Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2021-05-11

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, May 11
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,250 head
▲ 250 vs last sale 1,000▲ 250 vs year ago 1,000 · +25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
277 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 204▲ 161 vs year ago 116 · +138.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 146▲ 54 vs year ago 34 · +158.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 6.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 365 cows and bulls sold with 64 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 $133.36/cwt on 381 head.
Average price
$133.36
381 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.97
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520135.82706307
Medium and Large 2499123.1561474
One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $92 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 sale381 hd
133.36
—
OK average7 barns · 7,650 hd
126.39
+6.97
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—Average1,60984.071,35313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40663.4589235
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22462.7776849
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05357.6960837

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1326187.42/cwt185.00–199.0061116
Steers—Medium and Large 2330157.61/cwt155.00–160.005202
Steers—Medium and Large 1372173.29/cwt169.00–183.0064510
Steers—Medium and Large 2379156.19/cwt152.00–167.005929
Steers—Medium and Large 2426135.63/cwt130.00–141.0057810
Steers—Medium and Large 1427161.48/cwt158.00–170.0069026
Steers—Medium and Large 2468140.43/cwt132.00–145.006579
Steers—Medium and Large 1472154.61/cwt149.00–160.0073034
Steers—Medium and Large 2525143.35/cwt140.00–151.007534
Steers—Medium and Large 1532161.49/cwt156.00–166.0085935
Steers—Medium and Large 2562138.58/cwt132.00–147.007798
Steers—Medium and Large 1569154.93/cwt149.00–162.0088226
Steers—Medium and Large 1621142.94/cwt137.00–145.0088819
Steers—Medium and Large 2633127.53/cwt121.00–134.008072
Steers—Medium and Large 2668119.15/cwt110.00–127.007964
Steers—Medium and Large 1678131.94/cwt129.00–142.008956
Steers—Medium and Large 1715126.73/cwt122.00–130.009063
Steers—Medium and Large 1777120.67/cwt119.00–124.009383
Steers—Medium and Large 1815125.53/cwt120.00–131.001,0232
Steers—Medium and Large 1850118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325129.47/cwt128.00–130.004214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332148.63/cwt140.00–152.0049315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378131.67/cwt123.00–137.004985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379145.31/cwt140.00–153.0055122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415176.00/cwt176.00–176.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418130.03/cwt120.00–132.005449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428145.99/cwt138.00–151.0062544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466136.74/cwt131.00–145.0063748
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476123.56/cwt120.00–130.0058821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525132.31/cwt125.00–139.0069567
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526121.79/cwt115.00–127.0064115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570135.44/cwt129.00–143.0077246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578123.93/cwt122.00–136.0071611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623128.15/cwt122.00–133.0079828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630110.26/cwt101.00–116.006958
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662125.30/cwt115.00–128.0082924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733119.04/cwt115.00–124.008733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1778125.81/cwt120.00–129.009796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1990102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1109150.00/cwt150.00–150.001644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315163.32/cwt158.00–173.005143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333195.01/cwt189.00–204.006495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366186.34/cwt183.00–197.006828
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383160.58/cwt155.00–171.006159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418146.64/cwt135.00–152.006135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433160.55/cwt154.00–164.006957
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478144.74/cwt141.00–151.006926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1484153.15/cwt150.00–162.0074114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526151.96/cwt144.00–157.0079916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2542126.98/cwt121.00–131.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558151.50/cwt145.00–156.008459
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573130.45/cwt120.00–141.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616141.97/cwt138.00–152.008755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633136.00/cwt136.00–136.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1681125.53/cwt115.00–129.008554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50679.38/cwt78.00–82.001,1955
Bulls——1,63585.47/cwt84.00–87.001,3976
Bulls——1,78891.58/cwt90.00–93.001,6372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04759.59/cwt58.00–61.006249
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05355.02/cwt52.00–57.0057922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06564.65/cwt63.00–67.006896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18857.56/cwt54.00–60.006849
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22963.07/cwt61.00–64.0077529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23966.25/cwt64.00–69.0082111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37557.38/cwt56.00–61.007897
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40064.17/cwt62.00–65.0089820
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44766.94/cwt66.00–70.009698
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2882840.31/cwt675.00–925.007,4123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1191,032.40/cwt975.00–1,125.0011,5534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123894.64/cwt700.00–1,150.0010,04743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225860.00/cwt860.00–860.0010,5351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295971.51/cwt925.00–1,110.0012,5817
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2820975.00/cwt975.00–975.007,9951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2870725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,3081
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2875925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,0941
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,036.52/cwt850.00–1,250.009,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0012,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,254.21/cwt975.00–1,375.0013,33212

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.