Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2021-01-19

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jan 19
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,850 head
▲ 600 vs last sale 2,250▲ 1,450 vs year ago 1,400 · +103.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
304 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 154▲ 192 vs year ago 112 · +171.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 66▲ 78 vs year ago 18 · +433.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good . Quality was average through attractive , with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows, breakers 3.00 higher, boners and leans 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 400 cows and bulls sold with 63 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 $137.35/cwt on 575 head.
Average price
$137.35
575 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.06
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498139.13694446
Medium and Large 2452131.19593129
One grade step is worth $7.93/cwt here — about $100 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 sale575 hd
137.35
—
OK average7 barns · 14,155 hd
130.29
+7.06
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—High1,74275.231,31118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41254.5977150
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21751.5662754
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06347.6450641

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318199.71/cwt193.00–209.0063530
Steers—Medium and Large 2333180.75/cwt177.00–190.006028
Steers—Medium and Large 2374172.55/cwt166.00–180.0064520
Steers—Medium and Large 1381190.15/cwt187.00–204.0072421
Steers—Medium and Large 2424162.16/cwt154.00–167.0068814
Steers—Medium and Large 1429177.24/cwt169.00–181.0076054
Steers—Medium and Large 1464178.85/cwt171.00–185.0083053
Steers—Medium and Large 2475162.90/cwt155.00–170.0077432
Steers—Medium and Large 1527160.02/cwt157.00–171.0084365
Steers—Medium and Large 2535149.36/cwt142.00–156.0079919
Steers—Medium and Large 1569145.50/cwt139.00–149.0082869
Steers—Medium and Large 2575131.47/cwt125.00–136.007568
Steers—Medium and Large 2615122.00/cwt122.00–122.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1617141.27/cwt132.00–143.0087239
Steers—Medium and Large 1669131.07/cwt122.00–134.0087722
Steers—Medium and Large 2675117.50/cwt116.00–120.007936
Steers—Medium and Large 1730127.43/cwt126.00–128.009307
Steers—Medium and Large 1775121.01/cwt118.00–124.009383
Steers—Medium and Large 1800123.00/cwt123.00–123.009841
Steers—Medium and Large 1870108.00/cwt108.00–108.009401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322151.42/cwt146.00–158.0048827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326135.58/cwt131.00–141.0044218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375151.59/cwt146.00–158.0056841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375138.92/cwt135.00–142.0052118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418152.99/cwt148.00–160.0063993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427139.47/cwt130.00–144.0059629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467134.70/cwt128.00–138.0062925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473147.19/cwt140.00–152.0069661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516135.50/cwt129.00–143.0069979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526120.19/cwt113.00–128.0063223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567114.57/cwt105.00–119.0065013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577125.64/cwt120.00–130.0072576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629121.27/cwt115.00–124.0076326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665119.91/cwt110.00–124.0079730
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673104.59/cwt101.00–108.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715119.76/cwt114.00–127.008568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1754123.33/cwt118.00–126.009303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810105.00/cwt105.00–105.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2820108.00/cwt108.00–108.008861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315194.37/cwt185.00–201.0061223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324177.84/cwt171.00–183.0057615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373166.36/cwt160.00–176.0062116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376181.13/cwt180.00–183.0068123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419171.26/cwt165.00–180.0071841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423155.24/cwt150.00–165.0065713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466165.34/cwt161.00–176.0077036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478150.73/cwt143.00–158.007208
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518150.72/cwt148.00–163.0078139
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524138.86/cwt130.00–145.0072824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572141.69/cwt134.00–146.0081045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576128.18/cwt126.00–135.007387
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629124.24/cwt114.00–128.0078120
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630114.00/cwt114.00–114.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672122.59/cwt115.00–130.0082415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730120.34/cwt120.00–121.008783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1796104.12/cwt101.00–105.008299
Bulls—Medium and Large 1838121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0143
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61069.21/cwt67.00–72.001,1146
Bulls——1,72876.59/cwt74.00–79.001,3238
Bulls——1,97081.54/cwt80.00–83.001,6064
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06244.75/cwt43.00–49.0047527
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06357.52/cwt55.00–59.006114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06651.49/cwt50.00–53.0054910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18650.12/cwt47.00–53.0059430
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22244.27/cwt41.00–46.005418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27257.91/cwt56.00–60.0073716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37754.10/cwt52.00–55.0074540
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39250.00/cwt50.00–50.006963
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62059.39/cwt58.00–63.009627
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2633864.23/cwt775.00–925.005,4714
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2975973.33/cwt800.00–1,100.009,4903
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2980775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,5951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,111922.53/cwt750.00–1,125.0010,2494
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0016,8281
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2797748.53/cwt650.00–900.005,9665
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2863792.13/cwt675.00–1,025.006,8367
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075786.21/cwt725.00–995.008,45212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118983.26/cwt825.00–1,185.0010,99315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,137747.87/cwt725.00–800.008,5033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,174955.02/cwt700.00–1,075.0011,21218

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.