Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2021-04-13

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 13
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,650 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 1,800▲ 900 vs year ago 750 · +120.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
340 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 206▲ 206 vs year ago 134 · +153.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 74▲ 94 vs year ago 16 · +587.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows breakers and boners 1.00 lower, leans 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. A total of 450 cows and bulls sold with 71 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 $171.30/cwt on 469 head.
Average price
$171.30
469 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$906
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.93
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540173.92940364
Medium and Large 2490162.23795105
One grade step is worth $11.69/cwt here — about $144 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 sale469 hd
171.30
—
OK average7 barns · 13,635 hd
148.37
+22.93
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—Average1,68687.391,47329
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37066.2990836
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21364.5878335
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05055.9558752

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 1322207.60/cwt194.00–221.0066823
Steers—Medium and Large 2330167.53/cwt163.00–177.005533
Steers—Medium and Large 1366198.23/cwt191.00–205.0072611
Steers—Medium and Large 2378176.22/cwt169.00–186.0066616
Steers—Medium and Large 2415169.09/cwt162.00–177.0070217
Steers—Medium and Large 1416186.55/cwt184.00–191.0077637
Steers—Medium and Large 2479163.97/cwt155.00–170.0078529
Steers—Medium and Large 1480180.17/cwt172.00–185.0086581
Steers—Medium and Large 1527176.31/cwt170.00–180.0092953
Steers—Medium and Large 2531160.84/cwt153.00–167.0085416
Steers—Medium and Large 1563169.26/cwt163.00–176.0095329
Steers—Medium and Large 2565152.72/cwt141.00–159.0086310
Steers—Medium and Large 2615150.42/cwt141.00–158.009257
Steers—Medium and Large 1616167.55/cwt163.00–177.001,03267
Steers—Medium and Large 1669154.95/cwt147.00–160.001,03725
Steers—Medium and Large 2693140.00/cwt140.00–140.009702
Steers—Medium and Large 1719147.66/cwt139.00–156.001,06221
Steers—Medium and Large 2730129.76/cwt123.00–138.009475
Steers—Medium and Large 1775142.62/cwt141.00–145.001,10511
Steers—Medium and Large 1843139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1726
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327148.36/cwt140.00–151.0048514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332167.31/cwt160.00–172.0055546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added335191.00/cwt191.00–191.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374159.25/cwt151.00–164.0059618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378169.05/cwt165.00–178.0063932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422165.45/cwt160.00–174.0069854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429148.22/cwt140.00–156.0063631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465151.24/cwt146.00–160.0070346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479140.41/cwt130.00–145.0067325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527135.48/cwt130.00–140.0071410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530145.16/cwt143.00–157.0076953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568134.17/cwt127.00–140.0076218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575146.13/cwt141.00–154.0084047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622137.57/cwt131.00–141.0085629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628144.80/cwt138.00–152.009092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665134.49/cwt129.00–137.0089412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718124.40/cwt123.00–130.0089317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added733146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780120.39/cwt115.00–126.009392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830115.33/cwt115.00–116.009573
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327199.09/cwt195.00–210.0065111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375161.26/cwt157.00–170.006055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378185.44/cwt180.00–200.007019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418180.02/cwt175.00–188.0075215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424162.10/cwt152.00–171.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466178.41/cwt171.00–185.0083120
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479163.56/cwt150.00–168.0078315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526149.26/cwt140.00–153.007859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531168.33/cwt159.00–174.0089413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1584159.31/cwt155.00–166.0093013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617160.23/cwt156.00–163.0098915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669146.57/cwt138.00–155.009816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810119.00/cwt119.00–119.009642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61882.97/cwt79.00–84.001,3427
Bulls——1,69687.02/cwt85.00–89.001,47615
Bulls——1,73392.60/cwt91.00–95.001,6057
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04757.04/cwt55.00–59.0059722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05051.79/cwt50.00–54.0054420
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05661.85/cwt60.00–64.0065310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21065.68/cwt63.00–67.0079513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21060.09/cwt58.00–62.0072713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22269.46/cwt68.00–71.008499
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35866.16/cwt64.00–68.0089821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37361.90/cwt59.00–63.008507
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39870.46/cwt69.00–72.009858
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2882865.56/cwt700.00–935.007,6347
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955833.51/cwt700.00–1,075.007,9605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,111920.98/cwt700.00–1,025.0010,23219
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,007.67/cwt785.00–1,250.0011,26646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,129892.47/cwt760.00–985.0010,0767
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,008.89/cwt810.00–1,210.0011,73310
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27901,092.48/cwt1,000.00–1,175.008,6312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27951,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.009,5401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29581,057.25/cwt975.00–1,125.0010,1282
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29851,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,0961
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,103.92/cwt925.00–1,225.0012,3092
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,2191

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.