/cwt130.00–138.0084714
Steers—Medium and Large 2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1673134.06/cwt130.00–140.0090247
Steers—Medium and Large 1713132.54/cwt126.00–134.0094531
Steers—Medium and Large 2730119.95/cwt116.00–124.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 1764127.75/cwt120.00–131.0097631
Steers—Medium and Large 1817126.94/cwt123.00–130.001,03720
Steers—Medium and Large 1875113.95/cwt110.00–120.009973
Steers—Medium and Large 1917111.77/cwt111.00–114.001,0254
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328141.30/cwt137.00–151.0046319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331156.98/cwt154.00–159.0052033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372149.94/cwt147.00–160.0055855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378138.66/cwt132.00–142.0052412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420147.83/cwt142.00–156.0062187
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429135.58/cwt130.00–140.0058220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469130.10/cwt124.00–134.0061035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473141.20/cwt135.00–149.0066897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516122.30/cwt112.00–125.0063116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521133.45/cwt126.00–140.0069595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567128.27/cwt120.00–134.00727106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567116.66/cwt116.00–117.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613114.33/cwt111.00–116.007019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627125.88/cwt119.00–130.0078955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675105.71/cwt102.00–110.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677118.13/cwt111.00–125.0080045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710101.00/cwt101.00–101.007171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727117.85/cwt110.00–120.0085713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773115.00/cwt113.00–118.008895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1834113.25/cwt106.00–115.009459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1887107.00/cwt107.00–107.009495
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320176.00/cwt176.00–176.005631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335208.06/cwt201.00–210.0069719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371201.61/cwt197.00–210.0074812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385179.11/cwt175.00–189.006905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414182.49/cwt172.00–186.007569
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428166.29/cwt160.00–174.0071213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470162.12/cwt152.00–168.0076221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470147.15/cwt141.00–150.006924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512159.98/cwt156.00–161.008198
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527144.28/cwt140.00–148.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565147.15/cwt138.00–152.008319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575131.00/cwt131.00–131.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616131.46/cwt122.00–135.0081014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667120.19/cwt111.00–125.008029
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668133.50/cwt133.00–134.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720121.49/cwt120.00–123.008752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760112.00/cwt112.00–112.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1833124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1875100.00/cwt100.00–100.008751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48070.25/cwt69.00–72.001,0404
Bulls——1,75977.44/cwt75.00–79.001,3627
Bulls——1,78681.92/cwt81.00–84.001,46310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06653.44/cwt51.00–55.005709
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07247.72/cwt45.00–50.0051214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09059.09/cwt57.00–61.0064410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18945.79/cwt44.00–48.005445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20456.34/cwt54.00–58.006786
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22952.11/cwt50.00–53.006408
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35845.49/cwt45.00–46.006182
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46155.06/cwt54.00–57.0080410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53351.16/cwt49.00–53.0078414
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2983921.76/cwt700.00–1,050.009,0612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,1081
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,203.54/cwt1,125.00–1,275.0014,0212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,5561
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3321,066.21/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0014,2023
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930942.10/cwt700.00–1,160.008,7625
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,177980.10/cwt825.00–1,200.0011,53618
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,177830.25/cwt775.00–900.009,7729
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,216839.23/cwt800.00–910.0010,20511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2471,048.02/cwt750.00–1,325.0013,0696

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.